I believe that this is actually an earring. When I first saw it in the water, I wondered if those were eggs and if it was some kind of seed pod or something. Now I’m fairly confident it’s an earring, another sign of human impact on the local beach. Look closely and you’ll notice this is also a bit of a reflection-selfie :-). And below, our little lost earring in context:
I began my regular beach walks during the end-of-year lull, when many domestic tourists (Cox’s is a major national tourist destination) chose to stay home before the elections. I’ve realized in the past week how many more people are back on the beach: not only do I see more people, I also see more signs of people and their stuff: cigarette packs, shopping bags, discarded clothing. Yesterday was the second monthly beach cleanup, an initiative from the UN & NGO community here to help clean up the longest sandy beach and show support for the local community. It’s also a fun way to meet new people and still get in a nice beach walk! 🙂
Yesterday I saw a few purple shells for the first time. I’d never seen them on my walks here before!
I’ve been walking the northern part of the beach described locally as “the world’s longest sandy beach.” Since work absorbs much of my time but I love what I see in the morning sands here on this shore of the Bay of Bengal, I’m going to try to post a new photo every day for the coming month or so. I’ve never been the world’s most dedicated blogger, but since I know many of my readers live far in the northern hemisphere, perhaps these little snippets of morning life along the beach will bring you reminders of summer, as your own days slowly grow longer…
It felt like a good idea — now that I can access the blog host site again — to finish off the last photos I planned to post in 2018. This is a sampling of views from a few June days in Berlin, where my brother showed me some of his favorite corners of the town and I got to meet with various colleagues after my time in Central African Republic. Enjoy, and happy new year :-).
(so much world, so little time....) 