Saturday, May 14, 2016

HBSP Beach Walk 5 '16

This weekends weather was perfect for a picnic at Huntington Beach State Park followed by a walk on the beach



Beach access From the picnic area  the beach  is accessed via is an easy stroll through the maritime forest and  across the dunes on a well maintain board walk.


It always surprises me how most of the beach goers park themselves as close as possible to the boardwalk ( The yellow flag indicates the boardwalk).


While starting  at fifty feet away the from the  board walk, the beach is virtually empty.

Needless to say Bruce and I automatically head for the less populated  portion of the beach, where our explorations led us to some lovely discoveries, like this shell tree.


Shell trees are a popular form of group folk art here in South Carolina.  First some one hangs a few shells on a limb or two of one of the skeletal remnants of the maritime forest, the next person who comes along adds a few more shells, Eventually the tree is festooned all over with shells. It's  quite pretty  and somehow fitting  in this space between land and sea.


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