Shadow Shot Sunday #137 (my 2nd)

Seaweed with stars

Water. Essential for survival. Beautiful. But also devastating in its power – sweeping away animals, homes and businesses throughout Queensland.

But here all is serene. A delicate fragment of seaweed broken from a much larger branch, swept up and caught in a sandy pool. Catching the pale sunlight, magnifying…something, a speck of quartz perhaps, casting unexpected stars of exquisite beauty, floating on the pale floor of the pool. Swaying back and forth as the uncertain breeze catches the water.

Life’s a bit like this at times. We find unexpected gems at the end of twisting pathways. We rejoice.

A Drabble is a story told in 100 words. No more. No less.

Thanks to Hey Harriet for hosting Shadow Shot Sunday.

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Shadow Shot Sunday #1

Such an inhospitable environment for new life to survive and thrive.

This tiny seedling reminded me of many students I used to work with, their surroundings were barren and they were parched of love and nutriment. Yet despite the odds they clung on, absorbing what they could to nurture themselves.

I like the long shadow of the stem that's hidden behind the tiny leaves. This plantlet looked so fragile, yet defiant in the face of the inevitable crowds that will cut short its life once the holidays begin.

A busy beach is no place for a tiny plant to grow.


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Hey Harriet hosts Shadow Shot Sunday.

A Drabble is a story in 100 words. No more, no less.

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