Craig and I hiked down to Chuckanut Bay at low tide on the day before the full moon.
Where water meets land, magic always happens . . .
Inhaling the scent of wild Nootka roses on the path to the beach . . .
Admiring the Chuckanut sandstone, as sensuous as sculpture . . .
Seeking treasure in the tidepools.
Then we gathered bounty from the shore, and made a mandala . . .
. . . out of cedar, sea grass, beach stones . . .
. . . alder leaves, crab legs . . .
. . . and a Nootka rose.
My sweetheart wrote a message in the sand . . .
And a few hours later, the high tide rolled in and took our offering back to Mama Ocean.
Full hearts.
Blessed be.
Beautiful shoreline mandala, Joanna! I love the combination of the greenry and flowers of the land with the crab legs and pebbles of the waters. Delicious!
Thank you Jo! I loved the sandy beach mandala you made too!
I love your gorgeous mandalas. I was inspired to make my own, and I posted pics on my blog (with a link back to you crediting you for the lovely idea!) I especially love your seaside mandala!
Wonderful, Jennifer — your flower mandalas are sweet, and gorgeous!
Let’s make nature mandalas all summer long!
I love mandalas and love the beautiful images of beauty you gathered from the shore. So beautiful!!
Beautiful and very inspirational! 🙂
Your mandala is beautiful.
Beautiful !
THANKS for sharing 🙂