touch, smell, remember
how did life get so busy
miss beachcombing days
All these shells and pieces of coral were collected in Abu Dhabi in January 2014.
Two weeks of warm sunshine, sitting on the beach, wandering slowly along the shoreline, knitting, reading and arranging shells ……. ah! ………… sigh …….
You might recognize some pieces that have been used in my shell pictures.
My entry for our One-A-Week Photo Challenge, this week’s prompt: ORDERLY
combining with
Ronovan’s weekly Haiku Challenge: TOUCH and MISS
I could happily spend days arranging collections of objects in an orderly fashion – how about you?
Ravelry
Wild Daffodil 
I feel very tranquil after seeing these lovely photos! So serene – sigh!
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I love that! It was very calming creating those patterns. Thank you for your lovely comment. ❤
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My pleasure x
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Wonderful displays, Sandra
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Thank you Cathy.
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Hi Sandra, here is my late ORDERLY link https://haikuhound.wordpress.com/2017/09/24/1612/
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Thank you Denis. You are not late – any time up until Tuesday is fine.
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Another high standard combination challenge response Sandra. You would love our beach shells here in Australia.
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Gosh – YES – I certainly would Denis – makes me want to book a flight!
Thank you for your kind words!
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Oh well done on the theme! No wonder Saturday’s are so amazing with that collection!!!
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Thanks Kathy, I wasn’t able to bring them all back to the UK with me but I saved all the little coral bits of course!
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Reminds me of the wonderful collection of shells that my father brought back with him when he took his discharge from the Army after WW II. Lovely!
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How wonderful to have sparked such a memory Lizl, do you still have the shells?
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No, I don’t know what happened to them after I left home, following high school graduation. I am the oldest of seven (6 still living), and either the folks gathered them up and put them someplace safe, or younger siblings lost them during their play. The real jewel is the parents collection of all their correspondence, which my sister is transcribing to publish privately in hardcover and give to siblings and their offspring. I have done some light proofreading. They were romantics and so very much in love!
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Oh my goodness!!! How very, very precious to have those letters and such a wonderful tribute to them and their love for one another to have them all in book form. Thank you for sharing that Lizl, I just love to hear of heartwarming family stories. ❤
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I can see a few faces in there!
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Well spotted!
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Looking through these shells I do see body parts. ha… I love the mandalas you make with them too. It must be soothing to make them. I would not like to have to dismantle them. I would want them all.
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Fo rme they are very relaxinf to do – mainly because I know they are only temporary – it takes the pressure off to be precise. Playing not working.
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Beautiful shell collections. I have decided on some orderly lupins – see https://murtaghsmeadow.wordpress.com/2017/09/20/orderly/
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Thank you MM.
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I love your orderly arrangements, but in answer to your question….er no!
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Ha!Ha!
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Such gorgeous shells and lovely memories. They live on in your shell characters ♥️♥️
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Yes, Eddie, the advantage of being a hoarder. They have been sitting in boxes since my return just waiting for their time to shine again – their time is now! 😀
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Oh yes, it definitely is! 🙂
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And with your help they are shining brightly and giving us both a giggle!
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I am loving how you are giving them personalities for me to play with!!
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So much fun!! ❤
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