Thoughtfactory’s Notebooks: The Littoral Zone

The close-up photo below is from a recent early morning poodlewalk with Maya amongst the coastal rocks between Petrel Cove and Kings Beach lookout in Waitpinga on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula: 

We  usually walk along the coastal path from Kings Beach Lookout towards Petrel Cove 40 minutes or so before sunrise.   Then we make our way back along the rocks after sunrise with the sun behind us.   There is only the odd dog walker on the coastal path  or a solitary fisherman on the rocks at that time of the morning. So it is easy to be in the moment whilst amongst the rocks.  

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This  photo was made in December 2022 whilst I was on a late afternoon  poodlewalk with Maleko  along the coastal rocks in Waitpinga:

The shells and feather were there one day, gone the next. They vanished  due to the high tide and the surging waves from the strong south westerly wind.  

One morning on a poodlewalk with Kayla:

This  was just after 7.30 am. and the rocks at the foot of the cliffs provided shelter from the cold northerly winds.  I'm noticing that it  is slowly becoming lighter earlier in the morning. 

The contrast between the dark granite and the orange seaweed along the southern Fleurieu peninsula coast  is often quite striking:  

This  is a similar study to this one.  It is a still life.  

Another  picture  of the coastal textures along the coast fo the southern Fleurieu Peninsula:

Made whilst on an early morning  poodlewalk with Kayla. The tide was very low that morning so I was able to   access the part of the coastal rocks.  This section  is normally underwater. 

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