Even though this is what most people go to the beach for. But there is more than just sand, water, more sand and some sunburns to catch.
A little bit further from the waves on the drier sand plants decided to move in. This is what I would normally go to the beach for. To look for all the tough little ones that sand and wind cannot scare.
Pink Silene littorea is probably the cutest one. With short stems, small leaves and very bright pink flowers. Looks so delicate, but they grow all over the sand, some of them pretty covered too.
Yellow Senecio gallicus is not any worse. With larger yellow flower they attract insects. I am not even sure how deep in the sand the stem reaches. The wind probably covers and uncovers them all the time.
The tiny little bush on the left is Thyme. The bushes grow quite nicely around. This looks like a tip of one.
Unopened buds of Seseli tortuosum.
And a Sedum sediforme that in summer blooms with bright yellow flowers. Those are my favourite of them all. Even though they have no flowers. The way they look is just awesome with the long stems and just some leaves at the top.
Those also get covered by the sand a lot and sometimes just the few cm of the tip sticks out. Yes, I tried to dig in the sand to see how deep the stem goes and I have up :p
The moisture from the ocean makes Lichen grow everywhere!
In the end I can still go pick some shells.
Shot with Nikon D5500 + Sigma 105mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
