There's No One Home

 

A walk on the beach will invariably result in finding lots of seashells and along the shore between Hoylake and West Kirby there are millions upon millions of them. Each shell host to a creature (clam, mussel, oyster, cockle, whelk, razor clam etc) which in turn is a source of food for the many wading birds and gulls that can be found along the coastline here.

I thought this was quite a magnificent specimen, once home to a whelk (a type of sea snail) but now abandoned and exposed by the tide. I liked the way the light caught it and the reflection it cast in the shallow puddle in the sand.

Tired Feet

Today's post comes at the end of a long day as I celebrated the wedding of my eldest son to his beautiful bride and while I don't tend to make my blog about my family I think it would be a shame to miss this opportunity

Of course with there being a wedding I have taken hundreds of photos and I have some stunning shots of the bride and groom but they're not for here.

The picture I have chosen to post however is a great reminder of the day. Everyone looked great in their finery and bling. The ladies of course wearing lovely shoes bought for the occasion found that as the day wore on style lost out to the need for comfort. I spotted these shoes belonging to the bride's mother, abandoned on the path and I think this image is a quirky souvenir of the day.