Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Braiding Tide

tidebraid

mthew

4 responses to “Braiding Tide”

  1. Linda Musial

    Hi there. Great picture as usual, but what is this?

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    1. mthew

      These are the braiding patterns on the beach made by water as the tide pulls out. Like a (very) small scale river delta. When the tide rises, these will be wiped clear as they are inundated, then as the tide pulls out again, they will form again.

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  2. Out Walking the Dog

    Beautiful. Are you sure it’s not Nereid hair?

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  3. Nature on the Edge

    Such intricate patterns 🙂

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