Cool Friday

Friday was a cool day on the coast. We drove to Lorne thinking it was going to be a beach day, but it turned out quite different. After an hour and a bit of freeway driving, we stopped at Anglesea for a toilet visit and we felt the breeze on our skins for the first time since we left Melbourne. It was cool. It didn't matter because we just wanted to go away and be elsewhere. We walked more than usual and we went into unusual shops, looking at everything. We had a ball finding unusual things and had a nice cappuccino on the main road. We went into odd places and bought a 'magic towel' for my niece. On the way back we walked along the beach. I love walking along the beach when the tide is low and there's hardly anybody there. There is a special kind of magic at the beach when you see it at its natural state, without the colourful decorations of beach umbrellas, big towels and tents. The light was really good for Photography; soft and golden and at the right angle. I tried to look at Lorne in a different light; I focussed on the patterns and vastness of the beach.There is a kind of symbiosis between the sea and the sand, they need each other to live and to draw patterns on the beach. The sand felt cool under my feet, the sun warmed my skin and the water sway in and out of the ocean barely wetting me. It is a good way to awaken senses to try something different in a familiar place. Closing your eyes and trying to hear sounds that will be unnoticeable with your eyes open can change the direction of your thoughts and perception....I saw new patterns, new textures.