If you've spent a lot of time some place, you'll appreciate the feeling of recognizing certain features of the landscape. It's easy to start checking in on them — to say hello, and to watch them change over time.
And so we present an ode to "Stumpy" — a large driftwood stump that washed ashore on Salmon Creek Beach in 2012. During our surveys there, Eric and I noted Stumpy's location and position, and I took random photographs during the past five years.
Below you'll find a selection of photographs in chronological order. Note that the position and orientation of the stump changed a lot over the years, and sometimes it was quite buried in the sand.
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
2016:
2017:
Stumpy headed back out to
sea around 20 February 2017. Who knows where Stumpy will end up, but if
you happen to see our friend, say a big "Hello!" for us.
Wow. In a couple of those shots, it looks like a barnacle!
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Love this. Stumpy had a lot of driftwood company for a little while there.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol and John!
ReplyDeleteI agree -- it does look like a barnacle in some of those photos!
And yes -- the El Nino storms brought lots of driftwood to the beach. Although "Stumpy" has gone on to other adventures, we're now tracking "Methuselah" -- another story for a future post!
:) J.
What a great photographic project . . . I take photos of the shifting sands and dunes, rocks and such on Doran Beach but I love that you have a history of "Stumpy" . . .
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