Weathered

  

Close-up of weathered driftwood at Point Reyes, 26 December 2025.  With thanks to Eric for the beautiful photo! 

Driftwood shelter

 

 

Semipalmated Plovers (Charadrius semipalmatus) among driftwood, 7 October 2023.

Driftwood pool

 

21 June 2018

(You can click on the image for a larger version.)

 

Topographic

 

Section of a driftwood log on the beach, uncovered when sand was washed away by recent freshwater runoff.  [Click to enlarge.]  Doesn't it seem reminiscent of a topographic model?

Driftwood and foam

 

Driftwood and foam, Salmon Creek Beach, 23 February 2018

Weathered gray

 

Broad-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum spathulifolium) growing in driftwood, photographed near Point St. George in northern California on 26 May 2017.

 

An ode to Stumpy

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.

Driftwood bowl

 

 14 May 2016

Following the grain

 

Lichens on driftwood 

(from the archives, near Salmon Creek Beach, 11 February 2012)

Diamonds and swirls

 

 Patterns in the sand at Doran Beach

 

Patterns in driftwood at Salmon Creek Beach