I believe in thanking places that have been kind to me and Garrarus Beach has been especially kind in 2013. Hardly a day has gone by that I wasn’t out there and, no matter what, it never failed to soothe, energise and empathise with its natural beauty and animated waters.
I stole out there this evening when I probably should have been attending to Chrismas catering. It was wild and stormy but utterly majestic and the heart, or is it a harp, in the rock formation kept catching my eye:
How do you thank a beach? You need a language it will understand and I think Garrarus will understand human hands decorating it with colourful stones right beneath the cliffs, where games are played out with the incoming tide.
SOCIAL BRIDGE ~ Jean Tubridy connecting with you from Ireland 
The Mauris in NZ throw flowers into the ocean to honor it. And, stone. I like your cairns.
Hi Sandy, I just love the idea of throwing flowers into the sea to honour it. I must do this on Christmas Day! Happy Christmas to you and a great 2014.
Such a beautiful beach–I should love to live there and visit it every day, too. I love the stones, most especially the red one and the lavender one. Nothing like the smooth glistening wetness of a stone on the beach or in the river.
Suz, yes it is a gorgeous beach and I just count my blessings to live so near it. You’re so right about wet stones having that extra dimension!