Welcome to Brian of bushboy, this weeks Lens-Artists challenge guest-host. He introduces the subject by noting that there has been “a bit of fragmentation happening around the world, a disconnect.” I agree. Yet, bushboy reminds us that “we always have been made up of pieces,” and he invites us to reveal “some of our fragments – distant or recent.”
On the mile-long sandy stretch of Long Beach, Washington, USA, all manner of detritus arrives from the Pacific Ocean. Above, a nonbreeding, adult Black-bellied Plover is making a meal of a Dungeness crab claw. Parts of crabs often wash ashore providing feasts for many different shorebirds.
Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes polymerus) are another common sight along this beach. *”They attach to rocks or other objects by a strong, rubbery stalk, the peducile, which is up to 10 centimetres (4 in) long.” While I see them more often attached to driftwood stranded on the beach after high tides and strong winds, this cluster looks like it was torn whole from its home.
The remains of trees, such as this huge root remnant tossed upon the shore, are a constant reminder of both the lumber industry history in this area, and the formidable power of Pacific Ocean storms.
Along the interior dune trails are scraps left from earlier times, perhaps from when this part of the dune was close to the shoreline and therefore the recipient of beach flotsam long ago.
Oysters abound in Willapa Bay, and their shucked shells can be found in huge dump sites, or sometimes sun-bleached and used as ground cover, and as above, in a local heap of discarded, decaying left-overs.
Lindy Low LeCoq 
The seaside is a good source for fragments and you have found some wonderful examples Lindy 🙂
Thank you again!
Great selections Lindy. Excellent.
Thanks John. I’m definitely feeling fragmented. I don’t like not replying right away, yet later is better than never!
Thanks for the coastal look at fragments. It is amazing the different things that wash us on the shore. My favorite image is that of the clam shells.
Thank you, Marlene. It was a fun challenge!
I always enjoy your wanderings on the beach Lindy. I especially loved the tree stump. It is simple in some regards, but always fascinating to see the large trees and forests that wash up off the Pacific
Thank you, Donna. I really like that big tree stump too. It is amazing how many large logs end up on shore, then get buried in the drifting sand.
Sorry to be so late replying. It’s been a hectic past couple weeks🐾
Never worry. I have been gone this past week. Playing catch up myself. Blogging is something that is fun. A pastime..for most of us…
Loved these Lindy – interesting that we can both be on the oceanfront and yet our beaches are so very different. If I’m honest, your beach fragments look much more interesting than ours but then I prefer the warmth of our waters vs yours so I suppose it’s a draw 😊. Terrific post.
Thank you Tina. It is so true that each ocean, and every beach has a unique environment. Sorry to be so late replying. The past two weeks have been hectic!
Great post on fragments, Lindy. Love your finds and the photos are excellent.
Thank you Leya. I’ve had a hectic two weeks, and am behind on my replies. I appreciate your praise!
Lindy, I am glad! Talking about being behind…this whole spring has been filled with sorrow and illness, but ending in a lovely wedding. I AM behind for sure…