Along coastal shores, where land and sea meet in an ever-changing dance, one of nature's most mesmerizing patterns emerges: the delicate, often intricate designs of sand veins created by the retreat of waves. These veins, carved into the sand, form when the relentless push and pull of the ocean’s tides leave behind a canvas of flowing lines and marks in the sand. The process behind these formations is both subtle and powerful, revealing the profound influence of water on the landscape. These sand veins may appear as a series of parallel, thread-like lines, each one representing the delicate trail left by the water as it recedes. The veins may merge, intertwine or diverge, creating more complex patterns that look like fluid strokes or even resemble the veins in a leaf or the branches of a tree. What is visible in the morning may be altered or erased by the next wave, making the sand veins a symbol of the transitory beauty of nature.
"Sand lines my soul which is filled with the breath of the ocean." - A.D. Posey
DATE: JANUARY 2021 | LOCATION: GALÉ / CHIRINGUITO BEACH, ALBUFEIRA, ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
