pebbles and foam, originally uploaded by bobsee.
As the waves broke on the stony beach they turned pure white rattled the pebbles against each other smoothing and shining them and as the foam seeped into the earth or back out into the sea it made a lovely fizzing bubbling noise. It only lasted a few seconds, then it’d be gone, washed away by the surge of the sea, the crash of the waves and noisy rattling of the stones again. It’s an incredibly soothing, calming cycle, breathing in and out in time with the surf.
Here’s the moment where air, water and stone come together to create a very distinct sound, sight and texture.
Can you hear it?
Can you feel it?
Heroes Not Zombies 
Hello,
This is my first time here and I have to tell you, you have an amazing and vey interesting site.
I loved the picture, its beautiful and so very simple…
Have a nice day!
Thank you Fernanda, for those lovely comments.
I hope you find a lot more to enjoy here and come back often
Bob
I remember the day I sat in the surf at Virginia Beach as a child. I ended up walking to my big brother with a baby sandcrab (cupped in sandy water) in my hands asking “What on Earth is this?!” I’d dug my hands into the sand to slow myself being dragged forwards, and unearthed more than one of them. The pull wasn’t too great, I was safe enough sitting and letting the water wash over me. They puzzled me because they had translucent shells, and were so small. To be fair, that was the first time I’d ever seen an ocean, and I hadn’t ever seen baby sandcrabs in the aquariums I’d been to either. For a young girl used to “seas of wheat” it was new. The sussuration of the waves at Virginia Beach reminded me of wind in wheat. I doubt the surf washing over a pebble beach would sound like a Kansas wheat field though. I’ve heard that fizzy sound before though, secondhand via some video or other. It is soothing.