I’m not sure there are terms to adequately describe the commingling of nature against nature.

The sand dune isn’t particularly large, but I was able to duck down enough to obscure the sea for this photo. I’m usually all about the ocean and her cycles, but this particular tree made me catch my breath. She’s hanging on for dear life, and still she couldn’t be more beautiful.

The lives we live — so fluid and so cross-hatched with a large serving of both agony and endless beauty.

Image by Pam Goode, Pawleys Island, SC, 2023