The red cliffs along the bay of the Minas Basin, off the Bay of Fundy are constantly being whittled away by the relentless daily tides and the wind and weather. Many of the residents whose cottages are perilously close to the cliff edge have paid huge sums of money to have rocks and even giant boulders piled at the base of their properties in an attempt to slow the steady erosion of their land.
The interesting results of this natural sculpturing are rock formations and caves that have been carved out as if by troglodyte builders, preparing dwellings for miniature people to inhabit. This particular one reminds us of a real sculpted giant shell which is in the town of Sarlat, near where we used to live. I imagine every tourist who has visited that town has a picture of his children inside the walls of that shell. Do people take photographs of their children in this? Possibly they do, but I doubt that many venture very far along this beach to discover these tidal caves.
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Awesome landscape and light!
We'll I would go inside them, I always love to do so …. :o) I love this overcast light, this is a great image and I love your writing also!
It's beautiful! I loved reading your explanation too!
What a wonderful picture,it might be a race with Joyce to who gets there first!!!
Great find and a lovely capture!
Nice beach home picture!
+Ellie Kennard And indeed, the effect is very dramatic and moody here! 🙂
Yes I will take it, I would like a different sky though. Can it be arranged?
It's a wonderful area, +Anneke Dubash – and there are children building their memories here even now!
My grandmother's cottage was at Little Bass on the Bay. Such wonderful memories of the weeks spent at the beach in 1968….
I've seen evidence of how true that is, +Marc Briggs – there are limbs lying about everywhere from fights. 😉
I would not want to live there…the neighbors are Crabs 😉
Thanks +Jasbir S. Randhawa – some settings are best photographed under threatening skies to give the best effect.
+Ellie Kennard Absolutely amazing capture and background info, Ellie! 🙂
+ima eghlima – for sure. 😀
(if at times a bit close for comfort)