detail

Took the kids for a walk along the shore a few days ago to blow away the cobwebs and, well, because we could. The wind was (as my grandmother used to say) 'bracing' to say the least and we sought shelter for a moment in the lea side of the rocks that formed the groyne closest to us. Closer inspection of the gaps between these boulders lead us to discovering these barnacles, mussels and anemones sheltering from the dry waiting for the sea to return and recover them.



It got me thinking.

I've probably been to that beach a hundred times, the kids have probably climbed on those rocks three or four times per visit and yet this was the first time we actually noticed what was tucked away in the gaps. We spend so much time worried about the bigger picture that we don't spend enough time focussed on the detail. We miss so much because we don't take the time to stop and notice.