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Sand Child

Her tiny fingers plowed the sand, seaside art- a heart for Mom to see before nature's etch-a-sketch swept the slate clean... Her tiny fist scooped a fistful of yesterday's stones sifted for centuries but now a skillful architect and her plastic pail create a magic castle...

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Date: 1/16/2022 2:33:00 PM
ah yes! the beach is always a revisit with childhood - esp. like your lines nature's etch a sketch wiping the slate clean and the stones sifted for centuries... :)
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Date: 1/16/2022 11:38:00 AM
Wonderfully observant, Craig. I have observed similar with children at the seashore.
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