Sand Sculptures???

Silly of me to expect anything remotely like a sandcastle, but yes that's what I thought I might see........ well I was not on my own.

My friend, stopped dead when she first looked down on the beach at Cottesloe. She laughed at her own literal translation of, "Sand Sculptures" and I sheepishly admitted that she was not alone.

Based on a similar exhibition held on the famous Bondi Beach in Sydney, Cottesloe is currently hosting its annual, "Sand Sculpture" exhibition.

Among a beach full of sun-worshippers, (obviously the skin cancer message has not reached many of our young and not so young) were structures of all types. Quirky and indeed quaint, in some cases; they were all worth a second look.

Whilst not supposed to be 'interactive', it seemed almost impossible to keep young explorers from climbing on, over or under many of them.
Phallic symbols, fanciful, bold and beautiful, all had something to offer.







Personal taste, well the giant plug.......'if Ipulled it would the sand drain away?"





Or perhaps the one that evoked the quote, "Time and tide wait for no man". Is that what the artist meant.........probably not. Still the sculpture was certainly
thought provoking.