Completely opposite from my previous seashore pictures, I'm now warming up in Maui, Hawaii, and wanted to share some of the gorgeous sunset pictures I've seen from the beach here!


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Camber Sands in September.

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Lines Composed in a Wood on a Windy Day

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring
And carried aloft on the wings of the breeze;
For above and around me the wild wind is roaring,
Arousing to rapture the earth and the seas.

The long withered grass in the sunshine is glancing,
The bare trees are tossing their branches on high;
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Per your request, here are a few more shots of the shells and completed cake. We transported the cake three hours out of state, so everything had to be boxed prior to the trip. In addition to these pictured here, there were edible starfish, sandollars and pearls. I have pictures of all but the pearls, if anyone is interested. Anyway....


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This was the first set, shown to a bride for her approval. Over 150, various shapes and sizes, would be made for the three-tiered beach-themed wedding cake. I made them in very small batches so no two shells were exactly alike.


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Gulf of Finland coast near Solnechnoye, June 2010


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