Have you ever built a sand castle? Did you build it close to the water only to see the tide wash it away? Did you build it far from the tide line only to see it dry out so the wind blew it away? If so, why do we continue to build sand castles? What is it about them that makes us want to build another one?
Did your sand castle have a moat? If so, was it because you liked the look of it? Was it because the castle felt done but you weren’t ready to quit building? Or was it to protect your castle from marauding waves? Or from imagined enemies?
Have you ever been to a sand sculpture contest? Did you participate? Or just watch? Were the builders making castles? If not, why do you think not?
Did it ever occur to you that sand castles could have so many questions that could have philosophical implications connected to them?
While I have helped build the occasional sand castle I don’t remember ever starting one. I was much more likely to build cottages than castles. I guess I was a minimalist even as a child. I’ve always preferred the small and simple to the large or ornate.
Except when it comes to stuffed animals. I do like large stuffed animals. Mostly because I am into soft and cuddly and it’s easier to cuddle large ones. But they don’t fit well in small RVs so I currently don’t have any. I have to settle for cuddling some of my throw pillows instead. And other people’s grandkids. And that’s OK.
TTYL,
Linda
When all the kids were little, Paul’s brothers and families would all get together yearly for an ocean vacation. The boys/men always built HUGE sand castles for the younger kids. One year someone saw one of the sand castles and call the newspaper. The local paper came out, took photos of the castle and did a write up of the building of it. The guys had their picture in the paper.
We just attended the Cannon Beach Sand Castle Festival. Lots of talent and time went in to building some of those castles.
Marsha’s blog about the sand castles got me thinking too. I started going back through my digital photos looking for the ones that we took several years before. One thing led to another and before I knew it I was enjoying all my old pictures again.
I’ve only built little clumps in the sand. It’s amazing the castles or cottages that people can build. They are beautiful.
Growing up in eastern Montana and being pretty poor, I never had a chance to build sand castles or cottages. When we were in Florida we did go to Fort Myers and watch the artists create their magnificent sand sculptures. They were amazing. So is building your van kind of like building a sand castle?
Never built many sand castles. Winter snow was my medium. Lots of igloos. 🙂