It is a great photo Mary. You have such a good eye. Looking at your avie reminds me that my grandsons and I watched the movie "Happy Feet" over the weekend. Love the colors in this and the pattern. Will make a great desktop.
"Where there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see." ~Dorothea Lange
I'm always impressed by your close-up shots of sand, Mary. I've tried taking some myself but the always look like just what they are - close-ups of wet sand. You always seem to make yours look magical.
I love the unique effect of sand ripples . I live near the water and attempt to incorporate the sand ripples in my angle of photographs as well. Good Job!