They are practical, cover from the sun and from the rain, too. The unusual thing here is that the sand is dark brown. This is the beach of the ancient little town Nea Anchialos in Greece.
Funny how the Chinese people put their hats on sticks there. Probably a vacation ritual they go through. LOL. Yes, that sand is really dark, but it still looks like it would be great to build a sand castle with. Beautiful shot, Milka.
I love the colour of the beach and it looks so soft.The angle you took the shot from is excellent and nice sharp focus too.I also like how you have the branches hanging down from the top it gives a lovely feel to this capture,well done.