Sandcastles

Its a tricky thing making a good sandcastle… If the sand is too wet it sticks in the bucket, but if its too dry, your castle doesn’t have form. You have to have just the right combo of water and sand and it’s different depending on the type of sand. Then there’s the structure and the embellishments. It can be a whole lot of work to get it just right!
I used to just chuck some sand in a bucket, turn it over and tap, tap, tap voila! Castle! As I get older though I’m seeing the joy in the search for that ultimate combination. Finding all the right elements to make my castle just right. Some days I find it wanting. Some days I feel like it’s got too much and I need to pare it back to the bare essentials. Right now though I’m enjoying the building, keeping the bits that work and discarding those that don’t and searching for that perfect combo…

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