Revere Beach

7/27/2015

Hot, fan hot, walking toward the sand statues in my work pants and work boots, still sweaty and beat from work— walking along revere beach, passed the state police building, heading into the shade of the cool covered pavilions. I can see the statues in the distance getting closer. I’m thinking, ‘wow I’m actually being spontaneous after work and not worried about getting stuck in Ted Williams tunnel or getting home late’. Oh and it’s my birthday so I figure what the hell. Of course my cell phone seemed to die with 12 % power and was only able to take a few pictures— but that was not the mission. I just wanted see some real sand sculptures. They were really incredible, creative, thematic, bold and well you get the picture. I walked in the sand, not too thick and followed the gates that are set up to keep people from touching sculptures. People were taking pictures and blocking my path and oohing and ahhing. I walked the whole length and there were probably maybe 20 sculptures or so. The beach itself was relatively quiet despite the heat. Little brownish waves rippled in, carrying sand from the shoreline sand bar. I look out passed the long row of rocks that run parallel to the shoreline but about a hundred yards out that during high tide are submerged by the water; while in low tide, it is a path that you can follow across the water. In the distance and across the long flat ocean, passed the peninsula town of Nahant on the left and Winthrop Point coast on the right is the Egg Rock Island Lighthouse in Nahant Bay. A Tall Ship, maybe a Schooner sails toward the lighthouse. I can imagine people on the beach cursing their phone cameras for not having real zoom lenses as the Schooner passes over the lighthouse, surely a dramatic moment for anyone watching the ocean for Humpback Whales or Steamships. It passes by and slowly exits the view. I stand there quite impressed by a public beach that had a bad reputation for trash and creeps. Though not the classic Cape Cod type of beach, it had its own unique character and I look forward to spending a little more time in this area to explore it. 

This was one of, if not my personal favorite, although there were others highly more detailed, artful and dramatic. Personally, for me, simplicity wins it.