Sometimes I take for granted that everyone has the same frame of reference and background knowledge as me. I know, I know -- I'm an educator, I should know better! I so appreciated how many people stopped by for yesterday's post about sandcastle dreams, but what I didn't expect were how many questions people had about drip castles, something I took for granted. So, before I start the massive laundry job and grocery shopping needed for today, my post today is a how-to for drip castles (I guess I wasn't quite ready to stop sand castle dreaming!).
**Disclaimer: There are other strategies, far more active and intricate, for how to accomplish this feat; this is just a time-proven way for the Terleckys. :)
Drip Castle How-To
As the tide edges backward
position your beach chair
on location the waves
just inhabited
Now plop
down into that chair
make sure you have
good access to reaching
wet sand with your hand
Time to scoop:
gather fistfuls of wet sand
in the palm of your hand
turn hand at 90 degree angle
let wet sand slide out
of your hand
and drip back onto the beach
drip, drip, drip
Formation of sand
takes awhile
each castle artist
has own style
plan on spending time
with feet dug into the sand
soaking up the sun's rays
listening to the waves
moving further away
drip, drip, drip
As always, thanks to Stacey and Ruth at Two Writing Teachers for hosting the Slice of Life Challenge!
