Lost Chlorophyll
Once green tendrils found
safe harbour on the pebbles
crisply dried seaweed
Well done to Christine, beach comber extraordinaire, as I write she is the only one to guess correctly! I wish I could tell you more about this seaweed but as it is so decayed I couldn’t identify it when I searched. Isn’t it remarkable? Every scrap of colour and moisture has disappeared and you can see it’s skeleton if you click to enlarge. I’d love to know how old it is. I found it at Beer and as that is on the Jurassic Coast perhaps its been lying there for millennia. Or perhaps it arrived with the winter storms! It’s surprisingly strong and survived being crushed in the bottom of my camera bag for several hours.
Has anyone seen anything similar? Any sciencey people able to explain?
Lucid Gypsy 
so glad I got it … reminds me of the seaweeds I see everyday so that gave me an advantage 🙂 evocative poem Gilly!
Fascinating find and great shots Gilly! That does look very old. I hope you find an answer. 😀
that texture is amazing! sorry can’t provide you with any answers. what a beautiful mystery this is.
The texture is what throws me off. Never in a million years would I guess this is seaweed. I learn something new every days and every other day HERE. 😀 Nice Haiku too. So many layers to one photo.
Well, I never! 🙂
I did wonder…but thought it could never be as it seemed so intricate. Well done to Christine.
Cool beans snaps Gilly.
Thank you for explaining what it was Gilly! A really interesting photo.
Seaweed? Fantastic – great shots, Gilly!