FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

                        

                                              Footprints in the Sand - Poem

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my lifethere have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”

The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”

MY   FOOTPRINT  IN   AL  SHAMAL  BEACH

                         

MY   FOOTPRINT  IN  UMMSAID  SAND  DUNES

MY KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD

KALEIDOSCOPE  
-  a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes .
-   It  is  an optical instrument that uses mirrors to produce changing symmetrical patterns.  
    Invented by the Scottish physicist Sir David Brewster in 1816, the device is usually a hand- 
    held tube, a few inches to as much as twelve feet in length, and looks like a small telescope

-   The kaleidoscope makes magic with light and mirrors. It may be considered a child's toy (or  
    a toy for all ages), but it is also a simple optical device with technical applications for 
    designers and pattern-makers. Greek words are the source of the name; it comes from 
    kalos, eidos, and skopios meaning beautiful, form, and view, respectively.

UMMSAID   SAND RIPPLES

AMAZING  SAND RIPPLE  FORMATION

PROLICKING IN THE DUNES

MY  FOOTPRINTS  IN THE  SAND

MY  FOOTPRINTS

There are lots of fun facts about sand dunes. Did you know that?

• Sand dunes are classified by their shape. Crescentic, linear and star are the three basic dune forms. All other types of sand dunes are a subset of one of these.
• The strength and direction of the wind is one of the most important factors in determining the shape of a sand dune. But it isn't the only. Moisture, vegetation and landforms affect shape too.
• Sand dunes migrate and can move as much as 100 meters a year. The wind carries fine grains of sand and bounces heavier sand grains along. And while the wind isn't strong enough to move really heavy grains of sand, bouncing sand push the heaviest grains forward.
• Sand dunes have two faces. Sand builds up on a dune's windward face and slips down its leeward side, also known as the slipface.
• When a sand dune gets too steep it collapses under its own weight. A sand dune's angle of repose, the maximum slope before it starts to slide, is 34 degrees.
• Sand sheets and giant ripples are also formed by wind but they are not the same as sand dunes. Sand sheets, flats plains of sand, form when the grains are too heavy for wind to carry or bounce. Giant ripples, also called Zibars, don't have a crest they are rounded like the hump of a whale.
• Sand dunes exist on other planets too. There are sand dunes on Mars, Venus and Titan, Saturn's moon.

Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of lil children

CRISTINA

As we reflect on days gone by, we learn that it's the shared moments and simple pleasures that matter most of all.