Hard work

... building a sand castle...

Before our friends left, we spent some time on the beach. Cold and windy, but it didn't keep them from working hard.

[colinbarber013]

This works so well in black & white and it tells a story of this child playing in the sand.

[kali]

brilliant shot, she could be lugging water in the middle ages

[Jodie]

Wonderful image, the b& w helps to create a real windswept feel. Fav.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautifully portrayed in b/w , and my goodness she is struggling with that heavy bucket of sand in the cold windswept scene ! fav

[Graham Thresher]

This girl s a brilliantly captured shot. A big Fav.

[Spanner]

This is spectacular. Frame it!

[Kathy]

You have a great eye for b&w. This is beautiful.

[Joan]

Dynamic shot!

[Ivan]

It looks cold, bleak even! Fav.

[Scott]

Wow!

[Wylie]

cute shot. love the fancy dress on the beach!

[Leon Buijs]

Like how you can see that it´s very windy due to the dress billowing in the wind and the windswept hair

[Tracy]

I love this image! Nicely done.

[tommykeith]

LOVE this shot! Fav!

[Darinka]

Fabulous, dynamic image!Love her pose and the action you captured against the motion blur of the grass in the background!The processing works so well to enhance the drama!Fav!

[Bep]

Fav. She's working very hard. Mooie foto.

[Christine Joy]

Stunning image. And timeless, too. Well cone!

[Walks @ 7]

Such a fabulous shot, her determination is admirable. The gentle movement just adds to this!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Kerri Michaels]

cool..fav

[Caroline]

Looooove love love love this!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Graeme Stevens]

superb, love it

[vstap]

Oh, so classically beautiful. Reminds me of a Mary Cassatte (sp?) painting. Lovely detail, and I like the earthy nature of the background and bucket paired with the great skirt that every little girl wants to play in! Fav

[☠northy]

positively delightful... with a delicious hint of medieval :)

[e.gad]

This is precious! Fav

[KWind]

So sweet!

[Dawn]

A lovely shot of the lass so engrossed in her world a fav

[Valerie Chesney]

How adorable, she is so engrossed in shifting that big bucket of sand..

[Rachel]

A big bucket for her, and she looks so intent on her job. Excellent shot.

[Paula]

Wonderful image! FAV!

[John Falconer]

Looks like poor little Cosette from Les Miserables. Great shot.

[Tove H]

Lovely image!

[Jane Armstrong]

Superb.

[Margaret Obey]

Fabulous how you've captured her determination.

[rieva]

Instant fav! Fabulous!

[Izzy Romilly]

This is amazing!! Yes, frame it!

[Pyrrhula]

Prachtig. Fav. een boekomslag waardig.

[Vera]

This very much makes me think of Le Miserables' Cosette! :)

[Disha Parekh]

Fabulous shot and processing!

[john morley]

beautiful shot, love the dress, perfect for construction...

[Krista Marson]

That bucket is nearly half her size! This image is so amazing in its depth.

[Walks @ 7]

Saxa, Congratulations on being added to the 365 project page!!!!!

[Simply Amanda]

A dream shot...superb!!!

[Jane Armstrong]

So pleased to see this in the Top Twenty. Well desrved x

[Andy]

I like the timeless feel and bleak looking landscape. Big Fav!

[Lisa Stein]

There is something so enchanting about this shot! Love it! fav

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@joysabin thanks for letting me know!

[John Falconer]

I just knew this was top twenty material! This is a great photo. Congratulations on top twenty.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations Saxa on your precious image making it to the Top Twenty! Very deserving! FAV!

[David]

Fantastic! Fav

[Lin]

WOW - I'm just seeing this - amazing! It's no wonder it hit the top 20! Congrats!

[smiffy]

love it

[Jo]

What an adorable shot, I love the wind in her hair and skirt.

[Louis A. Sousa]

Bravo.