I had heard that there would be a labyrinth mandala on one of the local beaches. When I arrived, people were just beginning to walk the labyrinth but there were probably 200 people. Not being one for liking being in crowds, I passed on walking the labyrinth and took shots to the South of the crowd as the sun was going down. I've always thought of walking a labyrinth as being meditative but couldn't imagine that state of being in such a crowd!
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What an amazing beach scene! It prompts so many questions - how did they do it, how many people were involved in making it and is it for a particular event or reason. It seems such an incredible amount of work to have disappear over night. Your image of it is just wonderful too. :)
@robz@shutterbug49@gilbertwood@ludwigsdiana There is a group called the Circle Of Sands that creates these mandalas almost monthly in Bandon, OR, about 1 1/2 hours South of us. They have come to Florence once last year and this time this year during a nice low tide and created the mandala with the help of some local residents. I’m not sure how long it took to create but I will try to find out. I suspect there is some connection to the Tibetan practice of sand paintings that are made mindfully and without attachment knowing that they will be destroyed
@jgpittenger Thanks for the info Jane - it's so interesting. What a perfect photo opportunity to occur so regularly. I would love to see it just once. :)
