Beachgrass Sunset Dunes
Sandy Neck Beach, West Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1991
3 panels
A west wind thrumming sand-loving leaves. Golden inflorescent tones call out the late light beneath fast-sailing, luminous clouds.
A windswept landscape, echoing elemental forces, waves of energy seemingly stilled in shifting sand.
A witness, rooted in time, to a triumph of resiliency.
“Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.”
— Novalis
Ammophilia breviligulata, American beachgrass
“Beachgrass thrives under conditions of shifting sand, sand burial, and high winds; it is a dune-building grass that builds the first line of sand dunes along the coast.”
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![This three-panel panoramic landscape photograph made on Cape Cod depicts golden sunset light washing over sand dunes crested with American beachgrass below a dramatic sky.]()
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![This three-panel panoramic landscape photograph made on Cape Cod depicts golden sunset light washing over sand dunes crested with American beachgrass below a dramatic sky.]()
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![This three-panel panoramic landscape photograph made on Cape Cod depicts golden sunset light washing over sand dunes crested with American beachgrass below a dramatic sky.]()
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