Shapes On Sand

Someone once told me about the interesting aspects of Snail Shells in the desert but sadly, I wasn't paying attention - something to do with the thickness of the shell ...


Stick on sand.


Baboon hand-print on dried mud near the Orange River.


Stick in riverbed - the whitish tinge to the sand is caused by abundant chemical salts, sometimes forming large patches of white crystals.


Bushman's Candle - when this plant dies it leaves behind a waxy skeleton which burns like a candle when lit.

I don't know if it was used by the San people but the name implies that it was.


Dead in it's tracks - the ghostly skeleton of a Millipede.


Kilroy was here - A beer can lies where it fell after having been shot, probably quite a few years ago.


The sun-bleached skeleton of a beetle.

Alive, these normally black creatures scurry around the desert - they make me think of Volkswagens.


When it rains these grass patches sprout green and mature quickly to spread their seed.


Another type of desert Snail shell.

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