To the guy at breakfast who complained that the beach down the road from our inn is nothing but a pile of sand, and who wanted ‘something better’ to ‘see’… I say this:
…you, sir, are not trying.
(or perhaps you expected herds of wildebeest?)
♦
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” — Rachel Carson
Matilda Magtree 
Well said!
Did you see the Fawlty Towers clip? One of my favourites. (:
All the more sand for me–and you!–to appreciate!
And we will… !
Some people cannot see real beauty and that is such a shame. B
Yes, a shame indeed. For oodles of reasons… not the least of which is if we ‘saw’ beauty more we might see its value too and be more inclined to protect it…