Death on the Beach

I love the leisurely strolls on the beaches of Lake Malawi, the Lake of Stars. The spectacular, beautiful sunrises, endless clear blue water and scenes of fishermen out in the deep. The sounds of lapping waves and calls of the fish eagles. The cool south-westerly breezes and the smell.

But the beach also reveals the cruelty of death.

Death on the beach!

This crab met a pointed end

This crab met a pointed end

fish washed up dead on the beach together with shells

A dead fish washed up with shells and leaves

dead crab eaten by ants

One animal’s misfortune is another one’s source of life

 crab lies dead on the beach

Crushed to death

cichlids left on the beach

Cichlids left on the beach

crab claw

A lone crab claw on the sandy shore

a wooden canoe left to rot

A canoe left to rot

an abandoned canoe buried in sand on thee beach

A sandy grave

fibreglass canoe

Beached and broken

dead crab in water

A crab’s watery grave

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