photo ramble at Yanchep Lagoon

We had the beach almost to ourselves early on Tuesday. I guess the locals were still warm inside on a cool windy morning, or were preparing for the annual Melbourne Cup celebrations.

As I admired the juxtaposition of pink and brown seaweed,

I found a disturbing and poignant juxtaposition.

Rose petals have no place on the shore.

The lagoon looks safe and protected to the unsuspecting, but those familiar with it know that its currents can be treacherous.

Sadly, last week a young man disappeared in a rip at the lagoon and lost his life. The sea has not given him up, but by Tuesday it had washed ashore the remnants of the floral memorial tributes caste into the water some days earlier.