Driftwood as art

The farther north you go up the U.S. Pacific coast, the more driftwood you see on the beach. It's almost nonexistent in Southern California; sparse in Monterey; more abundant in Sonoma county; and profuse from about Cape Mendocino north into Canada. Here on the Washington coast huge logs pile up at the high tide line, rounded and sculpted by weeks, months, maybe years in the ocean. They form an infinite array of shapes and shades, dropped into innumerable patterns.

I like the bottom picture as it hints at the forces that batter this coast. Notice the trees on the bluff, gnarled and devoid of branches on the windward (west) side. Imagine a roaring storm with massive surf washing huge logs up against the bluff, while the wind howls through the stunted trees above with tremendous strength. It would be very cool to ride out a ferocious storm at Kalaloch Lodge.