Memories of Doniford Bay
I was going through my photos from over the past few years to see what I can pluck out of my collection for display on my new subdomain (aha, patience my friends) when I came across this:
Excuse the poor quality, the photo was never intended for display and the light was very poor at the time. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone can help me identify it? I assumed that it is some sort of sea critter that sat on the rock whilst the tide was in, and then was washed away again as the tide went out.
Any ideas?
Edit (8th April; 19:21): I’ve submitted an information request via the MarLIN — I hope someone can get back to me and fill me in because I’m really curious now. And no, it’s not a bloody sock.
Amelie said:
On 07 Apr at 10:36 pm
Looks a bit like a sock to me… :P
Vera said:
On 08 Apr at 5:25 am
I vote for a sock too, a very wet sock.
Jordie said:
On 08 Apr at 6:03 am
I thought it looked like a chalk drawing on a rock.
Amanda said:
On 08 Apr at 7:58 am
Squid. Mmm…squid…
Jordie said:
On 08 Apr at 8:27 am
Perhaps a giant leech? (Haha!) That circle-y thing at the front kind of looks like a sucker.
Stephanie said:
On 08 Apr at 12:31 pm
Third vote for sock right here…
Carina said:
On 08 Apr at 12:46 pm
I think it looks brilliant. I have no idea what it is though. You haven’t said so, but I can see quite a few changes around your site! The welcome message at the top, the post info and comments link being centered.. I’m going to poke around and see if I can find more :).
Carly said:
On 08 Apr at 1:55 pm
Wow! That’s pretty cool. At first I thought you had photographed some kind of ancient cave painting on a rock! Is it some kind of fish?
Jordie said:
On 08 Apr at 3:26 pm
Three votes for a sock without a hole for the foot?
Jem said:
On 08 Apr at 3:30 pm
It’s not a bloody sock! I have another picture here: http://tinyurl.com/jfmrp ..which I think is one of these: http://tinyurl.com/gczp5
Jordie said:
On 08 Apr at 3:36 pm
Well then, that clears it up! If you put one of those cockle shells and a sock side by side…
Frosty said:
On 08 Apr at 3:58 pm
No clue what it is, I still think it looks like a sock that someone bled in, but if it’s an actual animal, then I’d go with one huge bastard of a leech… *shudders* Creepy sea creature thingies like those creep me out to no end– they’re the one thing I don’t miss about living right by the ocean…
Christian Montoya said:
On 08 Apr at 4:54 pm
Lemme guess… photos.jemjabella.co.uk? That would be cool :)
Jem said:
On 08 Apr at 6:27 pm
Jordie: it’s not a cockle, it’s a Chinaman’s Hat, or “Calyptraea chinensis”. Or at least that’s what I thought.
Jennifer said:
On 08 Apr at 11:05 pm
at first I thought it was socks, but looking closely it looks embeded on it O_O. no idea, ask the person who took the picture perhaps?
Stephanie said:
On 09 Apr at 2:56 am
You’re just leading us on. You know it’s a sock ;)
Vera said:
On 09 Apr at 5:20 am
Ok, it’s not a sock… but it’s still cute. My second option is that a of veird sepia-looking thing. But I bet it’s something else…
Demoness said:
On 09 Apr at 4:13 pm
…… … that’s just weird. Oh what the hell is that? :|
Claire said:
On 09 Apr at 4:17 pm
[“At first I thought you had photographed some kind of ancient cave painting on a rock! “] You mean its *not* the infamous Aboriginal Art of Doniford Bay?? I always thought Somerset was synonymous with its Aborigine population and its cave art… Note: I’m not taking the piss out of Carly, as it does indeed look like a cave painting, I just find it amusing that the “cave painting” was found in such an unlikely place!
Carly said:
On 09 Apr at 4:41 pm
^ lol @ me
Lynn said:
On 09 Apr at 4:46 pm
Melted abalone? Cave painting? Flesh of a sea animal? I’m morbid. It still bears a striking resemblance to a sock, even if it isn’t. =)
Gena said:
On 09 Apr at 5:50 pm
Erm…a fossil? A really colourful fossil? I hope that when you get the results from MarLIN, it’ll turn out to be something really interesting..like a a prehistoric jellyfish. :D
Alex said:
On 09 Apr at 7:09 pm
wow that is a very unusual shape! by the way awesome site you have here keep up the awesome work!!
Joni said:
On 09 Apr at 8:43 pm
That is bizzare looking…I’m curious to know what it actually is now!
Chans said:
On 09 Apr at 9:42 pm
My first thought was a sock, but since it isn’t a sock my second guess would be some sort of painting on a rock. I’m very curious to know what it is so hopefully MarLIN can help you out.
Toni said:
On 10 Apr at 7:49 am
Hmm… looks like some sort of squid with a… sucker? Haha, I dunno aye. Looks pretty damn weird! Awesome site by the way.
King Echo said:
On 10 Apr at 10:59 am
Did someone sit on it? : /
John said:
On 18 Feb at 3:58 pm
It may well be of Australian origin. It looks a similar colour to the painting of a kangaroo which can still be seen on the rock armouring near the concrete breakwaters on Doniford beach. Probably done by the same, rather good, artist.