There are so many subtle messages in this typical image from a typical beach in a typical metropolitan beach-side suburb.

I wonder what this little girl is thinking as she holds her daddy’s hand tight watching the pounding runner pass by. Her dad too is caught in a moment of reflection but is his gaze instead shifted a little further down the beach?

Couples strolling, dogs cavorting, waders venturing into the water just enough to say they got wet but you couldn’t really call it swimming.

Ah yes, just another evening at your local beach.

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 965, My Local Beach’ 1/500s f/2.8 ISO160 200mm