Caspersen Beach, in Venice, Florida is a lovely beach. There are no buildings on the beach. Just cabbage palms, sea grapes, and sea oats. The sand is dark gray–very dark in some places–because of fossilized materials mixed with the shell and quartz. It’s fairly easy to find fossilized sharks teeth here, among other fossils. This photo was taken on a quiet afternoon in May after I stopped by the annual Shark’s Tooth Festival. It was too much noise and commotion for me, so I retreated to the quiet of Caspersen Beach and stayed for the sunset. Time just seems to disappear when I’m here. I get lost in the peacefulness of the place. Maybe that’s why turtles love to nest here–less chance they’ll be disturbed.
