Flotsam? Jetsam? I’m not sure what the distinction is. Nor do I know whether of not and of these objects fall into either category. To me it’s all just stuff on the beach.

I liked the color contrast between the dark ribbon-like material (I find myself wondering what it is) and the bright orange color of the piece of driftwood. I also liked the textures: the black stuff is almost (but not quite) smooth and shiny, while the driftwood is rough. An then there’s the textures of smooth stones, and the rougher looking sand.

Taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-10 and Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42 f3.5-4.6 II

I was attracted to the lines, patterns and textures of this scarred, and weather-beaten piece of driftwood.

Taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-10 and Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42 f3.5-4.6 II

Or is it a balloon? Whichever it is I’m sure some child was very sorry to lose it. If it’s a balloon might it have started out at a birthday party or some such event miles inland eventually being blown over to its present resting place. Was it even lost at Croton Landing? Or did it end up in the river, maybe miles away and then wash down (or maybe up since the Hudson is tidal) and then finally come ashore here?

Taken with an Olympus OM-D EM-10 and Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42 f3.5-4.6 II