Sandcastle Tribute to the Royal Wedding
@DeborahDiane (40068)
Laguna Woods, California
May 26, 2018 4:49pm CST
The morning of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, I was walking on the beach with a friend and happened to see this man building an incredible sand castle tribute to the couple.
Notice the heart shaped decorations in several locations along the top edges of the castle!
He wasn't quite finished with his artistic creation, but I loved it when he let me take a picture while he was hard at work. 
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@moffittjc (118629)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 May 18
It amazes me the talent some of these sand sculptors have with their creations. It's amazing! No matter how hard I've tried over the years, I just have not been able to master any award-winning sand castle creations! So I'll just leave the masterpieces to guys like this, and I'll just lay back on my beach towel and soak in the rays and enjoy watching their handiwork!
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@moffittjc (118629)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 May 18
@DeborahDiane Those sand castles may be gone in the physical sense, but they can live on forever in photographs! Hopefully, people take lots of photos of those wonderful creations.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 May 18
@moffittjc - Yes, I think it is wonderful that nearly everyone carries a camera around these days. I have seen some incredible photographs the past decade or so!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@moffittjc - I'm with you. I told Lady Duck that the sand castles I have built look like castles after they were bombed in WWII. (LOL) Sadly, this castle was gone a few days later when I was back at the beach. Such transitory beauty!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@tzwrites - Dogs out of sand!! I would love to see that. They must be amazing.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@tzwrites - It always amazes me when I see people do this!
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@tzwrites (4835)
• Romania
27 May 18
@DeborahDiane Me too! I usually see them making dogs out of sand
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@LadyDuck - I have never been good at sand castles, either. They always look like a castle after it was bombed in WWII. LOL
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 May 18
@LadyDuck - Ha ha! I'm glad I am not the only one who is a disaster at sand castle building! LOL
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
18 Jun 18
@rakski - I cannot make a sand castle like this, either. I loved this one!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@just4him - I thought this was quite a piece of art, too. Sadly, it was gone a few days later when I was back at the beach. Such transitory beauty!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 May 18
@just4him - Yes! I was so happy to see this beautiful creation and take a photo of it!
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@just4him (307540)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 May 18
@DeborahDiane At least you got a picture of it.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@amadeo - I'm glad you enjoyed it. I was amazed by it!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@TheHorse - Ha ha! I was at the beach a few days later and the sand castle was gone. So much work for such transitory beauty, but I enjoyed it while it was there!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@JudyEv - Yes, it must have taken a lot of work, and it was gone a few days later when I was back at the beach. I'm amazed that people spend so much time on these castles, when they get washed away.
@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@DesirousDreamer - I thought it was pretty amazing, because I have never been able to build a sandcastle like that!
@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
29 May 18
@DesirousDreamer - Ha ha! I think my attempts at sandcastles look more like sand mounds! However, it is always fun to try!
@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
28 May 18
@DeborahDiane I don't think I have ever made a sandcastle. Just random sand mounds haha
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
9 Jul 18
Nice work and great talent for that fellow :)
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 18
@sunrisefan - Yes, he is very talented!
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
9 Jul 18
@sunrisefan - He is quite an artist.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
9 Jul 18
@DeborahDiane He did the castle beautifully :)
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@Hannihar (129604)
• Israel
28 May 18
@DeborahDiane
From the picture it is very good and creative. Do you know if he just made it for fun and broke it apart afterwards or what happened to it after he finished it?
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 May 18
@Hannihar - He just made it for fun. I don't think he broke it apart on purpose, but I walked in the same place a few days later and it was gone. I imagine the waves broke it down. I'm glad I had a chance to see it. It was much nicer than the average sandcastle in the area.
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@Hannihar (129604)
• Israel
29 May 18
@DeborahDiane
I thought it was amazing in the picture you showed us.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@Kandae11 - Sadly, the waves came and washed it away within a couple of days. I wish it could have been preserved!
@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
27 May 18
That's so nice of him! So meticulous and neat the sandcastle is too.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 May 18
@oahuwriter - I was impressed by this sandcastle. What a job it was, and it was gone a few days later.
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@DeborahDiane (40068)
• Laguna Woods, California
28 May 18
@oahuwriter - Yes, I'm so glad I took this photo before it was lost forever!
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@oahuwriter (26778)
• United States
28 May 18
@DeborahDiane
The tide must have taken it away. It sure was beautiful though.
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