Sandcastles

A funny thing happens when you ask Aunty Cole to help you build a sandcastle. It starts off well enough, a castle, a few outbuildings, a moat, you know the usual.

They are pretty complete, with a forest/zoo:

The forest/zoo expands:

Then suburbs pop up:

And those suburbanites need their pools:

Over-development means some of the shore-side condos are at risk at high tide, so naturally a seawall needs to be installed. The seawall presents its own problems, but a little engineering work and a few aquaducts later the river is flowing again:

And just in case you think this is a two-bit operation, you’ll notice the paved (and curbed) streets, the acorn chimneys on each roof, the landscaping and seashell doors:

And finally, what every good city needs, their own flock of guard mergansers:

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