Seashell Fortress Builders

[Sandy Beaches] A group of children build an elaborate sandcastle complete with towers, a moat, and a seashell flag. Sandpipers dash along the shoreline, chasing the retreating waves. A striped beach umbrella and a woven picnic blanket sit near a row of overturned buckets and shovels. Soft morning light glows over the calm sea as the first footprints appear in the sand.