There are places that push you away at first glance. This beach is one of them.

The water has that strange, murky brown tint, and the waves do nothing to make it more inviting. The cold is evident, and even the sky feels somewhat hostile. It is the kind of day when you would much rather be somewhere warm, safely behind a pane of glass.

The only ones who clearly do not mind are the birds. They circle indifferently, in a "business as usual" fashion.

Scheveningen, 2008