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The Annual Sandcastle festival was held last weekend. (Original Post) surfered 10 hrs ago OP
Seeing pics over the years of what people can do with sand and water... mwmisses4289 10 hrs ago #1
The artistry in these sand carvings... Spazito 9 hrs ago #2
The creativity is super Amazing! Cha 9 hrs ago #3
Stunning DET 9 hrs ago #4
AWESOME ! republianmushroom 9 hrs ago #5
Just wow! JMCKUSICK 8 hrs ago #6
Is this in Port Aransas? I saw Port Aransas TX on the Coast Guard guy yellowdogintexas 8 hrs ago #7
Yes. Every April. surfered 8 hrs ago #10
I'm glad you took pics Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #8
They're all great, but that last one Martin Eden 8 hrs ago #9
Amazing! Where is this and when was it? johnnyplankton 8 hrs ago #11
These are great! canetoad 8 hrs ago #12
WOW !!! JUST AMAZING!!! liberalla 8 hrs ago #13
So cool! We moved to Texas a little over 20 years ago TBF 7 hrs ago #14
WOW! 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #15
Fabulous! Thanks for posting. 58Sunliner 7 hrs ago #16
Absolutely stunning. Thank you. niyad 7 hrs ago #17
Amazing work Picaro 7 hrs ago #18
dripping sand trees proud patriot 7 hrs ago #19
Awesome talent. SamKnause 7 hrs ago #20
Shame they can't be saved, but at least we have photos and video. Including video of that first one highplainsdem 7 hrs ago #21
They used to leave them up till Monday, when most locals would go to the beach to see them, sans crowds, sans entry fee. surfered 6 hrs ago #22
That is some impressive stuff. Buns_of_Fire 6 hrs ago #23

TBF

(36,898 posts)
14. So cool! We moved to Texas a little over 20 years ago
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 08:45 PM
7 hrs ago

but haven't been to the Corpus area beaches. My son did have an activity on the USS Lexington when he was a boy scout, but other than that we haven't really spent time there. We did take them to South Padre once and had a really good time there. The beaches down here are perfect for sandcastles.

proud patriot

(102,540 posts)
19. dripping sand trees
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:29 PM
7 hrs ago

When I was still working with preschoolers I loved teaching them this dripping technique.

It's therapeutic to all who do it, kinda like the stacking rocks thing people do.

highplainsdem

(62,658 posts)
21. Shame they can't be saved, but at least we have photos and video. Including video of that first one
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:41 PM
7 hrs ago

being demolished, which I found when I was googling it:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXWu9yukWft/

surfered

(13,837 posts)
22. They used to leave them up till Monday, when most locals would go to the beach to see them, sans crowds, sans entry fee.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 09:45 PM
6 hrs ago

But this year, they leveled the area Sunday night.

Buns_of_Fire

(19,188 posts)
23. That is some impressive stuff.
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 10:02 PM
6 hrs ago

And to think that one good wave can turn it all into amorphous piles of sand... it makes you think.

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