the seashell on the stairs

There is a seashell that lives on my porch.

I'm not sure where he came from.

One day I came home and he had migrated down to the first step, as you see him here.

There are several shells that are usually to be found in a pile, sometimes filled with cigarette butts from the guy upstairs.

I really like the color combo here, and the texture of peeling paint and the surface of the shell.