Monday, April 23, 2012
Beachcombing
Today we took a break from work -- yes, real work -- and took a walk to the other side of the island. The water in the bay seem unusually clear this afternoon, and the tide was out. Al found a log to sit on, and sat there contemplating while I moved closer to the water, beach pebbles crunching with my footsteps.
At the corner of the bay, I moved up towards the driftwood line, searching all the while for anything of interest. And I found my first beach glass! It was a bit of a mine field, and I amassed a small pocketful of brown, green, white, aqua, and a prized piece of lavender glass, sharp edges rounded and shine buffed away by the salty waves.
Unfortunately, we also found a bunch of sea plastic as well! After seeing an amount of trash yesterday on our walk, today we brought a bag along to gather what we found. It was more than full of our find. The overflow was a crab pot buoy and a hunk of styrofoam. And here is merely a pocketful of plastic, to contrast my pocketful of sea glass:
At the corner of the bay, I moved up towards the driftwood line, searching all the while for anything of interest. And I found my first beach glass! It was a bit of a mine field, and I amassed a small pocketful of brown, green, white, aqua, and a prized piece of lavender glass, sharp edges rounded and shine buffed away by the salty waves.
Unfortunately, we also found a bunch of sea plastic as well! After seeing an amount of trash yesterday on our walk, today we brought a bag along to gather what we found. It was more than full of our find. The overflow was a crab pot buoy and a hunk of styrofoam. And here is merely a pocketful of plastic, to contrast my pocketful of sea glass:
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Pretty sea glass, you should do an art project!
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