January 24, 2010
Good day to all! The news from Haiti is on all our minds, and our hearts go out to those who have lost loved ones as well as those seriously injured and affected by the quake.
There really is no way to avoid these natural disasters and each of us could be affected in the future in our own areas. It makes one think, "Am I mentally prepared to lose all my material goods? What can I do now to prepare to carry on if something like Haiti were to happen in my region?
Here in the Southern Hemisphere, things are quiet for now, at least in our neck of the woods.
The title phrase for this newsie letter is from the Beach Boys song "Surfin' Safari." That line is followed by "everybody's learning how," which applies to me. In this case, it's relearning, as I hit the waves (better said, they hit me) on Friday for the first time in 11 years.
It really was too big to be paddling out there and my arms just about fell off. But time and patience will pay off.
As stated last letter, if you are a surfer, check out YouTube for Cabo Blanco, Peru, which is about 30 minutes from here. It's a world class surfing spot.
For you beach combers and sea glassers, how have things been going with you?
We'd love to hear more from you as far as beach stories. Even beachy stories not about sea glass per se are very welcome! Lin posted one on her cowrie shell find on our "Coffee Break" page, as you will see below.
We are all awaiting spring and summer with those nice days...except for those of you that we see (from photos) actually doing the beach glass treasure hunt with snow on the ground, etc, who don't let the weather stop you!
On the other hand, here, we are in summer now. Right now, as I type up this blogette, it's 7:30 a.m. and 80 degrees with the windows open. We can can just get a glimpse of the ocean out our window and hear the waves a few blocks away crashing on the sand.
With the El Nino conditions this year, the Pacific coasts are getting drenched. We are expecting a lot of rain next month. With the desert-like conditions here, heavy rain washes out all the gullies, which replenishes the glass sources. Even now, big waves are uncovering various treasures!
Since we rely 99% on you folks to send in your on-the-spot reports from all over the world, please keep on sending them in. Crafts photos, too!
Now, our greetings to you died-in-the-wool beachglass fans in far away countries. This week, we say hello for the first time to you in Lithuania (Sveiki gyvi), Senegal (Ndio ko yong), and the Marshall Islands (Yokwe yuk).
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Here is a little reminder to check out the upload features on "Catch of the Day,", where you can contribute your photos on what you find at the beach today (tonight, tomorrow, whatever). It works so smooooooth.
If you have more than one photo you would like to share, feel free to send us an email by clicking on the pic of us above.
For this week, we would invite any of you to share a short story of your beach impressions (funny, sad, or exciting) and get a link to the website or blog of your choice.
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Jan 24, 2010, Nice Big Cowrie Shell at Punta Velero, PeruI just had to post this photo of the cowrie shell I found at the point near where we live in Los Organos, Peru. The locals say this size is very hard Permalink -- click for full blog post "Nice Big Cowrie Shell at Punta Velero, Peru" Jan 23, 2010, Sea Glass and Shells Pta Velero PeruSea glass and shells Pta Velero Peru We were excited to find some sea glass where we didn't really expect to (not a large population here). Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sea Glass and Shells Pta Velero Peru" Jan 22, 2010, Cobalt Fishing Float with Brass Piece?We recently brought home a cobalt float that has an ornate brass piece attached and we have not been able to find any info on it. Can you help? Thank Permalink -- click for full blog post "Cobalt Fishing Float with Brass Piece?" Jan 18, 2010, Italy pumice, sea glass frosting?I live on the Aeolian Islands in Italy, volcanic islands; pumice and obsidian is the local stone, do you think the pumice could accelerate the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Italy pumice, sea glass frosting?" Jan 18, 2010, Looking for sea glass in all weathersHi I look for sea glass in all kinds of weather! See Permalink -- click for full blog post "Looking for sea glass in all weathers" Jan 15, 2010, RECOLLECTIONS...Here's one of my collections: sea glassRECOLLECT Collections seem to be getting a lot of attention in this new year. It's all made me look around at my own Permalink -- click for full blog post "RECOLLECTIONS...Here's one of my collections: sea glass" Jan 15, 2010, Sea Glass Festival Jan 14th, 2010Long Marine Lab equipment The Seymour Center at Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Lab was the home of the 2009 Santa Cruz Sea Permalink -- click for full blog post " Sea Glass Festival Jan 14th, 2010 " Jan 14, 2010, Hanging Beach Glass MobileLove to design with different colors, this is my first and favorite... although not yet completely finished in this photo You really need to drill Permalink -- click for full blog post "Hanging Beach Glass Mobile" Jan 12, 2010, Sea Glass MobileMade with driftwood,collected beach glass,tumbled glass, and stained glass. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sea Glass Mobile" Jan 12, 2010, I'm new at this, but...Hi, I'm Murrah, an artist and packrat who recently got interested in sea-glass. I've been making fun primitive and fine jewelry with the stuff, and I Permalink -- click for full blog post "I'm new at this, but..." Jan 8, 2010, Beach Glass Picture FrameTurn that jar of beach glass into a conversation piece. Leave a comment here if you are interested cevanoff's photostream Permalink -- click for full blog post "Beach Glass Picture Frame" Jan 6, 2010, Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, Ca.You left out a great glass beach by the name of Glass Beach in California. I visited there and took some photos in 2008. Loved it and I'm ready to go Permalink -- click for full blog post "Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, Ca." Jan 3, 2010, Satellite Beach Sea Glass, Florida?I have heard that Satellite Beach Florida is a good place to find sea glass. Has anyone been there. Where in Satellite Beach do I look. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Satellite Beach Sea Glass, Florida?" Dec 31, 2009, Beach Glass - Day before New Years eve 2009Got to Deception Pass West Beach about 4 hours before low tide. Found 2 dozen green, clear and white sea glass within 1 hour, plus two pottery shards. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Beach Glass - Day before New Years eve 2009" Dec 31, 2009, More bay area sea glass 12/30/2009Just found brown stopper Permalink -- click for full blog post "More bay area sea glass 12/30/2009" Dec 29, 2009, Anybody Know Where Black Seaglass Comes From?I've really been wondering where black pieces come from. I only have one piece so I was surprised when I found it. There aren't many black beer Permalink -- click for full blog post "Anybody Know Where Black Seaglass Comes From?" Dec 28, 2009, Large Sea Foam Green Sea GlassHi, I'm 10 and I started collecting Sea Glass 1 year ago. My family became very interested and began searching at Hammonassett State Beach (VERY Permalink -- click for full blog post "Large Sea Foam Green Sea Glass" |
HERE'S SOME OLDER HEADLINES YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
Jun 18, 2009, Glass FloatsI just read an article you featured. The writer talked about finding baseball and basketball sized floats (balls?). What is the definition of a float Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 17, 2009, Sea Glass Marble(Click on pic to zoom) Wow, Lin did it again! This is the fourth marble she has found, and I haven't found one. She found it at West Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 16, 2009, Sea Glass Store 2Sea Glass Store 2 - Display your sea glass with these fountains, lamps, and other items of decor. Use your collected beach finds to decorate your home and garden... Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 16, 2009, Beach Combing - People(Click pic to zoom) We ran into Diane and her mother at the beach today and had a great conversation. They are visiting from North Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 16, 2009, Red Seaglass FindClick pic to zoom in new window Joey was out on Moran Beach, Whidbey Island, WA, a regular beach on a normal day. He turned around...and Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 15, 2009, Tolchester Beach, Maryland, Sea GlassTolchester Beach, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland How would you rate this beach for sea glass?: Excellent (16+ jewelry grade pcs. found per hour) Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 15, 2009, Sea Glass Grand Manan - New Brunswick, CanadaYou can find a ton of beach glass at Grand Manan. You will find lots of beach glass behind the little motel in Grand Manan. The motel is Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 15, 2009, Searching and FINDING Seaglass InformationWow! How do you ever find what your looking for on this site? With over 170 pages of photos and info, it is impossible to remember where you saw what! Believe me, I know! I have used the search box at least 3 times today to find information I know is in there, and I WROTE THE DANG PAGES! So be SURE to make full use of the search box with the link below. BOOKMARK the searchbox page. It works GREAT and has gotten a lot better at finding specific words and phrases. This is a probably (at least to me) the most important page on the site...but then again, my memory is shot ;-). Anyway, I hope you find the search feature as helpful as I do! David Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 15, 2009, Genuine Sea Glass, Authentic Sea Glass, Real Sea GlassGenuine Sea Glass - How to identify the real thing as opposed to imitation sea glass or machine-tumbled sea glass. The biggest dangers when buying sea glass jewelry online. Photos to help you recogniz Permalink -- click for full blog post Jun 12, 2009, Sea Glass Window(click pic to zoom) Here is a Sea Glass Window by Mona of Maine that will give you some ideas on using your sea glass. In her |
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