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Just for Sea Glass Fans - Newsletter - Latest Blurbs November 27, 2018 |
Hi,
How are y'all doing today? Our hearts go out to those of you who may be in a country or state where wildfires are raging or where there is flooding or other disasters.NOTE: This is going to be a long post so scroll down until something catches your eye - there are lots of photos wayyy down Lin and I are currently living with our daughter and son-in-law in the State of Maryland, USA, as some of you already know (wish we were in Huanchaco "howdy" photo right now!). Although there are beaches not far from us, they are on inner waterways with not much wave action. The beach glass we find near here is sometimes quite old but still has jagged edges with little rounding. For that reason, we haven't been able to restock much of our sea glass for sale. However, we have received a gift of a lot of impressive sea glass from our friend Ginnie in Jamaica. She has sent us some beautiful colors and patterns of sea glass from Jamaica. Thank you so much Ginnie! To show our appreciation that gift, Lin will be making Ginnie some jewelry from select pieces of her glass.. As a result, we now have a limited amount of select Jamaican Beach Glass for sale in our store (see below). You can read and see more about Jamaica's special glass beach with many photos by clicking or tapping this link: Jamaica's Sea Glass Beach When you get to that page, keep scrolling down to see the series of photos and info Ginnie sent us over a period of time. Very exciting!  Here's what you'll find in this November 2018 edition of the Odyssey Sea Glass Newsletter.
Tides and Sea GlassIn general, low tide is the best time to find sea glass. Why?There are various reasons:
Other beaches are not accessible at high tide due to rocks and cliffs. Understanding TidesTo simplify matters, here we present tides in general terms.This will fit fairly closely with what you'll find at beaches near you. However, local factors such as bays, headlands, islands, etc, will affect the timing of the tides.
Tides and Sea Glass BeachesAt about the time when the moon is directly overhead, the higher tides occur.(When the sun and moon both line up, the combination of their gravitational forces cause the very highest tides.) Directly opposite the moon, on the other side of the earth, the water also bulges out to compensate, causing a secondary (antipodal) high tide each day. The moon orbits the earth about every 24 hours and 50 minutes. So if the highest tide today is 1:00 p.m., tomorrow it will be at about 1:50 p.m. Since there are two bulges (sublunar and antipodal), there are two high tides per day, about 12 hours and 25 minutes apart. Logically, there are also two low tides per day. So the time between high tide and low tide will be about 6 hours. Planning Your Sea Glass Hunt - TidesTo make the most of a sea glass day, plan your trip when high tide is in the early morning.You'll be able to start hunting while the tide is dropping and be able to count on a fairly clear beach for most of the day. For example: High tide at 6:00 a.m. Low tide will be about 12 noon and the next high tide about 6 p.m. If you get to the beach at 7:00 a.m., you'll have a lot of beach showing until about 4 p.m. Warning! Some beaches that appear to be safe at low tide are dangerous at high tide. This is especially true of any beach that is in front of cliffs or large rocks. You may get stranded or worse when the tide comes in. Always check to make sure what time high tide is so that you will not get caught by the tide coming in. Tide charts are usually available at your local fishing supply store or bait shop. To check tides online, go to the official NOAA site and find spot nearest your beach destination. Our Sea Glass and More for Sale...Please take a look at our store while you have a few moments as we are continually adding items that you may not have seen before.Note that we are starting to sell other sea glass items, especially the Display Windows and the Gift Package as well as beginning to add T-shirts and other items that make great gifts: 
Moving on to your possible sea glass experiences, we continually get reports and identification questions about sea glass etcetera. You can check out these....hopefully to answer a question or submit a comment, photo, or question of your own. Here are the latest photo submissions: New Posts with Photos and Sea Glass Reports from Around the WorldDid You Miss These Exciting Blogs?Selected Pages from Odyssey and ContributorsNov 21, 2018Possible design? Hi just found this the other day. It’s not seaglass it’s like a type of pottery or porcelain. Anyone know if this is a design or is it just marked up Nov 08, 2018What would this turquoise nugget have once been a piece of? I was so lucky to find this gorgeous chunk of deep turquoise sea glass. Found on Minster beach, Isle of Sheppey during the summer. I would like to know Continue reading "What would this turquoise nugget have once been a piece of?" Nov 08, 2018Looks like sea glass.... but it's not clear...? Hi, I picked this piece up because I thought it was black seaglass, but when I got home, I realized it's not. It is frosted outside and has chips which Continue reading "Looks like sea glass.... but it's not clear...?" Nov 08, 2018What is this??? Hello, I know this isn’t sea glass, but I am very curious about what I found. I found this in Quincy MA and I was wondering how old it is and if it’s anything Nov 08, 2018Malta & Gozo Not a specific beach but the small pebbled bays and coves around the islands have given up some nice finds, including some pottery and a dark purple piece Nov 08, 2018Roque Bluffs State Park Roque Bluffs State Park Roque Bluffs Maine Spent a little over an hour and found approximately 8 pieces of nicely frosted and smooth sea glass and one Nov 08, 2018# on seaglass This piece it about the size of a letter button on a key board and actually looks like one but made from glass..Does anyone know what it would be from Oct 24, 2018Lavender glass bottom shard - marked something “LY” then “11th”? The letters I can make out include a Y and the numbers 11. With a superscript after the 11 underline which leads me to believe maybe it says 11th? There Continue reading "Lavender glass bottom shard - marked something “LY” then “11th”?" Oct 21, 2018Black or Olive Green? Is this piece considered black, or is it olive green? Found on East End Beach, Portland ME. I just moved to the area and have started collecting over the Oct 18, 2018Black glass found on galveston islandLarge thick piece of an old bottle neck found on the west end of Galveston Island texas today Oct 07, 2018Sea Glass or not Can anyone tell me if any of these pieces are sea glass. They came from Outer Banks, N.C. Oct 04, 2018Monday October 1st, Lake Erie, edgewater beach, found this old piece of a Pepsi cola bottle! Pepsi cola sea glass fragment found Oct 04, 2018Lake Erie "Lucky Stones" 9/15/2018 Most people who live on Lake Erie, (Part of the Great Lakes) USA, are well aware of Lucky Stones. These treasures that roll up on our beaches actually Oct 04, 2018Wow - Lake Erie Treasure 9/15/2018 My Happy Place is walking the beach, any beach! This love of treasure hunting began as a young child with my mom. Actually, on this date, it was my Oct 04, 2018Tolchester & Betterton MD went exploring as tide was going out Visited Tolchester Beach at marina in front of restaurant, and Betterton in MD Such a discouraging day. Every piece Sep 30, 20189/29/2018 Dauphin Island Alabama! Sea Glass in Alabama! I think so! We love going to the beach or bays here in Alabama. There is always plenty of beautiful sea glass. We have tons and some very beautiful pieces! I Continue reading "9/29/2018 Dauphin Island Alabama! Sea Glass in Alabama! I think so!" Sep 30, 2018Dauphin Island Al My Beautiful Red Piece! I have many Amazing piece's from our Bays and Beaches here in Alabama. We go every low tide! Sep 30, 2018Sept 14 Lake Erie Beach Glass Deep deep red. Very old Need help with this piece. Very deep deep red. Looks like an old light bulb the bottom of one at least. Up against flash light it will show how deep the Continue reading "Sept 14 Lake Erie Beach Glass Deep deep red. Very old" Sep 30, 2018Marquet Beach, France, near Monaco Marquet Beach in France, near Monaco I found about 60 pieces of well tumbled sea glass on Marquet Beach in France, walking distance from Monaco. About Sep 30, 2018I’d like to identify what this piece’s origin possibly is and it’s rarity and color. The piece itself looks to be part of a base of a bottle, probably a little larger (in its original form) than a standard coca-cola bottle. This piece Sep 30, 2018Found thos piece of beach glass in Lake Michigan just off Beaver Island. It is white, approx size is 2 inches. The markings are UNT.40Z.2 (a symbol) 164 Sep 22, 2018How old is this piece of glass? Found this shard of glass on the beach at Millclose Howles near Marske on rthe Sea, North East England. It is marked with the letters; ‘ADCA’ although Sep 12, 2018Giardini del Tempio VoltianoGiardini del Tempio Voltiano Como Lake Como, Italy I found about 30 pieces of green, clear and brown beach glass and one piece of opaque white glass. Sep 05, 2018Some sea glass and beach finds from Sydney Australia Sydney sea glass and beach finds Continue reading "Some sea glass and beach finds from Sydney Australia" FIND A BEACH near you and read HUNDREDS MORE BEACH REPORTS:  We hope you have enjoyed this newsletter from us at OdysseySeaGlass.com We wish you a Happy hunting,  David and Lin  |
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