the simple adventures of everyday life: April beach. . .

It was a beautiful day for the beach...sunny, but chilly, which warranted us wearing warmer coats since it's always cooler near the water.

This 'April beach' is so different than last year. When we were here then, we had to bundle up in heavy winter wear. The beach itself was littered with huge piles of debris. This year, we've already been here wearing summer clothes, and the beach is clean and clear, except for a few things scattered here and there.

Jerry went fishing at one end of the beach and I went 'hunting' at the other. After a few loud choruses of Brenda Lee's 'All Alone Am I', 'Big Spender' (from 'Sweet Charity'), and 'Are the Stars Out Tonight'. I got down to the business at hand...finding glass.

The beach was empty, except for the two of us...which of course was the reason I could sing out loud. This is how I like the beach! To the few people who did eventually wander in, I felt like saying, "Get OFF MY beach!!"! I had my little bucket and my pick-up stick, a must have when it comes to looking for glass, much easier on the back.

I was in my glory!! A gorgeous day, an empty beach, the sound of the waves teasing the shore (one of my favorite sounds), what more could I ask for.
I have what I like to call a 'glass' eye...I'm able to see the most elusive shards of glass, peering ever so slightly from beneath stones and sand...gleaming, chameleon-like slivers, resting amid rocks and slate, hoping to blend in with the surroundings..."you can't hide from me!!!"!

The glass on this beach is not what I normally find at the inlet, which always has an abundance of pottery and pieces of restaurant ware. This glass is well weathered, showing it's time in the water has been long. But these are the highly coveted pieces that collectors look for...these are the pieces that make beautiful jewelry. The most unusual color that I found today was a small piece of vivid pink, most of the rest was white, aqua, green, brown, some cobalt blue, and an occasional lavender. The best piece that I found was the side of an old Coca Cola bottle...a perfect find! My bucket was full since I had ventured farther than ever along the shore, time to see if Jerry caught anything.

I'm always so excited to check out my 'booty' when I get home...booty is 'pirate speak' for seized goods...I guess you could say that I seized the glass from the beach!

Debris is at a minimum right now, although there were a few items that caught my eye to photograph. One was a golden yellow velour recliner that had it's footrest replaced with a small bale of hay. Near it was a small bonfire...someone had really made themselves at home, they were comfy and I got a great photo!

Another item was a rather sizable bra...we figure that there might be a story to tell between the recliner and the bra...hmmmm....let's just use our imaginations!!