The other day we went to this little beach after school. You can only go at low tide because it's quickly engulfed as the tide rises. One time a few years ago I almost got caught there with T. Got the hem of my pants wet getting us back onto the dry part of the sea wall ramp. Since then I have learned to pay more attention to the tides.
When the tide is out, "Treasure Beach," as we've dubbed it, is full of, well, treasures. There are lots of banal shells, lots of plastic bits, but if you look closely you can find amazing things. About three or four years ago I discovered that Treasure Beach was a trove for sea glass.
I love sea glass. Most of what you find around here is beerbottle-green, but I didn't care when I started my collection. Then I found Treasure Beach, and my collection expanded rapidly. One day I found a sliver of polished blue glass there, and at that moment decided to become more discerning when choosing glass. (You see, each time you go to Treasure Beach, you could bring back jars full of sea glass of varying colors and quality).
No more Kronenbourg green for me. I wanted blue, white, pale green, yellow. And it had to be smooth. No rough edges. Once I found a tiny piece of red glass. And I made sure it was glass and not a piece of bike reflector.
We don't go to that beach very often anymore. My enthusiasm for collecting sea glass has waned a bit. But the other day at Treasure Beach my husband placed a piece of blue glass in my hand. I'd told myself I wouldn't look for any. That chunk of blue in my hand lit the spark, and my eyes scanned the sand for more jewels.
I ended up finding about three more blue pieces in different shades, as well as some clear glass. Here are a couple of photos I took of some of my prettiest pieces, old and new. They sit in a tiny jar on a shelf in the kitchen. But they really need to be in a window. (No sills on our windows, or else they'd be there already).
If you ever come to visit, I'll take you to Treasure Beach so that you can start your own sea glass collection.
Thinking: I am the World's Biggest Procrastinator.
Also Thinking: Right now it doesn't matter.
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