Oddments from the sea

Last week my friend Karen and I

had a 'beach' day.

The weather was gorgeous,

not too hot.

Still wore lots of sunscreen though.

I love walking along the beach,

talking, looking for treasures.

There was lots of fresh sargassum on the beach.

It brings in lots of treasures,

little crabs etc.

It's very interesting about sargassum...

and you can read more about the

Sargassum Summer here....

http://www.brosnancenter.com/sargassum-summer.html

I found these....

Barnacles (don't know what kind),
 a shell, and a sea coconut.

The sea coconut is like a sea bean

but the bean is flat, unlike the sea coconut

which is round like a ball.

Now speaking of coconuts...

I actually found a real one...and it was whole.

I loved watching the little designs that the water made

as it went back out to sea.

Here's my friend Karen

savoring the day with me

 watching the water

and carrying her little bucket of treasures.

Drift wood is a real treasure...

This piece ended up in my garden beds.

After our treasure hunt, we read our books,

talked some more, had our little picnic,

fed the seagulls, took in all the beach sounds and sights,

and more.

On the way home we stopped in a shell shop

on Padre Island.

Get out in nature,

go to the beach...

wherever you go...

enjoy the little things and

make it a good way to...

Savor the Day!

Yvonne