Shore Searching

I found this Jan 2015 on the Georgia coast Usa. a quick google search leads me to believe that it might be "copal" (tree resin that is softer and younger then amber)but I can find no mention of it being found on the east coast. Another idea is that it may have come from a ship wreck off the coast. Apparently tree resin was exported to England before the Revolutionary War. The piece smells distinctly of pine and becomes slightly tacky when moistened. I went to the same palace the next  day and found a couple of hand fulls of the same material within a half mile.These were smaller (1x2x1/2) at the largest  to fragment size. They were the same amber color and translucent. They appeared to be freshly shattered bits of a larger specimen  What do you combers think?

Hello, Yoj here. After years of unnanounced hiatus, Jane and I decided to revive this blog to chronicle our love for beachcombing once more. Here are some snaps from my beach trip to cap 2014. More to come from Jane and me!

So I was wandering... -Jane

So I was wandering... -Jane

So I was wandering... -Jane

So I was wandering... -Jane

So I was wandering... -Jane

So I was wandering... -Jane

-Jane

Mindoro Beach Vigan, Ilocos Sur Perhaps not a lot of people visiting Vigan City in the province of Ilocos Sur are aware that at the edge of the historical town is a roaring, charming beach named after a quiet fishing village on the shores of South China Sea. Read more about Mindoro Beach here! Yoj

The Glass Beach: a recycled beauty by Sophie The Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California, suffered from residents disposing their garbage onto the coastline in the early 20th century. They were dumping all the damage from the big earthquake of 1906 that wrecked a lot of San Francisco. Obviously there was tons of glass, but appliances and cars were also dumped until finally responsibility was taken and mass clean-up jobs were begun in the 1960’s. But by the power of Mother Nature, waves pounded and impacted the glass, smoothing them into glossy coloured stones that make the beach one hell of a colourful sight. Tourists frequent it often as the view is magnificent, but leave the glass there as too much is being taken as mementos of the area. Just take photographs and leave footprints. Look at that. Just look at all the beach glass littered on the shore, gleaming beautifully in all shades and colors. If that's not beachcombing paradise, then I don't know what else it is! Unfortunately, too much glass is being taken, so I probably won't pick them up anyway. Check out full article on Travelettes.net! Yoj

(April 2009) This particular roll of 120 film got washed by the shore when I was attempting to get a sunset shot, thus contributing to the over dosage of light leaks. Still, I think they're pretty. --- Diana+ Edelweiss Edition Fuji RMS