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[ravena_kade]

Tuesdays are tough at work. Makes my head pound. Oi.

The lilacs are setting buds, They should bloom soon I am not please that they yard looks like a junk yard from the construction crap from Dad's deck build. The contractor cousin hasn't been back in a week, but has left crap all over the place.

I have been collecting scallop shells on the beach by my house. Been looking into the symbolism around them. I have one friend who found it a symbol of a journey he took in Spain. In my readings it is a shell associated with a couple of Goddesses and of sex ;-)

Once the trains are working (several lines have construction going on) I am going to head North and start my beach wanderings. It will be good to get out in the fresh air.

First will be Revere beach..the most moon snail filled beach I have ever been to. It also has a friend clam shack at the end of the walk ... yummy.

The second will be up in Manchester By The Sea. A woman I met last year told me about a place called Tuck's point and how she found a lot of Sand Dollars there. It is a little over a mile fro teh train station so it will be a nice walk and best not done when too hot.

I also may take a ferry out to Spectacle Island. They say there is sea glass there. They also say that you are not supposed to take the glass as the island is a park. My Great Grandfather worked there when it was a dump. That explains the sea glass. It was reclaimed quite a few years ago and now they run ferries to there for the beach and park.

Id like to try and make it to Maine, but I am not sure it will be in the cards. I can hope. Summer is so short.

Comments

[gwendraith]

Sounds like you have some nice trips out planned. I always wanted to visit Maine but never quite made it and it's doubtful I will now.

[malterre]

Happy you have more beach time planned

[ravena_kade]

Well, I am still looking for Poseidon and my mermaids tail ;-)

[kaishin108]

I hope you do get to travel to some beaches, that would be so relaxing for you.

Sorry about the construction mess but at least your Lilac is trying to do it's part. Our's is starting to bud too, I can hardly wait! :-)

[guy_todd]

I loved the sea glass and other debris that washed up in San Francisco. Stuff from Asia would turn up—ancient surf-polished bricks, glass, boat parts, you name it. ;-)

[ravena_kade]

oh... that sounds lovely. I hear people would find the Japanese glass fishing floats.

I hope to get to the west coast some day and walk teh beaches.

[guy_todd]

Weirdest thing I ever found on the beach out there: a crashed station wagon full of tombstones! Some punks vandalized one or more cemeteries, filled a stolen station wagon with them, and then rolled it off the cliff onto the beach a little south of the Golden Gate Bridge. My friend and I came across it while we were beach combing and called the MPs, since it was on army property.
Oh, and I also found a roll at 35mm film that had a nice nude on it. Never did find out who left it there!

[brickhousewench]

I hope you get all the beach time you want and need this summer!


I have been collecting scallop shells on the beach by my house.I have one friend who found it a symbol of a journey he took in Spain.

Yep, scallop shells are a famous medieval pilgrim badge!