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27 Feb 2015

Collected treasures


collected treasures - chalk stone pebbles
collected treasures - heart stones
collected treasures - plastic beach finds
collected treasures - brick stones
collected treasures - leaf skeletons
collected treasures - green finds
collected treasures - plastic beach finds
collected treasures - weekend finds

Some of the treasures we've collected over the last few weeks... chalk pebbles, heart stones, random plastic things, brick stones, leaf skeletons, leaves, driftwood, smooth pebbles (might have to paint these) sea glass and feathers.

The two pictures of the plastic bits and bobs, were found on the same beach, from the same days. (these were just the more interesting bits from all I picked up) A couple of the Lego pieces, like the little blue flipper, were from a container ship that fell into the sea in 1997. A huge wave hit the cargo ship The Tokio Express and nearly 5 million bits of Lego, ironically all sea themed, ended up in the sea and are still washing up today. You can see their Facebook page here - Its amazing how far some of it has travelled! It seems strange to find so many similar things like the leaves and monopoly houses, I wonder if they are from container spillage too?

Have you found any interesting treasures lately? xx

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11 comments:

  1. Tracey27 February 2015 at 13:34

    Love your finds and the tanker story! curious
    Fab new look blog too x

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  2. CJ27 February 2015 at 14:58

    Wow, these are really amazing pictures Caroline. I particularly love the last one, and also all the little soldiers. I've heard about that spilt Lego container, it's quite famous now! Wishing you and yours a good weekend. CJ xx

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    1. Unknown27 February 2015 at 21:56

      Thanks CJ, yes so many soldiers! It is quite famous, I've never found any before though. I bet there's loads you don't actually hear about. Have a great weekend too! xx

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  3. J9sHappiness27 February 2015 at 15:46

    Amazingly beautiful photos as always! I love the way you arrange your collections. They are treasure indeed. I've missed visiting the sea lately but have never found those chaulk stones - they're stunning. My best finds were in the Scilly Isles when I was working there as a Ranger - old glass bottle stops, clay pipes and once I found a porcelain doll (tiny) which had been from a wrecked container too! Very inspiring pics though - and am loving the look of your blog! Clever lady, J9 x

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    1. Unknown27 February 2015 at 21:57

      Thank you so much, glad you like them! Wow they sound like great finds, the little doll especially! Thanks for stopping by, have a good weekend. x

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  4. Vintage Sheet Addict27 February 2015 at 16:51

    Oh my goodness.....just looked on that Facebook page, now this is why I pop by here, you never know what snippets you will find, and beautiful images too! Absolutely LOVE that round stone image, great new blog design :) xxx

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    1. Unknown27 February 2015 at 21:59

      Aw thank you lovely Ada, your words have totally cheered me up! Glad you like the new design too. xx

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  5. Unknown1 March 2015 at 20:45

    oh that first photo is so satisfying to look at. as is the last. really like the hand in the plastic photos too.

    oh, and i really like the new look!

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  6. Anonymous6 March 2015 at 08:56

    Beautiful heart stones! What do you do with all your collections? Do you take them back to were you found them? Lovely new blog design too!

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  7. Gillian Roe10 March 2015 at 22:43

    Oh, I just adore your collections. I am always amazed at the stuff you find! Hayling Island is rubbish for collecting - unless you want crabs and shells which is fine but I want lego and seaglass like you! I need to try some different beaches, clearly. Must be something to do with the tides maybe?

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