19-05-2019, 04:46 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Beach combing
I forgot I had these!Some examples of tiny shells I combed from the beach at Herm, Channel Islands, some years ago, now.
The coin is a 5p piece, to give you an idea of the scale.
I was on my hands and knees for over two hours, finding just a good handful of these little shells, which are prized, not in monetary worth, but in how difficult it is to see such tiny ones in amongst the sand!
Then I had to wash them repeatedly, to get rid of any organic matter remaining inside them, as otherwise they were a bit smelly, and then let them dry for ages before I was able to put them into little ornamental wooden boxes that I already had.
I was told that the tides bring them from the Caribbean.
19-05-2019, 08:09 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Beach combing
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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I forgot I had these!Some examples of tiny shells I combed from the beach at Herm, Channel Islands, some years ago, now.
The coin is a 5p piece, to give you an idea of the scale.
I was on my hands and knees for over two hours, finding just a good handful of these little shells, which are prized, not in monetary worth, but in how difficult it is to see such tiny ones in amongst the sand!
Then I had to wash them repeatedly, to get rid of any organic matter remaining inside them, as otherwise they were a bit smelly, and then let them dry for ages before I was able to put them into little ornamental wooden boxes that I already had.
I was told that the tides bring them from the Caribbean.
19-05-2019, 10:12 PM
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Re: New Challenge - Beach combing
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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I forgot I had these!Some examples of tiny shells I combed from the beach at Herm, Channel Islands, some years ago, now.
The coin is a 5p piece, to give you an idea of the scale.
I was on my hands and knees for over two hours, finding just a good handful of these little shells, which are prized, not in monetary worth, but in how difficult it is to see such tiny ones in amongst the sand!
Then I had to wash them repeatedly, to get rid of any organic matter remaining inside them, as otherwise they were a bit smelly, and then let them dry for ages before I was able to put them into little ornamental wooden boxes that I already had.
I was told that the tides bring them from the Caribbean.
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