A coastal storm blew in last night with wind steady in the 35 MPH range and gusts reaching 50+ MPH!
Having finished my coffee and roll I donned my foul weather gear and rubber boots, then plastic pail and grabbers in hand headed out into the early morning light to see what may have been tossed onto the beach.
This was definitely a stay out of the water day with waves reaching 5+ and running high onto the sand even at half-tide!
The wind blown spray added to the drama of waves tearing their way ashore!
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The distant barrier island known as Long Island is all that is keeping us from being submerged by the huge waves created along the ocean beaches by this storm and others like it!
I anticipated many wads of fishing line snarled in the countless clumps of seaweed washed ashore and was surprised to discover that there were fewer than I found yesterday without the driving wind and surf.
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I found two flattened beer cans, a couple of pieces of rusty metal, heavy and the size of my hand tossed ashore by the force of the waves along with a full sized red brick. There were a few pieces of plastic including an ice cream bar wrapper, a candy wrapper, several pieces of glass (I save for a lady that makes window ornaments out of the many colored sea glass), a half dozen or so short pieces of mono-filament fishing lines and two large tangles of line I found ensnared in clumps of sea-grass one complete with "Octopus" Type hook!.
Toward the end of my hunt I found this fishing lure complete with one rusty treble hook and grabbed it with my grabbers as it was disappearing into the sand because of the water swirling around it.
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After two hours of beach combing the water was still raging, but the wind and clouds were easing in intensity and under a fast clearing sky I headed for home content that I had made a difference by removing at least two rusty fish-hooks (my ultimate beach combing prize) from the sand.
Best Wishes To You All,
CJ
Having finished my coffee and roll I donned my foul weather gear and rubber boots, then plastic pail and grabbers in hand headed out into the early morning light to see what may have been tossed onto the beach.
This was definitely a stay out of the water day with waves reaching 5+ and running high onto the sand even at half-tide!
The wind blown spray added to the drama of waves tearing their way ashore!
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The distant barrier island known as Long Island is all that is keeping us from being submerged by the huge waves created along the ocean beaches by this storm and others like it!
I anticipated many wads of fishing line snarled in the countless clumps of seaweed washed ashore and was surprised to discover that there were fewer than I found yesterday without the driving wind and surf.
[attachment 146768 Todaysringfinds9-14-9155.jpg]
I found two flattened beer cans, a couple of pieces of rusty metal, heavy and the size of my hand tossed ashore by the force of the waves along with a full sized red brick. There were a few pieces of plastic including an ice cream bar wrapper, a candy wrapper, several pieces of glass (I save for a lady that makes window ornaments out of the many colored sea glass), a half dozen or so short pieces of mono-filament fishing lines and two large tangles of line I found ensnared in clumps of sea-grass one complete with "Octopus" Type hook!.
Toward the end of my hunt I found this fishing lure complete with one rusty treble hook and grabbed it with my grabbers as it was disappearing into the sand because of the water swirling around it.
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After two hours of beach combing the water was still raging, but the wind and clouds were easing in intensity and under a fast clearing sky I headed for home content that I had made a difference by removing at least two rusty fish-hooks (my ultimate beach combing prize) from the sand.
Best Wishes To You All,
CJ