Treasure Hunting

 

I can't help myself... I love shells.

I always have, from my days growing up with

our summers at the Jersey shore, to discovering

the shell rich shores of Florida's Gulf coast, to

searching for treasure in Europe and Asia. I am

a beachcomber ~ shells, driftwood, sea glass and

even some pieces of antique transferware china

that have been tossed about in the sea for decades.

Today I continued that tradition in Cancun, I am

thrilled to find a new variety, I get to talk to lots

of people who are interested in what I have found

and I get shells!

 

 

Those who know me, know I think you should

always have dinner by candlelight.  I brought

a glass jar and some votive candles to use in

our condo in Mexico, I thought I would fill it

with sand and push the votive into it.  But when

I started finding beautiful tiny shells in the water,

I thought, they would look better than sand.

The photo above shows my findings from today,

hopefully by the end of the week I will fill the jar!