Old Rope

My First Florida Sand Dollar

Sea Urchin, Sea Pork, Sea Whip, and Shells

Rusty Fishing Pole

Half a Tire

Sea Pork

Soft Coral with Sea Pork

Sponge, Inside

Debris from the Sea Floor

Sponge, Outside

Soft Coral

No Wake Buoy

Whelk Egg Casing

I participated in our local beach cleanup yesterday morning with 13 other hardy souls who braved the chilly temps (it was 48° when we started out). It is interesting to walk the drift line after a storm has blown through, I never know what I’ll find. Especially after one that riled up the surf as much as this last one did.

This time it was a lot of stuff that is usually firmly anchored to the sea floor: from sponges, sea whip, and soft corals to man-made objects such as crab pots (not pictured), split tires, and buoys.

It was a lovely morning on the beach plus, I scored a few treasures: a beach towel, three sand dollars, four pennies, two hair ties, a fishing lure, a can koozie, and two pairs of sunglasses (though one pair was a bit small for me).