Beach Gems

My bounty!

It goes without saying that it is always a delight to walk a beach.   I used to gather one striped stone for each walk and then put them in my garden;  this past year I started gathering beach glass as I hike along Lake Michigan.  Some days the beach is "dry, and others like today I get a handful - 63 pieces!

It strikes me as odd to find pleasure in treasures that are the result of littering. Once Lake Michigan does its trick though, my finds are indeed gems.  I like the notion that they are priceless beauties - like peering at the colors inside a flower - hidden joys always there for us.  I silently delight in finding the rare red, blue or aqua piece.  I wonder too,  how is it that while walking a good clip and deep in thought that my eyes catch the glow of green no bigger then a piece of sand?

It's peaceful and meditative.

I slip each jewel in my pocket.  Someday I'll create a mosaic and capture the energy of the wind in my face and colors on my mind.

Spoiled rotten - my backyard