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Sea Shells

Posted by whisel on June 5, 2009

A friend of mine sent me a box of beach booty for my 4 yr. old, Minnesota granddaughter. Among the goodies, a big bag of seashells from the Florida coast. And a sticker book of ocean animals and other kidsy stuff. She loved it, of course. And  I just salivated over those luscious shells, treasures from the sea.     :::sigh:::

seashells 

Though I tried to negotiate some type of seashell-sharing, I had to let them go because she wanted to take them ALL home. It was her gift after all. So I, being the adult-like person (of sorts) wrapped up her package so she could take them home to show her parents.  ::::sigh:::

So I thanked my friend in Florida, expressing how delighted my GrandDaughter was with the gift. I especially mentioned the sea-shells and how wonderful they were coming into my home, although they were destined to leave a few hours later. I think I did not couch this information in the adult-like language of understanding. More like a sappy, ole, beach-dweller that misses the sea.

Anyway, my friend picked up on it immediately and is planning to gather a whole big bag of seashells just for me when she goes beach-walking this summer! How wonderful is that? Magical shells, intact and broken… from all over the world… with tales of adventures to tell.  I didn’t think of bringing a whole lot of seashore with me when I moved from Texas. But somehow, someway… the ocean and its bounty has found me.

Best wishes, Whisel*

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2 Responses to “Sea Shells”

  1. circleworks said

    June 5, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Whisel – I too have some seashells around on various altars, but more than seashells are rocks. Rocks bring me to my mountains and bring my mountains to me.

    • whisel said

      June 6, 2009 at 1:42 am

      Jessica, that’s the way I feel about the sea shore. If I have the artifacts to see, smell and hold, I can recreate the experience. I did collect rocks at some point, but used them more as craft and art pieces. Although I still enjoy the ones that seem to hold a mystery, I returned most of the stones to the earth.

      Enjoy your relationship with the mountains and the richness they bequeath.

      Best wishes, Whisel*

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