Captain's Blog (3) "Beachcombers"

Brilliant David ~ it looks like you and your crew had a great time!

love the sea worn bricks David they look smashing,clever children to choose the map shape it just looks like one too,you all found lots of ..goodies..treasure. a lovely day out for you to brush the cobwebs away, i cant wait to see this pirate theme when are you doing it ? :O))

Oh David, you did so well to find all that 'treasure' on the beach, the driftwood is great, as are the bricks with holes. We find pebbles with holes through the centre down here, would cost a fortune to post them up to you !
I love the idea of the treasure map island from the window shape, well done James. Last photo looking really good. : o ) ) )

Joan - great minds think alike .. we posted at the same time .. it's looking so good isn't it ?

This one is brilliant, that fossel is great, and some are worth a lot of money so keep hold, shame about the tower gate its lovely. The hole reminds me of the dablume out of the film the Goonies lol Your children will grow up to be very clever adults, as they have a brilliant imagination, like their dad. Love the carnations, and I find it very funny your bottom brick is nearly exactly the same as what I took from my sons house, the other day lol, from an old brick wall from years ago, to do exactly the same as you to place a plant in the two holes, will put a photo up to show you tomorrow.

Well David thanks for sharing your adventurous day with us, glad you found such good treasures to take home with you. But I think the biggest treasure you all share is the very obvious love that you have for each other.

What a lovely day out for you all , and you found some great treasures.

YES megan looking great :o))

You did well David especially when you realise how much you would have had to pay out for a piece of driftwood like that. I know how much it costs around here, anyway it always feels better to actually find a piece on the shore.
I can well imagine your childrens enthusiasm for this garden scheme and days out finding their treasure is obviously a pleasure for you all..........

Many Thanks, all! Would you believe this? We will be watching "Goonies" this coming weekend, 6d!!- LOL!!!

Megan, Thank You so much for the kind thought of posting us some stones with holes in, lol!! If you find some large stones/.boulders with neat roiund holes drilled through, they might well be "anchor" stones, as not all sail ships had anchors, as we know them! Still a few to be found around here. :-))

Hi, Megan and Joan! Can't wait to trace the window shape onto a Treasure Island map (so clever of Jhames to see this, wasn't it?) :-))

Joan - we are now up to our necks in piracy - haha!! :-))

Stroller - Many Thanks for this!! I think that you might have hit the proverbial nail right on the head!! :-))

It was a day none of you will forget, such good fun and lots of booty.

I like the bricks with holes... great for Sempervivums...

That was wonderful David. You all had a great time, and so did I reading it and looking at the photos. It will be nice to see more pics of your treasures in the garden .

David another great adventure and we all get to go along too. Its great i always look forward to the captains log cant wait to see everything in its glor come summer it will look fantastic :-)

Brilliant photo's,you have had a very adventures day and enjoyed yourselves.Stroller what a nice thing to say but its true.

glad you all had a good day.... its amazing what you can find on the beach isnt it.....i love finding old bits of driftwood..... to put round my pond area.... : O ))

forgot to say your flag is brill.....

What a brilliant day you all had if we take anything of our beach like stones etc we get find if court.

Great blog!!

Sounds a brilliant day out. It's a long time since I went beach combing but I remember it being great fun. Your garden is coming together and it will be great to see it take ship-shape.

looks like you all had a really great day, nice photo`s - its just amazing what you can find, now when can i get to the coast?___mmm

What a fantastical magical day , I love the way James and Eilidh let their imagination run away with them , , I wish you had been my dad ...LOL.. or rather I wish my father had been like you ...LOL... those worn pebbles with the holes in are great ... it's making me want to come up that way for a holiday , you should be working for the tourist board ... :o))

lovely blog . i used to think sea glass was emeralds too.I grew up 'on the beach' so so many of your treasures were mine too. there is a large saccharine seaweed that we used to imagine were crocodile tails. worn kelp was the lions tail tuft 'daktari' was a fav tv programme along with Jonny Weismuller a Tarzan.

Many Thanks, everyone, for taking the time to add in. Daktari and Tarzan, Sbg, I still have my christmas annuals from those, lol!

Hmm, Amy, I should give the Tourist Board a call, lol!! You wouldn' treally want a mad nutter for a dad - would you? :-))

The garden is coming along better than I thought. The transition from Willy Wonka and chocolate, to pirates and treasure, is really quite easy, as the brown fencing (antique oak) and "gold" all fit the new theme. :-))

What a brilliant education you are giving your children :) Were you ever a teacher ? If not I think you missed your vocation lol

David yes ! I would much rather have a 'mad nutter ' for a father than one that hardly had a conversation with me ... .. Thank goodness my son is like you with his children .. :o))

Fascinating blog David, amazing scenery and real treasure trove. wish I'd been with you all:-)

A wonderful blog,David,and what a lovely way to spend a day out.This is exactly what children should be doing,and its so nice to see them having a great time,not forgetting Dad of course! your coastline seems a fitting place for treasure trove,and love the stones with holes in.:o))

Never was a teacher, Aster. Do you really think I "missed the boat" there? Hehe! :-)

Oh, Amy, that is a sad memory to have. :-( I really like the sound of the "crow's nest in the tree, though. :-)).

Luckily for us, Bloomer, there are plenty of good beaches within easy reach. My children want to do this again, but somewhere else. May do it this weekend. :-)

great day you all had there david, and lots of treasure to be had, love the worn bricks, wouldnt mind a few of them myself, the kids look so happy david, your a great dad :o)

Poor James - being chained up like that! LOL. Where did he think that one up?

You had a great day - I bet J&E had a whale of a time.

It's magical to see the kids using their imagination as well. You have obviously released their already creative little heads and it makes for fun times and a great garden......as well as great days out into the bargain!