recycling our beach finds.

Lovely blog & very inventive with what you do with it. The hooks are a bit of a worry. I also live near a beach & some of the stuff washing up so dangerous to children & dogs

thanks Pam the rubbish causes so much harm to wild life!!
but i do enjoy making things with it..

Those hooks look lethal Sandra, love looking at your projects, great to see the youngsters and baby Myla...

Make sure you are up to date with your tetanus booster shot and wear gloves(I know that you did not or else you could not have untangled that stuff). For anyone else who would also like to perform this great public service I would suggest purchasing an reacher grabber tool to safely pick up this garbage instead of using your GLOVED hands. You will find these for purchase at most pharmacies as a handicap or geriatric aid. Where I live we had medical waste handlers and in one case a local dentist illegally dumping their medical waste into the ocean and hypo syringes with and without needles and fem hygiene items were washing up on shore tangled up in the other junk. Children were seen playing with this stuff...some were seen blowing into the hypos and and tampon inserts as if they were whistles. This illegal practice was stopped and those involved were put to justice. Sorry for the description of what the children were doing but even though this type of jetsam lying on the beach may look attractive keep in mind that any man made items should be considered and handled as contaminated waste NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. Do collect this and clean the environment but handle it safely and see that it will be properly disposed of.

Great you have been quick with your re-cycling projects, good to see some use being put back into your finds. Maybe use the hooks for hanging baskets or plant pots holders. Nice picture of the happy family, enjoy xxxx

Good advice LS...
I think the hooks will end up in the bin...they are just too nasty to reuse.

a friend of mine is heavily involved with cleaning the beach. She and many others like her not only collect but log everything they find. Its amazing how between them they can identify a huge percentage of what they find. Jen has found lobster tags from new york, alaska and norway...she can track the life of a fishing buoy down to the exact fisherman sometimes, and give you the date on a smartie lid in seconds. I find it all so interesting..this is her facebook page if you want to know more.
https://www.facebook.com/Beachcombing-Freshwater-West-635926943146489/?fref=ts

Yes there is a beach near where I live that is well known by collectors of Native American arrowheads and beautiful pieces of driftwood which can be used to make all sorts of things. thank you for the contact....Best Regards: L

How lovely to make something of your own for Myla :) I wonder if she'll take after you Sandra ...

Thank you Hywel... I will have her gardening as soon as I can...?

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