TreasureGlass is all about the magic of discovery. Some things may be small and insignificant, but their rarity and uniqueness render unto them the qualities of treasure. And when they glow in the sun’s light, it’s a special reward. Such are the jewels we commonly refer to as “sea glass”.
Your appreciation for sea glass probably depends on the beach you know and love. At a city beach or a sheltered cove, the glass may be sharp and a nuisance or danger. At others, the smooth and frosted fragments may be so plentiful as to be mundane. At the beach we frequent (where, before eminent domain claimed property, my great grandmother owned two homes) the elements are just right for magic on a summer afternoon: rough enough surf that smoothes the pieces, an especially wide beach at low tide, a quantity of glass that makes finding it special, but not discouraging.
To keep J and G occupied, I even created a bit of a game around TreasureGlass: Dad’s Sea Glass Challenge. It’s a points based game that adds another dimension to sea glass hunting:
Clear, green, and brown glass: 1 point per piece
Blue glass (now extremely rare at our beach): 5 points per piece
Glass ring (if we ever find one, I expect it to be from the thick part at the top of an old Coke bottle): 10 points
And for G, special shells, where the internal spiral is partially exposed, count for one point.
The most points for the season wins. The 2009 season kicks off soon. I don’t know what the winner gets, since I won last year. This is more about the finding, than the winning. At least it is for me.
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