Most of the time I love cleaning the shells that I find. What makes it difficult right now? The fact that winter won't seem to leave. It's cold outside, and that takes away from the joy a little bit.
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| Cleaning the loot |
Most of the sea urchins I found were ripped from their homes. And, they all took a beating. Some cracked in half as I started the cleaning process. Every time a sea urchin or sand dollar is broken, my heart breaks a little bit.
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| Battered, still intact, (and still gorgeous) Sea Urchin |
These sand dollars are the ones I found in Kiawah. They were also ripped from their beds by the severe current and new moon, so they needed a lot of sun bathing to get to their pristine whiteness.
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| Sun Bathing Sand Dollars |
So, you wonder, where my motivation for this labor intensive task came from? This insanely awesome
Simon Pearce Lamp that was a wedding gift from one of my favorite people. You can see why. And who would put lemons in a lamp when you have shells?
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| Nantucket Lamp by Simon Pearce |
I can't wait to get these babies all cleaned up for their new home. The lamp can't wait either. I think I'm the most impatient of all the inanimate objects I just gave feelings to. :)
Cheers!
Margaret
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