Narrowing the Field of Vision
Narrowing the Field of Vision, this is a beach along Lake Superior. I have been walking this beach for many, many years. Even back when I was 6 years old with my Grandparents. My grandfather loved walking the beach and looking for gem stones, quartz rocks.
He was very crafty, he could make anything out of drift wood, or picking up just the right rocks and making jewelry for my sister and I. I have many pictures of my grandfather walking this beach with his head down looking for little treasures.
From a distance the beaches can look plain and no color at all, but when you start to look a little closer, the colors just start to pop all around you.
All of a sudden the rocks in the water start to look like gold and diamonds to me.
I barely saw this little guy as he blended in with his surroundings.
I am fascinated with the sand on this beach, from shiny rocks to tiny little pebble that are so colorful and washed over and over by the clear water creating a natural beauty that outshines everything around it.
Like the saying, A diamond in the rough, Something that is in poor condition but that is likely to become valuable with appropriate care and attention.
You may not know it at first. His hands are molding us, taking the rough exterior and shinning it to the point of Beauty that our minds could never imagine.
Narrowing the Field of Vision
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This beach along with its colorful rocks looks so satisfying!
Thank you William, it is a wonderful little spot to enjoy a walk.
Very inspiring! It’s fascinating how many colors pebbles can turn out, and very beautiful to explore and use for jewelry too. Good stuff!
Thank you very much 🙂
Important thoughts you’ve made here to accompany the photos Sandra – I like the shiny rooks too as well as the pebbly walk along the shoreline – very peacful.
I love hanging out at the beach, someone asked if I have ever found sea glass on the beach, so I looked it up to what it is. And there is sea glass up there at the lake, probably called lake glass, it takes many years for the water to shine and shape a piece of glass into a shinny rock size glass. I will have to look for those.
You probably will see lots of sea glass up there since it is such a large body of water. They say sea glass can be bottles worn smooth from years of being pelted against rocks beneath the surface of the water, but you’d think it would chip, rather than be worn smooth. I’ve never seen it personally as I’ve not been on many beaches in Michigan. The meteorologist I follow likes Petoskey stone and apparently there is a limit on how many stones you can collect per day. He goes up North and collects his quota of Petoskey stones and has a polishing machine and he has a collection of the polished stones now.
We had a polishing machine when we were kids, it worked really well. So many colorful rocks on the beach. The lake polishes them pretty good itself.
That sounds fun to do – next time Paul Gross talks about it I’ll send you the story. I follow him on Twitter for his weather reports. He is the one I sent you the bread recipe. He has collected and polished those stones for decades. I guess the sand crystals would help to polish them as well.
Yes, I would love to see his collection of rocks. 🙂
I was sure he spoke of using a rock tumbler … I saw it on Twitter, but you can’t search there, so I went to the TV station website and searched – Bingo! He does NOT use a tumbler, but tells you in the video and the article how he sands down the rocks and uses polishing compound.
https://www.clickondetroit.com/features/2020/09/04/enter-to-win-petoskey-stone-polishing-kit/
Thank you for the link Linda, this will be so interesting. Might be another hobby for me.
You’re welcome Sandra – I was positive he used a tumbler for the Petoskey stones … maybe that was before he started hand polishing. I didn’t know there was such a way to polish stones with a polishing compound and/or sandpaper. I will pass any more info along to you – likely next Summer when he vacations up there again. I searched the website and that’s the only article that came up, the one he posted on Twitter and that I sent to you.
Your words “You may not know it at first. His hands are molding us, taking the rough exterior and shinning it to the point of Beauty that our minds could never imagine” paint a picture as beautiful as the surf smoothed stones.
Thank you Beth, He works wonders that we are not aware of sometimes. 🙂
So pretty!!
I remember when it was common to find sand dollars and pieces of abalone shell on local beaches but those days are long gone.
I’ve heard thete’s a beach up north, by San Fran? maybe further, that’s known for it’s abundance of sea glass. I’d love to go there!
The mention of driftwood made me miss the Oregon coast.
Thank you Leendadll, yes, I just heard of sea glass and had to look it up if it was in this location where I go all the time. And it has been found here by others, so I will be looking for that every time I go there. I had not heard of it before. 🙂
SOOOO wonderful seeing things from different perspectives! Thank You, Sandra!!! 🤗❤️🙏🏼
You are very welcome 🙂
Beautiful Sandra❤️
Thank you Divya.😊💕
I love the story and the crayfish. Did you fry him up and eat him?
That is what it was called, I could not think.of the name. I have never seen one there before. He looked at me, I looked at him and we went our separate ways. 😊😳
Next time catch a few. I’ll tell you how to prepare them they’re delicious
I will Mr. Ohh, I will have to learn where they hang out up there. 🙂
Wow! Beautiful pictures.
Thank you very much Mary.
amazing photos
Thank you so much Seraja, 🙂
Love these shots, Sandra. There is so much to see. It is a wonder how all these rocks of various sizes, including the micro variety, each has its own color and composition, and how the blend always works and is pleasing to the eye. A lot of good teaching here. Blessings.
Thank you very much RJ, yes, the brilliance of even the tiny pebbles of sand, when looking at them close up, are like diamonds. But far away they blend in with everything else..My Grandfather taught me that, he could take one stick off the beach and make it into something so pretty. 😊
Interesting photos! Good life application as well. Please keep up your inspiring work.
Thank you very much.
Great post and photos.
Thank you, Sandra.Have a beautiful day.
You to Francine, thank you.
Sandra, what a delightful and poignant message-Thank you! as always the photos are lovely.
Thank you so much. 😊
One of my favorite things to find on a beach is sea glass. Do you find any lake glass (or whatever it should be called)?
Not that I know of, I will have to look that up. It sounds beautiful. 😊
Sea glass is beautiful
Most common colors are green, brown, and clear. Blues are harder to find and red is usually the rarest.
I just looked it up and yes there is sea glass at lake superior, maybe called lake glass. I will definitely be looking for that from now on. Thank you for the tip.
Constant agitation of sand and surf on the rocks smooths
the rough edges and polishes them to shine.
This is how people begin to glow
Well said Eddie and yes. Everything around us has a way of sending a message. I love all the varieties of gems one can find especially on a beach. Have a wonderful day dear Eddie.
Thank you Sandra
So many pebbles with beautiful colors. That crab or whatever animal it is, was a nice surprise. You should take more pics of such critters. 🙂
Thank you Jo, yes that little critter caught me by surprise, I have never seen one there before. I am not sure what it is. 😊
I like to photograph the small stuff I see on beaches, rocks, seaweed, sand patterns, ripples. They make for very interesting shots.
Yes me to, so many colors and textures on a beach.
Beautiful! I just love the ocean. 🙂🐚
Yes, nothing like walking on a beach, I love that. 🙂
Amazing blend of colors, Sandra! Great pictures! GOD bless you and your family!
Thank you very much Kent, 🙂