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A new video every Saturday from the beach: one walk, one find and what I learned from it.

5 videos

Nov 5
Three ways I sort a morning's finds
Colour, size and shape: how I turn a pocketful of pebbles into jars and trays.
Nov 4
Reading the tide line after a storm
Where the heavy things land, where the light things gather and where I walk first.
Nov 3
How to tell sea glass from a broken bottle
The frosted surface, the rounded edge and the one test I always do in my hand.
Nov 2
Why I keep my sea glass in jars on the windowsill
Sorted by colour, in the morning light, and what I would never put in a jar.
Nov 1
A field guide to the shells I find most often
Six shells, how to name them and what the shape tells you about the animal.

4 videos

Oct 24
Cleaning and storing shells without ruining them
Warm water, a soft brush and why I never use bleach.
Oct 17
The rarest colours and where they hide
Cobalt, orange and red: what they used to be and how to spot them in the wet.
Oct 10
A grey morning on the beach below the house
No sun, a light wind and an hour of looking down. A quiet walk, start to finish.
Oct 3
What to pack for a three-hour beachcomb
A bag, a small trowel, a flask and the one thing I always forget.

1 video

Sep 26
Seaweed, driftwood and the other things I pick up
How I choose what to take, what to leave and how to dry a piece of driftwood.

A free letter every Saturday from the beach: what the tide brought in, one thing I found and one walk for the week.