Thursday, June 14, 2018

Home again, home again


 How nice the garden looks.
 

Laura cleaning her souvenirs. 
The entire haul came home in her backpack.
Hard to believe it was not confiscated for smell and put off the plane.


I stepped around to photograph the haul from two trips to the beach.
But I'll also point out, shells are drying on a thirty year old towel.


Time to unpack!
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23 comments:

  1. Elephant's ChildJune 14, 2018 at 8:13 PM

    The garden is looking great - and that is an impressive haul.
    One of your towels? A thirty year life is excellent.

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  2. troutbirderJune 14, 2018 at 8:42 PM

    I certainly understand. One summer vacation our two teenage sons hid a starfish in the trunk thinking to bring it back to Minnesota from Vancouver Island. Needless to say the bad smell revealed all and it required burying in Montana....

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  3. JoyfulJune 14, 2018 at 10:00 PM

    Welcome home! I trust you had a nice vacation. The garden is looking lovely and so are the souvenirs. It's hard to believe your towel is 30 years old.

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  4. coffeeontheporchwithmeJune 14, 2018 at 10:55 PM

    Welcome back. Time to do laundry! -Jenn

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  5. bettyJune 15, 2018 at 12:05 AM

    Laura found some great looking shells!

    betty

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  6. DocJune 15, 2018 at 1:16 AM

    I love beach combing. I love to travel but love getting back home, your garden is looking great.

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  7. jenny_oJune 15, 2018 at 1:20 AM

    Shells like those look very nice piled into a clear fat vase (often found in thrift stores) . . .

    I love finding what the ocean washes up. That's my choice of souvenir, too.

    Glad you had a safer trip this year, Joanne.

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  8. Yamini MacLeanJune 15, 2018 at 2:30 AM

    Hari om
    Shells are among the best souvenirs for they instntly put us back where we found them... I have a collection!!! Glad you are safe home. YAM XX

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  9. Tom StephensonJune 15, 2018 at 4:08 AM

    Nice to be back? I need to do some beach combing soon.

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  10. RiverJune 15, 2018 at 4:17 AM

    What a lovely haul of pretty shells! Good to be home again? I always like to get home, no matter how much I've enjoyed being away.

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  11. gzJune 15, 2018 at 4:21 AM

    Its a relief to come home and see that the garden has been looking after itself!
    Laura has a lovely haul of shells...fascinating shapes and colours

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  12. YaelJune 15, 2018 at 4:30 AM

    Beautiful shells,make me want to go the beach .

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  13. Marie SmithJune 15, 2018 at 7:14 AM

    Such a beautiful collection of shells. Great reminders of a lovely vacation.

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  14. donna bakerJune 15, 2018 at 8:22 AM

    Oh Joanne. What a nice trip for you both. 30 year old towel? They barely last a year here. It's good to be home. Did someone water for you. I have to nearly every day as it is HOT!

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  15. Debra She Who SeeksJune 15, 2018 at 9:09 AM

    Treasure!

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  16. Silver in AZJune 15, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    she's got a nice stash of shells, even if they were stinky! LOL

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  17. ellen abbottJune 15, 2018 at 9:57 AM

    that's quite a haul. and yes the garden looks great but no sitting on the bench!

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  18. ColetteJune 15, 2018 at 11:06 AM

    She did well with the shells, they look great. As does the towel.

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  19. MageJune 15, 2018 at 11:48 AM

    I used to bring it all home too. She is certainly having fun .

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  20. Bill LislemanJune 15, 2018 at 11:51 AM

    souvenirs from the sea do tend to smell

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  21. PaulaJune 15, 2018 at 3:54 PM

    How wonderful that she found all of those shells. In all my years of beach visiting I have never found a sand dollar!!

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  22. Emma SpringfieldJune 15, 2018 at 10:42 PM

    I left a comment but don't see it. Anyway I like to collect rocks and shells too. There is so much you can do with them.

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  23. SmitoniusAndSonataJune 17, 2018 at 3:27 PM

    Shells and beach glass! It's always surprising there's any left after the summer.

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