DEC 23, 2023 LOOT: W0T112F15
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. First time in the beach in a long time, due to my knee injury and subsequent replacement. What a marvelous day back! Not one but two larger Chesapecten madisonius.
16N to Clinch
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DEC 21, 2022 LOOT: W0T179F5 – treasure!
Found. This. Meg. Today! Storm coming in, blustery as can be, but still went to the beach because it’s supposed to drop to freezing later this week. And what a spectacular day it turned out to be! Found my first whole meg, a horse tooth, two good sized lower makos (one lost and one given to the nice people who joined me in my happy dance!), and even a few pectens! 179 teeth total. 
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. Also thinking a lot about life, death, forgiveness….and the power of silence.
Clinch Jetties
read moreDEC 17, 2022 LOOT: W0T2F65 – treasure!
Record breaker! The most amazing day – shell beds never stopped, the weather was clear and beautiful, the beach was empty (on a Saturday!!). It all came together to make the most relaxing and spiritual day in a long time. Stopping to appreciate the Earth every time I found a feather was amazing: Path of the Feather!
Found sixty five (!!) pectens – eight large 5+inches, two horse teeth, two large teeth, some verts, and coral.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku.
Clinch Jetties to North Beach & back
read moreDEC 3, 2022 LOOT: W4T2F15
Really marvelous day on the East Coast; nothing at all South, but great beds further North for just a small stretch. I especially appreciated the bounty after so many beach trips with Eva — no time for beachcombing! But totally worth it to be able to get to know her.
Found several good pectens, a horse tooth, a sea robin skull, and lots and lots of coral.
Much meditation on the fam situation. I am feeling better about decisions I’ve made.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W10T92F1
5N, 16 N, East Inlet
read moreNOV 26, 2022 LOOT: W1T2F3
Nice to be back at “my” beach even if the number of fossils found was significantly less than Calvert Cliffs! Also got to visit the beach for short trips along with the Grandneice!
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W10T92F1
5N, 16 N, East Inlet
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NOV 4 – 11, 2022 LOOT: E6T21F367 (Calvert Cliffs)
Finds from the Cottage at Governor’s Run, Calvert Cliffs
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. E6T21F367
Governor’s Run, Driftwood Beach, Matoaka Cottages
read moreOCT 29, 2022 LOOT: W10T92F1
Not much time, and went right at high tide with no shell beds at all. So I stayed in one spot and walked back and forth, letting the waves bring the fossils to me.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W10T92F1
5N to 6 N.
read moreOCT 16, 2022 LOOT: W0T68F27 – treasure!
Another really great Pecten day. Not sure if it’s because it’s now winter, or because Ian just blasted through, or both – but the shell beds are back. Bonus: the glorious upper 70’s weather. Perfect for sitting in the surf, digging my heals into the sand, and feeling part of nature. I am so blessed.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W0T68F27
Main to North Beach, 16 N. 2 weeks after Hurricane Ian.
read moreOCT 7, 2022 LOOT: W0T6F27 – treasure!
Pecten Paradise! Really amazing shell beds, even better than they were a few days after Hurricane Ian. Covered 7.8 miles in the roughly 2 mile stretch of beach, doing grid searches on top of the beds. Had a most heavenly experience digging my heels in the sand and lounging in the surf. Gorgeous sparkling water, sun warm but not too hot, just spectacular. Really grounding.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W0T6F27
6N to Fort Clinch Atlantic Beach. 1 week after Hurricane Ian.
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JULY 2, 2022 LOOT: W5T46F3
Found a dolphin tooth in addition to the burr mouth plate & teeth.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W5T46F3
Fort Clinch Beach
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MAY 15, 2022 LOOT: W0T6F35 – treasure!
Crazy day, one of my best pecten days ever — and I almost left after finding four at Clinch. A storm rolled in, the wind picked up, and I decided to play it safe. By the time I got to Atlantic Street, things had cleared up quite a bit so I stopped at Main Beach. Again, I almost left because the shell beds weren’t great, and there was still some scattered lightening. I saw some beds up to the North, so headed that way and hit the jackpot!
Found C. Madisonius, C. Septenarius, C. Jeffersonius, Carolinapecten eborus, Argopecten comparilis, and one that I think is Argopecten eboreus solarioides (based upon images from Lee Creek Mines). Three extra large great specimens!
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W0T6F35
Fort Clinch Beach, Main to 9N
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MAR 4, 2022 LOOT: W0T210F8 – treasure!
Took the day off for my birthday, and it turned out to be the best beach day ever AND the best bday ever! Good conversation with Teresa Frey, and marvelous finds (210 teeth!!) and an intact double pecten!!
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W0T210F8
Fort Clinch Beach.
read moreFeb 27, 2022 LOOT: W26T16F6
Marvelous day despite biting flies, dirty & debris-filled water, and cold/fog. Found a good amount of wentletraps up in the wrack line on the West Coast.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W26T16F6
Fort Clinch Beach.
read moreFeb 19, 2022 LOOT: W0T23F14
Found a nice Carolinapecten eboreus mixed in with the heavy oyster shell beds on the East Coast.
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W0T23F14
Fort Clinch Beach.
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Dec 31, 2021 LOOT: W24T24F4
Glorious Day, 80 degrees in December! Lost a loot jar, with 3 pectens, one of which was an unusual one. Found another small one later, along with the first good amount of Wentletraps – the most in a long while, which makes me think that it is Winter. Wentletrap Winter. I wish conch cove was still there, wonder if I’ll find them on the sandbar which used to be Conch cove…
MEDITATION: Shinrin-yoku. W24T24F4
Fort Clinch Beach.
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