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Gems from the sea ~ Zen mode! Explore, Dec 12, #334

Here is my very nerdy confession....
I am what is known as a "beach gemmer"...someone that wanders along the beach, picking up and collecting washed over pieces of glass...( I assure you that I am not the only freak out there with this strange hobby... apparently there are lots of us, even though I have failed to yet come across another :P)

Many of these pieces have come from as far away as Vietnam, Thailand, the UK, USA and Ireland...
( some even collected from the beach that Bono lives near when I stalked him whilst over there!*giggles*... yes i really am that pathetic!!)

I have no idea why, or what I am ever going to do with all of the glass that I have collected, but I always have a great sense of satisfaction when finding a beautiful sea gem to take home and add to my big jar. ( see below image for the result of 3 years worth of collecting!)

Anyway... being the start of summer and all, my sea gem fascination has started all over again... I took my collection down to the beach and took a few snaps, and in the process had quite a few curious bystanders watching and wondering what the hell I was doing as I stacked and played with my glass. :P

Its ohhh so pretty wouldnt you agree??!!!
( Gav... you had better not be laughing!?)

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    ladyvic71... Victoria Smith Photography, GeeQueue, pixelmama, LAURA~MATESKY, and 23 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Jody T. Photography (18 months ago | reply)

    My big jar of sea gems :)
    (I'll give anyone $1000 if they can correctly guess how many pieces are inside this jar??!)
    beach gems glass collection

  3. ladyvic71... Victoria Smith Photography (18 months ago | reply)

    I love your gems from the sea! This would be something I would do. Great shot, very summery, love it!!

  4. GeeQueue (18 months ago | reply)

    Lol! I AM laughing, but it is very pretty.....what a cool hobby!!! Just had another look - sooooo nice on black.

  5. pixelmama (18 months ago | reply)

    Not laughing here. Just smiling & nodding. So Ms. "beach gemmer" ... meet another "beach gemmer" right here! Yep! I collect them as well, but mine are scattered all over the house, not neatly contained in a beautiful container like yours, and certainly not as geographically eclectic as yours (ROFL at you stalking Bono)!!

    Envious of you beginning your summer ... as we just received our first snow! Can I come stay with you for the duration of winter (and collect some sea glass with you)? And ... my guess:
    1,111 pieces of glass (hope you counted it and haven't added anymore since this photo)!!

  6. Jody T. Photography (18 months ago | reply)

    Thank you so much ladyvic :)
    lmao Gav... you are in no position to be laughing!!!! :P
    WOOO HOOOOOO!!!! I knew it was impossible for me to be the only one!!! And yes!!!! Come on over.... it would be nice to have a fellow enthusiast to scour the beaches with!!! And then I will I come across to your side of the world... Fort Bragg California is the beach where I REALLY desperately want to go to!!! ( now I AM going to have to count them all lol )

  7. GeeQueue (18 months ago | reply)

    Hahahaha.....that's precisely the thought that made me laugh! And now I have the giggles :-p

  8. Fear_Through_The_Eyes (18 months ago | reply)

    A healthy hobby with fantastic achievement! I may start doing the same actually. Then we can compare our notes!

  9. LAURA~MATESKY (18 months ago | reply)

    Send me some, just a few for my sculpture!!!!!!! Message me if you want ...only if your serious,though I wouldn't want you to part with them if you are attached...these are beautiful...I LOVE it !!! What a great ZEN shot!!! Okay, I'm just a little excited! You are like me...I collect stuff like this all the time ,however not in a jar....except shells,shells I have in jars!!! They are all over...in my car,house,coat pockets...yes,you would take care of my driftwood and it's glasses! LOL This is a true favorite of mine and ...a great way to start my day!!! Bye..for now!!

  10. Ann Callaghan..... (18 months ago | reply)

    this is beautiful Jody, nothing sad in what you do im sure there must be some amazing things washed a shore but the glass looks beautiful, id do the same if i stayed near a beach, its driftwood with me when i do get to the beach love it...

  11. ioneanu.com (18 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful colors in this shot and funny hobby, not that strange I would say. About the number of gems in the jar, i would gues around 500.

  12. Samir ..ıllılı.. (17 months ago | reply)

    really awesome shot. great colors, composition and awesome summer light.
    647 is my number :D

  13. Jody T. Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    I think you should Ben! Imagine the shots you could take of Luke Skywalker and sea gems! lol
    Some aussie gems are coming your way Laura! I will pick out a couple of pretty pieces for your beach project :)
    Thanks Ann :) For what its worth, I would collect driftwood too if given half the chance!
    and ... now I REALLY am going to have to count them all! lol Thank you so much for your kind words :)

  14. Bob T... (17 months ago | reply)

    Really nice Jodz, i guess 633 gems in the jar...

  15. N.B. Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    Love the colors! I would say about 2,003. Gee that 1,000 is going to come in handy! Thanks Jody Ha!

  16. D. Photos (17 months ago | reply)

    WOW Jody the First pict is such a gorgeous image!!!! love the colors...as for your hobby, fantastic is all I will say...even stalking Bono(I would too)!!! LOL

  17. monwealbanks (17 months ago | reply)

    I love this.....8 )

  18. Lovo's (17 months ago | reply)

    Love them Jodz

  19. Nebswanny1 (17 months ago | reply)

    This is a very cool shot, great job.

  20. Jody T. Photography (17 months ago | reply)

    LOL... the curiosity got the better of me and I ended up counting them.... well sort of anyway! I got to 850 and then I gave up! Thanks for dropping by Bob :)
    ha ha ha!!! *fingers crossed* Father Christmas brings me a money tree!!

    Lol - thanks Deb... would you believe that I got all the way to Bonos front gate only to learn that he was in Germany!! The funniest part about the whole thing, was that I was actually asked by Bono's security man to stand on the other side of the road when the gates were about to open to allow some handymen into his yard! lol...not sure what they thought I was going to do but clearly they thought I was slightly nuts! (perhaps they were right??! lol)
    VICO ROAD, Dalkey is the place to go should you ever find yourself in Dublin...tell him Jody sent you! *giggles*
    Thank you so much :)
    Thanks Jacq!
    Big thank yous!!

  21. mraj october (17 months ago | reply)

    An interesting gem story with a wonderful shot.

  22. zbigphotography (17 months ago | reply)

    wonderful work...
    --
    Seen on your photo stream. ( ?² )

  23. JJHaro (17 months ago | reply)

    at first sight i thought it was a kind of candy.... these gems looks delicious!
    with these 2,345 gems you can start a handmade jewelry business

  24. ScrapbookingmemoriesforDianne (17 months ago | reply)

    Those are gorgeous,wonderful colours! I would be a collector too! Lovely shot my friend! Keep shining!

  25. sneetchbeach (16 months ago | reply)

    Great idea!

  26. zandrsmum (16 months ago | reply)

    I see Laura got a little excited! They are beautiful.

  27. smiles7 (16 months ago | reply)

    I love to roam the beaches here on Lake MI and collect glass, petoskey stones etc. I also love cairns so this shot made my day. Superb.

  28. bigbirdma (15 months ago | reply)

    Very creative.....love the soft sea colours and sitting them on the weathered timber was just perfect. Enjoyed your photostream.

  29. photoLil (15 months ago | reply)

    Love your gems.

  30. Aris. (11 months ago | reply)

    Dear Jody, your glass gems are beautiful and the way you created this composition makes them even more beautiful! I love the nuances of this photo, ranging from blue to green!
    But finally who won the prize by guessing the number of gems? (Just kidding :-P)

  31. Photominiek (9 months ago | reply)

    How fantastic nature can be? It polishes human waste into gems. Luckily some humans notice this and appreciate it, very beautiful !!!

  32. ant-o-rama (2 months ago | reply)

    we collect sea glass too, love your blue ones them and people seem to be the rarest, too hot for hunting sea gems, we've been hunting shellfish instead at oliver's hill, bout to head back to the pier for some jumping, after that it will be back home for muscles and abalone with salad accompanied by the two frosty goats that survived last night when i fell asleep with the aircon still going, i'll swap you a goat for a fig
    friand ;)

  33. ant-o-rama (2 months ago | reply)

    oh and your ace jar is way prettier than our collection of ice cream containers, my guess is 1872 :)

  34. Nikon Pro-digital Expectations (4 weeks ago | reply)

    beautiful shot...

  35. akaadventurephotos (29 hours ago | reply)

    Nice!

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