My Treasures Found On The Beach and Mermaid's Tears
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
February 8, 2016 8:16am CST
I have enjoyed walking the beach daily. It is miles long with a few huge piers. I haven't made it all the way to the pier walking, but we did drive to one of the piers to watch the fishermen and fisherwomen doing their thing.
It's been very windy so we didn't stay on the pier long. Those fishing were dressed for winter...
While walking the beach I look for treasures. Sand dollars are my favorite but always in pieces. Lots of shells to find too.
I always bring bags of shells home and most end up in my garden.
On the shore of Lake Ontario I pick up treasures too. Drift wood and mermaid's tears. I love the colors of the mermaid's tears and have jars full.
Do you know what mermaid's tears are?
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
8 Feb 16
I have several pieces of driftwood around here too. Nope what's a mermaid's tears?
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
Look through the comments and you will find a link and story about mermaid's tears.
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@TheHorse (238361)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate scrolling...scrolling...scrolling...
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Thanks - I looked at the link and found it interesting. I've never seen one, but mermaids' tears are another matter. I just know them as sea glass.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
Here is a sand dollar, the mermaid's tears are explained with a link in another comment. I find the sand dollars on all beaches here in Florida , the sea glass, mermaid's tears I find on the Great Lakes.
Open main menu For the 2014 film, see Sand Dollars (film). Sand dollar Temporal range: 56–0 Ma Pre? ? O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Paleocene to Recent[1] A live individual of Mellita longifissa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
10 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate
they are very huge and unusual looking.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I love the star fish and have only seen one that was alive in the ocean, the one I saw was huge, so big it surprised me.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
8 Feb 16
This is the first time I hear about mermaid´s tears but it is a lovely name. I´ll look it up.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I miss looking for seaglass on the North Shore Paints.
I was just looking for it the other day online.
My fav piece that I found was pink glass..I did not take them with me when I left due to airport restrictions.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate I am too worried to do so Paints..airports are so dicey now friend, but I am mad that I could not bring them.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I never thought about an airline not allowing them on board. Better safe than sorry I guess...but I would have buried them in a jean pocket and see what happens
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Feb 16
I often beach comb when near the ocean. Always hoping to find real washed up treasure but shells and interesting rocks are nice. I have collected sea glass.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
No real treasure but I love my bits of shells. I enjoy the sea glass too.
@GardenGerty (169585)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I do not know about mermaid's tears and so will be doing a swagbucks search to add to my knowledge as well as to provide some fodder for another eventual reward from SB.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I added a link on a comment if you missed it. I first heard them called mermaid's tears in a book I read.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I wash I had one, they are interesting to see even if just in your garden.
@divalounger (6182)
• United States
10 Feb 16
This reminds me of home Marilyn--I grew up a couple of blocks from the beach in Pacific Grove, CA--I can still smell it in my dreams!
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@divalounger (6182)
• United States
10 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate I grew up tidepooling most days during the summer--my sister and I would head down to the rocks when the tide was out--so shells remind me of those days!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Feb 16
That sounds delightful. I've only visited to the ocean and gulf.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
@rebelann no tears on this beach...sadly
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
@rebelann I added a link on a comment, you can find it
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@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Thank you for the link, I am going to read the legend.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
@JohnRoberts
I first found them on the shore of Lake Ontario. I was impresses with the colors, blue was my favorite although I picked up all colors. I read a book, the title long forgotten (fiction) that mentioned mermaid's tears so since then, that's what I call them
Sea glass is often called "Mermaid Tears." Here is the legend of the mermaid tears and why people call sea glass mermaids tears. Legend of Mermaid Tears. The maidens could change the mighty course ...
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate I never heard of sea glass being referred to as mermaid tears. You can find small bits of sea glass along the Oregon coast. Sea Glass Beach near Fort Bragg on the Northern California coast is the best in the world. there's tons of it. However, the best piece I found was a large bottle bottom polished by the sea near Santa Barbara.
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@Juliaacv (56396)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Nature's way of recycling our garbage.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
Mermaid's tears are bits of glass roughed up so they are smoothe, ..from people tossing bottles in the lakes, the big lakes and are also found on the shores of the ocean. I've never found them on the beach of the ocean but the Great Lakes have tons of them.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate , I had never heard of Mermaids Tears till I read this. Mean old Neptune! But, I do love gathering sea shells too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
10 Feb 16
When I get home I will do another post about them, I made some interesting things out of sea glass, and the beach shots with all the colors are at home too...for those who have never seen it and can't picture what I'm talking about.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate , that is a great idea, I would love to see what beauty can be created by Mermaid's Tears . :-)
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I added a link to the mermaid's tears on a comment if you are interested.
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@Scindhia (1906)
• India
10 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Thank you. I will check it out.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Feb 16
We have some 'mermaids tears' and many things we saved from beach adventures. Most are in jars for everyone to view. Just fun to do!
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
8 Feb 16
I love the beach and have searched for sea glass on Ontario's shores, also. I love sea glass and did not know they were called mermaid's tears but it is a really beautiful name for them. I have also found perfect oval stones but I think it was from Lake Superior.
@akalinus (44366)
• United States
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate I have searched this subject for an article I was writing. There are all sorts of creative ways to use them, pictures, windows, furniture etc. Look around and see.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I have jars full of sea glass. Some times I find creative ways to use it, but mostly it just sits there. Ontario and Erie are the only greats I've played in, both are beautiful.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
11 Feb 16
Sea glass, bits of round smoothe pieces of glass...bear bottle brown, soda green, Vic's blue, every color..green and brown and clear turns white ...those three are mant, other interesting colors are few. Pottery bits are included.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I love coral. In Mexico along the beaches the walls were made out of coral, so beautiful. Brought a few small pieces home in my jean pockets in my luggage, so if I got caught I could say...oops.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
9 Feb 16
@PainsOnSlate Smart! Mine was too large for a pocket, but we wrapped in hotel towels. Shame on us!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
9 Feb 16
I left a link in a comment that tell the legend of mermaid's tears.
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