One topic I really like to talk about, and participate in, is beachcombing. When I am on a beach I can’t seem to sit under an umbrella for very long. You can usually find me walking along the edge of the water, head down, attempting to find ocean treasures. I search for seashells and other drift brought up by the waves, I also scan the sand for sea beans. A former post on this activity can be found here: Sea Beans.
Sanibel Island, Florida, yielded quite a few sea beans this year. I threw out any I thought might be Castor beans since they are poisonous. The others I sorted, soaked a few, and planted. The small sprouts in the terracotta pots are the results.
You can search for sea beans along any coast. Most times, you will find local seeds that have washed into the waterways, but you might get lucky and find a sea bean that has crossed the ocean. The first sea bean you find will perhaps inspire you to start a collection, string it as a pendant, or do as I do and try to grow them for houseplants. Enjoy yourself as you search for sea beans. Finding them is free and brings happiness that can’t be bought.
MINDING MY P'S WITH Q 
You are the Yin, I am the Yang. When at the beach, you would need a sand plow to get me out from under the umbrella, even on Sanibel Island.
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I am not very good at sitting still.
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You really appreciate the beauty of the beach!
This was a beautiful post!
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Yes, one of my favorite places to visit.
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☀️🌊🏖
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Also / so glad to see this post!
Can you send me an email? I need to chat with you real
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Thanks
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I don’t expect to go any time soon but when I do I will certainly look for sea beans. Let us know what you end up with.
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One is beginning to look a bit like a sea grape plant. I hope so…I love those plants and have tried to grow them in the past with no luck at all.
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Thanks for Sharing Your World with a lovely post on a unique hobby. I’ve never heard of sea beans and will gladly read your post and become familiar. Utah is land locked though, and the chances of me going to a coast with sea or ocean is fairly small. And I burn up if I’m in the sun for even five or ten minutes, despite being slathered in sun screen. But beach combing is always something I admired and would have done, had I access to such a beach! Thanks for participating and have a peaceful week!
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Thanks so much. I have relatives in Utah. One is from here and she visits frequently. Perhaps it is the ocean that calls her back along with the family ties.
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