Porlock Shingle Ridge and stuff that's important

Why I started this web log about driftwood

Why would anybody want to keep a blog about driftwood? Well it turns out there are a whole bundle of reasons, some artistic and some which are just about getting into the open air and feeling the salt spray across your face.

My quest onto nearby beaches started out about making money but rapidly is starting to become a passion. Could it be that my search for driftwood is more about a search for what is important in life ... with surprising results.



Porlock Shingle Ridge retaining wall with wondefully shaped plant..


Headless driftwood researcher taking photo.

Driftwood search across Porlock Shingle Ridge with Porlock Hill in the distance

A great photograph of Porlock Shingle Ridge with Porlock Hill in the distance on a day which alternated between brooding rain filled sky and bright sunshine.



Ballet dancer driftwood found on the Porlock Shingle Ridge beach.



Strange animal from the deep driftwood found on the Porlock Shingle Ridge beach.

Bye for now

Rob

(online author and beachaholic)

Driftwood Craft and Photography

The last time I was on an international auction site (you know the one I mean). I happened to type in 'driftwood' and was amazed that people actually buy and sell driftwood online.

Income from my writing is at a current all time low, so I decided to check out finding and collecting driftwood to earn a few cents as a beachcomber.

How wonderful, I thought, to wander across sun scorched beaches in search of intriguingly wave shaped pieces of wood and actually being paid to do it. Compared with the hours I spend looking at a blank screen, it seemed like a great life.

The beach I chose was the beautiful Porlock Shingle Ridge Beach in the West of England, West Country County of Somerset.

Since the area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), I was afraid there may be rules against collecting even a few pieces of driftwood so decided to do a trial run, without actually lugging any driftwood away.

Wow! Driftwood is so much fun. Everywhere there were wonderfully shaped pieces of wood ideal for craft projects or just as subjects for photography.





Is it a fish? Is it a bird? No it's driftwood!








Can you see the big mouth and staring eyes (Mmm reminds me of someone!)









Another driftwood fish on the beach.







This huge pebble encrusted tree trunk lay on the beach in great splendour.



As I left for home, empty handed except for my photos, I looked across the beautiful saltmarsh hinterland that lies behind Porlock Shingle Ridge and listened to what seemed like a hundred birds hidden in the long grass and in full song.

It was so tranquil. In that moment, I felt part of that splendid remote countryside and thoughts of earning money from selling driftwood were far away.

Bye for now

Rob

(free online author and beach bum for a day ... or maybe soon to be driftwood addict)

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