Shells
Again, a beach would not be a beach without sea shells, and she sells sea
shells on the sea shore !
By far the most common shell is the cockle shell, especially near a
cockle bed !
The cockle lives in sand and mud in shallow water,
often in brackish inlets. It burrows until only the siphons project, pulling
in water from which the animal strains the minute planktonic organisms on
which it feeds.
You can collect these shells and stick them on
bottles, a pastime that many people did years ago. Using a plaster-of-paris
mix, filling in the gaps around the shells. When dry you can varnish them.
Collecting shells is a big hobby to some, and
finding a new shell can be very rewarding. Naturally children will spend
hours collecting them by the bucket full, so be prepared to fetch a lot home
with you.
Some of the more common and traditional things to be found at the beach
Bucket & spade
Cockles
Crabs
Jellyfish
Kites
Mussels
Pebbles
Pier
Promenade
Sand
Seagulls
Seaweed
Shells
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