Reflection on 60 degrees in February

Spring? By Sara Codair Toes sink into cool muck while the birds welcome the warmth with their song. The ice is almost gone. The breeze raises goose bumps on my bare arms, but that is not the point. The point is that they are bare. The cat was out with me, but the noise of people waking from winter hibernation chased him inside, back to his fluffy warm perch by the window where a layer of glass keeps him safe from big wide world and all its scary cliché’s. I want to go run, but I’ve already showered and I need to go to work soon. I want to dip my toes in the ocean, feel the col salt numb them to the bone and let the sand scrape away layers of dead skin while the salt heals the places where my nails dug to deep while trying to remove that dead skin in the bathroom. I want to see the king fisher and the duck, but not the swan, because lets face it, he is pretty scary with his flesh tearing beak and greedy stomach. I have two days left of being 30 - 3, then I will be 30 – 2. I’ll only be two years away from that three zero number that means I can’t run from adulthood any longer because I’m way into it an getting close to old. Its not spring, but it feels like it, and feels like it is enough to shake the clouds from my brain and make my eyes open wide. It’s enough to make my body feel light to dance across the soggy earth. It’s enough to give me hope.

Snow Day Poem

Polar Plunge By Sara Codair Kids are swimming in snow. Literally. Two of them, bundled up to twice their width in blue jackets, snow pants, mittens and scarves jumped off a dock into snow that was up to their waist. They waddled and wobbled and used their arms to propel themselves forward through the powdery white stuff that covers the ice that was once a lake all those months ago when the sun was golden warm and the water was shimmering blue.

Today I spent just a few short hours at the beach. I played with my cousin's children, sat in the sun, smelt the salt air, enjoyed the breeze. I didn't walk anywhere, I didn't look for seaglass. I just relaxed, enjoying one of the last few weeks of peace, one of the last weeks of summer before I return to work in September. Before I return to the world of classes, essay assignments, grades and students. Before the words completely swallow up my life, my self and my spirit. Today, I just sat taking everything in. I let the world fly by, let worries about houses and contractors fly far away from my mind. I am home again, at my little house near the lake. I can't smell the salt or hear the ocean waves lapping on shore. However, I can hear the trees rustling in the breeze, wind chimes, and the distant hum of boat engines and lawn mowers. It is still peaceful, but it is time to work. Time to prepare for the anticipated craziness that will replace my lazy, unstructured summer life.

Snatched From the Surf

Click here to see what I made from a piece of the seaglass I found yesterday!

I wrapped the smooth bright green seaglass, as well as a butterfly charm, in sterling silver wire.
It is for sale in my Etsy Shop.

Snatched from The Surf

I spent about two hours on the beach this morning. When I fist arrived, I was disappointed. It was peak high tide! The large waves were pounding the shore and sucking sand out quicker than they came crashing it.

No seaglass and no swimming were the first things that popped into my head.

I stood on the edge of the surf getting splashed by the waves. I watched the sand and foam whip and swirl around my feet, occasionally crouching down to  let some of the waves and foam cool my back and head.

Once, I noticed a flash of green amidst the yellow swirl of sand and rock. Seaglass! As quick as I saw the green flash, a large wave came and washed it back out, but now my eyes were glued to the sand. Several times I watched this green flash wash up on shore only to be sucked back out while sand, rock and water raced all around it, smoothing its edges.

Eventually I was quick enough to catch the glass! I long, smooth gem of Kelly green seaglass. It was the first of five totally smooth pieces that I plucked out of the surf!

No every piece I found was smooth. I did not keep the rough pieces, but tossed them back into natures glass tumbler. 

It has been a long time since I've posted anything! Wow.

I just got back from a trip up to Bar Harbor and found some great seaglass while I was up there. So far, I've made a necklace and a pair of earrings with some pieces from seal harbor beach.


Check them out here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77402792/vacation-memories-kelly-green-seaglass

http://www.etsy.com/listing/77352030/from-a-walk-on-seal-harbor-drilled-beach

And check out this treasury all of seaglass from the Etsy team called Seaglass Sisters. They have some wonderful stuff too!

Fun Collections!

I was recently featured in this wonderful collection of green garden themes items!



And I created this list of stunning black and white creations!