I’m a beachcomber; anything along the shore catches my attention. Sea shells and sea beans are what most folks might expect a collector of seaside treasures to be seeking. Most days this would be what you would find in my bag. Over the past few weeks bottle caps have been drifting to my attention.
I was searching for crafts using recycled materials, during one of these searches a bottle cap basket popped up. My first thought was, how many bottle caps would it take to make such a basket. It might take a while to collect enough caps, maybe weeks. I was not too keen on taking the caps out of a recycling bin from the germ perspective. I certainly come across loads of bottle caps on the beach. I decided to see how many I would find next time I beachcombed.
Well, I did not expect the trove of caps I found on Monday. I met Heather after work, 5:30 ish. We strolled up the beach finding beans along the edge of the wrackline. I decide to pick up caps close to the same size, similar shape and of all colors. The other choice was the way in which I picked them up, I chose to squat or lunge rather than bend over. I felt it would be better aerobically and might as well add a health benefit to this quest.
We walked more than a mile up the beach from Spanish River Blvd into Highland Beach
I walked again on Tuesday and Wednesday, the total is not as high for these walks. I am still cleaning and counting. The quantity is still higher than I would expect.
So I made the basket, see what you think.
I did add a few random items, but it was fun to make.
