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However, the act itself must've been around since the dawn of time, whether gathering essential resources such as wood or simply picking up unfamiliar objects out of curiosity.
In the Scottish Outer Hebrides, for example, tropical drift seeds, or sea beans, that originate in the Americas and are carried across the Atlantic in ocean currents, were admired for their supposed magical properties and handed down through generations as family heirlooms.
#24 Sometimes You Just Need To Sit In The Sun And Look Fabulous. This Sea Lion Gets It
Unfortunately, in recent decades, the flotsam and jetsam of our beach strandlines have become dominated by plastic litter, from bottles to bags and fishing nets to everyday items such as cigarette lighters, toothbrushes, and printer cartridges.
Marine trash is a global problem of unimaginable scale and consequence, both to the animals that live in the sea and to ourselves. So if you do venture out to comb a beach, a good habit to develop would be to pick up one or two not-so-pleasant finds as well.
#27 The Cafe At My Closest Beach Gives Free Drinks To People Who Collect A Bucket Of Litter From The Beach
#29 NC Coastal Residents Dispose Of Their Christmas Trees Where The Beach Meets The Dunes. These Get Covered With Sand And Help To Prevent Erosion
#30 While Walking On The Beach In Hawaii My Wife And I Found This Glass Ball That Had Become The Home Of A Small Marine Ecosystem
#38 The Snowfall Mixing With The Sand At The Beach, At My Cottage, Looks Like Coffee
#39 Went To A Beach In Iceland And Took A Full-Color Picture That Looks Entirely Grayscale
