I like long walks on the beach in the rain... Picture

15 years ago

LOL

We went sand dollar collecting on Sunday afternoon in a downpour. Here they are.. just got done with the first rinse, need to dry and wash again. takes a while to clean them up.

No LIVE sand dollars were harmed in an effort to get this picture! We "pick" only dead ones!

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carol_in_california
15 years ago
Great picture!
All the sand dollars on our beach are broken.
Sounds like a lot of fun if the wind wasn't blowing and the rain was gentle.
casey_nfld
15 years ago
I love sand dollars! What are you going to do with them?
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jannie
15 years ago
Lovely picture.
User
15 years ago
Nice find! I think I've found 2 in my lifetime.
nodakgal
15 years ago
Beautiful!! I want to know what you have planned for them too!
glenda_al
15 years ago
Just another teaser, no KAT pic!
earthlydelights
15 years ago
they are interesting, can't say i ever saw one other than a magnet from some souvenier (spelling) shop. live????

what i am interested in is that small plant right behind them. is that a sedum of some sort? did you plant all them or did it spread? i love it.

thanks
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grammahony
15 years ago
Love those sand dollars. I have one under glass (for protection). I always thought they were few and far between. I guess not.
Leslie
kacram
Original Author
15 years ago
Oh, I have an art project in mind for some art on the wall.. then not sure what to do with the rest! Still a lot of clean up! then boiling and bleaching! lol

The green plant is a spurge, and the purple is the dollar plant.. I think that is the name.. or silver dollar...

the spurge was planted in another spot, and the seeds POP! all over and far away! So it has travelled since my Dad gave me 2 from his yard. Have to be careful because a different spurge is considered a noxious weed in this area. Thankfully this one is not!
JoanMN
15 years ago
SO pretty! I've never found one, at least not a whole one.
JoanMN/FL
donna_oh
15 years ago
Oh Kat, love--love--love Sand dollars- My biggest find is 6" by 6" in Treasure Is Fl! I used to hang them on my Xmas tree!

Donna (^_^)
justlinda
15 years ago
There are sooooo many up here on Vancouver Island, and here's a site with the Legend of the Sand Dollar. Quite interesting.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sand Dollar Legend
pattico_gw
15 years ago
Not too many Sand Dollars to be found........here in Iowa....LOL...No salt water beaches either...

patti
Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
15 years ago
Our Sand Dollars are the size of a Silver Dollar, not that big.
whidbeykathy
15 years ago
Kat, last time we went to Pacific Beach the kids gathered about that many.
We thought nothing of it, they were dead.
Do you know it's illegal to collect more than 10? It's in the fish and game book! OOPS! Another stupid rule from Olympia!
alisande
15 years ago
My aunt (cousin Barbara's mother) made some lovely Christmas ornaments from sand dollars. She painted them with a light wash of gold (or perhaps she rubbed a gilt coating on them?). On some, she painted the tiny design that's in the center. The natural design looks like poinsettias, and she painted it red. They were really beautiful.

Have fun!
linda_in_iowa
15 years ago
Kat Brat, how do you know they were dead? Did you check for a pulse? LOL
itsmesuzq
15 years ago
Oh my gosh!! And here I thought Sand Dollars were rare! I've only found one in my lifetime and it got broken and thrown away. What a lucky girl you are Kat!!

Susan
kacram
Original Author
15 years ago
Holy cow, Kathy! No kidding? yeah, what a rule! I've seen people stripping the beach at Mukilteo (when we lived up htere 15 years ago) of every single living organism.. didn't matter how big the little tiny crab were... stripped the beach.. I hope there are regulations about THAT now! lol of course, they wouldn't know, like I didn't know.. guess I will have to review the regs! lol

The live ones are buried in the sand (most of them) and they are dark.. ours are purple, and they are "hairy", and heavy. The dead ones also have a hole in the bottom.. the lives ones don't.. well, it's sealed up
catlady15
15 years ago
Kat love your pics.They are really great.Thanks for sharing them.
whidbeykathy
15 years ago
Yes it is stupid Kat! But, they are listed in the "unclassified marine invertabrae" section. We all got a good laugh out of that!
It's a shame people strip the beach, we see it living here on Whidbey all the time. You'll rarely find a shell on West Beach anymore.
Having said that I don't think picking up dead sand dollars hurt a thing. Can't you just see the game wardens taking sand dollars away from kids?!

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