Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.
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| Pepper Park Yesterday Morning. Photo by Alberto S. |
Alberto S. visited Pepper Park and Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach yesterday morning and sent these photos.
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| Fort Pierce South Jetty Yesterday Morning. Photo by Alberto S. |
Since the higher surf had begun I wanted to see what was happening at the beach, so I went out yesterday afternoon to take a look. Below is what I saw.
You can see that at both John Brooks and Frederick Douglas the water was getting up over all the newly accumulated front beach. It was getting as high as it has been for quite some time and it was not high tide yet.
You can see the sand along the berm of the front beach here. That irregular spot to the left is an area that has been interesting for months now.
The water is getting high enough that there might be some spots that open up at some other beaches after the next high tide or two.
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As you probably know I have been listing the top ten most popular posts of 2017. It has helped me get an overall perspective on the year and what has been most interesting to the blog's readers.
My number five most popular post of the year was another one of the September posts having to do with Hurricane Irma. As I said before, five of the top ten posts were done in September. That was a busy time for Treasure Coast detecting this year.
Number 5 was the 9/12/17 post on some of the first Hurricane Irma finds that were reported. Below is that link.
http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2017/09/91217-report-early-irma-treasure-coast.html
A lot of musket balls and lead were found after Irma.
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Consensus on the ceramic pieces found by Gaylen and shown in yesterday's post seems to be that they are not from old shipwreck pottery. I am always very hesitant to evaluate pieces like that from just seeing photos, and other readers felt the same way, however, they do not look like either olive jar shards or majolica. My first impression, though I was hesitant to say anything on that basis alone, is that they look too hard and dense and the edges are too sharp. I was waiting until I studied it a little more before I said anything specific, but the responses I received via email seemed to be in line with my first impression. I hope to take the time to study those pieces a little more so I can be more specific and perhaps show some examples of the real thing and how they differ.
You might look at my 11/18/12 and 11/19/12 reports, for example. I am obviously far from an expert on shipwreck pottery or ceramics, but you have to start somewhere.
Here is the link to the 11/18/12 report.
http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2012/11/111812-report-sherds-or-shards-water.html
Of course there are books and resources that you can consult that are much more authoritative and thorough.
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The most important topic today is the surf. As I mentioned yesterday, it is getting bigger and hitting higher up on the beach. Some spots might open up.
Here are the surf predictions for the next week.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.netn
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| John Brooks Beach Yesterday Afternoon Before High Tide. |
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| Frederick Douglas Beach Yesterday Afternoon Before High Tide. |
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| Frederick Douglas Yesterday Afternoon. |
The water is getting high enough that there might be some spots that open up at some other beaches after the next high tide or two.
---
As you probably know I have been listing the top ten most popular posts of 2017. It has helped me get an overall perspective on the year and what has been most interesting to the blog's readers.
My number five most popular post of the year was another one of the September posts having to do with Hurricane Irma. As I said before, five of the top ten posts were done in September. That was a busy time for Treasure Coast detecting this year.
Number 5 was the 9/12/17 post on some of the first Hurricane Irma finds that were reported. Below is that link.
http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2017/09/91217-report-early-irma-treasure-coast.html
A lot of musket balls and lead were found after Irma.
---
Consensus on the ceramic pieces found by Gaylen and shown in yesterday's post seems to be that they are not from old shipwreck pottery. I am always very hesitant to evaluate pieces like that from just seeing photos, and other readers felt the same way, however, they do not look like either olive jar shards or majolica. My first impression, though I was hesitant to say anything on that basis alone, is that they look too hard and dense and the edges are too sharp. I was waiting until I studied it a little more before I said anything specific, but the responses I received via email seemed to be in line with my first impression. I hope to take the time to study those pieces a little more so I can be more specific and perhaps show some examples of the real thing and how they differ.
You might look at my 11/18/12 and 11/19/12 reports, for example. I am obviously far from an expert on shipwreck pottery or ceramics, but you have to start somewhere.
Here is the link to the 11/18/12 report.
http://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2012/11/111812-report-sherds-or-shards-water.html
Of course there are books and resources that you can consult that are much more authoritative and thorough.
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The most important topic today is the surf. As I mentioned yesterday, it is getting bigger and hitting higher up on the beach. Some spots might open up.
Here are the surf predictions for the next week.
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| Source; MagicSeaWeed.com. |
TreasureGuide@comcast.netn
