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Partially Buried Scoop In One Big Hole
Photo by Eric H.
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This is the perfect picture for New Years. If the world was populated by detectorists like me, the photo would go viral. As soon as I saw it I had to laugh and showed it to my wife, who also laughed when she saw it.
It isn't that the picture is so funny. It is just so meaningful. It is a metaphor for life.
I won't tell the story that goes with the picture yet. As a detectorist you can probably identify with the big hole at the water's edge. You get it. You've been there.
You get a signal. You check it out. More beeps. There is something definitely there. You start digging. It is still there. Dig some more. Still there. Dig and dig and dig. You are almost there and the tide tarts coming in and every time you remove some sand, water comes in and fills the hole again. The object is so close, yet remains just out of reach.
As one year comes to an end, it isn't really an end. We aren't done yet. There is more to do. There are things that we haven't yet accomplished even though we put in a lot of work. There will be obstacles to overcome but there will also be windows of opportunity. There are treasures that will continue to draw us on and some that will continue to remain just our of reach.
You don't know what lies in the bottom of the hole. Imagination says it might be some exciting treasure, while discouragement says it might be nothing but junk. The optimist keeps digging, but the pessimist gives up and says there is nothing good there.
There is a lot in life that we can't see and haven't yet reached, yet we know it is there waiting for us - urging us on.
I've been surprised how religious or spiritual so many detectorists are. It is no wonder though. They search for what they do not know and do not see, yet they believe that it is out there. They can search and work for something and not know what it is. They can do everything right and still not be successful - until the right time.
Yes, there is much left to do. There is more to find. There is more to learn. The goal has not been reached. 2017 may have been the start of many projects and the finish of some, yet there is much more to do.
May 2018 NOT be a year of bottomless holes and junk targets. May your efforts be rewarded, and may you find the real treasures of life.
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| Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Yesterday Just Before Noon. |
I took a look at the beach yesterday. Here are some photos that I took at Fort Pierce South Jetty and John Brooks beaches. There was no new erosion at those beaches.
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| Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach. |
It was foggy still around 11 o'clock when I took the photos. I had to enhance them a little because the fog made them look blurry.
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| Fort Pierce South Jetty Yesterday. |
The wind was coming from the northwest. The water had only been to the toe of the cliff.
I did pick up some fossil pieces.
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| John Brooks Beach Yesterday Just Before Noon. |
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| John Brooks Yesterday. |
There was no new erosion at either of these beaches. I don't know if any of the beaches to the north improved. Maybe some one can give me a report from up there.
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The surf predictions are encouraging. As you can see, we are supposed to get a 5 - 8 foot surf next week. Also some north winds.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com |
Have a Happy New Year.
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
