Written by the tTreasureBuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Five Of My Old Find Photos Periodically Taken To Record Gold Finds. |
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| Wabasso Saturday Around 3:00 PM. |
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| Wabasso Saturday at 3:00 PM. |
Thanks DJ.
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Here we go again.
Beach renourishment will begin again January 9. Not all beaches will be closed at the same time.
They will work around Sea Turtle nesting season, which begins on March 1. Some of the projects will be completed befor that and others will start after nesting season ends.
Ambersands Beach will be close Jan. 9 - 13 and 16 - 17.
Goldens Sands beginning January 9.
Round Island no closures.
Seagrape Trail will be closed at some data.
Tracking Station will be closed beginning January 9.
Treasure Shores no closures expecte.
Turtle Trail no closures.
Wabasso closures expected but not dates provided.
So beginning January 9, expect closures at Ambersands, Golden Sands, and Traicking Station.
Check ircgov.com for more details and updates.
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I keep mentioning this, but it has been a mistake that bothers me as much now as it ever did. I wish I had done things differently.
The big mistake is not organizing and storing finds. When you make a find, you clean it, research it, inspect it, and it is kept handy, if it is anything interesting at all, but as the years go by and finds pile up, you (or I should say "I") move on to new finds and the old ones get put aside or put away and forgotten. You might think at the time that you'll remember what you learned and where everything is, but if you keep at it for a few decades, if you are like me, you won't remember what you learned about a particular item from years ago, or even where you put it. Unfortunately, I'm not as organized as I wish I was.
In my earlier days when I was doing a lot of jewelry hunting in South Florida, I had a system that worked well. Periodically (usually about every two weeks) I'd group the gold and a few other interesting recent finds and photograph them before taking them to the bank safe deposit box. A few examples are shown at the top of this post.
I kept the photographs in order, and I also kept detailed records of hunts. In the early years it was easier to remember stand-out finds, but in later years, even the details of those are not remembered as well. I can still however refer to those photos. When photos were printed, as opposed to digital, you could easily write notes concerning those finds on the back of the photos. That worked pretty well, although you never seem to write and record everything that you might wonder about in later years.
There are problems with digital photos, although they are easy to take. You'd think they'd be easy to story, but things happen. Systems change. Computers and storage devices fail. And I can't believe many people actually do enough back-ups. Digital photos don't make it easy to attach notes either. It is possible, but who takes the time to do it?
Another thing that changes over time is your knowledge base and your interests. Finds that at one time seemed uninteresting can become interesting years later after you learn more, or your interests change. You will have access to new research tools, maybe a better microscope, new web sites or computer tools, or maybe you just understand things better so it when you look at a find you made years ago you understand it better when you look at it once again. That means you will have to find it.
No photo will be an adequate replacement for putting your hands on the real thing once again. Organization of physical finds is important, as is record keeping.
Of course, if you sell finds, you probably won't have the opportunity to test them in the future if you learn something might have been more interesting than you thought back years ago.
Maybe you aren't concerned about all that, but for some people, what they learn about finds is important to them. And even if you are only concerned about the economic value of an item, it is possible to sell things way too cheaply if you do your research and don't know enough about it. That is how other people find bargains.
For me, I like to study and learn. I don't like repeating mistakes over and over and try to learn from my mistakes. I also like to go back and look at finds made long ago. They can take on a new meaning, and you can get a lot from the story of an item as it continues to emerge. For me, it seems a find never dies. It continues to be a source of information and interest. Like some people, it tells more and more as it ages.
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The first low tide is slightly negative. The surf is supposed to be only about a foot or two for the next few days.
The treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com blog site is still getting hundreds of views daily. I'm sorry it got so big that it is often difficult to find specific posts or topics.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net