Henry Domke Fine Art

Flores Island

Scattered along the beaches of both the East and the West Coast, you sometimes see hard, flat discs with a faint five-pointed star pattern on one side. Although they seem like chalk or compacted sand, they are actually the *tests*, or skeletons, of a type of sea creature called a sand dollar. Shell collectors prize sand dollars for their beauty, but you need to handle them carefully to take one home intact.

Discover the legend behind wishing stones, smooth stones with an unbroken line of quartz, chalcedony, or calcite running around the entire exterior of the stone. Learn how they form, where to find them, and the different variations of the legend behind them in this fascinating article. Whether you believe in the superstition or not, wishing stones are a unique and interesting find for any rockhound.

the colours! on the weekend we got engaged we also picked up pebbles like these, they are now a prized posession, love the colours, especially when it gets wet, it stands out even more! x

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Collaboration with Brioney McClean (bri.rose.artist) Newgale Sands, Pembrokeshire

sun patterns on river rock

“Sea glass is physically weathered glass found on beaches along bodies of salt water. Sailor folklore claimed that sea glass are the tears shed by mermaids. #FolkloreThursday”