tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30298434089229268642024-02-20T01:43:55.608-05:00Beach Hugger Beach Cleanup BrevardBeach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-19139843564043370892012-05-09T23:30:00.001-04:002012-05-09T23:30:33.645-04:00Oh, The Places You'll Go....<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u>CLEANING BREVARD BEACHES FOR </u></span></i><br />
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Going South.... back to the north end of the south park. <br />
It's getting hot, 8os F 25 C. These south beaches are nice and peaceful and practically deserted, especially on week days. <br />
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And you do get to meet nice people. We talked with a surf fisher who was having good luck catching sand fleas for bait. He told us how he saw three manatees temporarily caught up on a sand bar the other day. They drew a crowd as they flipped around and freed themselves. Manatees can get huge but they're sweet creatures. He also told us how his granddaughter was learning to surf and was blessed with a pair of dolphins sharing a wave with her.<br />
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It brought back memories of my own bike trip. I rode from Ontario, Canada to Indialantic, Florida in spring 2001. About 1800 miles. There were some rough moments but it was awesome. It took 30 days of riding with one day off. My right pinky took a week to uncurl! My brother did a similar trip from Ontario to New Orleans. My advice to anyone even considering such an adventure, I hate to sound like a commercial but really- JUST DO IT!</div>
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OK, new rope rally.....10 feet today......1238 ft or 412.66 yards.</div>
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<br /></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-46371021974566741302012-05-01T00:47:00.000-04:002012-05-01T00:47:00.929-04:00Sea turtle moms deserve better<i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CLEANING BREVARD BEACHES </span></u></i><br />
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Continuing south from the south end of Spessard Holland Beach Park North, we walked until we reached the north end of Spessard Holland Beach Park South.<br />
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Today's conditions; (Monday) windy, choppy seas and a nice 80 F- 25 C. I had Lee and Scotty with me in Melbourne Beach today. I have not been able to get to the beach as much as I would like but I'm getting there when I can. </div>
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Lee and I have been busy getting <u>pulled over as </u><i><u>robbery suspects-</u> </i>the nerve of those people committing a crime in a vehicle that looks exactly like mine!!!! It was a short terrifying incident that was handled with professionalism by the boys in blue- actually I think they were wearing black but thank goodness we have them to do their job; the real perps were caught that night! Whew! I knew I didn't do it.</div>
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Today we relaxed in the fresh air as we walked the beach picking up the usual<br />
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I discovered some half buried nasty diapers- yuck- and lots of clear plastic; among other debris.<br />
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Between the three of us we probably collected around 4-5 pounds of trash including 13 ft of rope, raising the new total to.....<br />
1228 ft or 409 yards.<br />
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<i>Rock Out the Violence</i> kept me busy for awhile but now I'm getting back to beach cleanups. The concert was great. All the bands that generously donated their time and talent for the local domestic violence shelter were awesome.<br />
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Thank You- <i>Chuck Van Riper, Billy Chapman, Luna Pearl, Vintage, Air Tyte- with special guest Lee Daniels- and the Bone Dogs.</i><br />
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We found 11 ft of rope, brining the tally to........1215 ft or 405 yards of rope removed from Brevard beaches since October 2011.<br />
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</div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-64783254653785473972012-03-30T11:13:00.000-04:002012-03-30T11:13:44.879-04:00Sniffing Out Litter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Cleaning Brevard Beaches for Love of People and Animals</b></u></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Flying solo yesterday, I began where I last ended my previous cleanup; Third Avenue, Melbourne Beach.<br />
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</div><div>It wasn't quite the mess that Ocean Avenue was, however, there was enough to fill a tote bag.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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sniffing out litter</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Highlighting the need to<br />
keep our beaches clean</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>There <u>are</u> trash cans at every beach access,<br />
not that far away. I don't get it.</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You cannot hide from me</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One for the collection!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlOsB8_utvNZPCpPO3X1hbRtyjn6z9OSOT8wcjDbyqkUcpvek1jazNlTAgXqPFbcxqopoMOOYtscjMV8MuNWFGVuoycGYlLMlIfldVhaNBWL8pFkwc30FEXYIQLjUxdsssGE3OQPw1OA/s1600/IMG_20120329_101618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlOsB8_utvNZPCpPO3X1hbRtyjn6z9OSOT8wcjDbyqkUcpvek1jazNlTAgXqPFbcxqopoMOOYtscjMV8MuNWFGVuoycGYlLMlIfldVhaNBWL8pFkwc30FEXYIQLjUxdsssGE3OQPw1OA/s1600/IMG_20120329_101618.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Wreckage in the wrack</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was hot, about 85F, 23C; summer is on its way. During the summer we go through periods of 100F for days in a row, around 35C. My cleanups will have to be either early morning or as the sun is setting; that's too hot for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Journey's end for this day- The Breakers condos</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table> I walk down on the top of the sand, searching the dunes for junk and then on my return I walk along the shoreline, finding relief from the hot sand in the cool ocean water.<div><br />
</div><div>Thanks for coming by, Beach Hugger Brevard. <div><br />
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</div></div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-56164316294762966102012-03-28T12:21:00.002-04:002012-03-28T12:28:07.110-04:00Bottle Shock<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgulPvwcoi5qletkP3dg0FznC5F8po6Bja8zYhI2he3ZEdTDiXo-dqbhLf2OWXExKH1GMqo-nbg7zxMGey-mU89b6e_HQD-Mn3IMatpkheiV2jcNzjwDidNZSUMg1I33R-Ltkn2QcwZvk/s1600/IMG_20120327_100931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgulPvwcoi5qletkP3dg0FznC5F8po6Bja8zYhI2he3ZEdTDiXo-dqbhLf2OWXExKH1GMqo-nbg7zxMGey-mU89b6e_HQD-Mn3IMatpkheiV2jcNzjwDidNZSUMg1I33R-Ltkn2QcwZvk/s1600/IMG_20120327_100931.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mighty Scott, ready to<br />
take on the trash!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It's spring break in Brevard county so I had my helper with me yesterday. Awesome weather for the occasion, 82F 26 C.<br />
<div>Ocean Ave, Melbourne Beach was where we brought our energy and boy it's a good thing we did. What a mess. Food wrappers and drink bottles <i>everywhere</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>junk food junk</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Bottle shock</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJcViEaEH_M1XRZEPMabWGFJFh3LWSHrECHO1_gXUD6qucDXa4jTjgGtO3qRrw4XJBjWQw5qBJ23VARws_bpD7fDXkkr6mMoham6sqQ4Bn42wVEe_YRbTPwgDpLwe43W6LreQrvp5iPE/s1600/IMG_20120327_101437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJcViEaEH_M1XRZEPMabWGFJFh3LWSHrECHO1_gXUD6qucDXa4jTjgGtO3qRrw4XJBjWQw5qBJ23VARws_bpD7fDXkkr6mMoham6sqQ4Bn42wVEe_YRbTPwgDpLwe43W6LreQrvp5iPE/s200/IMG_20120327_101437.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mcmess</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It only took about 15 minutes for us to fill two totes full of junk. Most of it was trash left on the beach. There were a few well worn pieces of debris that had been in the drink for awhile but 95% of what we collected was <i>abandon by user</i>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found 18 beer cans buried in the sand. Some of them, I had to dig deep to retrieve. Why do people think that makes it better? It's not, especially during sea turtle nesting season.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV446g-giysvVwBWLfz6-kgU2qukxcpQ7Gnenb0VVGyDF8yv25HLSYTYoPz6W9DD7_RYovWhJrg0uFsK40lajKqmMeo0cYS7StVuk1UPaDUTa6YyG6IDpFvEaJ30fMZgVhD9Ikej28u8w/s1600/IMG_20120327_103535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV446g-giysvVwBWLfz6-kgU2qukxcpQ7Gnenb0VVGyDF8yv25HLSYTYoPz6W9DD7_RYovWhJrg0uFsK40lajKqmMeo0cYS7StVuk1UPaDUTa6YyG6IDpFvEaJ30fMZgVhD9Ikej28u8w/s1600/IMG_20120327_103535.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Sea turtle nest</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>One thing I find really interesting is that the temperature of the nest determines the gender of the turtles. <i>Cool dudes and hot chicks!</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>30 recyclables</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My county walk is going to head south to Sebastian Inlet, then back to Ocean Ave heading north to Port Canaveral.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for checking out my latest <i>Beach Hug,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beach Hugger Brevard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</i></div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-85248193618667847982012-03-26T23:35:00.000-04:002012-03-26T23:35:33.005-04:00My Plastic Experiment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Back in February I discovered a video by Chris Keet about his <i>plastic experiment.</i> He challenges people to save the plastic used over a thirty day period and give up one plastic item that you use regularly for that thirty day period.<div><br />
</div><div>Almost everything comes in plastic! Looking at my plastic pile was not pretty. My dogs favorite food comes in a big plastic bag, the best dish soap ever is in a plastic bottle, my son's favorite snack- yogurt comes in these little plastic cups.</div><div>I'm trying to cut back where I can but one recent change I made was my liquid laundry soap.</div><div><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfqGkpILal4R4dr8KJ_NnaJzqzzB0wOfhahnbr896DaaCacCIX4fHvrnPihqhAo5RzCFaF9Tlr4zKz4jaBVTq5VnRl0fpWbUnd2jhXDYk0xCbJ9OIe86AY8cJzkRmBCgXBeFIhl8QKnI/s1600/IMG_20120321_185658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfqGkpILal4R4dr8KJ_NnaJzqzzB0wOfhahnbr896DaaCacCIX4fHvrnPihqhAo5RzCFaF9Tlr4zKz4jaBVTq5VnRl0fpWbUnd2jhXDYk0xCbJ9OIe86AY8cJzkRmBCgXBeFIhl8QKnI/s1600/IMG_20120321_185658.jpg" /></a>I gave it up for powder laundry soap in a cardboard box. Of course inside the cardboard box is.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3BJd9BKSR7lXuPq9Aq_Yd3LU_57jzW7CCAjFTl0CPpBr-uL5WodmulTT3VqECoHRNWpAR02MZXy9GYHbDJhf-w331-QftAVOqaREr2s3YnJmes1BZW_iBA2dRcnzxYpoEQT1iXfVGCM/s1600/IMG_20120321_185728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd3BJd9BKSR7lXuPq9Aq_Yd3LU_57jzW7CCAjFTl0CPpBr-uL5WodmulTT3VqECoHRNWpAR02MZXy9GYHbDJhf-w331-QftAVOqaREr2s3YnJmes1BZW_iBA2dRcnzxYpoEQT1iXfVGCM/s1600/IMG_20120321_185728.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ0CsoCprtf53It4KyfqnrjH2wtAEndSc4XvLLeR1f7rm8BRKs2xSct_jf0S3pRFw9oeYtn9by31vKQiUSEX0rlo5iFz_Wt81lr3qio3XE_0r0yrX6uT0AT4xgLHiEHJBhtbr1GP5Bcw/s1600/IMG_20120321_185748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQ0CsoCprtf53It4KyfqnrjH2wtAEndSc4XvLLeR1f7rm8BRKs2xSct_jf0S3pRFw9oeYtn9by31vKQiUSEX0rlo5iFz_Wt81lr3qio3XE_0r0yrX6uT0AT4xgLHiEHJBhtbr1GP5Bcw/s1600/IMG_20120321_185748.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a plastic scoop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q5X2ag1WvTRHXNvuGUmWC4vWISJIGr0TdTS_MjiGDDzYdr96ICYwhk8nMq4vAoJxvHym_W5XR5PB8Ra3kDzK7Y5UTQa5anNyUD3X9j78cHfrvn6xc6nhh_ry0lrInEQWfEU5yKjTDIA/s1600/IMG_20120321_185605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q5X2ag1WvTRHXNvuGUmWC4vWISJIGr0TdTS_MjiGDDzYdr96ICYwhk8nMq4vAoJxvHym_W5XR5PB8Ra3kDzK7Y5UTQa5anNyUD3X9j78cHfrvn6xc6nhh_ry0lrInEQWfEU5yKjTDIA/s1600/IMG_20120321_185605.jpg" /></a>I turned the yogurt cups into music shakers for my <i>Betty Galloway Children's Museum</i> booth at the <i>Rock out The Violence</i> music festival on April 14th. This event is to support the Serene Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter here in Brevard County. If You're in town, come to the Wickham Park pavillion from 12-8 for the best local bands and a great cause. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm scrubbing out the dog food bags and experimenting with turning them into shopping bags.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Veggies from the farmers market are plastic package free and much fresher. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On another note...today was to be the first day of my walk the county cleanup event. Reality check: I'm not going to be able to walk the county in a week. Especially with my April 14th event- I have so much to do! However, I am going to begin my county walk tomorrow and do it in little bites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beach Hugger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Spring breakers are all over the place enjoying our Florida spring- a beautiful mid 70s day or mid 20s C.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The beaches look pretty good but they can be better...</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The first turtle hatchlings have been spotted on our Brevard county beaches. Yea!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> These little guys have a tough road ahead. Only about <i>one in 4000 </i>survive to adulthood. They deserve a nice clean beach to start their journey.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We walked for about an hour collecting bits of plastic as well as shells. A passing surfer gave us a big thanks, always appreciated. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We removed 9 feet of rope from the beach bringing the total up to 1204 ft or 401 yards. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beach Hugger</span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Keep Brevard Beautiful had their <i>Trash Bash</i> today from 8-noon. We had a school thing, however, we did our own <i>Trash Bash</i> at the beach. We spent about an hour and a half picking litter and picking shells. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Spring Breakers are here! Lots of teens and 20 somethings were enjoying our awesome weather. 80s F 20s C. We're glad that you're here but please be good to our beautiful Florida beaches. If you brought it to the beach please take it with you when you go, that includes cigarette butts! Thank you, enjoy your stay.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlbquHziAdZcS4TW7ZcIUohlMK8xHZ9cbl0r-HkTlKbkub4he6v6rMT_9FXIe07Ij0ApNmkaVIlBwz51wLijpUgKuaq4h8zh-uNG7RocDCe_Pf6hyphenhyphenO2Xww4d6TBMTocErEroec-SG2vo/s1600/IMG_20120317_131455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlbquHziAdZcS4TW7ZcIUohlMK8xHZ9cbl0r-HkTlKbkub4he6v6rMT_9FXIe07Ij0ApNmkaVIlBwz51wLijpUgKuaq4h8zh-uNG7RocDCe_Pf6hyphenhyphenO2Xww4d6TBMTocErEroec-SG2vo/s1600/IMG_20120317_131455.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sadly we came upon a dead sea turtle. We reported it to the Sea Turtle Preservation Society- 321-676-1701- call this number in Brevard county if you find distressed or deceased turtles. Poor thing had no head. I suppose some predator made a meal out of it. Life in the wild can be rough. I can't watch those shows where you see lions hunting zebras. It's brutal. I feel horrible for the poor zebra but a lion has to eat right? </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm happy with my <i>vegetarianism</i>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Care for an olive?</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>I recovered 9 ft. of rope, giving me a new total of......1195 ft or 398.33 yds.<br />
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Thanks for checking in,<br />
Beach Hugger.<br />
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</div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-37595641708178203252012-03-11T16:59:00.000-04:002012-03-11T16:59:15.612-04:00Keeping it clean for turtles<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sunday, Soggy Sunday...</span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Palmetto Scrub at Coconut Point, Melbourne Beach</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Scrap strap</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">With rain pouring down, it's not a beach day today. However, yesterday was a gorgeous beach day. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Melbourne Beach was looking pretty good, we probably collected less than a pound of trash, two cigarette butts and this heavy duty plastic...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Meals Ready to Eat-menu 6- chicken with noodles</i><br />
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We heard a lot about these MREs during the hurricanes of 2004. Some people were without power for weeks. We were out for 10 days and later for 12 days. Thank goodness we had a gas stove!</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I picked up 4 ft of rope, bringing my total to 1186 ft or 395.33 yds.</span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Beauty at the beach-Coral Bean plant</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Of course there were bottle caps and plastic chips and <i>evil jellyfish imitators;</i> which were removed and disposed of. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sea Turtle nesting season has begun. The massive leatherbacks are the first to begin laying eggs. (they can be over 1100 lbs) In May the Logger Head season will officially be underway.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Check out the Sea Turtle Preservation Society website for more information. www.seaturtlesspacecoast.org. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have you hugged your beach lately?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Keep it clean for turtles!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Beach Hugger.</span></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-57677981484505448982012-02-25T00:24:00.000-05:002012-02-25T00:24:54.566-05:00Nasty little litter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset at Avenue B- Melbourne Beach</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">I have been up to my elbows in paint and haven't had time for a beach cleanup lately, however, Scotty and I were able to make time at sunset today. (Friday)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Florida is having <i>no</i> winter this year. Good grief, it was 91 F! (30 C).</span></div><div><br />
</div><div>Melbourne Beach was looking pretty good. We did pick up about 5lbs. of trash along with some cool treasure. There was a thick trail of shells along the wrack for our perusal. AND... 10 feet of rope. New total- 1182 ft. 394 yards.<br />
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I'm working on my plastic experiment....... I have a box in my garage for my plastic. Yipes! Dish soap, shampoo, bleach, caps on beverage cartons.<br />
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I wanted something to drink and I looked at the coolers in Wal-Mart. All those little plastic caps gleaming at me atop cardboard cartons.<br />
I did find one container that had no plastic cap, <i>the old spout method</i>. I was thrilled, however, it was 100% artificial- the container proclaimed that it contained <i>no actual juice</i>. <br />
I'm drinking a lot more tap water these days.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Little Nasty </i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The worst thing I found today was a hook and some line entangled in a shredded plastic bag. It had just washed up and I didn't notice the hook right away; I've learned to untangle these things slowly- the hard way of course- ow!. Some poor sea turtle could have seen that shredded bag and thought it to be a jelly fish, taking a bite he would have had a nasty, painful surprise.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hamburger sea bean<br />
from Costa Rica</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Moon shell<br />
also known as a Shark's eye<br />
for the little eye-like<br />
swirl in the center</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Collar made by a moon shell<br />
snail during egg laying</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>drastic plastic</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>So close to so many trash cans...</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Freshly washed in whelk</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Good night beach</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Thanks for stopping by. I have more painting to do but I hope to get back to the beach soon,</div><div>Beach Hugger.<br />
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</div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-86773489359675976692012-02-01T13:43:00.000-05:002012-02-01T13:43:04.921-05:00Plastic Planet/Plastic Experiment<i><u>KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</u></i><br />
I'm painting a house this week, new beach cleanup soon. Please check out this video about what plastic is doing to the planet and learn about the <i>Plastic Experiment.</i><br />
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Thanks,<br />
Beach Hugger<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A spot just for you,<br />
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</tbody></table>I scream, you scream, we all scream for... fish hooks? My poor thumb. I wasn't thinking as I enthusiastically ripped at a clump of dried seaweed to release the fishing line within. The discovery of a hook was announced by my scream. <i>It's only a flesh wound. </i><div><i><br />
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relieved of duty</i></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Goodness only knows what was actually in this milk jug. The date was Feb '97. It could have some horrific chemical in it now. I learned from a city beach cleaner to never open anything, <i>just throw it away.</i></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div>He shared the story of having to close down half of Miami Beach years ago after some workers found a container that had washed in. It looked like water, however, it was some awful chemical. The guy that opened it passed out and fumes found their way into A/C units, causing mayhem. </div><div>And really, who likes mayhem. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Today we collected about 8lbs of trash and 24 ft. of rope. New rope total: 1172 ft. That next end-zone is coming into view.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thanks for checking in on my blog. The weather is still gorgeous. Leave winter behind and join us for a Beach Hug here in Brevard.</div><div>Bye for now,</div><div>Beach Hugger.</div><div><br />
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</span></i></u></div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-42346230333021130982012-01-25T13:55:00.001-05:002012-01-25T14:08:03.267-05:00Of Moons and Hearts and Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Moon shell collar</i><br />
<i>formed from sand</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not the type of sea heart that </i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ever vigilante in Paradise</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The beach was busy on a Tuesday afternoon. Lots of tourists and snowbirds. We cruised Paradise Beach, it was looking beautiful!<br />
<div>Not much litter to be found. We're waiting on a good winter storm to bring about a plastic purge.</div><div>Not that we are having a winter. It's been 79 F for days, 25 C. Lovin' it!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I collected about 4 cigarette butts yesterday and <i>let me tell you</i>, those <i>4 little butts </i>made my tote bag stink to high heaven! I couldn't believe how strong the smell was from <i>4 little butts. </i>My hats off to Danielle from- It Starts With Me-(check it out on blogspot.com) who collects many more than I do and must endure a <i>serious</i> stench.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Little stinker</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Today we hit Ocean Ave in Melbourne Beach. Again the beach looked beautiful. We focused on the smaller bits of plastic and <i>stinky</i> cigarette butts.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yesterday we found 15 ft. of rope at Paradise Beach, Indialantic and today at Melbourne Beach we collected 3 ft. The total has reached 1148 ft. of rope or 382.66 yards. I'm moving in on another touchdown! We collected <i>maybe </i>3 lbs. of trash.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Beach Hugger.</span><br />
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</span></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-75256571299115916922012-01-20T17:24:00.034-05:002012-01-20T17:50:41.015-05:00Sea turtle eating Jellyfish<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cGc2xNwnrLk?fs=1" width="459"></iframe><br />
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Sea turtles are the main reason I became a <i>Beach Hugger</i>. Ten years ago as a member of the Sea Turtle Preservation Society, I learned the damage that trash in the sea can do to these beautiful creatures along with other marine animals.<br />
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Today's cleanup was at Avenue B in Melbourne Beach. It was quiet, a few longboarders riding some small rollers, a couple of joggers, some brown pelicans playing follow the leader and ...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Forgotten fireworks</i></td></tr>
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Sure, fireworks are <i>exciting </i>when they shoot up into the sky and light up the night. It's the <i>cleaning up</i> that is a bit of a <i>yawn </i>to some people.<br />
YOU STILL HAVE TO DO IT.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I would love to know what this means,<br />
any Asian language scholars<br />
want to take a shot at it?</i></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for dropping by,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sianara,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beach Hugger.</div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-46275727215048909002012-01-18T16:29:00.001-05:002012-01-18T16:33:11.038-05:00Jack in the Wrack<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Keeping Brevard Beaches Clean</span></i><br />
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</tbody></table><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For Love of People </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">and Animals</span></i><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Some people load up when they come to the beach, umbrellas, chairs, tents but trees? Going for that real tropical feel I guess. </span><br />
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</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Millennium Park in Indian Harbor Beach has been adopted by our local beachside Wal-Mart.</span><br />
Many of the beaches in Brevard County have been adopted by organizations which do regular cleanups. It's great to see so many people getting involved to keep our beaches clean.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvM5MgNxhR-IkAXVPoAxv9e7xd4xG_6WkJ3TAcG_jF19fNxMWSW_HiSBpaOqSxzp8rd78LWCgLI6qiwzMRmjwbV2rYNww3CWz1a_eLM-wGKhRcn65GlMqc-HbDErhPn9IE2t8SByFydk/s1600/IMG_20120117_162054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvM5MgNxhR-IkAXVPoAxv9e7xd4xG_6WkJ3TAcG_jF19fNxMWSW_HiSBpaOqSxzp8rd78LWCgLI6qiwzMRmjwbV2rYNww3CWz1a_eLM-wGKhRcn65GlMqc-HbDErhPn9IE2t8SByFydk/s1600/IMG_20120117_162054.jpg" /></a>I was there yesterday for about an hour finding all kinds of junk. Weather- gorgeous, around 80 F- 25C.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">I spent about 15 minutes ripping dried seaweed to get to a big snarl of fishing line. Into the recycle tube with you.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Jack in the wrack</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span">Lee has a theory that the seaweed that wraps around rope and fishing line does so as a naturally defensive move to make it less able to entangle and injure sea life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">I collected a good 10 lbs of debris along with 22 ft. of rope moving my total to 1095 ft or 365 yds.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The remains of the prey</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Grampa's beach,<br />
we miss him</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span">Today it was down to Seagull Park in Satellite Beach,<i> grampa's beach</i>, in honor of my late father-in-law.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Big plastic chunk of <br />
could be anything junk</i></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span">Much more litter has been on the beach lately. I filled a good full tote today along with another 15 ft. of rope. The total is now exactly 1100 ft.<i> </i>or 366.66 yds. of rope collected since I began keeping track two months ago. I don't know if people realize how much is out there. A LOT. And what it does to wildlife is not pretty. I want to get it off the beach so it can't wash back out and entangle marine animals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"> Two months until I walk the county in a county wide <i>Beach Hug.</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">I<i> </i>would love company if anyone is interested in walking a section with me and my Beach Hugger crew.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Do svidaniya</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Beach Hugger.</span>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-1528938755873465132012-01-11T13:26:00.000-05:002012-01-11T13:26:48.390-05:00Mermaids Keep Sharks in Their Purses<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Mermaid purse-<br />
egg case for rays <br />
and some species of sharks </i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Keeping Brevard Beaches Clean</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stainless steel hunk o' junk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rope to be revitalized</i></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">People and Animals</span><br />
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Today there was a little more churn in the sea compared to yesterday.<br />
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</div><div>Rope collected: 13 ft.</div><div>New total : 1086 ft or 362 yds, heading for touchdown <i>number 4.</i></div><div><br />
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Only a month and a half until sea turtle nesting season.<br />
Turtles need clean beaches for their<br />
important mission.<br />
Come on down,<br />
we'd love to have you join us for<br />
a Beach Hug for turtles.<br />
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Thanks for visiting,<br />
arrivederci,<br />
Beach Hugger.</td></tr>
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</span></u></div>Fifth Avenue was our destination today. Warm sunshine and fresh sea air filled us with positive energy.<br />
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</tbody></table>The past two years Florida has had some cold winters. We are holding out hope that this year will be a little warmer, so far it has. Today it reached 78 F 24 C, can't beat that.<br />
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</div><div> It's true when you give something away it comes back to you. I walked a short distance and came upon a shovel head that had just washed in. It's silly, I know, but I get a kick out of my shovel collection. :o)</div><div><br />
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</div><div>Thanks for visiting. I'm going to be working away on my <i>Hope Rope </i>creations. I'll post more information soon.<br />
<div>Walk the county with me (or part of it) the last week of March. Let see how much junk we can find in a county wide<i> Beach Hug. </i>Come to the warmth of Florida, and bring a bag!</div><div><br />
</div><div>Aloha,</div><div>Beach Hugger.<br />
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</div></div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-85275793133339413942012-01-09T19:42:00.000-05:002012-01-09T19:42:50.621-05:00U Can Make a Difference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</span></u></i></div>Ah yes, it was back to school for the little one today. Early rise for all involved.<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><u>I have a new project:</u> <i>Hope Rope. </i>With all the rope Lee and I find, we have come up with an idea to <i>support the cause</i>. Hope Rope jewelry, book marks, key chains (and door mats, to come in the near future) all made from beach recovered rope. The Hope Rope item you purchase is made from rope that was removed as a potential marine animal entanglement hazard. (completely rejuvenated with our amazing cleaning process). You will be supporting our beach cleanup efforts and 25% of the profits will be donated to the Sea Turtle Preservation Society. They do a wonderful job protecting these amazing creatures. Brevard County is the largest nesting area in the Northern Hemisphere for the Loggerhead Sea Turtle. <div>More information to come soon about <i>Hope Rope</i>.....</div><div><br />
</div><div>Speaking of rope....yesterday's count was 15 ft. bringing the new total to 1070 ft. or 356.66 yds.<br />
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</div><div>Thanks for checking in on the latest Beach Hug. </div><div>I appreciate your interest in my Beach Hugs.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hey,</div><div>If it's within reach</div><div>be a peach</div><div>hug your beach.</div><div>Adios </div><div>Beach Hugger.<br />
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</div></div></div></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-65652901931338492302012-01-07T21:52:00.000-05:002012-01-07T21:52:50.012-05:00My Blue Marble<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN </span></u></i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lee recycling fishing line</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</span></u></i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One good<b> tern </b>deserves another</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Did Santa do that?</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Florida, back on track! No bundling today. It was a t-shirt and flip flops day as temperatures rose to around 73 F, 21 C. Winter in Florida, gotta love it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not the Oaklys!!<br />
Bummer<br />
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</tbody></table><div>We headed to Bicentennial Park in Indian Harbor Beach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hangin' with the royal terns in IHB</i></td></tr>
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Between the two of us, Lee and I probably only picked up about 6-8 lbs of trash today.<br />
We relieved the beach of 4 ft of rope, creeping our total up to 1055 ft or 351.66 yds.<br />
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After our cleanup we visited the Sea Turtle Preservation Society shop: 111 Miramar Ave<br />
Indialantic. If you're in the area stop by, they have lots of cool arty items for sale, including lots of jewelry. It all goes to help the turtles.<br />
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We had a wonderful talk with Ann and shared cleaning tales.<br />
I was thrilled when she gave Lee and me each a blue marble. It means a lot to me.<br />
I had heard about the blue marble project through <i>Sara Bayles' Daily Ocean blog</i>.<br />
Check it out for yourself at: <i>www.bluemarbles.org</i><br />
Ann taught me something today, I knew the planet was 2/3 water, however, I didn't realize we are matched with the earth in that we are also 2/3 water. (Am I the only one who didn't know that?)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Great Blue Heron<br />
keeping close watch<br />
over the fishermen</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Also the salinity proportions within us match that of the ocean. <i>Now</i> I know why people say <i>Mother Ocean</i>. Love your mother, hug a beach.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by<br />
au revoir,<br />
Beach Hugger.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My blue marble</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Broken up trash can,<br />
it has become what it once held</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Low tide revealing rocks</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-9950482250850284892012-01-06T17:28:00.002-05:002012-01-06T17:35:44.655-05:00Litter is Ultra Pure-Trash<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FOR LOVE OF </span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">PEOPLE </span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">AND </span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">ANIMALS</span></b></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Boardwalk at Canova</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Made use of the fishing line<br />
recycling tube today</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Most Florida winter days you're bundled up in the morning and by midday you've peeled down to a<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Nice Sketcher sandal<br />
what a shame</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>t-shirt. This morning began with 46F, 8C and rose to 70F, 20C. We took the Beach Hugger pooch for a walk before heading to Canova Beach in Indialantic for a cleanup.<br />
<br />
Dogs are not allowed on the beach here in Brevard, although lots of people bring them anyway. The Beach Hugger hound has been to the beach but no more. She hates getting her feet wet when it rains but she'll go running out into the surf with reckless abandon. <i>It makes mom nervous, </i>besides - sweet as she is, she doesn't always get along with other beloved pooches.<br />
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We met up with Jim. Two days per week his <i>office </i>is Canova Beach. He discovered a huge bowline from some big ship. There was about 25 ft of it, it must have weighed over 200 lbs. I'm glad that mess is no longer a potential entanglement hazard.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocqc9ApemYksmFvhBalGOHonghnCUIcjQdeOKn2sCDLH_TqzWuFYXUvXff1lGjnLzBfl0EB1P_Z8wdTNlPJHwnRaYI7B3GUAU1skYbdxb_OHj-3MdbveqaapWSrxrDgO9GlrwXa9lfUI/s1600/IMG_20120106_101842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhocqc9ApemYksmFvhBalGOHonghnCUIcjQdeOKn2sCDLH_TqzWuFYXUvXff1lGjnLzBfl0EB1P_Z8wdTNlPJHwnRaYI7B3GUAU1skYbdxb_OHj-3MdbveqaapWSrxrDgO9GlrwXa9lfUI/s200/IMG_20120106_101842.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>My aunt Fanny it's pure!</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was low tide and there was not a lot of litter to be found but we collected plenty of straws and plastic bags along with bottle caps and a few unusual items. Most of the time we collect a least 10 lbs a trip.<br />
Today between us we probably only collected around 4-5 lbs.<br />
When the seas turns rough again we will have an abundance of trash at our feet.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lee and Jim with a huge bowline</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Brooklyn, the beloved<br />
Beach Hugger hound</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Poor unfortunate stingray<br />
bird breakfast</i></td></tr>
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Let's hope only the tag is lost</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I hope this snorkel piece was not lost at an<br />
inopportune moment</i></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did find one measly foot of rope. Bringing the total to 1051 ft or 350.33 yds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for visiting, come do a county wide <i>Beach Hug </i>with me during the last week of March.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Email brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ciao for now,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beach Hugger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-80910559091504276952012-01-04T17:30:00.000-05:002012-01-04T17:30:34.850-05:00Happy New Year<u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN FOR </span></i></u><br />
<u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</span></i></u><br />
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
Rain and the holidays have kept me away but <i>I'm back</i>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Hypodermic needle still intact<br />
we took it to a fire station<br />
for disposal</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Friday, Dec 30 was my last cleanup of the year. We went to Melbourne Beach at Ocean Ave.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Serious slurpy straw <u>system</u></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found 5 feet of rope<br />
new total:1036 ft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was nice and warm, around 70 F, 20 C. Scotty, Lee and I filled three totes of junk.<br />
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Today was a different story, temperature wise.<br />
Us spoiled Floridians woke to chilly temps yesterday morning.<br />
<i>It was in the 20s.</i> -5 C.Yipes! It stayed in the 40s all day 5 C. This morning it was a little warmer- 30s, getting up to the 50s, teens C.<br />
Lee and I bundled up and braved the cold (LOL)<br />
to do a cleanup in <i>Paradise,</i> Paradise Beach, Indialantic.<br />
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Not much litter to be found, which is nice. Our beaches are still pretty! I want them to stay that way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Funky foam</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>A lot of cigarette butts today. We usually don't find too many but today they were all over.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The only message in this bottle:<br />
PICK UP YOUR TRASH!</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Today we found 14 ft. of rope tangled up among the dried seaweed.<div>Our total to begin the new year is....1050 ft. or 350 yds.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Thanks for stopping by, I hope your holidays were grand.</div><div>If you're going to be in Brevard County FL between Saturday, March 24 and Sunday April 1,</div><div>join me as I walk the county form end to end in my county wide beach hug.</div><div>email me at brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com</div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Ciao for now,</i></div><div><i>Beach Hugger</i></div><div><br />
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</div>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-62550695850630036062011-12-23T17:59:00.001-05:002011-12-23T18:00:55.622-05:00Coconut Point Cleanup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4u5XnVghfkUeGab3torM-RKzY48efO5RLzWgvuhdi6dhVaJ3R5cTmgk_E1RnaccywY1Tj8p9AgjUq0dqlngHp2DEBABJmUErXxjw7tECO6t5c8kJ1i0gNl4VQG2M6of6zqLUAGtDQCM/s1600/IMG_20111223_122209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4u5XnVghfkUeGab3torM-RKzY48efO5RLzWgvuhdi6dhVaJ3R5cTmgk_E1RnaccywY1Tj8p9AgjUq0dqlngHp2DEBABJmUErXxjw7tECO6t5c8kJ1i0gNl4VQG2M6of6zqLUAGtDQCM/s1600/IMG_20111223_122209.jpg" /></a></div><u><i>KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN</i></u><br />
<u><i>FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE </i></u><br />
<u><i>AND ANIMALS</i></u><br />
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Low tide and high temperatures(83F 26C) greeted us at beautiful Coconut Point Park in South Melbourne Beach today.<br />
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If you're in the area any first Saturday of the month, consider joining the <i>Sea Turtle Preservation Society </i>for a beach cleanup at this location. They meet at 8am. They even provide bags and gloves. Help keep the beaches clean for the critters.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Flotsam Francais</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Little piece of Canada in the Florida sand</i></td></tr>
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Debris on the beach is bad for all involved, <i>however</i>, I did get excited when Lee discovered this pizza car from Canada (my homeland). I still remember the company's jingle from way back when I was a kid.. 9-6-7, 11 11, phone Pizza Pizza, heyy, heyy!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One of two totes, loaded to the gills</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Great find!<br />
<i>Then there's the rest of the junk</i>. Two full totes of broken plastic, bottle caps and mystery trash along with 39 ft. of rope.<br />
We broke the 1000 ft. mark!! We have now collected 1031 ft. of rope. That's 343.66 yds. eliminated as an entanglement issue for marine animals.<br />
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Thanks for vsiting.<br />
Merry Christmas, Happy Channuka,<i> happy whatever you celebrate.</i><br />
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</i><br />
<i>This holiday season,</i><br />
<i>Raise a glass</i><br />
<i>Drain your mug</i><br />
<i>Get to the beach</i><br />
<i>Give it a holiday hug</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>With hope and dedication these beaches will not<br />
one day be covered in 'wall to wall' debris<br />
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</tbody></table>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-56492759180266456572011-12-22T17:07:00.000-05:002011-12-22T17:07:19.107-05:00Litter is a Triple Threat<div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN</span></i></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">FOR LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</span></i></u></div><br />
Rough seas have calmed and the plastic mass has been reclaimed by the ocean...<br />
until the next uproar of waves.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Shelley and Lee ready to hug the beach</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>I find a lot of these<br />
little foreigners </i></td></tr>
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Yesterday was the first day of winter but you would never know by our weather. Today the temperature was about 80 F, 25 C. Gorgeous Florida day, come visit if you can.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Fuzzy end of something</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>It was nice to see the beach looking pretty today. Not a lot of trash but lots of shells. We went to a little spot in between Paradise and Canova and collected 5ft of rope, giving us a new total of 992 ft. or 330.66 yds.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Good shelling day</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Triple Threat is right!<br />
Left over fireworks.<br />
(you should see after 4th of July, yipes!)</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-90794760710429545642011-12-20T19:05:00.002-05:002011-12-20T19:07:14.910-05:00Plastic, Hmmm. Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time<div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN FOR </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS</span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Christmas is coming! Shopping, sewing, baking etc. has not allowed me as much time at the beach as I would like.<br />
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I did, however, do a beach cleanup yesterday with my son; today I flew solo.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Scotty, on the trail of trash.</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Monday's cleanup was in Paradise, Paradise Beach, Indialantic. Awww that sounds so nice and it is but of course all the usual <i>yuck</i> was there. It was mild around 72 F, 21C. (I<i> </i>still wore a jacket) We made it to the beach as the sun was dimming.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>always lovely to find one of these</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>We collected two tote bags full of all kinds of debris; lots of big plastic chunks.<br />
I'm sure between us we collected over 10lbs. The rope count for the day was 37 ft. , elevating the rope total to 949 ft. or 316.33 yds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Un-natural at the beach</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OD-8i4xIvIkshPzAvV6TIo-pYwxW2Dyq2VjTs4rSsPzvdyu_bNKcwi98TM3-B5srjV_1iaXTbaY6UmX1olpCXIDg8MxiSvd5UxYfGCaQcn7gVQpyNKG5eQo7GF0qVmJbemfGcRNMcZo/s1600/IMG_20111220_161207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OD-8i4xIvIkshPzAvV6TIo-pYwxW2Dyq2VjTs4rSsPzvdyu_bNKcwi98TM3-B5srjV_1iaXTbaY6UmX1olpCXIDg8MxiSvd5UxYfGCaQcn7gVQpyNKG5eQo7GF0qVmJbemfGcRNMcZo/s200/IMG_20111220_161207.jpg" width="200" /></a>Today I hit Ocean Ave. in Melbourne Beach. Another sunset session and another day of big chunks of plastic. It didn't take long to fill my tote. I dumped it and went back for seconds. Leaving was difficult. <i>One more thing I have to get, one more thing I have to get. </i>Finally my bag was becoming difficult to carry so I had to pack it in. Walking past debris on the way to the boardwalk, I tried not to think of the harm it may bring. I can't get it all. I did collect 38 ft. of rope moving my total up to 987 ft. or 329 yds. Moving in on another <i>football field.</i><br />
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<i>Thanks for checking in.</i><br />
<i><br />
</i><br />
<i>Jingle bells</i><br />
<i>Beach litter smells</i><br />
<i>Balloons have gone astray</i><br />
<i><br />
</i><br />
<i>Pick up your stash</i><br />
<i>of all your trash</i><br />
<i>and throw it all away</i><br />
<i>Hey!</i><br />
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(Yes, I know, it's bad) County wide <i>Beach Hug, </i>March 24-April 1. We can clean up the place to celebrate the beginning of Sea Turtle nesting season. Interested? brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Parlez vous Francais?</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>You bet it's long lasting...<br />
this sucker's gonna be on<br />
the planet for ever!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Rings of death</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowls, bottles, bins....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plastic, hmmm.<br />
Seemed like a good idea at the time</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Beach Huggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09090670474700064686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029843408922926864.post-19988095266770037352011-12-15T13:15:00.003-05:002011-12-15T13:20:58.203-05:00Litter To Curl Your Hair<div style="text-align: center;"><u><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">KEEPING BREVARD BEACHES CLEAN</span></i></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><i><u>FOR </u></i></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Melbourne Beach</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One of four totes filled</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">With a cool breeze and under grey skies, the ocean continued to crash and churn today, pushing unwanted</div><div style="text-align: center;">debris onto the sand. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Melbourne Beach was looking pretty junky. We filled four tote bags with plastic of all shapes and sizes and collected 12 ft. of rope. This brings the rope total to 912 ft. or 304 yds.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking up the beach I hated to leave. Debris sitting on the sand was calling me. Unfortunately, we can't get it all. </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Mt6ulB7KVb0oI0H3rcAoHbP_IC9dTThoCOaRguF2guIrOhXXtpjVwE2pa79KQwQPLD-Mx1a_iMHkvbHUZ8Mm8stR2lq_E_audkSlWUMKIIWg-c31ftcYVb_nii-o1fCnu3cbk7QyAk/s1600/IMG_20111215_095734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Mt6ulB7KVb0oI0H3rcAoHbP_IC9dTThoCOaRguF2guIrOhXXtpjVwE2pa79KQwQPLD-Mx1a_iMHkvbHUZ8Mm8stR2lq_E_audkSlWUMKIIWg-c31ftcYVb_nii-o1fCnu3cbk7QyAk/s200/IMG_20111215_095734.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Foreign motor oil container</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ_pc1PmOtC_VvO15_jiTEcDXKU77IY4U3JcejZHfmLHa96gTemb8jji_TctMh7dbdANufEt5JWg4lTyLMYR7dKfcP05viuXuadvhqz0u36DS8WzibtzmPaYZpDtB3Yu41sUAgmKbPAM/s1600/IMG_20111215_101729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZ_pc1PmOtC_VvO15_jiTEcDXKU77IY4U3JcejZHfmLHa96gTemb8jji_TctMh7dbdANufEt5JWg4lTyLMYR7dKfcP05viuXuadvhqz0u36DS8WzibtzmPaYZpDtB3Yu41sUAgmKbPAM/s1600/IMG_20111215_101729.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>More foreign flotsam</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigjPTz8fNUIjsl2NLLb36K8WPkpiptnfz0XNIbqS3DVi5X85QlvMkvOyr0V2jQIrNl9gAApazzUqFxTHrVFEsAlyFD2DkjLfdMPIEuuB6GqZCABRjAAZOp2oehTg4BTt6BWvvG7aFnyM/s1600/IMG_20111215_103054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiigjPTz8fNUIjsl2NLLb36K8WPkpiptnfz0XNIbqS3DVi5X85QlvMkvOyr0V2jQIrNl9gAApazzUqFxTHrVFEsAlyFD2DkjLfdMPIEuuB6GqZCABRjAAZOp2oehTg4BTt6BWvvG7aFnyM/s200/IMG_20111215_103054.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Not so pretty in pink</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Thanks for dropping by.<br />
<div>Interested in a county wide "Beach Hug" cleanup?</div><div>Please contact me at brevardcountybeachhug12@gmail.com</div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Where ever you are</i></div><div><i>If you can read my 'speech'</i></div><div><i>Please take some time</i></div><div><i>To hug a beach</i></div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>So much litter- it will curl your hair!</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One for the- what the heck?- file</i></td></tr>
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