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From Pacific Islands. The bright blue/green Paua shell is NZ and the front 2nd right is a cameo shell - from which jewellery is made. This particular shell has been carved like the jewellery carvings and is presently used as a lamp shade. Middle shell at the top has a perfect nature made hinge whereby it opens and shuts.
From pages 4-5 of "History of Palo Alto, the Early Years" Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund Scottwall Associates San Francisco, California 1989
Photo Caption:
"Aerial photograph, 1947, shows the Castro Shell Mound being leveled and carted away for use as topsoil in gardens. The mound was on San Antonio Road, where Hewlett Packard stands today. As large as 600 feet long and 30 feet high, such mounds were created over centuries by tribes who deposited shells, bones, and human remains in them; 300 to 400 burials were disturbed in this site. Stanford Archeologist Barbara Bocek says there were many, many Indian sites in Palo Alto. Courtesy Palo Alto Historical Association."
One small correction, I believe the location is erroneously identified as HP (formerly Mayfield Mall). Comparison to other aerial photos of the time puts these buildings in the present day location of the Hausner Day School at 450 San Antonio Road.
Dr. Phil Nudelman and his wife, Sandra, recently donated a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 100,000 shells to the Burke Museum. It's not only incredibly beautiful but also holds great research value. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/12YJQeS
I'm not sure where this was, might be Greece, but wherever it was, goats and donkeys are powered by Shell petrol there!
Shell
948 J Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA
This location opened in fall 2000, replacing an older 1960s-built Shell/Miller Mart #66 that sat on the same site (known as "Bayberry Shell").
Today I walked Ruby in the two woods and turf fields as Jackie has sprained her ankle again. Then I walked from Southease north along the river to Lewes and back so about14 miles in all. It was breezy but still hot up to about 28 degrees still the wildlife was out and about so lots of images.
Love these, but can't remember where I picked them up. These days I tend to just take photos and leave the shells on the beach
Dr. Phil Nudelman and his wife, Sandra, recently donated a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 100,000 shells to the Burke Museum. It's not only incredibly beautiful but also holds great research value. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/12YJQeS
Little 6" white chocolate mud cake, coated in white chocolate ganache and then covered in fondant. The shells are gumpaste.
A small coloured pencil drawing testing colours and papers for a larger picture. This one is done on gesso with a little texture where the water is but I decided I prefer a smooth surface.
i have compose rules of third in viewfinder, but it not in ROT after developing
Elikon 35cm
lomography xpro chrome 100
cross process
negative scan
Tronoh, Ipoh. MY
made with a cedar twig found in the yard, fingering weight merino, some beachcombed shells and feathers, and a bit of hand dyed wool.
happy bokeh wednesday.
love the 'waves' in this gift from the sea!
(i know it isn't shell saturday but i couldn't resist the light...)
Dr. Phil Nudelman and his wife, Sandra, recently donated a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 100,000 shells to the Burke Museum. It's not only incredibly beautiful but also holds great research value. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/12YJQeS
The inside of each Abalone Shell, away from where it attaches to the shell, is polished by the mollusc itself as it moves.
#13 Shell/s for 116 pictures in 2016
The Shell Grotto, Pontypool | Groto Cregyn
The Shell Grotto was originally constructed circa 1794, although many improvements were made by Molly, the wife of Capel Hanbury-Leigh around 1830.
Molly is credited with the interior design and it is known that she subscribed to the publication "Follies and Grottoes".
The Shell Grotto is circular, built of rough stone with a conical stone tiled roof. The ceiling is vaulted and supported by six pillars decorated with stones and shells. The floor is reputed to be made from deer bones but closer inspection reveals a variety of bones and teeth from a number of different animals.
The Shell Grotto was always a popular attraction for sightseers but was, unfortunately, allowed to fall into decay around thirty years ago. However, it's structure rose from the ashes in 1996 when it was painstakingly restored with funding from Cadw and European Aid.
The unknown story of the broken sea shells collectors
At Uadaypur sea beach (3km from Digha at the Bengal-Orissa state border), hundreds of poor villagers (80% of them are women) gather on a particular time of the day at the peak of the low tide. They all carry a small net basket for collecting broken shells following the line of the waves. When the baskets are half-filled they empty their catch at the beach and go back to the waves again. Finally the shells are packed in bags for selling. After two hours of continuous hard work, two people together can fill only a 30-kg bag selling for INR Rs 30 (USD 50 cents) only.
The shells are rich source of calcium carbonate, use in feeder mainly at the India's growing poultry industry. Also, it has great demand in making the white (lime) paint. Traders and middlemen are always waiting to exploit these poor villagers. They make on-the-spot payment, collect the bags and transport them to the local market for a hefty profit of 300% by selling each bag for at least Rs 100 (USD $ 2).
I personally talked to the shell collectors and found no Govt. intervention to stop this exploitation. The state government can easily intervene by forming a cooperative and collecting the shells themselves by their nodal agencies with a reasonable price.
Udaypur Sea Beach, Bay of Bengal
Images of Bengal, India
There are a few casuarina trees on the coast around Diggers where people have placed shells. Some of the days were quite smoky but this day wasn't one of them :-) Explored briefly #498
Collected at Grandview the other night. Remind me of angel's wings. Harsh shadow, yes, but had to shoot it then & there!