together again?
the tides were receding and i came upon one of those frequent patches of shell pieces and debris. i immediately spotted an olive shell and bent to pick it up. next to it was another… and then another. i had no bag or bucket for collecting shells so i was holding them scooped in the top of my bathing suit. everywhere i looked there were olive shells. i picked up so many that i was having to wrap one arm underneath to hold them all. of course, i frequently had to pause a moment and wipe the tears from my eyes so that i could see and gather them 