Nature is my jewelry store; so many beautiful things can be found walking through the woods or along the beach or riverside. Composed here: A fractured Atlantic moonshell from Assateague Island, VA, crayfish claw from Saunder’s Creek, Boscobel, laid atop the bottom half of a painted turtle shell discovered along WI river bottomlands. Each item so meticulously designed in the wild.
Turtle carries the world on her back
Shorechild running wild; how many days do beachcombers come home with an assemblage of treasures like this jewelry box of shells from Assateague Island, VA {NOTE: please never take live shells and be aware of shore animal nesting and breeding seasons, from birds to horseshoe crabs our curious but ignorant human actions have a massive collective impact on the lives of wild things when we interfere, destroy and disrupt their homes. Honor and respect all living things.}
Beachcomber jewelry box
Driftless World 
Love all the grays–so beautiful.
I read somewhere long ago to never take an intact shell; a rule I follow.
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The “mouse grays” principle applied thru thru lens. Thanks Laura
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you found the true beauty
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Thank you, much appreciated 🙂
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