Headphones

OK, so I grew up in the 1980's. These were the only headphones that I remember from that time period:

And this is what they looked like if you accidentally tossed them in your bag with your stuff...

 I have also tried these:

They look like this on:

And I have to say, I hated them. Couldn't get used to the behind the head thing after so many years of over the head.

Another one I hate?
These:

They just don't fit in my ears. They hurt and they fall out.

My favorites are this type:

They fit snugly and securely, rarely EVER fall out and can be found in noise cancelling styles as well.

Although I do sometimes wear these for my job(s):

Always on my right ear. I don't know what to tell you, it just feels right.

And now for some fun headphones:

Owls

Gnome and Mushroom

Spiderman!

Wonder Woman!

Breakfast

Crayons! (Pick your favorite color!)

Cupcakes

Fast Food

My Little Pony

Stethoscope

And finally, possibly the most expensive headphones I'd most likely NEVER wear:

Swarovski crystal ear buds

Clam-Strewn Sandbars

So in my mind when I think of clam-strewn sandbars, my mind thinks of New England and baking clams on the beach (not that I've ever actually done that). And it sees images like this:

But my experience with beaches is more Georgia (where I was born and grew up) and Florida.
MY most fond memories of beaches look more like this:

More of the hauntingly and achingly beautiful.

But the most beautiful I ever remember the beach being was when I was about 12 or 13. I was generally ostracized by every group imaginable. Even the church choir with whom I was on a weekend tour. We did a performance in Panama City. And before we left the next morning, I took a quick, almost predawn, walk on the beach. I remember the wind blowing my hair, the smell of the salt water and utter emptiness of the beach at that time of morning. It looked more like this:

But mostly this one:

The sun was a little orange ball  just beginning to rise and I think it was the first time that I realized that the world was a whole lot bigger than the microcosm in which I lived.

Brass Decorated Cash Registers

Some beautiful examples of these timeless classics. One look at them and you are automatically transported back to a simpler time that I am actually too young to even remember.

I can appreciate the incredible works of art that they are.