Finally found my first and could possibly be only glass ball.. when I found it I literally held it up in the air and screamed 😂 if you don’t know what a glass ball is. It is what they used through the 1800’s and early 1900’s as bouys and they come from Japan. The one I found is estimated to be about 150 years old. They can tell by the techniques used in blowing the glass as well as the type of glass amongst other quality’s. I was 13 years old when I first started beach-combing. I remember seeing Liz and Ed’s Massey’s collection of glass balls and just wished I could find one of my own. Fast forward through the last 16 years,on all the beaches I’ve been on (trust me It’s ALOT) and all the advice I’ve taken from glass ball finders , from here to Hawaii… I’ve always kept my eye out. . Although we were technically beach combing. Just so happens, I found this one on complete accident and with a little help from my friend. Thankfully @hailey.hedges wanted a foam bouy that was caught between two logs. When we couldn’t pull it out… I decided to try and dig it out. I found a little space I could reach underneath the bouy and then continued to pull out a bunch of little sticks and branches … and it was then my hand landed on something cold, glass and SPHERICAL. . . I looked at Hailey’s and shouted “There’s a ——- Glass ball under here!” Lmao Hailey replied with excitement as I got sight on the little sucker!!! After more digging and a combined effort of gently fanagling sticks out from under this foam bouy all while trying to not break our treasure into pieces from the pressure of everything, We.did.it!!! . . And that my friends, is one of the best, most magical , moments of my life. 😍 Crossed finding a glass ball off of my bucket list and I did it with someone I love @hailey.hedges .. . I couldn’t be happier. . Yay. #alaskanlife #beachfind