[ENDED] (5/31-6/3) StarBreakX Triple Train Ride to the End of Spring Event [Lv3/4/5]

Thank you very much!:)

I've even gone during the winter months (when it has been milder out) if you can believe it! I actually found a really neat bit of "treasure" there by doing that!

I was walking along the beach one day and saw one of those stone bases that they have for sale at various places, ones that they have a pole that you can stick an umbrella on (ones that you could use on a patio or poolside). There was no umbrella and the pole was kind of pitted, but the stone base still looked really nice! It was really heavy, however, so I figured I would drag it further away from the water and pick it up on my way back if I was still interested in it after my day of beach-combing.

Well, as luck would have it, I totally forgot about it (I had been there for at least 8 hours that day, and I was quite tired) until after I had gotten home. I had stopped over at my parents house after the beach to show them the glass I had found that day (they like collecting beach glass as well), and told my dad about the base and whether or not I should get it. He said that I should, since it could still be useful, and it probably wasn't cheap to buy so it would be worth having.

I wasn't able to go to the beach for about a few days (it's about a 1/2 hour drive away), and the day that I went the lake was very rough. It was a grey and gloomy day, and the water crashing down on the shoreline. I went to the spot that I left the base, and I ended up with quite the sight when I got there! The water level was higher due to the rough water, and the area that the base had been left in was almost at the water level!! It was actually hanging over the edge of the sand, and if I had arrived even an hour later, it would have probably ended up in the water and ended up being buried in the sand!

So, I dragged it up as far away from the water as I could (as I planned on looking for beach glass that day as well), and made sure I would not forget to get it on the way back to my car. The pickin's were pretty slim that day (it usually is whenever the water is rough since it makes the beach sandy with not a lot of pebbles/stones, which is where the pieces of glass can usually be found), so I left after only a few hours.

I went to my parents house again and showed my dad the base. He said that he had a good idea for it, and it didn't involve having an umbrella in it. He had an old, antique hand-pump and it ended up being a perfect fit for the stone base! I have it in my backyard now, and in the summer, when the morning glories start to grow, I grab some of their vines and wrap it around the pump. When they bloom in the morning (hence their name), it looks amazing!! I have some pictures of it somewhere, and I should add them to my Steam Profile.:)

Sorry for the rather long post (I do hope that it didn't bore you!). I just really enjoy telling that story.:)

I've added you to my Whitelist as well. :)