Mudlarking 34 - Sound recording

[squirmelia]

The tide was up high at Blackfriars with not much foreshore visible. I decided instead to focus on recording the sounds of the foreshore, the waves splashing, the seagulls and crows fighting over the remains of something, the buskers playing music, and the sounds of trains going across Blackfriars railway bridge.

The sun turned a beautiful shade of pinky red and I could see it underneath Blackfriars Bridge.

I picked up very little, two pottery sherds and two pieces of glass.

I bought a UV torch as I like the idea of finding a piece of uranium glass. So far, none of my pieces of glass seem to glow enough but the red pieces look particular pretty with the light on them.

Comments

[spiralsheep]

Some calcite glows in odd colours under various frequencies of UV light, and there's a lot of calcite around in UK geology (e.g. many fossils in limestone are forms of calcite - although not all reactive to UV), so you might find a secondary use for your torch.

[squirmelia]

Ooh, I didn't know that, I'll have to try shining it at other things!

[spiralsheep]

Some other minerals also fluoresce, as do some sea shells. Have fun!

[squirmelia]

Just going to try to avoid shining it on my carpet, in case I don't like what I see.

[spiralsheep]

Never accidentally switch a UV light on in a hotel room or B&B. Just sayin'. :D