More stories like this PLEASE !

I spent two summers there in the early 80s when I was 15 and 16. Two of the greatest summers of my life. I worked at a dock 1 summer and a restaurant the other. Had my first real girlfriend there. Ah, the memories of youth.

@bridgham1

2 жыл бұрын

I worked at Ernie's summer of 1980 when I was 14.

What a wonderful way to spend a day.

Kudos to whoever from Block Island managed to get this segment to happen. Terrific free publicity 👍

Congrats Margaret on finding an Orb! A wonderful story!

Simple pleasures are the best 😉

Those of us who live on the Pacific Northwest coast have been collecting Japanese glass fishing net floats for decades. As a kid, every other home had them hanging on their garage or house.

@davidcarpenter5154

2 жыл бұрын

Those are the very floats these floats are modeled after.

@smallfootprint2961

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidcarpenter5154 ... plus the beaches of the town of Gold Beach has a similar orb plant and hunt each year. Love the PNW.

This was a cute story-brought a much needed smile 😊 to my face!😘❤️🙏😝👍😇

Truly a magical place. Everyone must spend at least one summer there no matter where you are from.

@judithgeldhauser7778

2 жыл бұрын

Noooooo!! Its our secret!!! ;)

@ladydeerheart1

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a secret anymore.

Love block island.. I never knew they did this!?!

We used to go from Montauk to Block Island to fish for weakfish and mackerel in the 1980's. The fishing was excellent, the views of the island were always amazing. A true oasis in the middle of the ocean

I would have fun looking for glass orbs on Block Island.

I ❤ this story!

This is in Lincoln City, OR as well. It’s called Finders Keepers and it’s a very hard treasure hunt for hand blown glass art, including floats. Cool to see it’s on the other side of the country as well.

Such an awesome story

Just goes to show that Art & Nature bring joy to this life!

This is one more thing to put on my "bucket list" right up there with a visit to EASTER ISLAND!!!

Great great story . Love the genuine thrill on Martha's face . Hope the attention doesn't ruin Block Island .

@MisfitsFiendClub138

2 жыл бұрын

Well it does help a lot that people can't just drive there 😂

I must be getting increasingly sentimental with age. At the end of the clip, a woman finally finding one of the glass orbs after eight years made me cry with a little bit of joy.

Wow, What a Wonderful Story!! Thank you for sharing it with us, Happy Hunting🔮

You should invite Dale Chihuly's team out the next time they're in the area - I bet Dale would absolutely *LOVE* this story - he created an earlier body of glass orbs (much larger in scale) called the 'Nijiima Floats'...

@davidcarpenter5154

2 жыл бұрын

Eben Horton was a student of Dale Chihuly and has some of his early work in his collection

What fun! ✨🌞✨

Love this! You guys rock!

I paint and hide kindness rocks!

@absatwell8163

2 жыл бұрын

People do that here in RVA as well.

@davidcarpenter5154

2 жыл бұрын

There are people who do that out on Block Island too.

Took my first glass blowing class yesterday! Amazing

Bucket list for sure!

Wonderful experience of giving, and fortunate finding. Gloriously brilliant tourism for the area.

So fun!!!

People like these bring just a little bit of light into an otherwise dreary world

My family have been going to BI for over 10 years every year. Best hidden gem (next to orbs:) on earth.

Super cool

Cute Reminds me of Mardi Gras. It's the simple things a shoe or a coconut or glass. Who knew?

In Lincoln city Oregon they have what they call. Finders keepers. The city hide. Glass floats!!

@davidcarpenter5154

2 жыл бұрын

Some of us east coast orbivores have found those very floats from the west coast

@julierogers1155

2 жыл бұрын

What?

I love it 🥰

I'm originally from Portsmouth RI...love this!!

I have been wanting to visit Block Island for the longest time! What a beautiful story and the glass orbs are lovely. My ancestors were some of the earliest white settlers there. Teenagers William McIntosh and Jael O' Sullivan arrived in the Colonies as political prisoners under the Cromwell Rule of England. They married and became the "Tosh Family" and William took the ironwork skills he learned in Boston during his indentured years to help establish a successful community on Block Island.

Clearly, the use of a stout stick is the trick.

What a beautiful story!

MR HORTON. UR A HERO. SUPERHERO. LORD BLESS YOU. IM STRUCK. ILL TRY TO GET THERE. ONE DAY

Well, damn. Now I have to go to Block Island.

WONDERFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is like the master Easter egg hunt!!!

What a neat art project with a link to getting outdoors and exploring. Much better than just another version of painted whatevers and placed downtown.

I do this with candles. I leave small ones on the trail at the county park near me. The north country trail comes through my town.

awesome!

wow very cool my hubs is from wakefield / north kingston i will have to check them out next time im there i love the lobster bouy!

Amazing People!!!!!!

Now do a story on Lincoln city Oregon.. who’ve been doing this way longer! Happy hunting anyone!!

Wonderful ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

thats really cool

Cool . 😎 ..

I’m missing out on life

One of these looks like the Christmas ornaments that I bought at Laguna beach arts festival. They are hand blown one of them has mother of pearl in it. There are 6 of them. It must be fun to fine one of these glass ball in private spots. Fun………..

It was said that the orb making is subsidized. I wonder if the couple actually profits from making the orbs.

Went to block island once 23 yrs ago with my then pregnant wife.

I make marbles for the world biggest marble hunt #nuggetglass.....its fun for the whole family

As for me, I just wanna hike with my Honey here...

This is what real, good news should be about, instead of reporting on stupid politicians and worthless celebrities.

it don't get whiter than this...

@dutchmaster1999

Жыл бұрын

LOL

Tripping hazard.

Dragon Ball.🐲🐉

Littering, dressed up.

Wait…they aren’t antique? Wgaf

This wide publicity is going to ruin the island.