Item 14: another fish net float

Although similar to item 13, this one is larger (24"radius compared to the 18" radius of item 13) so therefore much more valuable.  My parents found and bought it in Florida for me.  They drove it up from Florida one summer.  They used to drive north each year for a visit but the trip is hard on them at their age (79 & 80) so they no longer make the trek north.  We now head south to visit them.  

Unfortunately I was negligent in my care of it so it's damaged and its value is likely diminished.  The damage is a hairline crack.  We used to hang it on our front porch in the summer.  Time got away from us and the cold weather did a job on this float: the cold caused it to crack.  But I still think it's still an attractive item and if properly cared for, has a long life left to live.

I'm no longer collecting these floats but I'm still fascinated by them.  Have you heard of the huge trash pile that is floating in the Pacific between Hawaii and California?  It's an enormous trash heap that has  possibly thousands of these floats in it.  I would love to see that heap and would love to see the floats that are caught up in it.  That floating trash is like a treasure chest.  That's ocean pollution I would like to see!