What no one looks at while at the beach.

The prevailing winds in the Gulf of Mexico are from East to West.
That explains why so many things end up on the beaches of North Padre Island.

Some are common, but present in different ways.

 Like a "furry" bottle.

But, an onion?

There is a recurring theme: shoes!

Yes, of all sizes!

 But, mainly sandals from local visitors who went into the waves with them on.

They're all covered with barnacles

and some with algae.

Perhaps this is the guy who has travelled the most.

It's a coconut. 
These do not grow in the relative "cold" Texas coast. 
Maybe it is form Florida, blown here by the wind. 
Or perhaps form the Yucatan or even Venezuela, carried here by the Gulf of Mexico currents.

But they have the same barnacles as our shoes.

And with spiny little legs protruding out every once in a while!

Hope you enjoyed a look at part of the beach most people ignore. 

Personally, I think there is beauty just about everywhere.
(Maybe it's form looking at B & W X-rays for way too many years)