Black Coal and Oval Stony Beach

Don't know what the name of this beach was, but it washed up several oddities that were intriguing to one living in the middle of the U.S. What appeared to be magenta/vivid pink plastic was really a type of seaweed, as was the tough hollow green onion bulby thingy. It was LLLOOOOONNNG like a whip and measured about 33', enough to wrap around ones body and drag you under. (If it was alive. Like a horror show monster.)
Nate pointed out beguiling pieces of 'brain' lying here and there and I eventually found a whole one--baseball size. I still don't know if it was a plant or animal. Bailey found a tiny dead starfish, and we all watched the eagles swooping around and disdainfully observing us from above. Daphne tried her darndest to catch one...
Enjoy the bizarre collection that I smuggled through customs in a cottage cheese container, then forgot about for a week in my fridge. Phew. Barf.