Today had me seeing double! These two alphabet cones are a little worn but for being on the sand, they’re in pretty good shape. I found them on the low tide line near the water at Turner Beach.
This mermaid’s purse was also found on the low tide line at Turner Beach. I didn’t keep it. I gave it back to the mermaids who lost it in the Gulf. Have you ever found one? Did you keep it? What did you do with it?
Good things come in very small packages! Here are some of the mini shells that I found at the Sanibel Lighthouse today. In that mix: murex, cockle, juvenile fighting conch, sundial, lightning whelk, tulip, shark eye, king’s crown and even a kitten paw.
While I was shelling on one end of the island, my older son was fishing at the J.N. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge. He scored, too! A monster redfish! Yes, he put him back in the water after the photo. The big fish swam off in a hurry. Very cool.
Yet another gorgeous sunrise this morning on Sanibel. And, I was rewarded for putting back that live cone yesterday because today I found an alphabet cone — and more!
Look at that beautiful tellin! What unique finds have you found lately? Let’s all get out there and go to shell!
There is something magical about being on the beach before the sun rises over the horizon. It’s quiet. So still. All you can hear is the sound of the waves and the wind. It’s my favorite time of day.
This morning, I was shelling at Blind Pass on Sanibel and I found some interesting items. The first one was this shell fossil. I like it!
Then I found this absolutely gorgeous Florida cone. As you know, I’m really attracted to the orange shells (Go Canes!) but I about lost my breakfast when I turned it over and there was actually a critter inside! NO WAY! UGH! Critter was orange, too. Stupid critter! So, I took a good photo and put him back. Dang!
Oh well, he’ll be there again someday…empty. Until then, go to shell!
You never know what you’re going to find on a beach walk. This morning, I found this beautiful nine-armed starfish and a gorgeous, big cockle. The starfish was on the move, too! He was dancing in the morning light. Low tide brought out some incredible sights. Hey, that rhymes!
The early bird gets the shell, and the early bird also gets to see the most beautiful sunrises on Sanibel. In this photo, you can see Fort Myers Beach in the background as I was way down the beach toward the Sanibel Lighthouse. Worth waking up for.
Just a quick wish for a Happy Valentine’s Day! Has anyone ever surprised you with something like this? I usually get dinner, no shell art. Dang!
I hope you can go to shell soon!
While going through my shelling guide, I realized that I didn’t have a wentletrap. How can that be? So, taking the advice of the guide, and other shellers, I headed to the Lighthouse on Sanibel. And there she was! Right on the shore on the low tide line. In the photo, she’s laying there right above the drawing of the wentletrap. Cool beans, people!
These are such beautifully detailed shells, don’t you think? I can see why it’s named for a spiral staircase in German. I’m in love. How many do you have? I got a few that morning but this one is my favorite.
I found my first Junonia this weekend, and it felt as good as I thought it would! My entire family was staying at the West Wind Inn over Thanksgiving and I went for a late-night beach walk and walked right into my first Junonia. It was laying there on the high tide line, still wet. It was 10:43 pm. I cried.
As if I wasn’t already walking on clouds, the next morning we were packing to leave and I walked down to the water one last time to say goodbye to my beloved Sanibel. There were several people on the beach looking for their morning treasures, but I just walked straight to the water to put my feet in one last time. I looked down and BAM! There was a Junonia in about 8″ of water. There was even a guy standing right next me, and he didn’t see it. He was looking out OVER the water, I was looking IN the water!
Pam Rambo of I Love Shelling.com fame took my photo for her blog and it was also published in the Island Sun newspaper that week. How cool is that? I’m still over the moon. Thank you, Pam, for capturing the moment!
Prayers are answered sometimes, this one sure was.
Wherever I go, I have to go by the water. So, when I had to be in Chicago for work, I found Oak Street Beach on North Lakeshore Drive. At the water’s edge of Lake Michigan, you can’t believe what I found:
Oodles of beach glass. Mostly greens and browns but I did find blue, too. It was nicely frosted and I was able to fill up a jar and bring it back to South Florida! I love Chicago!
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