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![Wentletrap: What it means, Where to get one](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/3b92025c-f92c-4454-8b93-dbfdf9cae79b/wentletrap.jpg)
Wentletrap: What it means, Where to get one
While going through my shelling guide, I realized that I didn’t have a wentletrap. How can that be?
![Sunset at Sanibel Causeway](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/113f40a2-cb22-4308-8b5b-27e11891f6f4/Sunset+at+sanibel.jpg)
Sunset at Sanibel Causeway
Happy New Year and a great year of shelling!
![My First Junonia, Make That Two](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/b5f5aa3c-f1d3-45d7-a50e-468b5d1e8efe/Jill-Martin-2-alphies-2-junonias-sanibel-island.jpg)
My First Junonia, Make That Two
I found my first Junonia this weekend, and it felt as good as I thought it would!
![Anne’s Beach Gave Up Some Beauties](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/bd84ef25-fae0-4839-b334-4590bcd6b900/Banded+tulip+at+Anne%E2%80%99s+Beach_.jpg)
Anne’s Beach Gave Up Some Beauties
I got to enjoy a quick visit to Anne’s Beach today in Lower Matecumbe and I found a few beauties.
![Homestead Bayfront Park](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/529b3822-5dc9-4556-bdcf-f586c6e0075c/biscayne-National-park-walkway.jpg)
Homestead Bayfront Park
Have you been to Bayfront Park in Homestead, Florida? I didn’t find any shells as I walked along the water’s edge, but I did have some good fish tacos at La Playa.
![Chicago Beach Glass? Yep.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/424bc28b-4014-4c40-b85d-a6cfc06ac8a2/Oak-street-beach.jpg)
Chicago Beach Glass? Yep.
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.
![Orange ZigZag Scallop Kind of Day](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/e35300b6-46bd-4d14-bcd9-9b8830573b39/zigzag+scallop+shell.jpg)
Orange ZigZag Scallop Kind of Day
Who doesn’t love zigzag scallops? I love them! Especially the orange ones.
![Sand Sculptures On The Beach](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/00e64a64-318d-447c-b3a0-d48596c980e0/sand-sculptures-shell-people.jpg)
Sand Sculptures On The Beach
I just love when I stumble upon sand art like this. These two were basking in the sunshine on Middle Gulf Drive on Sanibel.
![Whelk-come to the Weekend](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/ec243692-f2fc-4788-82b4-e085b4441aa9/whelk-shell-occupied.jpg)
Whelk-come to the Weekend
I got a warm whelk-come to Sanibel this morning. This lovely lightning whelk was in the water near shore at low tide at Blind Pass on Sanibel.
![Sunrise at Three Waters Resort](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/b8a0a653-a436-4ad3-9c8d-3d06017608b1/Florida+Keys+sunrise.jpg)
Sunrise at Three Waters Resort
Spent a weekend in the Keys, Islamorada to be specific. The views were amazing and the sunrises were even more spectacular.
![Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/f9bfec82-4564-44cf-b8f3-9ca417d9388f/Amara+Cay+Resort+Dive+Center.jpg)
Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada
Amara Cay Resort in Islamorada has long been a favorite destination. I visited when it opened on summer 2015 at the site of the former Hampton Inn (and Outback Steakhouse) at Mile Marker 80.
![Imperial Venus, Fit For A Queen](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667024464cd8264f4abcc3cb/f84b0347-0998-4603-87d5-ac1a2fb2a477/Imperial+Venus+shell.jpg)
Imperial Venus, Fit For A Queen
This is my first Imperial Venus and it’s a beauty. It’s in perfect condition!
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“At the beach, time you enjoy wasting, is not time wasted.”
– T.S. Eliot
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