Sea shell treasures

It still amazes me how many variations of beautiful shells can be found on Sanibel during a morning walk on the beach during low tide.

Low tide morning Sanibel

Laura drove to Sanibel’s Gulfside City Park beach from her home in Fort Myers Beach to collect a few shells this weekend. She may not have filled up her shell bag but the treasures she found were well worth the trip… especially the fabulous FLAT SCALLOP, MUREXES and gorgeous LETTERED OLIVES she showed me (in the first photo).

Laura finding shells on the beach

Her husband Shannon found lots of those same shells in the high tide wrack line.

Shannon finding shells on Sanibel

And he found oodles of CONCHS, DRILLS and TURKEY WINGS too to fill up his bag.

Shannon's shells

Our weather this weekend has been absolutely perfect with high 60s in the mornings and low 80s in the day. Love it!

Low tide Sanibel beach

Stacy (Pompano, FL) was having lots of luck shelling the tidal pools where she was happy finding all sorts of shell loot.

Stacy with olive shells

She found those glossy colorful OLIVES as well but she loves the minis too so my fave shell of hers was the tiniest and cutest little TOP SHELL (furthest to the left in her hand- cutie!).

Stacy's shells

I saw Barbara from NJ again but this time she showed me one heck of a beautiful shell she found… a GOLDEN OLIVE!

Barbara NJ golden olive

It was a dark mustard color – almost orange – and sooo beautiful but…. it was still alive.  Most of the shells at the shore line were alive but I found most of the empty shells in the high wrack line or in the higher tidal pools. Barbara showed her GOLDEN OIVE to us long enough for me to get a photo, then she returned it to the sea. Breed, GOLDEN OLIVE, breed! LOL

Golden Olive on Sanibel

It’s always nice to go on vacation like we did last week but living on Sanibel is sooooo nice to come home to. We are happiest living by the water’s edge on Sanibel just like most of the shells we saw at low tide this weekend… happy, healthy and very much alive.

Conch shell on Sanibel

Join me for a Shelling Adventure! Next one is tomorrow Oct 27, 2014 at 9am with Captiva Cruises. For more info CLICK HERE.

shelling adventures trips by pam

 

Oh and PS- I have something very special coming up this week… We are shellebrating iLoveShelling 5 years Shellaversary so Stay tuned!