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CONCH SHELLS have been washing up all along the beaches of Southwest Florida as well as CORAL BRANCHES, SCALLOPS, WORM SHELLS and a few beautiful BITTERSWEETS around the jetty rocks at Captiva’s Blind Pass…

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Walking over the Blind Pass Bridge to Sanibel Island…

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We found a few more colorful shellightful shells just as the sun was setting over the horizon on the Sanibel side.

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There were lots of FIGHTING CONCHS at Gulfside City Park too.

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A fresh new shell line of WENTLETRAPS and BABY’S EARS had just washed in in the high tide one evening.

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Closer to the water’s edge in the morning at Gulfside at the lower tide, we saw a fresh new line of Sanibel’s most common shells washing in.

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It’s always so special to share these beautiful islands and this week I got to share them with Lori (whom I’ve known for most of my life) and her daughter Hayley.

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Wow! Hayley!

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She was doing one handed cartwheels for those CONCH SHELLS. haha

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We had a really great week and every time they come we have a fantastic time on the beach and on the water. Last time she visited,  she did beach loving backflips. I caught a few minutes of their fun visit on video…

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