Holy Cowrie- I'm shocked at how long it's been since I've published my last blog post! I think this is the longest I've gone between posts in 8 years but it hasn't been because I haven't been conchsumed with seashells. I've found shells at Bowman's Beach ... And Gulfside City Park beach (notice that amazing lemon yellow LEAFY JEWELBOX)... And Blind Pass Sanibel (finding so many color variations of the FLORIDA FIGHTING CONCH) And hanging out with my girlfriends Janie and Sandy on the West Gulf beaches. I even took a trip up to Virginia Beach to see my family. It was just what I needed... a big dose of family with a recharge of seeing my dear friends and childhood beach I grew up on. I was thrilled to find a few RAZOR CLAMS (we always called them RAZOR CLAMS but I think they are actually AMERICAN JACKKNIFE CLAMS) that matched my new bracelet my friend Wendy Miller gave me (Heart Of Dolphin Designs ...and of course my long time favorite silver shell bracelet …
Shellaboratory
Seeking Shellter
It's hot on Sanibel Island in August and September so its the time of year when I try to organize the Rambo Shellaboratory by sorting shells we've collected in the past months and try to find room to display them. For months, our shells and bling we found in Okinawa, Japan sat on our dining room table while I tried to find the time to photograph and research all of the ones we couldn't identify. I even wanted to do another post about the beach bling we found (like Buzz Lightyear, Jeanne!) but life happens and things get away from me when we return from a big trip like that. So now that its scorching hot during the day, I feel like staying in the air conditioning so I can enjoy the shells we've already collected instead of collecting more. Today I added a few shelves in the Shellaboratory so we can enjoy looking at our loot and share those precious memories Clark and I had while combing the beaches on that far away land we explored for weeks. I love it! If you were …
The Rambo Seashell Shellaboratory
Introducing.... My Shellaboratory! This was my summer project ... Secret Mission: Shellnado Transformation into Shellaboratory . Our shell collection used to look like a shellnado hit it head on! So I finally organized the thousands of shells Clark and I have picked up over the years to learn about the different species of shells and beach bling that wash up on our shores of Southwest Florida. We collect not only the pretty or most colorful shells, we collect different color forms, freaks and not-so-attractive shells and "bling" to learn about their lives in the Gulf of Mexico. Its an educational experience for us as well as a hobby to appreciate the beautiful qualities each shell has to offer. The best part is that I have the privilege to be able to share this knowledge with you! We are learning together and it will help tremendously when I want to write those posts like "the differences in types of shells" or like "different colors variations in the same …
