I started collecting WORM SHELLS on my first trip to Captiva in 1997 when Clark and I first met. We would comb the beach every morning and about every twenty steps or so I would find a WORM SHELL, pick it up, showed it to Clark...
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Jane found this NAUTILUS shell while walking on the beach! I’ve talked about my friend Jane...
Read MoreI have lots of pet names for WORM SHELLS like mermaid hair, mermaid curls, mermaid locks, cork screws and of course wormies. We met Melinda yesterday and she told me that her favorite shell was the worm shell so she immediately...
Read MoreI was tickled to be able to go shelling on South Seas Island Resorton Captiva Island yesterday. I’ve been hearing about the big shell pile on the north tip by the jetty along Redfish Pass…… I was not...
Read MoreTree snails or periwinkles? I’ve never seen these beautiful snails on the fallen trees on the south tip of Cayo Costa before. We weren’t finding any keeper shells tucked around the tree roots or washed up on the...
Read MoreThe candy man can….find some candy corn. Can you believe he found even a few more after I took this picture? These juvenile HORSE CONCHS were washed up on Algier’s Beach this afternoon where Clark and I were walking...
Read MoreThis KING’S CROWN had a feast for lunch! Do you think he ate the claw too? I’m sure he did! He already ate the rest of the shell (?). These are the rest of the pictures from Easter but I was way too excited to blog...
Read MoreI don’t think that there are any nicer people on the planet than shellers. These gals were just having a great time scooping, sifting, stooping and chatting. Just look at the smiles on their faces….life really is good....
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