Good things in life aren’t always obvious. Arriving to dreary, overcast skies on the beach of a year-long planned vacation destination might be disappointing for some folks. Then after coming up empty handed after...
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Of my first find of shelling, my seashore gave to me…. a CONE on the beach of Sanibel Of my second...
Read MoreI may not be a champion but I like my weekend breakfast to be garnished with TULIPS while I fill up on PEARS…. Quite a few PEAR WHELKS … With a little NUTMEG… This weekend’s low tides were in the early...
Read MoreThe Sanibel sky after sunset last night had an amazing effect on the clouds and reflection on the water. My lens caught this little boy raising down the beach like he was running for the gold in the sky as it changed colors....
Read MoreBreathtaking. This is what I love about low tide shelling on the evenings of spring and summer. The reflections from the backdrop of dramatic skies on the shallow water from the receding tide is magnificent. This is where colors...
Read MoreEarlier this week the DOSINIAS were everywhere at the lighthouse. Doesn’t it look like Mr Greenjeans just dropped all of his ping pong balls all over the beach? I know, I’m showing my age. There has been a variety...
Read MoreShells! They’re back! I felt like a kid in a candy store today at Blind Pass on Captiva Island…. speaking of candy…. This was my first find.. a bright orange baby HORSE CONCH…. my candy. Right next to it...
Read MoreIt was a beautiful beach stroll on the east end of Sanibel near the lighthouse. An APPLE MUREX was our biggest find. We found two SEA BEANS . …..and a BUTTON SHELL. We didn’t see big shell piles but it was simply a...
Read MoreLow tide exposed so many live shells this afternoon at the shoreline on Sanibel. We thought we’d find lots of shells to bring home but not today- they were all live. That’s a good thing! It’s wonderful to see...
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