{"id":10379,"date":"2012-04-24T08:44:34","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=10379"},"modified":"2012-04-24T08:44:34","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T12:44:34","slug":"always-meeting-new-shelling-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Always Meeting New Shelling Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335120082&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10391 aligncenter\" title=\"Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Jaclyn in sanibel sunset shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Jaclyn-in-sanibel-sunset-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanibel&#8217;s Blind Pass has been so much fun the past week with high winds from the west pushing in the seashells.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel six plus moon wormie\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10385\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335121532&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel six plus moon wormie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel six plus moon wormie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel six plus moon wormie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10385 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel six plus moon wormie\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel six plus moon wormie\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Sanibel-six-plus-moon-wormie.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve met so many nice shellers enjoying every minute of their seashell treasure hunting.,,like Patty (VA) who found a nice piece of JUNONIA!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Patty junonia shell\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/patty-junonia-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335118507&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Patty junonia shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Patty junonia shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Patty junonia shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10397 aligncenter\" title=\"Patty junonia shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Patty junonia shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-junonia-shell.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She and her friend Cindy (MD) said they met so many cool shellers too and were thrilled with all their finds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Patty Cindy sanibel shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10396\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/patty-cindy-sanibel-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335118644&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Patty Cindy sanibel shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Patty Cindy sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Patty Cindy sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10396 aligncenter\" title=\"Patty Cindy sanibel shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Patty Cindy sanibel shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Patty-Cindy-sanibel-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the shellers they got to meet were Kathy and Paul (Utah) who are back in town. In my post <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/02\/junonia-necklace\/\" target=\"_blank\">Junonia Necklace<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0I showed Kathy with her wire wrapped JUNONIA she made. I&#8217;m sure she gave Patty a few tips on making her JUNONIA piece into a beautiful necklace as well. Here they are again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Kathy Paul sanibel shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/kathy-paul-sanibel-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335119580&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kathy Paul sanibel shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kathy Paul sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kathy Paul sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10392 aligncenter\" title=\"Kathy Paul sanibel shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kathy Paul sanibel shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kathy-Paul-sanibel-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They found some beauties. Two gorgeous SHARK&#8217;S EYES, their TRUE TULIP had amazing color and I wish you could see how purple their APPLE MUREX was in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"kathy seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10389\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/kathy-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335120718&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kathy seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kathy seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;kathy seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10389 aligncenter\" title=\"kathy seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"kathy seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-seashells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kristy and Dave (MN) found some spectacular goodies as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"kristy dave mn shells sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10388\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335121008&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kristy dave mn shells sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kristy dave mn shells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;kristy dave mn shells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10388 aligncenter\" title=\"kristy dave mn shells sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"kristy dave mn shells sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-mn-shells-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look how dark those KINGS CROWNS are&#8230; and with nice spines! I know, the ALPHABET CONE ain&#8217;t so bad either, huh?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"kristy dave seashells sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10386\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335121288&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kristy dave seashells sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kristy dave seashells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;kristy dave seashells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10386 aligncenter\" title=\"kristy dave seashells sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"kristy dave seashells sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kristy-dave-seashells-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kathy (NY) was working that shell &#8220;backhoe&#8221; nonstop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"kathy NY cheryl ft myers\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/kathy-ny-cheryl-ft-myers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1334922262&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kathy NY cheryl ft myers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kathy NY cheryl ft myers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;kathy NY cheryl ft myers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10383 aligncenter\" title=\"kathy NY cheryl ft myers\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"kathy NY cheryl ft myers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/kathy-NY-cheryl-ft-myers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She put back quite a few live FIGHTING CONCHS but eventually found a few empty ones she could add to her shell bag.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"blue mesh shell bag\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10384\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/blue-mesh-shell-bag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1334922170&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blue mesh shell bag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;blue mesh shell bag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;blue mesh shell bag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10384 aligncenter\" title=\"blue mesh shell bag\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"blue mesh shell bag\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/blue-mesh-shell-bag.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I saved the best shellers for last. Now how cute are these little girls! Sisters Maddie and Gillian from Ontario were so excited about their seashells they collected \u00a0and identified each of them by name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"maddie gillian Ontario\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/maddie-gillian-ontario\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1334922791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maddie gillian Ontario\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;maddie gillian Ontario&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;maddie gillian Ontario&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10380 aligncenter\" title=\"maddie gillian Ontario\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"maddie gillian Ontario\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddie-gillian-Ontario.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Maddie told me that earlier in the week she saw a SEAHORSE on the beach that had lost his breath so she put him in the water to see him come to life again. She saved a SEAHORSE like Carol in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/24\/saving-a-sanibel-seahorse\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Saving A Sanibel Sea Horse<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0post! They are so special so good job Maddie! Here are some of the shells she and Gillian had just found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"maddie's seashells sanibel florida\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1334922670&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maddie&amp;#8217;s seashells sanibel florida\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;maddie&amp;#8217;s seashells sanibel florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;maddie&amp;#8217;s seashells sanibel florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10381 aligncenter\" title=\"maddie's seashells sanibel florida\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"maddie's seashells sanibel florida\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/maddies-seashells-sanibel-florida.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The shelling should still be really good the rest of the week so don&#8217;t worry if you are coming in for the weekend. Happy shelling!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"shelling sanibel turner beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335118769&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shelling sanibel turner beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shelling sanibel turner beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;shelling sanibel turner beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10395 aligncenter\" title=\"shelling sanibel turner beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shelling sanibel turner beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/shelling-sanibel-turner-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sanibel shelling turner beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,475\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335118827&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel shelling turner beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shelling turner beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shelling turner beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10394 aligncenter\" title=\"sanibel shelling turner beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"sanibel shelling turner beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shelling-turner-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"colorful moon sky\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/colorful-moon-sky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335119428&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"colorful moon sky\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;colorful moon sky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;colorful moon sky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10393 aligncenter\" title=\"colorful moon sky\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"colorful moon sky\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/colorful-moon-sky.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashells sanibel sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10387\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/seashells-sanibel-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335121060&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashells sanibel sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells sanibel sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells sanibel sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10387 aligncenter\" title=\"seashells sanibel sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashells sanibel sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/seashells-sanibel-sunset.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sanibel shells sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/24\/always-meeting-new-shelling-friends\/sanibel-shells-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1335120177&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel shells sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shells sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shells sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10390 aligncenter\" title=\"sanibel shells sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sanibel shells sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sanibel-shells-sunset.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sanibel&#8217;s Blind Pass has been so much fun the past week with high winds from the west pushing in the seashells. I&#8217;ve met so many nice shellers enjoying every minute of their seashell treasure hunting.,,like Patty (VA) who found a nice piece of JUNONIA! She and her friend Cindy (MD) said they met so many [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-2Hp","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10379"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10404,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10379\/revisions\/10404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}