{"id":1238,"date":"2010-03-13T23:58:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-14T04:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2010-03-13T23:58:38","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T04:58:38","slug":"ready-set-get-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/13\/ready-set-get-shelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready. Set. Get Shelling!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1239\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2348.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1239\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1239 \" title=\"Blind Pass Shelling Frenzy\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2348-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2348-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2348-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blind Pass Shelling Frenzy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s crazy at Blind Pass! If you were quick, you could snatch OLIVES, WHELKS, CONCHS, MUREXES and on and on&#8230;..just about everything! I&#8217;m just going to show you pictures of this afternoon first&#8230;.then I&#8217;ve got some other surprises.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1241\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1241\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1241 \" title=\"I found these the first 2 minutes I was there! No kidding!\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2333-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2333-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2333-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found these the first 2 minutes I was there! No kidding!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1242\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2345.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1242 \" title=\"Snaggin' the good ones before the waves crash\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2345-1024x972.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2345-1024x972.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2345-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2345.jpg 2022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snaggin&#39; the good ones before the waves crash<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1243\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2349.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1243 \" title=\"A Horsie Conch just washed up!\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2349-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2349-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2349-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Horsie Conch just washed up!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1244\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1244 \" title=\"I found 2 Horsie Conchs and a Flat within 10 minutes!\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2350-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2350-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2350-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2350.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found 2 Horsie Conchs and a Flat within 10 minutes of getting there!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When we got home this evening after dinner and a movie with friends, I opened my computer to download the pictures from today when I got a new email (at 9:16 pm) from my good friend Ellen that said <em>Nighttime blind pass angel wing. <\/em>Whoa! She had her head lamp on and was at Blind Pass with her sister-in-law Deb shelling away!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1245\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1245\" title=\"Ellen's nighttime Angel Wing\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen&#39;s nighttime Angel Wing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe that an ANGEL WING survived in that rough surf there&#8230;.but wait..there&#8217;s more. At 9:19pm I got another email. WOW! Check it out!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1246\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1246\" title=\"Ellen's fantastic Horse Conch\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/photo1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen&#39;s fantastic Horse Conch<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I immediately showed Clark the picture. He changed clothes and said &#8220;I&#8217;ve got to go&#8221;. Twenty minutes later, we were right beside Ellen and Deb with flashlights in hand laughing like school kids.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1247\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1247 \" title=\"We threw back this nice size Whelk \" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2352-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2352-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2352-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We threw back this nice size Whelk <\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1248\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1248 \" title=\"Deb's angel wing, king's crown, olives, whelks, nutmeg and murex\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2358-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2358-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2358-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deb&#39;s angel wing, king&#39;s crown, olives, whelks, nutmeg and murex<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1249\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1249 \" title=\"Ellen's angel wing, nice horse conch, tulips, fig, flat, whelks, conchs and worm shell\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2359-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2359-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/IMG_2359-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen&#39;s angel wing, nice horse conch, tulips, fig, flat, whelks, conchs and worm shell in her shell bag<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We found an ANGEL WING too and I got a nice ALPHABET CONE. If you are on Sanibel, get to the beach tomorrow- it&#8217;s still going to be good! We will be there bright and early (and I&#8217;m so not a morning person but for this, I think I can be persuaded).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s crazy at Blind Pass! If you were quick, you could snatch OLIVES, WHELKS, CONCHS, MUREXES and on and on&#8230;..just about everything! I&#8217;m just going to show you pictures of this afternoon first&#8230;.then I&#8217;ve got some other surprises. 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