{"id":12423,"date":"2012-10-13T12:41:29","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T16:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=12423"},"modified":"2015-09-17T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T18:23:49","slug":"turquoise-treasure-terrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Turquoise Treasure Terrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"shell sifters captiva blind pass\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1.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-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350045720&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;shell sifters captiva blind pass&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shell sifters captiva blind pass\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shell sifters captiva blind pass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;shell sifters captiva blind pass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12438 aligncenter\" title=\"shell sifters captiva blind pass\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shell sifters captiva blind pass\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/shell-sifters-captiva-blind-pass1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love to find Sit-N-Sifters plopped on top of a gorgeous shell pile when I walk on to the beach at Blind Pass Captiva.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"turquoise water seashells florida\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350046776&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;turquoise water seashells florida&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"turquoise water seashells florida\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;turquoise water seashells florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;turquoise water seashells florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12431 aligncenter\" title=\"turquoise water seashells florida\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"turquoise water seashells florida\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/turquoise-water-seashells-florida.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This is what gets my heart racing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"seashells aqua sea\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/seashells-aqua-sea-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349958566&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;seashells aqua sea&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashells aqua sea\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells aqua sea&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12433\" title=\"seashells aqua sea\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashells aqua sea\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashells-aqua-sea1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A deep pile of seashells just waiting to be sifted and sorted while you can hear more shells in the surf waiting to land on the sand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349958583&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;seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12432 aligncenter\" title=\"seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashell beach aqua gulf of mexico\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-beach-aqua-gulf-of-mexico1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once I hear the jingling of the shells in the surf or another sheller sifting through the mound of shells, I can start focusing on the different types of shells I want to pick up &#8230;like this cutie BITTERSWEET CLAM shell.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Bittersweet clam captiva seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350046135&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;Bittersweet clam captiva seashells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bittersweet clam captiva seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bittersweet clam captiva seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bittersweet clam captiva seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12434 aligncenter\" title=\"Bittersweet clam captiva seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bittersweet clam captiva seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Bittersweet-clam-captiva-seashells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then everything else in this world disappears, my heart calms then my hunt for a beautiful seashell begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"clear aqua water captiva seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12445\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,215\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349959058&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;clear aqua water captiva seashells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"clear aqua water captiva seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;clear aqua water captiva seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;clear aqua water captiva seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12445 aligncenter\" title=\"clear aqua water captiva seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"clear aqua water captiva seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clear-aqua-water-captiva-seashells3.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a video I shot on Thursday which I intended to edit to make it shorter but I couldn&#8217;t wait another day to put it up. Now that I downloaded it, I actually think you might like this unedited version. It&#8217;s like CYBERSHELLING and CYBER&#8221;SEA&#8221;ING together. LOL Hmmm. If this next image doesnt have that little arrow \u00a0on the screen to tell you the next photo is a video&#8230; it is! &#8230;. this next image is a video! click it to start playing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j9CbqK880R0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I went back yesterday to see if the shell pile was still there &#8230; and low and behold!&#8230; I saw shelling sistah\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/roxanne-reinhart.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Roxanne Reinhart<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>doing the sit-n-sift! She is has been hanging out and commenting on\u00a0iLoveShelling for it seems as long as I have been posting&#8230; so I am so grateful for your encouragement Roxanne! xo \u00a0Here she is with her adorable niece Kenna and her brother Kenny&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/kenny-kenna-roxanne-shellers-captiva\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva.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-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350047114&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;Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12435 aligncenter\" title=\"Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kenny Kenna Roxanne shellers captiva\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Kenny-Kenna-Roxanne-shellers-captiva.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She loves minis so these were her favorite shells &#8211; 2 little teeny tiny bright orange SCALLOPS. What I loved just as much was her blue nails. She even had her toes painted in blue too! So cute!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"roxanne orange shells blue nails\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1350045906&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;roxanne orange shells blue nails&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"roxanne orange shells blue nails\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;roxanne orange shells blue nails&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;roxanne orange shells blue nails&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12436 aligncenter\" title=\"roxanne orange shells blue nails\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"roxanne orange shells blue nails\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/roxanne-orange-shells-blue-nails.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashell pile aqua sea\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,238\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1349958535&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;seashell pile aqua sea&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashell pile aqua sea\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell pile aqua sea&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12459\" title=\"seashell pile aqua sea\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1-300x223.jpg\" alt=\"seashell pile aqua sea\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/seashell-pile-aqua-sea1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I want to thank all of you for participating in Island Inn&#8217;s shelling package in January to sell it out within 36 hours of my last post. Wow! I still can&#8217;t believe it! So I do want to apologize for all of you who wanted to join us but didn&#8217;t get to so we will be working on getting another shellabaloo date and\/or another event to include more shellers. It&#8217;s a phenomenal \u00a0(or phenomeshell hahah) community, isn&#8217;t it?<a title=\"Island Inn Shellathon SOLD OUT\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/10\/iloveshelling-shellebrates-3-years-with-a-shellabaloo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12448\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/13\/turquoise-treasure-terrain\/island-inn-shellathon-sold-out\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Island-Inn-Shellathon-SOLD-OUT.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Island Inn Shellathon SOLD OUT\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Island Inn Shellathon SOLD OUT&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Island-Inn-Shellathon-SOLD-OUT.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12448\" title=\"Island Inn Shellathon SOLD OUT\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Island-Inn-Shellathon-SOLD-OUT-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"Island Inn Shellathon SOLD OUT\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Island-Inn-Shellathon-SOLD-OUT-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Island-Inn-Shellathon-SOLD-OUT.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love to find Sit-N-Sifters plopped on top of a gorgeous shell pile when I walk on to the beach at Blind Pass Captiva. 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