{"id":13178,"date":"2012-12-29T18:58:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T23:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=13178"},"modified":"2012-12-29T18:58:46","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T23:58:46","slug":"as-the-seashell-pile-turns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/","title":{"rendered":"As The Seashell Pile Turns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"excavating seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/excavating-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS19&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1356773031&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;excavating seashells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"excavating seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;excavating seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;excavating seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13181 aligncenter\" title=\"excavating seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"excavating seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/excavating-seashells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The shell pile at Blind Pass is growing bigger and bigger by the day. Literally! \u00a0I saw cutie Shelling Sisters\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/07\/back-to-blind-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Martha, Janet<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/20\/when-the-seashells-come-rolling-in\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lois<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0sifting through the millions of KITTENS PAWS and ARKS to find OLIVES, WHELKS and CONCHS. Check out Martha&#8217;s Tank and Lois&#8217; cap! Adorable!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"martha janet lois\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/martha-janet-lois\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"493,640\" 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;1356774399&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;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;martha janet lois&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"martha janet lois\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;martha janet lois&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;martha janet lois&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13179 aligncenter\" title=\"martha janet lois\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"martha janet lois\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/martha-janet-lois.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Look how high this shell pile is now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.29.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-29-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.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;1356774262&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;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 12.29.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.29.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13180 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.29.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.29.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I know I&#8217;ve shown the changes in the beach at Blind Pass Captiva before but &#8230;it blows my mind how dramatic the changes can be in one month. Here is exactly one month ago November 29&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 11.29.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-11-29-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12.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;1354180644&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;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 11.29.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 11.29.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 11.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 11.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13184 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 11.29.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 11.29.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-11.29.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I took this photo on December 5&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.5.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-5-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12.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;1354709383&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 12.5.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.5.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.5.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.5.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13185 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.5.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.5.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.5.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then on December 18&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.18.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-18-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12.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;1355822167&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;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 12.18.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.18.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.18.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.18.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13186 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.18.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.18.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.18.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 22&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.22.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-22-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"378,249\" 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;BP 12.22.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.22.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.22.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.22.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13182 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.22.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.22.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.22.12.jpg 378w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>December 23&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.23.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-23-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12.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;1356259481&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;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 12.23.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.23.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.23.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.23.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13183 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.23.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.23.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.23.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then again today December 29&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"BP 12.29.12\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/bp-12-29-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.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;1356774262&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;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;BP 12.29.12&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BP 12.29.12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BP 12.29.12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13180 aligncenter\" title=\"BP 12.29.12\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"BP 12.29.12\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/BP-12.29.12.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that wild? So the next time you step foot on the beach at Blind Pass Captiva, you will probably see drastic changes as well and will probably find different shells than you did before. That&#8217;s what keeps it interesting!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashelling captiva\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-captiva.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/seashelling-captiva-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-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;1356774297&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;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;seashelling captiva&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashelling captiva\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashelling captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;seashelling captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-captiva.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13188 aligncenter\" title=\"seashelling captiva\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-captiva-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashelling captiva\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-captiva-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/seashelling-captiva.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments on my photos on the last post <strong><a title=\"Sanibel Sunrise Whelkcome Mat\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/27\/sanibel-sunrise-whelkcome-mat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sanibel Sunrise Whekcome Mat<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>! In the last photo on that post,\u00a0I showed a girl\u00a0with a bucket\u00a0bending down to inspect a shell while the sun was rising, remember? I looooved her perfect Sanibel Stoop. Well I saw her again at Blind Pass today! Here is Alexa with her mom Laurey from PA (too).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"alexa laurey seashelling\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/29\/as-the-seashell-pile-turns\/alexa-laurey-seashelling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling.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;1356596896&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alexa laurey seashelling&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alexa laurey seashelling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;alexa laurey seashelling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;alexa laurey seashelling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13189 aligncenter\" title=\"alexa laurey seashelling\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"alexa laurey seashelling\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/alexa-laurey-seashelling.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PS- As I write this post, the wind has shifted from east winds to strong north west winds gusting up to 20 mph. Yippee! That&#8217;s a good sign that even more shells might be pushed on to our beaches and that this nice shell pile at Blind Pass Captiva will be staying for a few more days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The shell pile at Blind Pass is growing bigger and bigger by the day. Literally! \u00a0I saw cutie Shelling Sisters\u00a0Martha, Janet and Lois\u00a0sifting through the millions of KITTENS PAWS and ARKS to find OLIVES, WHELKS and CONCHS. Check out Martha&#8217;s Tank and Lois&#8217; cap! Adorable! \u00a0Look how high this shell pile is now. 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