{"id":14089,"date":"2013-02-27T14:58:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T19:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=14089"},"modified":"2013-02-27T14:59:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T19:59:49","slug":"pen-shells-and-beach-bling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/27\/pen-shells-and-beach-bling\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen Shells and Beach Bling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has been an unusual week on Sanibel. The winds are changing directions and speed by the second which makes for an interesting site to see of all the different things that wash up on our beaches. I showed you lots of different EGG CASINGS\u00a0in my last post<\/strong><\/a> but I found another one today… a SHARK’S EYE EGG COLLAR…<\/p>\n

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…oodles of PEN SHELLS…<\/p>\n

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but we also are seeing PURPLE SEA URCHINS…<\/p>\n

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And weird fish like this SHORTNOSE BATFISH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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EEEEK! And an EEL! Yall know I love me some BEACH BLING… but EELS? They kinda creep me out for some reason.<\/p>\n

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Blllaaaahhh, Okay, now that I’m completely creeped out… I have to change the subject because I have some happy, happy stuff happening here too that I dont want to ruin! Okay.. here is a happy picture to get back in the mood of what Sanibel is NORMALLY like… having fun doing the Sanibel Stoop!<\/p>\n

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I met some awesome folks on the beach this week at the Sanibel Lighthouse Beach! This is Shelling Sister Donna R from NY…<\/p>\n

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She was on her way to finding the Sanibel Six. Yes, that ALPHABET CONE is pretty beat up but It’s still a CONE and it’s whole and HUGE!<\/p>\n

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I also met sweetie pie Katherine Haskins with her husband Tom.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Katherine love the minis so she was finding lots of different miniatures like WENTLETRAPS along with AUGERS, CERITHS and a little perfect WORMIE.<\/p>\n

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It was fun to see them on the beach together with their iLS shirts on! (teehee) Warms my heart.<\/p>\n

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I also met another awesome couple while walking on the beach today several miles west of Lighthouse Beach. Here are shellers Linda and Glen from Ohio…<\/p>\n

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Linda found an ANGEL WING! They also were happy to find their first KEYHOLE LIMPET along with these other goodies. Notice they even collect the broken SHARK’S EYES if the “eye” is still intact. Yep, they really are beautiful. I told them that when the SHARK’S EYE is brilliant blue in the middle that I’ve heard it called “Paul Newman’s eye”. This one is definitely a PAUL NEWMAN’S EYE!<\/p>\n

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Oh wait… I feel so badly that I never introduced you to Shelly (love that name!) and Kayle whom I met last week at Blind Pass when the weather was a little cooler…<\/p>\n

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I found a PYGMY OCTOPUS inside a PEN SHELL and Kayle offered to take it out in the water to put it back. So sweet!<\/p>\n

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Here are Shelly and Kayle’s gorgeous treasures from the sea that they were collecting. Keep the image of this gorgeous PAPER FIG<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(in the middle of this green bucket) in your mind to leave you with a happy day. See? I told you I had happy happy stuff to show you. :)<\/p>\n

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