{"id":15038,"date":"2013-05-18T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-05-18T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=15038"},"modified":"2020-01-21T13:41:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:41:59","slug":"beachcombing-breeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Beachcombing Breeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sand dollars and seashells sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15044\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/p1020195\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368727080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sand dollars and seashells sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sand dollars and seashells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15044 aligncenter\" title=\"sand dollars and seashells sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sand dollars and seashells sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/P1020195.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For me, this is the perfect evening&#8230; taking a walk on the beach without any rush, without an agenda and being happy with whatever I find.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"wentletraps sand dollar olive\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15042\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368637953&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections, Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;wentletraps sand dollar olive&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wentletraps sand dollar olive\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wentletraps sand dollar olive&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;wentletraps sand dollar olive&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15042 aligncenter\" title=\"wentletraps sand dollar olive\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wentletraps sand dollar olive\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wentletraps-sand-dollar-olive.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s how I felt this week. I just want to melt into my beachcombing and have my mind completely focused on&#8230; well&#8230; focused on NOTHING. Ahhh. It worked. And as soon as I started breathing, feeling the warm breeze and being so happy to have my toes on the sand after a long week&#8230;. the rest of the world melted away.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when I found WENTLETRAPS! &#8230;And SAND DOLLARS!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"small seashells sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15039\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/small-seashells-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368639846&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections, Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;small seashells sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"small seashells sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;small seashells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;small seashells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15039 aligncenter\" title=\"small seashells sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"small seashells sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/small-seashells-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I get a little &#8220;edgy&#8221; when I cant get my fix of the beach. Yes, I know, I&#8217;m VERY fortunate to be have access to the beaches of Sanibel and Captiva as often as I do but this week was so busy catching up with life in general (we all know how that goes) I didn&#8217;t get to get my normal beach therapy. There is one thing I NEVER take for granted&#8230; beach time. That&#8217;s why I think it&#8217;s important to share it because I loooove looking through wrack lines like this one near LIGHTHOUSE BEACH and knowing you love it too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"wrack line sanibel east end\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368636874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections, Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;wrack line sanibel east end&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wrack line sanibel east end\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;wrack line sanibel east end&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;wrack line sanibel east end&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15040 aligncenter\" title=\"wrack line sanibel east end\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wrack line sanibel east end\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wrack-line-sanibel-east-end.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I even think it&#8217;s cool to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/17\/what-is-this-stuff-on-the-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SEA PORK<\/strong><\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sea pork sanibel aqua toes\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15041\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368637218&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections, Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sea pork sanibel aqua toes&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sea pork sanibel aqua toes\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sea pork sanibel aqua toes&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sea pork sanibel aqua toes&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15041 aligncenter\" title=\"sea pork sanibel aqua toes\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sea pork sanibel aqua toes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/sea-pork-sanibel-aqua-toes.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was thrilled to find my treasures to take home but my favorite thing on the beach I found this week (that I couldnt take home) was seeing a mama SNOWY PLOVER and her babies. So sweet!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"snowy plover mom baby\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/18\/beachcombing-breeze\/snowy-plover-mom-baby\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,479\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368641575&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;snowy plover mom baby&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"snowy plover mom baby\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;snowy plover mom baby&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;snowy plover mom baby&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15043 aligncenter\" title=\"snowy plover mom baby\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"snowy plover mom baby\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/snowy-plover-mom-baby.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are so hard to see because they blend in so closely to the sand but I snapped a few pictures of them without getting too closely to disturb them. And I got a little video! Enjoy the THREE SNOWY PLOVER BABIES AND THEIR MAMA video<\/p>\n<p>But for now&#8230; enjoy the SNOWIES!<\/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\/2Zo2QkQ_cvg?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For me, this is the perfect evening&#8230; taking a walk on the beach without any rush, without an agenda and being happy with whatever I find. That&#8217;s how I felt this week. I just want to melt into my beachcombing and have my mind completely focused on&#8230; well&#8230; focused on NOTHING. Ahhh. It worked. 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