{"id":17126,"date":"2013-10-27T22:24:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T02:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=17126"},"modified":"2013-10-27T22:24:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T02:24:53","slug":"sanibel-sand-angels-for-sand-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/27\/sanibel-sand-angels-for-sand-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanibel Sand Angels for Sand Dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was SAND DOLLAR mania at Gulfside City Park this weekend! It’s a very special day to take a walk along the shore to see little tiny SAND DOLLARS washing up at your feet…<\/p>\n

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My friend Betsy and I decided to meet at Gulfside City Park for a few hours to walk the beach and do a little shelling. She’s lived on the island for a long time so of course she has perfected the Sanibel Stoop<\/strong><\/a>…<\/p>\n

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We’ve been good friends for YEARS and it’s the first time we’ve ever planned a walk on the beach together. What took us so long?<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Maybe its because she is a very busy gal running the Sanibel Farmers Market<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0…. which she has Good news! The Sanibel Farmers Market opens this next Sunday November 4! Yippee! So she had to get her shelling in now before the local food fun begins.<\/p>\n

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We had soooo much fun finding those little SAND DOLLARS and shells then it got even better. We saw our friend Lori with her granddaughter Julianna…<\/p>\n

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Julianna wanted to pick up every shell on the beach. She said\u00a0“All of them are beautiful!” then she showed me the different colors and patterns of each one.<\/p>\n

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She learned how to tell if a SAND DOLLAR is alive or not by looking for the tiny hairs (or cilia) around it. On the left of the photo (click on it to enlarge), she is showing a live SAND DOLLAR with lots of the “fur” around the sides and in her other hand is the dead SAND DOLLAR that she can put in her bucket to take home to always remember this day. Thanks Julianna for showing us the difference.<\/p>\n

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Melissa, Jack and Robin were on a day trip from Palm Beach to do a little shelling because they said they loooove shelling at Gulfside City Park.<\/p>\n

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I couldn’t help but notice this awwweeesome SPONGE Melissa was carrying. Wow! \u00a0I think is the coolest SPONGE I’ve ever seen on Sanibel so I tried to research it to find out what type of SPONGE it is… no luck. I felt like I saw hundreds of different SPONGES in my research but none looked like this one so if you happen to know a SPONGE expert out there, lemme know what this species is, ok? Anyhoo, I hope that dries well and you get to display it with the rest of your treasures, Melissa. Good find!<\/p>\n

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Jack was so excited about all of his treasures, he plopped right down in the sand and surf and started making sand angels. OMG I love it! Sometimes I feel like I want to do that too, Jack! Good for you for soaking in every drop of happiness being on that beach. I might just have to try it this week too. (Doesnt he look like a sweet little STARFISH? heehee)<\/p>\n

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The weather this weekend was perfect… high 70s to low 80s with low humidity and plenty of sunshine so it was another beautiful weekend in paradise.<\/p>\n

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FYI- After searching and walking for a couple of hours to find those tiny SAND DOLLARS in the water, we realized they were a few on the shore when the tide was at its lowest. I hope they are there tomorrow too!<\/p>\n

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