{"id":18989,"date":"2014-04-17T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-17T14:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=18989"},"modified":"2018-10-21T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T02:55:29","slug":"happy-to-be-on-sanibel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy To Be On Sanibel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19001\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397661176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19001 aligncenter\" title=\"seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashell collection from sanibel by lori and hayley\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/seashell-collection-from-sanibel-by-lori-and-hayley.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The theme for my Virginia Beach high school friend Lori and her daughter, Hayley, visiting us on Sanibel is&#8230;. Happy. It has been such a happy week! We have been singing that <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/y6Sxv-sUYtM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Pharrell Williams&#8217; song &#8220;Happy&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(from Virginia Beach too!) every sunny day when we stepped on the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"hayley happy to be in florida\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19003\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397471861&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;hayley happy to be in florida&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hayley happy to be in florida\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley happy to be in florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley happy to be in florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19003 aligncenter\" title=\"hayley happy to be in florida\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hayley happy to be in florida\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-happy-to-be-in-florida-2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to be together at Gulfside City Park&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18995\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/lori-and-hayley-on-sanibel-with-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397477668&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;lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18995 aligncenter\" title=\"lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lori and hayley on Sanibel with seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-and-hayley-on-Sanibel-with-seashells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to be in the water sifting through shells&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"hayley and lori sifting for shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397476439&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&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;hayley and lori sifting for shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hayley and lori sifting for shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley and lori sifting for shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley and lori sifting for shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19004 aligncenter\" title=\"hayley and lori sifting for shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hayley and lori sifting for shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-and-lori-sifting-for-shells-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to find lots of beautiful treasures&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"hayley's sanibel shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397477645&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&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;hayley&#039;s sanibel shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hayley&amp;#8217;s sanibel shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley&amp;#8217;s sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley&amp;#8217;s sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19009 aligncenter\" title=\"hayley's sanibel shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hayley's sanibel shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayleys-sanibel-shells-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hayley was <em>very<\/em> happy to find SAND DOLLARS!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397673349&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19000 aligncenter\" title=\"hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hayley finds sand dollars on sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/hayley-finds-sand-dollars-on-sanibel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to have Clark join us in the evenings for low tide&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"lori clark shelling sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397500401&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;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;lori clark shelling sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lori clark shelling sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;lori clark shelling sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;lori clark shelling sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18996 aligncenter\" title=\"lori clark shelling sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lori clark shelling sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/lori-clark-shelling-sanibel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to see healthy, live creatures on the low tide sand bars at Lighthouse Beach&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397673588&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18999 aligncenter\" title=\"clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"clark and hayley on the beach of sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/clark-and-hayley-on-the-beach-of-sanibel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to <a title=\"How To Make An Easy Sanibel Island SeaShell Mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/21\/how-to-make-an-easy-sanibel-island-seashell-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>make a seashell mobile<\/strong><\/a> with some of the broken shells we found&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397660932&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile-225x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18998 aligncenter\" title=\"pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"pam rambo and hayley make a seashell mobile\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/pam-rambo-and-hayley-make-a-seashell-mobile.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to meet such wonderful and generous shellers on the beach as well. Just a few feet in front of us, we saw George from Maine uncover a large, beautiful HORSE CONCH then give it to an amazed little boy in awe of the shell. He didn&#8217;t even know him!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"george gives jeremy a large conch shell\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397499669&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&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;george gives jeremy a large conch shell&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"george gives jeremy a large conch shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;george gives jeremy a large conch shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;george gives jeremy a large conch shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18990 aligncenter\" title=\"george gives jeremy a large conch shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"george gives jeremy a large conch shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/george-gives-jeremy-a-large-conch-shell.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Jeremy from New York will remember this happy day for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18994\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397499681&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;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18994 aligncenter\" title=\"jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jeremy from ny holding a big conch shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/jeremy-from-ny-holding-a-big-conch-shell.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy to share this beautiful island with such special friends especially on a full moon. Happiness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"mother and daughter with the pull of the moon\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18997\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/17\/happy-to-be-on-sanibel\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1397501439&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;mother and daughter with the pull of the moon&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mother and daughter with the pull of the moon\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mother and daughter with the pull of the moon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mother and daughter with the pull of the moon&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18997 aligncenter\" title=\"mother and daughter with the pull of the moon\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mother and daughter with the pull of the moon\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/mother-and-daughter-with-the-pull-of-the-moon.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out the video of our MANATEE experience!<!--YouTube Error: bad URL entered--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The theme for my Virginia Beach high school friend Lori and her daughter, Hayley, visiting us on Sanibel is&#8230;. 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