{"id":19149,"date":"2014-04-24T13:18:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T17:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=19149"},"modified":"2018-11-21T10:48:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T15:48:41","slug":"sanibel-wishes-and-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanibel Wishes and Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19153\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/sanibel-shell-tree\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree.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;1398245948&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;sanibel shell tree&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel shell tree\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shell tree&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel shell tree&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19153 size-medium\" title=\"sanibel shell tree\u00a0\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sanibel shell tree\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sanibel-shell-tree.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I was shelling yesterday,\u00a0I thought of all the amazing sightings I get to witness on Sanibel&#8217;s beaches. Feeling very content and fortunate, I still picked up a shell to add to this shell tree so I could make a wish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/adding-to-shell-treee\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee.png\" data-orig-size=\"422,388\" 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;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adding to shell treee\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;adding to shell treee&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;adding to shell treee&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19157 size-medium\" title=\"adding to shell treee\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee-300x275.png\" alt=\"adding to shell treee\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/adding-to-shell-treee.png 422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, I walked back to the shoreline to find a yellow ONE TOOTH SIMNIA on a golden SEA WHIP. I immediately thought of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/12\/shell-tell-shellabaloo-2-sanibel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gina from Shellabaloo 2<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia.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;1398246971&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;yellow one tooth simnia&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yellow one tooth simnia\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;yellow one tooth simnia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;yellow one tooth simnia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19155 size-medium\" title=\"yellow one tooth simnia\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"yellow one tooth simnia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/yellow-one-tooth-simnia.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then I was captured by the sight of a guy on a SUP standup paddle board against the aqua water and brilliant blue sky. I got out my video camera and started filming the peaceful sight. A DOLPHIN popped out of the water right in front of him and he &#8220;whooped&#8221; with excitement. Wow!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19156\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/sup-and-dolphin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin.png\" data-orig-size=\"470,279\" 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;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sup and dolphin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sup and dolphin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sup and dolphin&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19156 size-medium\" title=\"sup and dolphin\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin-300x178.png\" alt=\"sup and dolphin\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sup-and-dolphin.png 470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finding the simple pleasures in life make wishes come true. This inspired me to make another video&#8230;. Sanibel Wishes. Open your eyes to take in whats right in front of you&#8230; then make a wish.<\/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\/dgmIn9Lq2TY?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<p>I not only placed a shell on the shell tree for a wish, I also placed shells on a castle built for the memory of a shelling friend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/24\/sanibel-wishes-and-memories\/bretts-shell-memorial\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,600\" 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;1398251471&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;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brett&#039;s shell memorial&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brett&amp;#8217;s shell memorialbrett&amp;#8217;s shell memorial\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;brett&amp;#8217;s shell memorial&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;brett&amp;#8217;s shell memorial&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19152 size-medium\" title=\"brett's shell memorial\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"brett's shell memorial\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/bretts-shell-memorial-1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are people I meet on the beach for a brief moment but I feel I have an immediate kinship. Brett was one of those people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/16\/happy-shelling-families-and-friendships\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-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;1366095297&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;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ian brett jeff shellers sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ian brett jeff shellers sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ian brett jeff shellers sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ian brett jeff shellers sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14630 size-medium\" title=\"ian brett jeff shellers sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"ian brett jeff shellers sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ian-brett-jeff-shellers-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanibel wishes and memories.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/16\/happy-shelling-families-and-friendships\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells.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;1366097238&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;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brett shares sanibel shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brett shares sanibel shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;brett shares sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;brett shares sanibel shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14629 size-medium\" title=\"brett shares sanibel shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"brett shares sanibel shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/brett-shares-sanibel-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My thoughts are with you Ian, Jeff, Connie, John and your families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I was shelling yesterday,\u00a0I thought of all the amazing sightings I get to witness on Sanibel&#8217;s beaches. Feeling very content and fortunate, I still picked up a shell to add to this shell tree so I could make a wish. Afterwards, I walked back to the shoreline to find a yellow ONE TOOTH SIMNIA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2278,208],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sanibel-wishes-video","category-video","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/island-inn-sanibel-shell-tree.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-4YR","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28687,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19149\/revisions\/28687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}