{"id":2010,"date":"2010-06-15T22:46:45","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T02:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2010-06-15T23:02:14","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T03:02:14","slug":"the-candy-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/15\/the-candy-man\/","title":{"rendered":"The Candy Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2012\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2012\" data-attachment-id=\"2012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/15\/the-candy-man\/clarks-orange-horse-conchs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2792,2094\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276647163&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clark&amp;#8217;s orange horse conchs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clark&amp;#8217;s candy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2012 \" title=\"Clark's orange horse conchs\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-orange-horse-conchs-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark&#39;s candy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The candy man <strong>can.<\/strong>&#8230;find some candy corn. Can you believe he found even a few more after I took this picture?\u00a0These juvenile <a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/06\/feeding-frenzy\/\" target=\"_blank\">HORSE CONCHS<\/a> were washed up on Algier&#8217;s Beach this afternoon where Clark and I were walking the shell wash line after dinner tonight. Clark was in the zone, baby!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2013\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2013\" data-attachment-id=\"2013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/15\/the-candy-man\/shell-seekers-pete-and-beth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3648,2736\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276646284&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shell seekers Pete and Beth (Ohio)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shell seekers Pete and Beth (Ohio)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2013 \" title=\"Shell seekers Pete and Beth (Ohio)\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Shell-seekers-Pete-and-Beth-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shell seekers Pete and Beth (Ohio)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pete and Beth told me they found some nice shells so I asked what was the best one. Beth told me that her best shell was a dark <a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/03\/worm-shells-at-casa-ybel\/\" target=\"_blank\">WORM SHELL<\/a>. Another worm sheller! I told her how crazy I was about them too and that&#8217;s when I saw the<a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/23\/its-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ALPHABET CONE<\/a> in her bucket too. That got me so tickled that she chose the worm shell over the alphabet cone&#8230;I love it! I would have chosen it too. They live near the beach on Lake Erie where they collect sea glass that Beth uses to make jewelry.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2014\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2014\" data-attachment-id=\"2014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/15\/the-candy-man\/beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2964,2302\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276646349&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beth&amp;#8217;s alphabet cone and worm shell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beth&amp;#8217;s alphabet cone and worm shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell-1024x795.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2014 \" title=\"Beth's alphabet cone and worm shell\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Beths-alphabet-cone-and-worm-shell-1024x795.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beth&#39;s alphabet cone and worm shell<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After Clark found all of those candies, he even found an alphabet cone too! Hands down, he won the who-found-the-best-shells-today competition.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2015\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2015\" data-attachment-id=\"2015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/15\/the-candy-man\/clarks-alphabet-cone\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2054,2652\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1276647934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clark&amp;#8217;s alphabet cone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clark&amp;#8217;s alphabet cone&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone-793x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2015 \" title=\"Clark's alphabet cone\" src=\"http:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/Clarks-alphabet-cone-793x1024.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clark&#39;s alphabet cone<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The candy man can.&#8230;find some candy corn. Can you believe he found even a few more after I took this picture?\u00a0These juvenile HORSE CONCHS were washed up on Algier&#8217;s Beach this afternoon where Clark and I were walking the shell wash line after dinner tonight. Clark was in the zone, baby! Pete and Beth told [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[35,67,37,2006],"tags":[314,2064,263,2082,315,176],"class_list":["post-2010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alphabet-cone","category-algiers-beach","category-horse-conch","category-worm-shell","tag-algiers-beach-sanibel","tag-alphabet-cone","tag-juvenile-horse-conch","tag-seashells","tag-shell-seekers","tag-worm-shells","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-wq","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010","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=2010"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2018,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2010\/revisions\/2018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}