{"id":22172,"date":"2015-02-20T10:31:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=22172"},"modified":"2018-11-21T13:27:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:27:40","slug":"walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking The Beach Warms The Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections inc&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;Seastar starfish waiting to be swept away by the ocean&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seastar starfish waiting to be swept away by the ocean\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Seastar starfish waiting to be swept away by the ocean&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22175 size-full\" title=\"Seastar starfish waiting to be swept away by the ocean\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean.jpg\" alt=\"Seastar starfish waiting to be swept away by the ocean\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Seastar-starfish-waiting-to-be-swept-away-by-the-ocean-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though we aren&#8217;t wearing our usual tee shirts and shorts here on Sanibel Island because of this cold 40 degree weather, walking the beach warms the soul.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22173\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/island-inn-sanibel-cottage-paradise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"581,600\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections inc&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;Island Inn Sanibel cottage paradise&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Island Inn Sanibel cottage paradise\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Island Inn Sanibel cottage paradise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22173\" title=\"Island Inn Sanibel cottage paradise\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"Island Inn Sanibel cottage paradise\" width=\"298\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Island-Inn-Sanibel-cottage-paradise.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Espeshelly&#8221; since\u00a0cold weather brings shells!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22179\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" 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;seashells in a shell pile&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashells in a shell pile\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells in a shell pile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22179 size-medium\" title=\"seashells in a shell pile\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"seashells in a shell pile\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/seashells-in-a-shell-pile.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sanibel Lighthouse beach has load of shells washing up about a half a mile west of the Lighthouse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections inc&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;hundreds of conch on sanibel&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hundreds of conch on sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hundreds of conch on sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22178 size-medium\" title=\"hundreds of conch on sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hundreds of conch on sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/hundreds-of-conch-on-sanibel-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were lots of live CONCHS&#8230; and lots of empty ones too but my fave was this empty sweet striped PEAR WHELK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" 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;Kirby Rambo collections Inc&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;collecting pear whelk seashells&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"collecting pear whelk seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;collecting pear whelk seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22177 size-medium\" title=\"collecting pear whelk seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"collecting pear whelk seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/collecting-pear-whelk-seashells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Beautishell!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,474\" 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;pear whelk shell in the sand&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pear whelk shell in the sand\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pear whelk shell in the sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22174 size-medium\" title=\"pear whelk shell in the sand\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"pear whelk shell in the sand\" width=\"300\" height=\"237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pear-whelk-shell-in-the-sand.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were shells starting to come in too (my second picture from the top)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections inc&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;shells in the sand with ocean wave&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shells in the sand with ocean wave\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shells in the sand with ocean wave&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22176 size-medium\" title=\"shells in the sand with ocean wave\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shells in the sand with ocean wave\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-in-the-sand-with-ocean-wave.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were also shells starting to come in at Blind Pass too (<a title=\"Beaches Parking Map\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> for map)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,416\" 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;sunray venus shell on sanibel beach&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sunray venus shell on sanibel beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sunray venus shell on sanibel beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22181 size-medium\" title=\"sunray venus shell on sanibel beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"sunray venus shell on sanibel beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sunray-venus-shell-on-sanibel-beach.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22180\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" 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;shells at blind pass sanibel&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shells at blind pass sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shells at blind pass sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-22180\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shells at blind pass sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/shells-at-blind-pass-sanibel.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Were you hoping for a video to warm you up? You Got It! I walked\u00a0down the beach on the gulf side of the Sanibel Lighthouse&#8230;.ummmm&#8230; maybe about 1\/2 mile west or so. I mostly found empty minis (like the 3rd photo) in the washed up shell lines and live FIGHTING CONCHS and STARFISH (like the first photo) in the water near the Lighthouse but when I walked further down the beach I found this&#8230;<\/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\/RWKUY6yJAAI?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>One more photo to sooth the soul&#8230; The evening warmth of shelling at Blind Pass at sunset last night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/20\/walking-the-beach-warms-the-soul\/sunset-at-blind-pass-captiva-turner-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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;Kirby Rambo collections Inc&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;Sunset at Blind Pass Captiva Turner Beach&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sunset at Blind Pass Captiva Turner Beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sunset at Blind Pass Captiva Turner Beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22185 size-full\" title=\"Sunset at Blind Pass Captiva Turner Beach\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach.jpg\" alt=\"Sunset at Blind Pass Captiva Turner Beach\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sunset-at-Blind-Pass-Captiva-Turner-Beach-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though we aren&#8217;t wearing our usual tee shirts and shorts here on Sanibel Island because of this cold 40 degree weather, walking the beach warms the soul. &#8220;Espeshelly&#8221; since\u00a0cold weather brings shells! Sanibel Lighthouse beach has load of shells washing up about a half a mile west of the Lighthouse. 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