{"id":22378,"date":"2015-03-13T17:17:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=22378"},"modified":"2015-03-13T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:17:04","slug":"beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-shellholder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/13\/beauty-is-in-the-eye-of-the-shellholder\/","title":{"rendered":"Beauty Is In The Eye Of The ShellHolder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The beaches of Sanibel and Captiva have been gorgeous this week with plenty of sunshine and warm breezes. But shelling has been hit or miss… to some people. In the past few days, I’ve been asked countless times “Where are the shells?”. That’s hard for me to answer since I saw this at Gulfside City Park beach today…<\/p>\n

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Uhmmmm. Those look like shells to me? \u00a0There weren’t many WHELKS, TULIPS or CONES but this is how I look at it… if JUNONIAS and ALPHABET CONES were washing up on the beach every day, we would never see or learn about anything else that washes up on the beach. It would be nice at first seeing an ALPHABET soup of JUNONIAS but after a while it would kinda get old to people who come to the island every year. We do that with FIGHTING CONCHS at times. There’s no denying FIGHTING CONCHS are gorgeous shells but if you already collected 10 of them, you start to look for something else. So I always look forward to the days that make me slow down to\u00a0look more closely to the shells I normally don’t “see”. Today I saw BROAD-RIBBED CARDITA shells. BROAD RIBBED CARDITAS\u00a0are always on our beaches. I mean ALWAYS… but most of them have been sun bleached or worn so they look like lots of the other white BIVALVES. They are one of the most common shells in Southwest Florida but today they caught my eye because they were so colorful. Each one has a different color range of orange with some having stripes and some look like polka dots. Beauty is in the eye of the shell holder. These would be great craft shells for frames!<\/p>\n

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Anyway, there were a few other sweet shells out there too…<\/p>\n

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I also saw oodles of SEA WHIPS attached to PONDEROUS ARKS<\/strong><\/a> in the high tide wrack line. Most of the SEA WHIPS have lost their pretty yellow or purple colors and all that’s left is the black stem left attached to the ARK shell but this one still has a small portion of the golden yellow color still left on the stem like a sheath. Why do SEA WHIPS only seem to like to attach themselves to PONDEROUS ARKS? Of course I have a theory (I always have a theory whether its right or not- heehee). PONDEROUS ARKS have that wonderful thick black PERIOSTRACUM (skin) and they have wide ribs so SEA WHIPS have something pretty substantial to anchor themselves to. Most shells don’t have either of those features so it makes perfect sense to me, how about you? (To see a PONDEROUS ARK CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Yes, those CARDITAS were pretty orange but this LETTERED OLIVE was my fave find of the day.<\/p>\n

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Oh wait- I take that back! This 33 inch, 15 pound SNOOK was my fave find of the day! I love everything there is to do on the beach and fishing is just one more thing I think is very cool. Just like shelling,\u00a0you just never know what you’re gonna find. Some days you catch the big one and some days its just a nice excuse to be out in the sunshine.<\/p>\n

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Errrrrr…..Okay, I’ll fess up. This is kinda a fish tale…. “my fave find” was actually caught by a guy named Steve but I couldn’t wait to get my hands on that beautiful fish. I “found” it in Steve’s hands. Hahahaha. i Love Fishing too so next time I wanna reel\u00a0one in!<\/p>\n

Hey, Dont forget… Monday March 16, 2015 – Congress Jewelers are showcasing my Shellography with a wine and cheese gallery reception from 11am- 3pm. I’d love to meet y’all! Bring your fave finds in if you want me to ID them.<\/p>\n

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