{"id":22725,"date":"2015-04-22T13:56:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T17:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=22725"},"modified":"2018-11-21T12:54:55","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:54:55","slug":"shellebrating-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Shellebrating Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/beach-combing-on-shell-filled-sanibel-shore-line\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.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;Beach combing on shell filled Sanibel shore line&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Beach combing on shell filled Sanibel shore line\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Beach combing on shell filled Sanibel shore line&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22732 size-full\" title=\"Beach combing on shell filled Sanibel shore line\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.jpg\" alt=\"Beach combing on shell filled Sanibel shore line\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to breathe the salty air with a walk along the shell filled beach this morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/seashell-beach-on-sanibel-island\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island.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;Seashell beach on Sanibel Island&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Seashell beach on Sanibel Island\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Seashell beach on Sanibel Island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22731 size-medium\" title=\"Seashell beach on Sanibel Island\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Seashell beach on Sanibel Island\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Seashell-beach-on-Sanibel-Island.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t collect many shells today because I just wanted to hear the ocean sounds, smell the beach, feel the sea breeze and to see the amazing view.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells.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;Sanibel beach with lots of shells&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel beach with lots of shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel beach with lots of shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22730 size-medium\" title=\"Sanibel beach with lots of shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel beach with lots of shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Sanibel-beach-with-lots-of-shells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; And give a little thanks to Mother Earth for this paradise I call home on Earth Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies.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 on the beach with cloudy skies&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shells on the beach with cloudy skies\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shells on the beach with cloudy skies&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22734 size-medium\" title=\"shells on the beach with cloudy skies\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shells on the beach with cloudy skies\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/shells-on-the-beach-with-cloudy-skies.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I asked Lynn from Charleston, SC if she had found any treasures and she replied with &#8220;Every single shell on this beach is a treasure&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/lynn-visit-sanibel-from-sc-to-find-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells.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;Lynn visit Sanibel from SC to find shells&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lynn visit Sanibel from SC to find shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Lynn visit Sanibel from SC to find shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22727 size-medium\" title=\"Lynn visit Sanibel from SC to find shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Lynn visit Sanibel from SC to find shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lynn-visit-Sanibel-from-SC-to-find-shells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I feel the same Lynn!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag.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;purple scallops and cone shell in netted bag&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"purple scallops and cone shell in netted bag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;purple scallops and cone shell in netted bag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22729 size-medium\" title=\"purple scallops and cone shell in netted bag\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"purple scallops and cone shell in netted bag\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/purple-scallops-and-cone-shell-in-netted-bag.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>John from Rhode Island plopped right now in the water and waves where he was finding all sorts of treasures. He found an amazing live purple FIGHTING CONCH that he gently put back in the water to live a healthy life after we all admired it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/john-visits-sanibel-from-ri-finds-conch-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell.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;John visits Sanibel from RI finds conch shell&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John visits Sanibel from RI finds conch shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;John visits Sanibel from RI finds conch shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22726 size-medium\" title=\"John visits Sanibel from RI finds conch shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"John visits Sanibel from RI finds conch shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/John-visits-Sanibel-from-RI-finds-conch-shell.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After this little SEA STAR said &#8220;Hello&#8221; then waved &#8220;Good Bye&#8221;, the surf washed in and took her right back out to sea. Hmmm&#8230; Or maybe she was saying &#8220;Raise your hand if you Love Shelling!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/raise-you-hand-if-you-love-shelling-along-with-sunny-sea-star\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star.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;Raise you hand if you Love Shelling along with Sunny Sea Star&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Raise you hand if you Love Shelling along with Sunny Sea Star\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Raise you hand if you Love Shelling along with Sunny Sea Star&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22733 size-medium\" title=\"Raise you hand if you Love Shelling along with Sunny Sea Star\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Raise you hand if you Love Shelling along with Sunny Sea Star\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Raise-you-hand-if-you-Love-Shelling-along-with-Sunny-Sea-Star.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This OLIVE shell was playing &#8220;Hide &#8216;N Seek&#8221; with me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22728\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/22\/shellebrating-earth-day\/olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves.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;Olive among sea shells and waves&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Olive among sea shells and waves\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Olive among sea shells and waves&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22728 size-medium\" title=\"Olive among sea shells and waves\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Olive among sea shells and waves\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Olive-among-sea-shells-and-waves.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful treasure may be right in front of you but if you don&#8217;t appreciate\u00a0it when you can, it may disappear in a moment. Always keep your eye on the ball&#8230; well, in this case&#8230; the SHELL. ;)<\/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\/G3l8eKwuhXE?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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to breathe the salty air with a walk along the shell filled beach this morning. I didn&#8217;t collect many shells today because I just wanted to hear the ocean sounds, smell the beach, feel the sea breeze and to see the amazing view.\u00a0 &#8230; And give [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"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}},"categories":[1696,1819,1977,1101,208],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-island-inn-sanibel-hotels","category-lettered-olive-olive","category-olive","category-sanibel-seashells-surf-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\/2015\/04\/Beach-combing-on-shell-filled-Sanibel-shore-line.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-5Ux","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22725","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=22725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28708,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22725\/revisions\/28708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}