{"id":24378,"date":"2016-01-15T15:09:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T20:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=24378"},"modified":"2018-11-21T12:44:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:44:39","slug":"pouncing-for-pretty-seashells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/15\/pouncing-for-pretty-seashells\/","title":{"rendered":"Pouncing For Pretty Seashells"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Earlier this week there were all sorts of seashells washing up by the jetty rocks at Blind Pass on Captiva Island.<\/p>\n

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OMG It was a sight to behold.<\/p>\n

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Although most of the FIGHTING CONCHS you see in the photos were still alive, there were lots of shells there that were completely empty but you had to be fast to get them in the surf. I only had maybe 3 seconds to see the shells in a crevice between the rocks before the water rushed in and swept them away. So much fun!<\/p>\n

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Because of the high winds last weekend, the gulf water got pretty rough and the waves kept piling shells up over and over. \u00a0It’s an amazing sight to see since we don’t get to witness that every day.\u00a0
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Carole from Wisconsin found some awesome shells- that’s her hand in the top photo with the ALPHABET CONE.<\/p>\n

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There was a crowd out there scooping in the water, digging around the rocks, doin’ the sit ‘n sift, and like me… \u00a0pacing back and forth scanning and pouncing. Here are my fave finds … oh yea, baby, it’s just a piece but it’s the prettiest \u00a0piece of JUNONIA I could have found. But what beats that for me is the IMPERIAL VENUS<\/strong> <\/a>(resting between my pointer and middle finger). We rarely find IMPERIAL VENUS CLAMS so for me this is an exshellent find (IMHO – in my humble opinion). I was also really happy to find the sweet little lemon SCALLOP (aka LEMON PECTIN), CARRIER SHELL, BITTERSWEET and the fabulous chuck of CORAL. \u00a0There were quite a few LIGHTNING WHELKS and MUREXES \u00a0but these were particularly pretty to me.<\/p>\n

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So… I made a video! Like I said on one of my previous videos- Im having some trouble uploading videos clearly to the internet. Please tell me if it comes out clear to you and it’s worth doing it this way from now on? It was so cool revisiting it, so I sure hope you like it too. Enjoy the shelling adventure with us at Blind Pass…<\/p>\n