{"id":24607,"date":"2016-02-19T08:44:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T13:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=24607"},"modified":"2016-02-19T08:44:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T13:44:12","slug":"focusing-on-a-few-beautiful-beach-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/19\/focusing-on-a-few-beautiful-beach-treasures\/","title":{"rendered":"Focusing On A Few Beautiful Beach Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s crazy the masses of stranded FIGHTING CONCHS and HORSE CONCHS I showed you over 2 weeks ago (CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a>) are still on the beach at Gulfside City Park.<\/p>\n

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Blind Pass Captiva has come and gone with shells a few times in the last weeks so each day is a surprise to what we find. The best thing I’ve found there recently is 10 year old Ryan from New Jersey. This kid has learned so much about shells, he could name every shell on the beach. It was so much fun to see that he was just as obsessed with all shells and bling… hmmmmm… I think I see a future Malacologist in the making. ;)<\/p>\n

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He’s pretty darn good at finding awesome shells too.<\/p>\n

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It was a special trip to Sanibel for Ryan and his grandma Hilarie – he was teaching her about shells. There’s something else interesting about this next photo too… this beach is on the inside of jetty rocks at Blind Pass Captiva- that beach is back! Over the years the sand\u00a0shifts back and forth- opening and closing the pass. It’s amazing to watch the power Mother Nature has to build a beach or take away a beach within a matter of days. (CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and HERE<\/a><\/span><\/strong> to see other Blind Pass changes)<\/p>\n

\"Hilarie<\/a><\/p>\n

I took a quick little video of the shells at Gulfside again to share with you… Honestly, it kind of makes my head spin to see all of them so its hard to\u00a0focus on looking at anything else.<\/p>\n