{"id":24960,"date":"2016-04-13T09:07:27","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T13:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=24960"},"modified":"2018-11-21T12:39:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T17:39:19","slug":"ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebb And Flow Of Life and Shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/sanibel-cockle-shell-at-sunset-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,500\" 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;1460317662&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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel Cockle shell at sunset-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24966 size-full\" title=\"Sanibel Cockle shell at sunset-1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel Cockle shell at sunset-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the ebb and flow of shelling that keeps me going to the beach over and over again. I always see something different with every tide&#8230; like the orange sun setting over an orange COCKLE or this brilliant purple opening of this APPLE MUREX.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24965\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/purple-aperature-apple-murex-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,350\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Purple aperature Apple murex -1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24965 size-full\" title=\"Purple aperature Apple murex -1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1.jpg\" alt=\"Purple aperature Apple murex -1\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Purple-aperature-Apple-murex-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At any given moment, the tide may bring DOLPHINS in so close to the shore they may swim right next to a sheller (like this week!).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/sanibel-shelling-with-dolphins-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,372\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel shelling with Dolphins -1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24967 size-full\" title=\"Sanibel shelling with Dolphins -1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel shelling with Dolphins -1\" width=\"500\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-shelling-with-Dolphins-1-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24961\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24961\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/alex-with-dolphin-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,334\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alex with dolphin-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24961 size-full\" title=\"alex with dolphin-1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1.jpg\" alt=\"alex with dolphin-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/alex-with-dolphin-1-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the next minute, the tide may recede to reveal\u00a0fresh beautiful shell treasures left on the sand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24964\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cone shell coral tinted cantharus tulip-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24964 size-full\" title=\"Cone shell coral tinted cantharus tulip-1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cone shell coral tinted cantharus tulip-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cone-shell-coral-tinted-cantharus-tulip-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These are a few shell souvenirs Amanda and J.J (from St Mary&#8217;s Island, Georgia) found at Blind Pass&#8230;. ALPHABET CONES.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/alphabet-cone-sanibel-amanda-j-j-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Alphabet-Cone-Sanibel-Amanda-J.J.-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,386\" 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;1460285874&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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Alphabet Cone Sanibel Amanda J.J. -1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Alphabet-Cone-Sanibel-Amanda-J.J.-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24962 size-full\" title=\"Alphabet Cone Sanibel Amanda J.J. -1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Alphabet-Cone-Sanibel-Amanda-J.J.-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alphabet Cone Sanibel Amanda J.J. -1\" width=\"500\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Alphabet-Cone-Sanibel-Amanda-J.J.-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Alphabet-Cone-Sanibel-Amanda-J.J.-1-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was also lovely to meet Carol (TN) under the Blind Pass bridge while we scooped up a few shells in the current as the tide was coming back in.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-24963\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24963\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/carol-tn-shelling-sanibel-captiva-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,363\" 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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Carol TN shelling Sanibel Captiva-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24963 size-full\" title=\"Carol TN shelling Sanibel Captiva-1\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg\" alt=\"Carol TN shelling Sanibel Captiva-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Carol-TN-shelling-Sanibel-Captiva-1-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m so sorry I haven&#8217;t been making more videos lately, but &#8230;. to make it up to you&#8230; here&#8217;s a short video I filmed just moments before I met Carol. I love days when I catch the tide just right as the water is shallow and calm enough to see the shells roll by in the current. So take a break from your ebb and flow of your own world and come cybershelling with me for a just a minute. I think you&#8217;ll see that change is a beautiful thing.<\/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\/XLhC66PgLfM?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>It&#8217;s the ebb and flow of shelling that keeps me going to the beach over and over again. I always see something different with every tide&#8230; like the orange sun setting over an orange COCKLE or this brilliant purple opening of this APPLE MUREX. At any given moment, the tide may bring DOLPHINS in so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[893,208,449],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blind-pass-video","category-video","category-sunsets","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\/2016\/04\/Sanibel-Cockle-shell-at-sunset-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6uA","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24960","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=24960"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28702,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24960\/revisions\/28702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}