{"id":26087,"date":"2016-12-31T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T14:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=26087"},"modified":"2016-12-31T10:36:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T15:36:07","slug":"2016-best-of-i-love-shelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Best Of i Love Shelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26108\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/fullsizerender-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4.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;1451488665&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=\"best 2016 beachcombing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;best 2016 beachcombing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26108\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg\" alt=\"fullsizerender-4\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/FullSizeRender-4-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>2016\u00a0kicked off the year\u00a0with a bang after very cold weather and a few storms brought gobs of seashells to our beaches of Sanibel and Captiva in January and February. That started the seashells flowing as\u00a0Clark and I caught the travel bug to explore many different shelling destinations around the world. And then there&#8217;s another travel bug I caught ;).. that was a very big &#8220;bug&#8221;. heehee<\/p>\n<p>Here are my top 10 posts for 2016\u2026 Enjoy the count down from #10 to #1 post this year.<\/p>\n<p>Click on each image to find out why they are so special for 2016!<\/p>\n<h2>#10 &#8211;<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/\">Ebb and Flow Of Life and Shelling\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0(with video)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/ebb-and-flow-of-life-and-shelling\/\" target=\"_blank\"><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\" 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>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#9-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/the-calm-after-the-storm-2\/\">Calm After The Storm<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/the-calm-after-the-storm-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25634\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/10\/the-calm-after-the-storm-2\/beach-combing-shell-finds-sanibel-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-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;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=\"beach-combing-shell-finds-sanibel-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25634 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1.jpg\" alt=\"beach-combing-shell-finds-sanibel-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/beach-combing-shell-finds-Sanibel-1-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#8<strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/29\/shelling-is-beach-therapy\/\">Shelling Is Beach Therapy<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/29\/shelling-is-beach-therapy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25026\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,640\" 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 seashells on bowman beach\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25026 \" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/04\/img_5673.jpg\" alt=\"sanibel seashells on bowman beach\" width=\"499\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/img_5673-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#7-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/25\/combing-the-beaches-of-the-world-one-island-at-a-time\/\">Combing The Beaches Of The World One Island At A Time<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/25\/combing-the-beaches-of-the-world-one-island-at-a-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25734\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/abacos-bahamas-seashells-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Abacos-Bahamas-seashells-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"650,487\" 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;1477071327&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=\"abacos-bahamas-seashells-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Abacos-Bahamas-seashells-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25734\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/10\/Abacos-Bahamas-seashells-1.jpg\" alt=\"abacos-bahamas-seashells-1\" width=\"502\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Abacos-Bahamas-seashells-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Abacos-Bahamas-seashells-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#6-<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/22\/crazy-carolina-beach-combing-shelling-trip-to-portsmouth-island-north-carolina\/\">Crazy Carolina Beach Combing &#8211; Shelling Trip To Portsmouth Island, North Carolina<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/22\/crazy-carolina-beach-combing-shelling-trip-to-portsmouth-island-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/22\/crazy-carolina-beach-combing-shelling-trip-to-portsmouth-island-north-carolina\/portsmouth-island-north-carolina-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells.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;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=\"Portsmouth island North Carolina seashells\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24802 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells.jpg\" alt=\"Portsmouth island North Carolina seashells\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Portsmouth-island-North-Carolina-seashells-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>\u00a0&#8230;<\/h4>\n<h2>#5-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/beachcombing-eleuthera-island-in-the-bahamas\/\">Beachcombing Eleuthera Island in the Bahamas<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/beachcombing-eleuthera-island-in-the-bahamas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/beachcombing-eleuthera-island-in-the-bahamas\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-eleuthera-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-Eleuthera-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=\"carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-eleuthera-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-Eleuthera-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25964 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/12\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-Eleuthera-1.jpg\" alt=\"carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-eleuthera-1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-Eleuthera-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/carrier-shell-hawk-wing-cowrie-longspine-star-Eleuthera-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#4-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6t4\">My Inner South Carolina Seashell Artist Is Channeling Whelks<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6t4\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24867\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/29\/my-inner-south-carolina-seashell-artist-is-channeling-whelks\/channeled-whelk-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells.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;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=\"channeled whelk shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;channeled whelk shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24867 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells.jpg\" alt=\"channeled whelk shells\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/channeled-whelk-shells-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>#3-<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6n8\">I Lassoed Me A Sanibel Horse Conch<\/a>\u00a0(with an unbelievable video)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6n8\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24504\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/01\/i-lassoed-me-a-sanibel-horse-conch\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell.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=\"pam rambo with big shell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24504 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/02\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell.jpg\" alt=\"pam rambo with big shell\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pam-rambo-with-big-shell-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>#2-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6ya\">She Saw Seashells While Sailing The Seychelles<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6ya\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/09\/she-saw-seashells-while-sailing-the-seychelles\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,480\" 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=\"branched murex seychelle islands\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;branched murex seychelle islands&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25186 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands.jpg\" alt=\"branched murex seychelle islands\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-67x67.jpg 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/branched-murex-seychelle-islands-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And&#8230; drum roll please&#8230;.. my favorite day &#8230;. and favorite post of 2016!!!!<\/p>\n<h2>#1-<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6z9\">Shell Love Bug is Born<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6z9\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26098\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/shell-love-bug-rambo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/shell-love-bug-rambo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,250\" 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;1469183998&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=\"shell-love-bug-rambo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/shell-love-bug-rambo.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26098 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2016\/12\/shell-love-bug-rambo.jpg\" alt=\"shell-love-bug-rambo\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/shell-love-bug-rambo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/shell-love-bug-rambo-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to know which posts were YOUR favorite.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Happy New Year!<\/h2>\n<p>Check out all the past years Top 10\u00a0iLoveShelling posts&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/31\/2015-best-of-iloveshelling\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/31\/2015-best-of-iloveshelling\/best-of-2015-ad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad.png\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"best of 2015 ad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24296 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad.png\" alt=\"best of 2015 ad\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad.png 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-67x67.png 67w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/best-of-2015-ad-184x184.png 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/2014-best-of-iloveshelling\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/2014-best-of-iloveshelling\/i-love-shelling-best-of-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.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;i Love Shelling best of 2014&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"i Love Shelling best of 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;i Love Shelling best of 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21704 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"i Love Shelling best of 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/31\/2013-best-of-i-love-shelling\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/best-of-2013-ad-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11.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;1388495343&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;}\" data-image-title=\"best-of-2013 seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;best-of-2013 seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17890 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"best-of-2013-ad-11\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/best-of-2013-ad-11.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/31\/2012-top-10-i-love-shelling-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/best-of-2012-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/best-of-2012-sanibel.png\" data-orig-size=\"375,375\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"best-of-2012-sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;best-of-2012-sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/best-of-2012-sanibel.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13223\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2013\/01\/best-of-2012-sanibel.png\" alt=\"best-of-2012-sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/best-of-2012-sanibel.png 375w, 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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;}\" data-image-title=\"Best-of-2011 beachcombing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Best-of-2011 beachcombing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Best-of-2011.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9360\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/\/2012\/01\/Best-of-2011.png\" alt=\"Best-of-2011\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Best-of-2011.png 375w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Best-of-2011-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Best-of-2011-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/31\/2010-top-10-i-love-shelling-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9362\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/31\/2016-best-of-i-love-shelling\/best-of-sanibel-2010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Best-of-Sanibel-2010.png\" data-orig-size=\"375,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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That started the seashells flowing as\u00a0Clark and I caught the travel bug to explore many different shelling destinations around the world. And then there&#8217;s another [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"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":[2221,2188],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-of-iloveshelling-com","category-top-10-best-seashell-posts","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6ML","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26087","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=26087"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26087\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26112,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26087\/revisions\/26112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}