{"id":26570,"date":"2017-04-29T10:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=26570"},"modified":"2018-11-19T19:46:39","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T00:46:39","slug":"she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"She Saw Seashells at Sunset Down By the Sanibel Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26578\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel lighthouse shells-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26578 size-full\" title=\"seashells at sanibel lighthouse\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" alt=\"seashells at sanibel lighthouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Evening walks on the beach by the Sanibel Lighthouse have been so lovely this week&#8230;. or should I say &#8220;shellovely&#8221; since beachcombing has been so much fun finding a few shells here and there too. ;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26573\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lightning whelk shell on driftwood-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26573 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/lightning-whelk-shell-on-driftwood-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carlos and Stephanie actually found more than just a few&#8230; Wow! It really didn&#8217;t look like there were that many big shells on the beach but they have exceptional sheller&#8217;s eyes. They both said they had a blast working at getting that keen shelling focus in tune.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26571\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carlos stephanie lighthouse shells-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26571 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marjorie found two pretty spectacsheller double SPINY JEWELBOXES completely empty with gorgeous colorful insides. Look at those amazing spines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/carlos-stephanie-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26576\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,433\" 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=\"marjorie with siny jewwlbox shells-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26576 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/marjorie-with-siny-jewwlbox-shells-1-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shells in a red bucket-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26577 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/shells-in-a-red-bucket-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was shelling too (of course&#8230;. duh. heehee) but mostly I was taking in some much needed beach therapy. I haven&#8217;t been able to take advantage of my long beach combing walks much this winter because of one reason or another. Real life happens even in paradise but to be able to\u00a0see this makes me able to breathe again. I hope you can see those cute little tiny BUBBLE shells and a sweet little WHELK in this next photo set off with colorful puffy clouds and it makes you breathe a bit easier too. They are truly miracle workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mini shells on the beach at dusk-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26575 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/mini-shells-on-the-beach-at-dusk-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheeesh\u00a0and then the sun setting over the Sanibel pier&#8230;. be still my heart.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,449\" 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 lighthouse sunset-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26574 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-sunset-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ahhhhh and the perfect ending to a beautiful evening&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"26572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/29\/she-saw-seashells-at-sunset-down-by-the-sanibel-lighthouse\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1.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;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"horse conch shell at sunset set-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26572 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/hourse-conch-shell-at-sunset-set-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evening walks on the beach by the Sanibel Lighthouse have been so lovely this week&#8230;. or should I say &#8220;shellovely&#8221; since beachcombing has been so much fun finding a few shells here and there too. ;) Carlos and Stephanie actually found more than just a few&#8230; Wow! It really didn&#8217;t look like there were that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26578,"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":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lighthouse","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\/2017\/04\/sanibel-lighthouse-shells-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-6Uy","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26570","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=26570"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28642,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26570\/revisions\/28642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}