{"id":3332,"date":"2010-11-14T20:11:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T01:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2011-02-02T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T21:32:05","slug":"the-cockle-collection-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/14\/the-cockle-collection-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cockle Collection (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3333\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3333\" data-attachment-id=\"3333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/14\/the-cockle-collection-video\/atlantic-giant-cockle-whole\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1289781692&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Atlantic Giant Cockle whole&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle whole\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Atlantic Giant Cockle seashell from Sanibel Island has both sides still attached.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Atlantic Giant Cockle whole&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3333 \" title=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle whole\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle whole\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-whole.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlantic Giant Cockle whole<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny- I don&#8217;t usually pick up <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=222\" target=\"_blank\">COCKLE<\/a><\/strong> shells. I guess because they are common on the beaches of Sanibel and I haven&#8217;t thought of a fabulous craft project for me to use them. My friend Sarah made that beautiful mirror I showed you on\u00a0Septemeber 2,\u00a0post\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/02\/sarahs-seashell-chandelier\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;\"><span>Sarah&#8217;s Seashell Chandelier<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong> but then again, she only used four. So I don&#8217;t have a reason to pick them up&#8230;.. until NOW! I can&#8217;t give you my reasons why YET (geez- I&#8217;m not big on secrets but this will be worth it!). I will be announcing this really big event hopefully this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3334\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3334\" data-attachment-id=\"3334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/14\/the-cockle-collection-video\/atlantic-giant-cockle-half\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"537,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1289781757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Atlantic Giant Cockle half&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle shell Sanibel, Florida\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Atlantic Giant Cockle shell from Sanibel Island, Florida &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Atlantic Giant Cockle half&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3334 \" title=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle shell Sanibel, Florida\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half-251x300.jpg\" alt=\"Atlantic Giant Cockle shell, Sanibel, Florida\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Atlantic-Giant-Cockle-half.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Atlantic Giant Cockle half<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I made this video yesterday so this shows you that there are still shells (and sponges and urchins and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/17\/what-is-this-stuff-on-the-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\">SEA PORK<\/a><\/strong> and lots of fun stuff) on the beach left over from last weekend&#8217;s wind and good tides.<!--YouTube Error: bad URL entered--><\/p>\n<p>On the Cockle hunt, we met Jim from Ohio enjoying the sunset sky and learned he was a big sheller too. He\u00a0quickly\u00a0bonded with Clark after discovering each of them had found two JUNONIAS (in the past) &#8230;&#8230; and ribbed me for my big fat zero. That&#8217;s OK fellas&#8230; &#8220;those who wait, find the biggest Junonias of all&#8221;. ;)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3336\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3336\" data-attachment-id=\"3336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/14\/the-cockle-collection-video\/junonia-finders\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1289692606&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Junonia finders&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Junonia seashell finders\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Junonia seashell finders on Sanibel Island, Florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Junonia Jim and Clark&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3336 \" title=\"Junonia seashell finders\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Junonia seashell finders\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Junonia-finders.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junonia Jim and Clark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a hint for the big event- \u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s funny- I don&#8217;t usually pick up COCKLE shells. I guess because they are common on the beaches of Sanibel and I haven&#8217;t thought of a fabulous craft project for me to use them. My friend Sarah made that beautiful mirror I showed you on\u00a0Septemeber 2,\u00a0post\u00a0Sarah&#8217;s Seashell Chandelier but then again, she only used four. 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