{"id":5744,"date":"2011-04-10T19:51:33","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T23:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=5744"},"modified":"2011-04-10T19:51:33","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T23:51:33","slug":"the-elite-three-seashells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/10\/the-elite-three-seashells\/","title":{"rendered":"The Elite Three Seashells"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

If the SANIBEL SI<\/a>X<\/a><\/strong> seashells are the favorite achievable shell finds for shellers on Sanibel and Captiva, then the JUNONIA, SCOTCH BONNET<\/a><\/strong> and LION’S PAW seashells must be The Elite Three. These shells are the mac daddies of local finds….for us, anyway. Pictured above is Clark’s JUNONIA (found in 2004), my SCOTCH BONNET (January) and Clark’s LION’S PAW ((2006) found on North Captiva. I found a LION’S PAW too but Clark must have hidden it (so competitive! LOL) since I can’t find it….. but it did have a little damage.<\/p>\n

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

That’s why my jaw dropped when I heard that 5 year old Alyssa found both a JUNONIA and a SCOTCH BONNET within the last few months. She and her dad are avid shellers who head to Blind Pass or the lighthouse from Ft Myers every other weekend to hunt for seashell treasure. Congratulations, Alyssa!<\/p>\n

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

Okay, take a look at this photo Donnie\u00a0(Alyssa’s dad)\u00a0took last month. You can see they found the SANIBEL SIX, TURBANS, a SAND DOLLAR, ANGEL WINGS, a pretty SCALLOP, JEWEL BOXES , NUTMEGS, a SHARK’s EYE (and the magic marker to judge the size- clever!) and do you see that other shell above the LIGHTNING WHELK? Donnie said it’s a piece of a DEER COWRIE that he found in about the same spot as Mother Earth Marilyn’s DEER COWRIE<\/a>. Remember that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Donnie<\/a>
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Yep! Looks like it to me too! Even a piece is a great find. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Horse<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The shells above were finds within the last three months. Love those FLAT SCALLOPS and oh, by the way, nice HORSIES!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"abc<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Another cool thing I have to show you from their collection is an ALPHABET CONE. After seeing the video on my post ABCs Of Alphabet Cones<\/a><\/strong>, they checked their CONES and found a shelling “scene”. On the third row down there are three stick figures. From left to right it looks like a sheller walking along with the sun (or moon- haha) shining…. then he\/she finds a treasure and does the Sanibel Stoop….. then raises the treasure up to show it off and does the happy dance! So funny!<\/p>\n

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

They found this batch of shells (above) last weekend at the jetty on the Captiva side of Blind Pass. I asked him how he cleans his shells and told me 50\/50 bleach to water over night then he puts mineral oil on them to bring back the color and shine them up. They look so good! The next photo shows Alyssa’s JUNONIA and the rest of their loot they found the end of February.<\/p>\n

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

PS- \u00a0Clark looked through our ALPHABET CONES too after I did that video and he found one for all you New York Yankees fans……<\/p>\n

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\"yankee<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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