{"id":7205,"date":"2011-08-07T18:15:55","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T22:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=7205"},"modified":"2011-08-07T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T22:15:55","slug":"seashells-at-your-fingertips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/07\/seashells-at-your-fingertips\/","title":{"rendered":"Seashells At Your Fingertips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Rusty dove shell on fingers\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rusty-dove-shell-on-fingers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7212 aligncenter\" title=\"Rusty dove shell on fingers\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rusty-dove-shell-on-fingers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Rusty dove shell on fingers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rusty-dove-shell-on-fingers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rusty-dove-shell-on-fingers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are thousands of seashells at your fingertips most days on Sanibel but this weekend I was finding oodles of miniature shells that fit ON my fingertips. I found this <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=91\" target=\"_blank\">RUSTY DOVE SHELL<\/a><\/strong> rolling along the surf line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"rusty dove shell aperture\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rusty-dove-shell-aperture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7207 aligncenter\" title=\"rusty dove shell aperture\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rusty-dove-shell-aperture-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"rusty dove shell aperture\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rusty-dove-shell-aperture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rusty-dove-shell-aperture.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t this the pretties little shell detailed with those tiny teeth along the opening (aperture)? I was excited to find it since it isn&#8217;t my every day find. I knew it was a DOVE shell but <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sanibelsanddollarc201.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MurexKen<\/a><\/strong> verified that it was a RUSTY DOVE SHELL.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"rusty dove shell aperture\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rust-dove-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7206 aligncenter\" title=\"rusty dove shell\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rust-dove-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"rusty dove shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rust-dove-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rust-dove-shell.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clark found this little SWEET CONE&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"cone fingertip\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cone-fingertip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7210 aligncenter\" title=\"cone fingertip\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cone-fingertip-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cone fingertip\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cone-fingertip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/cone-fingertip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I always love to find the bright orange &#8220;juvie&#8221; SCALLOPS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"rough scallop fingertip\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rough-scallop-fingertip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7209 aligncenter\" title=\"rough scallop fingertip\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rough-scallop-fingertip-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"rough scallop fingertip\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rough-scallop-fingertip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rough-scallop-fingertip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I normally only pick up the FLORIDA SPINY JEWEL BOX but this <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=235\" target=\"_blank\">CORRUGATE JEWEL BOX<\/a><\/strong> just struck me as being so colorful and vibrant with such a fun shape&#8230; I had to pick this one up. Honestly, most of the time they just aren&#8217;t so cute&#8230; but maybe they are starting to grow on me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"jewel box shell fingertip\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/jewelbox-fingertip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7208 aligncenter\" title=\"jewel box shell fingertip\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/jewelbox-fingertip-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"jewel box shell fingertip\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/jewelbox-fingertip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/jewelbox-fingertip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday,I met shelling sistah and sister blogger Cheri from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shelllady.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Shelllady<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>who I could have talked to for hours. She lives very close to my family in Virginia so it was so nice to talk to Cheri and her &#8220;Hubby&#8221; about my old stomping grounds and felt right at home with them&#8230;and I got to see their shells they found.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheri shelllady hubby\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheri-shelllady-hubby.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7215 aligncenter\" title=\"Cheri shelllady hubby\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheri-shelllady-hubby-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cheri shelllady hubby\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheri-shelllady-hubby-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheri-shelllady-hubby.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This next picture are the shells they found on Friday but if you go to her blog <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shelllady.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/last-day-of-total-relaxation.html\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>, you can read about everything they found from the week. They found <strong><a title=\"The Sanibel Six Seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/08\/sanibel-six-seashells\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sanibel Six<\/a><\/strong> and more!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Cheri's shells on Sanibel\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheris-shells-on-Sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7214 aligncenter\" title=\"Cheri's shells on Sanibel\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheris-shells-on-Sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cheri's shells on Sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheris-shells-on-Sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Cheris-shells-on-Sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0If I had seen this on Thursday, I would have added this to my &#8220;<strong><a title=\"Top 10 Reasons Why I Love The Beach\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/04\/top-10-reasons-why-i-love-the-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Reasons Why I Love The Beach<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; list so I&#8217;ll just say this is #11&#8230;.Rainbows<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"under the sanibel rainbow\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/under-the-sanibel-rainbow.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7213 aligncenter\" title=\"under the sanibel rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/under-the-sanibel-rainbow-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"under the sanibel rainbow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/under-the-sanibel-rainbow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/under-the-sanibel-rainbow.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Clark with rainbow\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Clark-with-rainbow.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7216 aligncenter\" title=\"Clark with rainbow\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Clark-with-rainbow-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Clark with rainbow\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Clark-with-rainbow-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Clark-with-rainbow.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"rainbow sea oats\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-sea-oats.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7217 aligncenter\" title=\"rainbow sea oats\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-sea-oats-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"rainbow sea oats\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-sea-oats-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/rainbow-sea-oats.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands of seashells at your fingertips most days on Sanibel but this weekend I was finding oodles of miniature shells that fit ON my fingertips. I found this RUSTY DOVE SHELL rolling along the surf line. Isn&#8217;t this the pretties little shell detailed with those tiny teeth along the opening (aperture)? I was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1294,1292,358,1293,8,2045],"tags":[1296,842,529,1295,1230,1045,1297],"class_list":["post-7205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cone","category-corrugate-jewel-box","category-dove-snail","category-rough-scallop","category-rusty-dove-shell","category-sanibel","category-scallop","tag-corrugate-jewel-box-shell","tag-miniature-shells","tag-murexken","tag-rusty-dove-snail-shell","tag-sanibel-rainbow","tag-sanibel-six","tag-shell-lady-blog","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7205","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=7205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}