{"id":8148,"date":"2011-10-02T22:35:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T03:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=8148"},"modified":"2019-11-20T18:14:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T23:14:03","slug":"yee-haw-sanibel-lions-paw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/02\/yee-haw-sanibel-lions-paw\/","title":{"rendered":"Yee Haw, A Lion&#8217;s Paw!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Lions paw found on Sanibel Island\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Lions-paw-found-on-Sanibel-Island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Lions-paw-found-on-Sanibel-Island-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8154\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Lions paw found on Sanibel Island\" alt=\"Lions paw found on Sanibel Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Lions-paw-found-on-Sanibel-Island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Lions-paw-found-on-Sanibel-Island.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As soon as I saw this huge <strong>LION&#8217;S PAW<\/strong>, I wanted to grab it and run down the beach. Unfortunately for me, I had to remain calm and admire it in the hands of the guy who found it&#8230; Bob from California.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Bob find lions paw seashells Sanibel\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bob-find-lions-paw-seashells-Sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bob-find-lions-paw-seashells-Sanibel-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8158\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Bob find lions paw seashells Sanibel\" alt=\"Bob find lions paw seashells Sanibel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bob-find-lions-paw-seashells-Sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bob-find-lions-paw-seashells-Sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He couldn&#8217;t believe his luck when he found it on a sand bar off West Gulf Drive this morning. He pointed out the nodules were broken off but then we all said &#8220;who cares!&#8221;. That&#8217;s a fantastic find.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"lions paw Sanibel shell\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/lions-paw-Sanibel-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/lions-paw-Sanibel-shell-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8157\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"lions paw Sanibel shell\" alt=\"lions paw Sanibel shell\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/lions-paw-Sanibel-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/lions-paw-Sanibel-shell.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Bob!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Bobs lion paw interior\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bobs-lion-paw-interior.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bobs-lion-paw-interior-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8156\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Bobs lion paw interior\" alt=\"Bobs lion paw interior\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bobs-lion-paw-interior-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Bobs-lion-paw-interior.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also saw local sheller Liz with some killer finds of her own&#8230; a FLORIDA CONE, TRUE TULIP, FLAT SCALLOP and a perfect SCOTCH BONNET with great color.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"scotch bonnet cone flat tulip\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/scotch-bonnet-cone-flat-tulip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/scotch-bonnet-cone-flat-tulip-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8155\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"scotch bonnet cone flat tulip\" alt=\"scotch bonnet cone flat tulip\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/scotch-bonnet-cone-flat-tulip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/scotch-bonnet-cone-flat-tulip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think the cooler weather was bringing lots of the locals to the beach this weekend.&nbsp;We saw our friend Jean collecting COCKLE shells to line a walking path in&nbsp;her yard. Good idea!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Jean with Cockle shells\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jean-with-Cockle-shells-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jean-with-Cockle-shells--300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8152\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Jean with Cockle shells\" alt=\"Jean with Cockle shells\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jean-with-Cockle-shells--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Jean-with-Cockle-shells-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shelling guide Louise Alt from <strong>Waterwoman Adventures&nbsp;<\/strong>was shelling with her trusty first mate Darla. I always love to run into Louise!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Louise Alt Waterwoman\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Louise-Alt-Waterwoman.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Louise-Alt-Waterwoman-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8159\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Louise Alt Waterwoman\" alt=\"Louise Alt Waterwoman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Louise-Alt-Waterwoman-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Louise-Alt-Waterwoman.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Jane\u2019s Seashell Frames and More\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/07\/janes-seashell-frames-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jane<\/strong><\/a><a title=\"Jane\u2019s Seashell Frames and More\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/07\/janes-seashell-frames-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <\/a>was shelling off East Gulf Drive for black SCALLOPS to make a frame for her husband John&#8217;s picture&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"jane with scallops\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jane-with-scallops1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jane-with-scallops1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8160\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"jane with scallops\" alt=\"jane with scallops\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jane-with-scallops1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/jane-with-scallops1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Darlene (Pine Island) found this 7 inch LIGHTNING WHELK on the sand bar at Blind Pass&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Darlene lightning whelk Sanibel\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Darlene-lightning-whelk-Sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Darlene-lightning-whelk-Sanibel-300x249.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8151\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" title=\"Darlene lightning whelk Sanibel\" alt=\"Darlene lightning whelk Sanibel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Darlene-lightning-whelk-Sanibel-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Darlene-lightning-whelk-Sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barbara from Long Island, NY had just gotten started shelling for the day and found a nice SHARKS EYE&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Barbara sharks eye Barbara Sanibel\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Barbara-sharks-eye-Barbara-Sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Barbara-sharks-eye-Barbara-Sanibel-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8153\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Barbara sharks eye Barbara Sanibel\" alt=\"Barbara sharks eye Barbara Sanibel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Barbara-sharks-eye-Barbara-Sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Barbara-sharks-eye-Barbara-Sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>April from PA loves the WORM ROCK like I do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"April with worm rock\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/April-with-worm-rock.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/April-with-worm-rock-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8161\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"April with worm rock\" alt=\"April with worm rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/April-with-worm-rock-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/April-with-worm-rock.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Yep, I can say &#8220;Yee Haw!&#8221; for Bob and all of the other successful shellers this weekend. There were some mighty good seashells out there for the pickin&#8217;. :)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"pink shellers with green buckets\" href=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pink-shellers-with-green-buckets.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pink-shellers-with-green-buckets-300x225.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8163\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"pink shellers with green buckets\" alt=\"pink shellers with green buckets\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pink-shellers-with-green-buckets-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/pink-shellers-with-green-buckets.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As soon as I saw this huge LION&#8217;S PAW, I wanted to grab it and run down the beach. Unfortunately for me, I had to remain calm and admire it in the hands of the guy who found it&#8230; Bob from California. He couldn&#8217;t believe his luck when he found it on a sand bar [&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":[36,38,224,8,2021,1369],"tags":[1403,2109,1401,1070,1402,1404],"class_list":["post-8148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-florida-cone","category-lightning-whelk-whelk","category-lions-paw","category-sanibel","category-scotch-bonnet","category-worm-rock","tag-jane-henshaw","tag-lions-paw","tag-louise-alt","tag-sanibel-seashells","tag-waterwoman-adventures","tag-worm-rock-2","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\/8148","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=8148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}