{"id":8401,"date":"2011-10-21T13:45:52","date_gmt":"2011-10-21T17:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=8401"},"modified":"2020-01-19T23:22:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T04:22:17","slug":"theres-a-new-super-sheller-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/21\/theres-a-new-super-sheller-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s A New Super Sheller In Town!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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

\u00a0Oh my gosh! Who found this beautiful seashell?<\/p>\n

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

Move over Clark! There’s a new sheller in town that can find a JUNONIA too….mmmeeeeee! I found one!! Finally! I’m so giddy, I can’t even think straight!<\/p>\n

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

Believe it or not, I was the first one on the beach in Captiva this morning. I know, this is very rare for me but after seeing the piles of shells along every stretch of Captiva beach yesterday I couldn’t sleep. At 6:30 a.m., I layered up my clothes since it was low 60s this morning (for most that’s not cold but for here…. brrr) grabbed my lighted cap<\/span> and headed for Blind Pass. I was meeting some of my girlfriends but poor Clark had to work so he couldn’t join us.<\/p>\n

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The pile had fresh new shells stacking up so I started to sift through. I found a small piece of JUNONIA so I started to get a little excited but had to keep focused. Digging…..sifting……digging….. sifting. Are my eyes deceiving me?\u00a0What? No! It isn’t! \u00a0YES! It is! It’s a JUUUNNNOOONNNIIIAAAA!<\/p>\n

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This is my very first JUNONIA. I’ve been shelling for a long time and this is the first whole one I’ve ever found. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like JUNONIAS are the rarest shell ever…..but they just have never been found by me…until now.<\/p>\n

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The weird thing is, right after I found it and celebrated, I dug right back in thinking I could uncover a whole famly of JUNONIAS. LOL Then the sun broke through and I celebrated some more.\u00a0\u00a0I know, I look like a shelling geek\/nerd\/dork\/dweeb in this “get up” but who cares! I did a few happy dances!<\/p>\n

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

While I was happily shelling with my buddies, as my good luck today would have it, Dr Jose Lealwalked up right beside me on the beach with his surf board ready to hit the waves. I got to show my prized shell to him! To me, he’s like the “Seashell Czar”, “The\u00a0Mollusk\u00a0Magnate ” (and Surfer Dude!)… oh I’m just being silly, but it really was fun to show him my find.<\/p>\n

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

See? I think he’s impressed by my find too… heehee<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0Just another view of this beauty…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0To get a shot of my wonderful friends Diane, Becky and Ellen that helped me celebrate, I took this photo “long-armed” so that’s why I’m so close. Remember, it was really early in the morning.<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0My luck continued. When I got in my car, my all time favorite song on the planet was on the radio- Madonna’s “Holiday”. It was the perfect song and the perfect time.<\/p>\n

If we took a holiday<\/em>
\nTook some time to celebrate<\/em>
\nJust one day out of life<\/em>
\nIt would be, it would be so nice<\/em><\/p>\n

Everybody spread the word<\/em>
\nWe’re gonna have a celebration<\/em><\/p>\n