{"id":8509,"date":"2011-11-01T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T18:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2011-11-01T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T18:59:15","slug":"gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotten, The Cabrits Of Our Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"clark cabrits murex\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8515\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/clark-cabrits-murex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320152565&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"clark cabrits murex\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;clark cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;clark cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8515 aligncenter\" title=\"clark cabrits murex\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"clark cabrits murex\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/clark-cabrits-murex.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not easy to find a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/shellmuseum.org\/shells\/shelldetails.cfm?id=307\" target=\"_blank\">CABRIT&#8217;S MUREX<\/a><\/strong> on the beaches of\u00a0Sanibel.. much less with some of the spines still in tact. So I was over the moon when Clark found this one near Bowman&#8217;s Beach. (Okay, hopefully not the Cabrits of our lives but I couldn&#8217;t resist the silly title play on words)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"cabrits murex aperture\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8514\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/cabrits-murex-aperture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320152629&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cabrits murex aperture\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cabrits murex aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;cabrits murex aperture&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8514 aligncenter\" title=\"cabrits murex aperture\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cabrits murex aperture\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cabrits-murex-aperture.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joanne (NJ) was shelling in the same spot with me when Clark showed us this great find. So guess what she found the very next day? You guessed it! Her own CABRITS MUREX!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joanne cabrits murex\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joanne-cabrits-murex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319968379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joanne cabrits murex\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joanne cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joanne cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8520 aligncenter\" title=\"Joanne cabrits murex\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joanne cabrits murex\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-cabrits-murex.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They look to be just about the same size and color (Clark&#8217;s looks whiter but when it&#8217;s wet it looks just like her&#8217;s with a pinkish color) but hers has a few more spines still in tact. Crazy, huh?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joanne with cabrits murex\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8519\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joanne-with-cabrits-murex\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319968485&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joanne with cabrits murex\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joanne with cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joanne with cabrits murex&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8519 aligncenter\" title=\"Joanne with cabrits murex\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joanne with cabrits murex\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joanne-with-cabrits-murex.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Look at the other cool shells she found&#8230; a piece of LIONS PAW, 2 FLATS and a pink tinted ALTERNATE TELLIN with both sides still attached.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319968431&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8527 aligncenter\" title=\"joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"joanne cabrits pink tellin lions paw flats\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/joanne-cabrits-pink-tellin-lions-paw-flats1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Then I ran into Joan (Indiana) who found a beautiful SCOTCH BONNET on her birthday!!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joan with scotch bonnet\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8516\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joan-with-scotch-bonnet\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319971800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joan with scotch bonnet\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan with scotch bonnet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan with scotch bonnet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet-300x231.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8516 aligncenter\" title=\"Joan with scotch bonnet\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Joan with scotch bonnet\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-with-scotch-bonnet.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Look at that bright yellow SCALLOP too. Happy birthday, Joan!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joan's scotch bonnet and yellow scallop\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319971775&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joan&amp;#8217;s scotch bonnet and yellow scallop\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan&amp;#8217;s scotch bonnet and yellow scallop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan&amp;#8217;s scotch bonnet and yellow scallop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8517 aligncenter\" title=\"Joan's scotch bonnet and yellow scallop\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joan's scotch bonnet and yellow scallop\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joans-scotch-bonnet-and-yellow-scallop.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The low tide mornings over the weekend brought in these unusual shells along with lots of the goodies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"lisbeth with shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/lisbeth-with-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319615147&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lisbeth with shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;lisbeth with shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;lisbeth with shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8524 aligncenter\" title=\"lisbeth with shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lisbeth with shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-with-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lizbeth found a handful of orangies. Look at that fabulous solid brilliant orange CHESTNUT TURBAN. It doesn&#8217;t look chestnut to me, you know?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"lisbeth orange seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/lisbeth-orange-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,463\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319704116&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lisbeth orange seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;lisbeth orange seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;lisbeth orange seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells-300x217.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8521 aligncenter\" title=\"lisbeth orange seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"lisbeth orange seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/lisbeth-orange-seashells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I also found a wonderful treasure&#8230; Shelling Sistah Connie Knight in her <strong><a title=\"Shelling Shop\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/shelling-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\">i Love Shelling shirt<\/a><\/strong>!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"connie knight loves shelling\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8522\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/connie-knight-loves-shelling\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling.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-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319700612&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"connie knight loves shelling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;connie knight loves shelling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;connie knight loves shelling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8522 aligncenter\" title=\"connie knight loves shelling\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"connie knight loves shelling\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/connie-knight-loves-shelling.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0And then Shelling Sistah Mary Ann Ross too! I was in hog heaven all weekend.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"mary ann ross collecting miniature shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1320060504&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mary ann ross collecting miniature shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mary ann ross collecting miniature shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mary ann ross collecting miniature shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells-300x209.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8513 aligncenter\" title=\"mary ann ross collecting miniature shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"mary ann ross collecting miniature shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/mary-ann-ross-collecting-miniature-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Here&#8217;s Benny from Miami finding those bright orange SCALLOPS too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Benny Miami with seashells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/benny-miami-with-seashells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319019989&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Benny Miami with seashells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Benny Miami with seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Benny Miami with seashells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8528 aligncenter\" title=\"Benny Miami with seashells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Benny Miami with seashells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Benny-Miami-with-seashells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The weekend started off with gobs of rain and wind then finished with gorgeous skies. We shelled right through all of it and ended up with a treasure trove. You gotta roll with the tides, baby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"crab trap sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/crab-trap-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel.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-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319700219&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"crab trap sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;crab trap sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;crab trap sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8523 aligncenter\" title=\"crab trap sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"crab trap sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/crab-trap-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"collecting seashells stormy sky\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8511\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319966268&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"collecting seashells stormy sky\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;collecting seashells stormy sky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;collecting seashells stormy sky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8511 aligncenter\" title=\"collecting seashells stormy sky\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"collecting seashells stormy sky\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/collecting-seashells-stormy-sky.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Joan and sister shellers\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8526\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/01\/gotten-the-cabrits-of-our-lives\/joan-and-sister-shellers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS10&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1319614621&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Joan and sister shellers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan and sister shellers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Joan and sister shellers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8526 aligncenter\" title=\"Joan and sister shellers\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Joan and sister shellers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Joan-and-sister-shellers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not easy to find a CABRIT&#8217;S MUREX on the beaches of\u00a0Sanibel.. much less with some of the spines still in tact. So I was over the moon when Clark found this one near Bowman&#8217;s Beach. (Okay, hopefully not the Cabrits of our lives but I couldn&#8217;t resist the silly title play on words) Joanne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[905,91,133,41,358,8,2021,651,2043],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alternate-tellin","category-bowmans-beach","category-cabrits-murex","category-flat-zigzag-scallop","category-rough-scallop","category-sanibel","category-scotch-bonnet","category-sunrise","category-turban","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-2df","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509","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=8509"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8531,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509\/revisions\/8531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}