{"id":8879,"date":"2011-12-09T17:46:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T22:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=8879"},"modified":"2011-12-09T17:46:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T22:46:16","slug":"beach-combing-beauties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Combing Beauties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8892\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811.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;1323336821&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;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8892 aligncenter\" title=\"Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Captiva seashells beach blind pass 120811\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-seashells-beach-blind-pass-120811.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The early morning low tides have exposed some beach combing beauties the last few days&#8230;. finally!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8891\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811.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;1323336995&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;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8891 aligncenter\" title=\"Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Captiva sandbar blind pass 120811\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Captiva-sandbar-blind-pass-120811.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was the new sand bar at Blind Pass Captiva yesterday morning. The shell wrack had some nice pickins like this BANDED TULIP&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"banded tulip in sand\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/banded-tulip-in-sand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand.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;1323337488&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=\"banded tulip in sand\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;banded tulip in sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;banded tulip in sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8888 aligncenter\" title=\"banded tulip in sand\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"banded tulip in sand\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/banded-tulip-in-sand.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>APPLE MUREX&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"apple murex pen shell\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8889\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/apple-murex-pen-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell.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;1323337474&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=\"apple murex pen shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;apple murex pen shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;apple murex pen shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8889 aligncenter\" title=\"apple murex pen shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"apple murex pen shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/apple-murex-pen-shell.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This gorgeous lemon yellow SCALLOP&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"yellow pectin scallop\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-scallop-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8890\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/yellow-pectin-scallop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-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;1323337163&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;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yellow pectin scallop\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;yellow pectin scallop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;yellow pectin scallop&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-scallop-.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8890 aligncenter\" title=\"yellow pectin scallop\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-scallop--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"yellow pectin scallop\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-scallop--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/yellow-pectin-scallop-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see for yourself, Cyber Shellers! This was a random shot of the wrack line. Click &#8216;N Shell&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4320,3240\" 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;1323336855&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=\"cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8893 aligncenter\" title=\"cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cyber shelling bp dec 8 2011\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/cyber-shelling-bp-dec-8-2011-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Believe it or not, I was at the lighthouse beach this morning at dawn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel lighthouse dawn\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/sanibel-lighthouse-dawn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn.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;1323416358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel lighthouse dawn\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel lighthouse dawn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel lighthouse dawn&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8883 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel lighthouse dawn\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel lighthouse dawn\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-dawn.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, there were too many clouds to even get a peek at the sun rising on the horizon&#8230;.BUT I didn&#8217;t mind a bit after I found the ALPHABET CONE!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse.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;1323416690&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8897 aligncenter\" title=\"alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"alphabet abc cone sanibel lighthouse\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/alphabet-abc-cone-sanibel-lighthouse.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I found so many live STARFISH&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"starfish touching dancing\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/starfish-touching-dancing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing.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;1323355295&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;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"starfish touching dancing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;starfish touching dancing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;starfish touching dancing&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8886 aligncenter\" title=\"starfish touching dancing\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"starfish touching dancing\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/starfish-touching-dancing.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"tiny starfish on finger tip\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip.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;1323418137&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tiny starfish on finger tip\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;tiny starfish on finger tip&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;tiny starfish on finger tip&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8882 aligncenter\" title=\"tiny starfish on finger tip\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"tiny starfish on finger tip\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/tiny-starfish-on-finger-tip.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mixed in with lots of\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Sea Life &amp; Beach Bling I.D.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sea-life-beach-bling-identification\/\" target=\"_blank\">BEACH BLING<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel lighthouse beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/sanibel-lighthouse-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach-.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;1323418546&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel lighthouse beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel lighthouse beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel lighthouse beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach-.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8894 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel lighthouse beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel lighthouse beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Sanibel-lighthouse-beach-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I met cutie pie Luis from Columbia (and NOT I&#8217;m talking South Carolina!) who held his very first live mollusk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/luis-comumbia-sanibel-live-conch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,520\" 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;1323355655&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;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8885 aligncenter\" title=\"Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Columbia Sanibel live conch\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Luis-Comumbia-Sanibel-live-conch.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0So cool, Luis!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"live fighting conch Luis\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/live-fighting-conch-luis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis.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;1323355665&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;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"live fighting conch Luis\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;live fighting conch Luis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;live fighting conch Luis&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8884 aligncenter\" title=\"live fighting conch Luis\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"live fighting conch Luis\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/live-fighting-conch-Luis.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0I can&#8217;t wait for tomorrow! Negative low tides in the mornings should be more fun shelling!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8895\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/09\/beach-combing-beauties\/beaches-catamaran-sanibel-sunrise\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise.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;1323419249&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=\"beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8895 aligncenter\" title=\"beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"beaches catamaran Sanibel sunrise\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/beaches-catamaran-Sanibel-sunrise.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early morning low tides have exposed some beach combing beauties the last few days&#8230;. finally! This was the new sand bar at Blind Pass Captiva yesterday morning. The shell wrack had some nice pickins like this BANDED TULIP&#8230; APPLE MUREX&#8230; This gorgeous lemon yellow SCALLOP&#8230; You can see for yourself, Cyber Shellers! This was [&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":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sanibel","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-2jd","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8879","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=8879"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8903,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8879\/revisions\/8903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}