Carol's Colors of Coquinas
It’s like a butterfly rainbow in the sand. The colors of these COQUINAS are so brilliant. This is so funny…. I posted this photo, then saw all the grains of sand on them and actually blew on it to get the sand off. LOL Too much sun today maybe???
Carol and Richard (Illinois)
Guess who this is! It’s CShells (Carol) the GiveAway winner of the Susick Sea Shell Sifter and her new shelling scoop. I met Carol and Richard at Gulfside City Park beach today to give her the prize. She started test driving her new scoop right away and we found these beautiful coquinas together while walking the beach. It was so nice to meet them both.
Coquina shells
Remember my video of the live Coquinas? Check it out… Coquina Cover-up.
Shelling Snorkelers
Surf at GulfSide City Park Sanibel
I love finding Coquina shells like these. I call them coquina butterflies.
These Coquinas always look wonderful and yummy in a little candy dish. We haven’t pick many of them up the past few years, but I love the variety of colors.
I love reading your posts. We are heading to Sanibel on Saturday, can’t wait. Bringing an empty bag for treasures!
Coquinas coquinas everywhere! I’m staying by West Gulf access 7, and the coquinas are all over the beach. I’ve never seen this many washed up before.
These were my 7 year old’s favorite. She said the orange were the most rare and she would spend all her time hunting for them.
I like to thank you again for the shell sifter. Pam had to help retrain my shell picking, I still want to pick-up the shells with my right hand. I’ll just have to practice, practice. The sifter is wonderful, it’s light weight and I’ve always loved coquinas and all you have to do is scoop and sort. Anyone coming to Sanibel in Nov., now you know what I look like just say hi and just maybe I’ll let you try my new sifter. Pam hope to see you on the beach.
Wow Pam these are just brilliant. They look similar to shells we find here in Australia but we call the Pippy’s. They only come in a white/purpley colour though, nothing like the vivid colours in your ones. They’re the perfect wings for my Flotsam Friends dolls. Glad Carol’s enjoying her shell sifter!! Pruxxx
A little girl I met on the beach down on Marco Island kept yelling “Jackpot” as we were walking and picking up shells so I asked her what she was yelling about since what she was picking up was broken and not a real “Keeper” and she said every time she sees all the real huge batches of coquinas they’re a “Jackpot”. Makes me smile every time I come across them. I have a small section of shelf that I put the open ones on and they do look like butterflies.
Your photo of the snorkelers made me curious… how often would you say the water is actually clear and calm enough to snorkel for shells? We’ve been there many times, but the water has always been too stirred up and cloudy to see anything while snorkeling. Do we just have bad timing?
Hi!… thanks for your compliments on my blog…I’m loving YOURS!!! My “other” dream is to have a condo or beach bungalow (the old fashioned florida kind) on or very very near the gulf waters. I spent many vacations on Panama City Beach with my grandmother… loved it.. but Sanibel and Captiva and Long Boat Key are my dream destination. SOMEDAY!… I do have dear old friends who live on Sanibel. Hope to visit soon. For now I’ll enjoy your blog. I have a huge collection of shells too!…
Ah, those coquinas! Shelling started out slowly last week when I was there, but the coquinas saved the day! We found hundreds of them whil walking the beach at Blind Pass. And their colors at this time of year are breathtaking :)
Hi Pam…
Thanks for the tip on the consignment stores in Palm Beach. I found them! That’s going to be another post. There is a very interesting Goodwill “Boutique”…many mink coats were on the racks! Such fun!!!
Jane
ps Love the colorful coquinas! A friend used some of these to enhance my wedding invitation…a wonderful, thoughtful gift.
Funny, back in the 60’s coquinas were about all I ever found on the beach we frequented. Tons of them. Now I get very excited when I spot the color… wonder why they’re not as prolific here anymore?
I love the colors -beautiful butterflies. I have a post where you see lots of them arranged symmetrically and framed, and they look stunning.