Happy New Year!
As we close the book on 2013, memories of this incredible year have flooded my heart with happiness while sharing our shelling adventures with you. Every day on the beach I have felt like you have been right along side me and my lens. Thank you for being there and for your encouragement and your excitement as we learn new places and new treasures to explore together. Without you, I would not have been as focused to share Mother Nature’s wonders of Sanibel, Captiva, Fort Myers Beach and so many more beaches of the world. It’s been a wild ride! Thank you!!
It was not easy to come up with only 10 iLoveshelling blog posts as my favorites so I really had to decide which ones I think I will be talking about for the rest of my life. We were soooo very fortunate to be able to travel to fabulous shelling destinations more in 2013 than ever before so those were no brainers to choose. But since this week has been so special with our low tide mornings and I can still feel the excitement of yesterday’s shell pile transforming right before our eyes… I am starting at #10 with a video I promised to show you on yesterday’s post. (Tomorrow – New Years Day- should be an even lower tide! Yippee!)
So Enjoy the count down for my top 10 fave iLoveShelling blog posts…
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#10 Sanibel Shell Shuffle
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#9 Life Cycle Of The Kings Crowns Egg Hatching To Down The Hatch
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#8 Filling The Apple Cart At Harns Marsh Preserve
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#7 Sunsets Of Sanibel Island
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#6 Beachcombing Vacation : Cat Island Bahamas
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#5 Finding Seashells On Turks And Caicos Islands
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#4 Weekend Collecting Seashells at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
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#3 Bittersweet Baby Sand Dollars
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#2 Manatees Wash Up On The Beach For Fun
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#1 Three Bobcat Kittens And Their Mamma
Weirdly enough, my fave memory and blog post of 2013 doesn’t even have to do with the beach but I knew everybody who loves shelling would share in the excitement of seeing the other glories of Mother Nature at work. It was the heart racing moments on Sanibel watching a BOBCAT mother and her three kittens play together while I photographed and videoed them.
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Best wishes from Pam and Clark for a fantastic 2014!!!
ALL of your posts are winners Pam. Happy New Year to you and Clark!
Happy New Year to all!!
Thank You Pam! I told some one the other day, Ive learned most every thing I know about shelling & Sanibel from You! Even though I have only been twice, All the way from Ohio, I too feel like I right next to you with every post! I will meet you someday & I can not wait!!! Thank you again & Happy New Year!!!
WONderful choices!!! I’m sure it was hard to pick just 10!
Happy New Year to you and Clark :D
Moira
From one flip floptimist to another a very Happy New Year!
What an awesome year… loved all the great stories and posts.
Happy New Year !
Your posts are almost as good as being there. I so appreciate having an eye on that beach when I can’t be there.
Keep on shelling!
The BEST for me….
Is sharing your videos with friends who need a LIFT….
……. whether it be sadness or pain, Dr. Rambo, you sure have the cure :)
Yet, today’s video takes the PRIZE….You were so quick with your cam…. filming Barbara from Illinois as she got so tickled snagging that Shark’s Eye !! The excitement as she held on to that shell was pure joy :)
Cheers !!
Shellotte
A great selection for 2013. :)
I loved to see that shell pile forming, that was very interesting! And I loved the life cycle stages of the king’s crown and its predation. But of course those baby bobcats and their mom HAD to be in first place! Beyond cute and beyond fabulous to have seen them and to let us see them too! And the mating manatees totally deserved to be up there at the top too! :)
Wooohoooo…we made the top 10!!!! Miss y’all!! Happy New Year!!! ❤️❤️
<3 What an amazing shelling year you had!
Just watched the video #10. Oh what fun! Best wishes for a shelly new year!
I love them all, don’t know how you chose just 10!!
2013 was so special to us because of ya’ll and your help getting our new home at Ft. Myers! Thank you Thank You….you continue to hold a special place in our hearts, I’m honored to be able to call you all friends!! Happy Happy New Year to you and Clark!!
Happy, Happy New Year! Thank you for another year of shelling bliss!
Happy New Year Pam & Clark. Thank you for sharing your shelling adventures. Love to read them all
Love all your selections-esp. the king crown babys hatching and the baby bobcats. Did you ever get an update on the kitties? Happy 2014 everyone-good health and happiness. Pat
Happy New Year, Pam! Jealous that I won’t be with Angela next week, but we’re coming back! Have a great time!
Happy New Year, everyone of your blogs is our favorite. Ready to put up your calendar and wishing everyone a better year than the last one. We’ll always be there when you or your car need a charge.
Carol & Richard
Happy New Year Pam & Clark,
I’m packing my truck and heading north to meet my granddaughter Kenzie Rae. Wish after my visit I could turn south pick up the Carolina Girls and come shell with you all. See you soon! Happy the day that Carolina girl Kathy told me about your blog and the blast we had on shellapalooza 1:)
Carolina Grandma Karen
Happy New Year Pam and Clark! Love your blog so much! Makes me miss Florida even more!
First thing I check every morning is to see if you have something wonderful about shells or sanibel. Starts my day off wonderfully!!!! Thank you and happy new year!
Happy New Year from Freezing New Jersey!! One day we’ll get down to Sanibel again… God Bless and Thank You for the beautiful pictures.
Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful shelling adventures! We were out at 5 am yesterday and missed the shell pile!! We’re looking forward to meeting you this Friday on the Cayo cruise though. Any chance we could buy two of your calendars then?
Thank you for sharing all of the great shelling experiences from 2013. What a super sheller year it was! I have learned so much from your website. The videos bring a smile to my face and there is nothing like hearing the water first thing in the morning. I am looking forward to the Cayo Costa shelling trip Feb. 1st and learning more about the treasures of Sanibel/Captiva in 2014. Happy New Year to everyone.
Love Love Love, your Best of 2013. May you and Clark have a healthy and even better shelling 2014! We are so blessed to live our shelling dreams through you on I Love Shelling!
Happy New Year!
Warm New Year Wishes to the newly expanded Rambo family!
As Jack and I reflect on 2013, the delightful December 6th iLoveShelling cruise to Cayo Costa is definitely a highlight! (A future cruise with Captiva Cruises is now on our “fun things to do” list.) Pam, it was such a pleasure meeting you, (and later Clark), and witnessing the joy and respect for nature that you exude. The handsome wormie you added to our collection is a fond reminder of our cruise and your generous spirit. Many thanks to you and Clark for sharing your time and lives with all of us. You two are the real treasures of Sanibel Island!
What great picks for 2013. The laughter in your video was so contagious and I really enjoyed re-living all of those great posts. Fingers crossed that we will be back in the end of February (depends on my mother’s health issues).
As the others have said, thank you for your tireless work on keeping all of us entertained, amused and enlightened with the ever changing landscape of Sanibel.
Happy New Year to you and Clark and here’s hoping for a healthy, happy, shell-filled 2014!!!