Lowtide sand bars
I have hot news! But let me tell you about the shelling news first because I really enjoyed the people I met today and I think you will too….
It’s always exciting at low tide on the sand bars at the beach. I wasn’t really finding any keeper shells (or those live BABY EAR tracks) but it really didn’t matter after I saw these young cousins having so much fun filling their bucket with pieces of FIGHTING CONCHS, OLIVES, TULIPS and lots of little BUBBLE SHELLS. Do they get any cuter than this?
Jillian, Emma, Rebekah and Ava
Then Clark called me over after hanging out on the sand bar with Donn talking about Texas A&M football while Charlotte was sittin’ and diggin’ up beautiful shells. She was just sifting through the sand finding a few really nice WHELKS while the tide was coming in.
Charlotte and Donn (Texas)
Then Dan came over to get help digging up a whelk and said “I found a huge whelk about 15 inches long. Can you help dig it up with that shell rake?” Off we went, splashing over to the next adventure. Clark helped him dig around the “shell” and finally pulled up the treasure. LOL Doesn’t look like a whelk to me. How about you? ;)
Addy and Dan (Kansas City) with driftwood treasure
Ok, I’ve waited long enough to tell you. The Florida Weekly came out today with the iLoveShelling article!!!!! I’m really tickled with it………… but I’m a little embarrassed about the title. There are so many shellers on the islands and so many who at least have found a junonia.. haha. I think it should have said “A sheller….” instead of ” The sheller…” but who’s counting, right? LOL (a little giddy) Here it is.. Just click on the picture if you can’t read it to make it open in a new window.
Love your blog! I recently went to Sanibel-Captiva for my birthday last weekend and had a BLAST shelling for the first time. Congrats on the article in Florida Weekly!!
Total congrats on the success of your blog,you have earned it :) What would we shellers do for our “fix” without it if we didnt have your blog. Even my 13 yr old daughter has your page saved to her favorites & shares it with her friends when they visit & besides from your fabulous photo’s they even learn from it ,again..thank you :)
Wonderful article about a wonderful lady! I am so proud of you. Much love.
Hi Pam~
I am sooooooooooo excited I can hardly stand myself. Myself, my sister and my best friend will arrive on Sanibel this Saturday 6-26-10 for a week of paradise. Emailed you way back about shelling as a novice and how much I love the island. My best friend tells the story about the first time she took me to Sanibel and I picked up a live sand dollar and she made me put it back I did not know about the live shell law. Anyway, the way she tells it I then made her learn the names of the shells and that I quizzed her on them..what FUN. My sister did a time share exchange. Yippee!
Enjoyed the article on you and shelling. Just wanted to let you know that three North Carolina girls are on their way.
Thanks Pam!!!
glenda
Congratulations Pam….. great article and wonderful picture too !!!!!
Keep up the wonderful work. Pam… Janie
Congratulations! What a fantastic article and such a beautiful photo! You should feel a little giddy!
Congrats! Great article and picture….will be there this weekend, hope we see you on the beach!
Great article & picture! Congratulations! I loved how you chose teal – matches the water!!
Sorry – I meant “aqua”! Not teal.
LOL yeah, I like the word “aqua” better than teal too. hahaha
Congrats Pam!! Wonderful article, beautiful picture. You are doing the islands and your followers a great service with your blog. Great tips and photos delivered with wit and humor…….a must daily read. Much success with where this fabulous blog takes you!
Great article Pam, I’m waiting for the day you post that you finally found the elusive Junonia!
I laughed out loud over the lightening whelk story, so funny. I hope he took that piece of driftwood home with him and tells the story for years to come.
Great article on your love of shelling. I love your shelling blog letting us know what is being found and where. All the people you meet and how you share your shelling expertise. Look forward to your blog everyday.
Perfect! Wonderful article and a great picture. Yippee!!!!
I loved the article on you! I read your blog religiously. Unfortunately I won’t be able to come to Sanibel until next year. Because I am land locked in Iowa, I am counting the days!
YAY!!!!!!! the article is so cool…..and won’t it look nice framed and hung beside some of your treasures in your home??!!!
Found my Shell Island shells and want you to see them….a few, I have no idea what their names are…maybe you will? do you have email addy I can send them to?
You’re a doll……..precious pic!!
It’s easy to upload through i Love Shelling facebook page. Try making an album by clicking the “Photos” tab on top of the i Love Shelling page. Then click the “Make an album” button. I hope it works! I’d love to see them and everybody else might want to as well. http://www.facebook.com/iLoveShelling
Congrats on the article!!
I love your blog and check in everyday but imagine my surprise today to see a picture of Jillian and Rebekah!!! We met these two wonderful girls on our spring break trip to Hilton Head this year and they became instant friends with my kids. I can’t wait to show my kids their picture (it will be all over their Facebook pages I’m sure!). We knew they were in Sanibel this week but I never expected to see them on your blog!
They are just so darn cute and they were having so much fun…..I had to stop and talk to them and their Uncle/Dad John. I wasn’t quite sure which 2 were John’s daughters or nieces so I didn’t want to get too complicated- just cousins. It’s such a small world that you met them too on vacation. Even so young, it seems people are just drawn to them…….you think they might be famous one day? ;)
Thanks to all of you for your thoughtful comments!!!!!
WOW…your big time now! Look out… all this fun and hard work is paying off!!
I’m spreading the word to everyone I know & then some…even last week in the Post Office line.
LOL! I absolutely LOVE that picture of me and my dad!!! Thanks for taking that picture because I always want to be reminded of that trip. Congrats on the article!! I recently e-mailed my dad that picture and he laughed. I remember that. Ahh….good memories….