Clark was teasing me to no end on the sand bar at Blind Pass Sanibel when he told me he found something really good. Ut Oh. What!? Oh no you didn't! He said, "Yep!" and showed me a JUNONIA.
Ha! Yes, it's a JUNONIA...... a very worn JUNONIA. But still a whole one so, and yes, it's still better than what I've found....barely. ;)
After shelling Blind Pass, we decided to visit beach access #7 off West Gulf Drive since we haven't been there in months. Lots of TELLINS....
Oodles of SOUTHERN QUAHOGS....
I was tickled to find several large old worn WHELKS. I love these old "yard shells" so I line them up in an area in my garden to look at them every day.
The low tide in the late afternoons this whole week has been heaven.
Oh how exciting!!! Way to go Clark!
CLARK YOU ROCK! :)
I really liked shelling at Blind Pass, lucky Clark finding that Junonia, I was there a month ago and found a beautiful King’s Crown…Highlight of my week of shelling!
YEA! Clark!!! The junonia is a great find!!
By the time I find my first Junonia, I may look as old and worn out as Clark’s Junonia! Good job to Clark!
Good find Clark!!! Sounds like the shells are still coming in!
The junonia looks like it has traveled many miles….! Did you win the Seaside Inspired contest? I saw on the FB book that Pamela R from Sanibel won. I wondered if it was you. Hope you are doing well…and that you have a fun and enjoyable weekend. Take care…
Will Clark’s picture make the local paper or is finding a junovia no longer newsworthy?
AWESOME Clark!!! I hope to find one there someday :)
Way to go Clark !!!! A junonia is a junoia , great find ! Thanks Pam for the VERY fast delivery of the hats , love , love them !! They are way cool !! 30 days & we will get to try them out . I had to see how they worked , so I went into my closet and turned mine on . OH YEAH , Now I don’t have to wait till that first crack of the beautiful Sanibel sun comes out in the morning to hit the beach . My son thought I was a little crazy for standing in there with a lighted hat on doing a happy dance . I told him I wasn’t crazy , just Sanibel Silly . Thanks again Pam for the awesome web site and keeping all of us sand lovers close to our little slice of paradise !!
I love these pictures!
Beautiful sunset pictures again Pam. And tell Clark “NICE!”
Clark, you always find the best ones!
Jealous!
Awesome job Clark!! A little bleach and some mineral oil and then it will be picture perfect!!!!
A junonia is a junonia! Congratulations to Clark!
I received my awesome hat yesterday! Thank you so much! It is actually a gift for my sister in law – we are headed to their place on Longboat next month and I thought it would make a perfect “thank you” gift.
Loved the shells in the envelope!
An old worn junonia is better than no junonia!!! Way to go Clark! You are a super sheller!
We were down at Blind Pass last night too. Awesome sunset, hundreds of cats paws and some great digging for shells over on the sand bar. Someone even stopped me and asked if we ever heard of your blog and I said of course we have best island info out there!! You are famous and the talk of the beach. :o)
The shell shovel rules. I’ll be on Turner Beach next Friday in the early afternoon. I’ll be the one with the shell shovel seeing if I can keep up with Super Clark. btw, Clark is due for a guest blog.
Lucky Clark! I’m going to make it back down there from mid-Missouri some day or other, and will make it my quest to find one, too!
The sun rises and sets on my dreams of Sanibel and her shells.
You dawg! Ahh, it looks like all kinds of pickins’ in that last pix.
Love the way the J’s color shows so well in spite of the rough times it has had. I swear Clark must have shelldar!
Awesome sunset pix, as always. Thanks!
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I will be there this time next week..hoping to find one too! I love shelling
WOW what a find! I wouldn’t care that it was worn! Love your yard shells, I do the same with large welks like that too! Love seeing them in the yard!
Janice/GA
I received the lighted I love shelling hat for my sister in law’s birthday and gave it to her today. She loved it and so do I!! It is the most awesome hat. We spend winters on the Island and she is an avid sheller. Thanks for the quick turn around on my order….you are the best.
I saw that junonia at Blind Pass and couldn’t believe it. I know Clark is a good sheller but you don’t think he just pulled it out of his pocket to fool us now do you????? We spent a great week on Sanibel and many hours up at Blind Pass – best shelling around – you never knew what was going to come rushing in with the waves. Looking forward to October……it was great to see you both
Clark,
Congrats!! What a beautiful shell! Nothing beats the thrill of finding a Junonia……I found my first one near the Shalimar on West Gulf right at the water’s edge and I found the second one in a pile of shells in front of Mitchell’s cottages.
Can’t wait to get back to Blind Pass…..we had great shelling there.
Enjoy your shell! Pam…love your blog!
Jane
On our way home to Ohio. I got emotional driving back to the main land looking back and waving goodbye.. Thanks for this blog. You really helped us out with the shelling. I want to ask you how I could get our lightning welk clean. Their pretty when they are wet but when they are dry their color is dull.
Clarrrrrrrrrrrk!
Yay, Clark! Atta boy! lol! I love those old, worn shells better than the shiny new ones, for some odd reason. More patina. More texture. Just prettier to me…And your sunset photos are amazingly beautiful, Pam!!!!
xoxo laurie