Blind Pass is loooaaaded with shells! And yes, those are 2 LION’S PAWS that were found this morning by Peg and Janet on the pass side of the jetty rocks as the tide was going out.
I woke up this morning to 47 degree weather (which is normally good shelling weather)… I was torn! Do I run down to Blind Pass to see if there are any shells that washed in since I haven’t been to the beach since I got back from our vacation to Turks & Caicos? Or do I finish my post about the details of our trip to answer all the comments on my last few post? Ack! Sorry! I couldn’t help myself! I had to do it. I had to go shelling.
But I promise I’ll answer your questions about accommodations and the rest of our trip… hopefully this afternoon.
Oh and FYI I am judging the Sarasota Shell Show this weekend so if you are anywhere in that area, please come by and see me. I’d love to meet you! Click on the next image to get the details…
Wowie! Welcome back to Sanibel!!! Nice finds!
Hi Pam,
Looks like the shells came in to greet you this morning! That sandy area has grown like crazy since last fall. Would love to be there! Have you heard about a new dredging project at Blind Pass slated for mid-February to the end of April 2013? I saw something about it online last night. It seems like the beaches could really benefit.
Pam if you have news about the dredging please let me know ASAP. We are planning a trip to Sanibel in mid April to join you on the iloveshelling cruise! Can’t wait but I’m concerned about this dredging now. Does that mean the beach would be closed? Thanks! :)
I am curious as well, will be there in three weeks’ time
At least you’re on the beach! I remember going to Virginia Beach in the winter and it was all cold, not a soul there but me.
Of course you HAD to go to Blind Pass!! Totally get it…..lol
Beach first always !!
Love the beach..it looks beautiful. I love the “flatties”…..as I call them. Look forward to yor posts. Thank you, Pam!
You know we will always wait for you. When you have the chance to go shelling, you take it! :-)
You sound so sincerely happy to be home. Watching your video today, I was reminded of Dorothy in “The Wizard Of Oz” when she clicked her heals and said, “There’s no place like home.” Welcome back, Birthday Girl :-)
There are strings attaching me to Sanibel – and every time I see these shell piles, it tugs a little more….wow. I need to be THERE instead of recovering from cataract surgery….but hey, I CAN see better!!!! All the better to see shells with, my dear! Soon – on 26 more days! Have fun in Sarasota, Pam.
Lions paws??? I am SO jealous!!
I LOVE how obsessed you are! Hope to meet someday and share shelling obsession stories! Mine started, of course, on Sanibel as a child!
Been shelling Sanibel for 30 years and never seem Lion’s Paws that big! OMG! Gorgeous!
That Lion’s Paw is a beauty, I found a baby one last year. Would love to find one that size with all of it’s knuckles. I know it’s been cold down by you but yesterday morning when I got up is was 0 degrees in IL and my daughter in MI had about 14 inches of snow yesterday. Keep the blog going we need something to warm up our hearts.
Hi Pam, missed you by a few hours at Blind Pass. I found a few flats which were new finds for me. The tide really beat me up. West Gulf has been fantantic for shells since the storm. Last night I went out at 1:00am and couldn’t believe the shells. They were feet deep in front of Sanibel Sunset.. Shelled until 3am and was back on the beach at 6am. Beach erosion here is terrible! I sure hope they don’t fill it in because that must be detrimental to the shells. Bowmans and the Lighthouse remain shellless.
Found a beautiful Alphabet Cone while picking up trash some slob left of the beach. I figure it was the beach saying thank you.
Pam, I took the shiny white olive to the shell musuem and they said that it was a fossil. That was a surprise. I figured since it was shiny that it was a new shell.