Even though we aren’t wearing our usual tee shirts and shorts here on Sanibel Island because of this cold 40 degree weather, walking the beach warms the soul.
“Espeshelly” since cold weather brings shells!
Sanibel Lighthouse beach has load of shells washing up about a half a mile west of the Lighthouse.
There were lots of live CONCHS… and lots of empty ones too but my fave was this empty sweet striped PEAR WHELK.
Beautishell!
There were shells starting to come in too (my second picture from the top)
There were also shells starting to come in at Blind Pass too (CLICK HERE for map)
Were you hoping for a video to warm you up? You Got It! I walked down the beach on the gulf side of the Sanibel Lighthouse….ummmm… maybe about 1/2 mile west or so. I mostly found empty minis (like the 3rd photo) in the washed up shell lines and live FIGHTING CONCHS and STARFISH (like the first photo) in the water near the Lighthouse but when I walked further down the beach I found this…
One more photo to sooth the soul… The evening warmth of shelling at Blind Pass at sunset last night.
Who cares how cold it is! I’d be out there shelling too. :) I would rather be cold there than freezing here! You are a wonderful photographer, that photo of the starfish at the top is amazing! Stay warm!
Who needs snow flakes when you have sea shells.
Always Love your pictures.
This just makes me want to book a flight there or start driving immediately! Are there normally still plenty of shells in late March?
Just booked our trip to Sanibel for late April into May. Can’t wait! Hoping to meet you on the early May shelling trip!
Hi Pam. The last image before the sunset is not showing on my computer…
Oh no Susan. That’s the video image then. I’ll try to see the problem and fix it later. Like Roseanna Rosanandanna- it’s always somethin.
you are killing me Pam! I’m going to have to pull out my shells from the summer to try and tame the shelling urge!
I keep a small saucer of different shells on a shelf in my kitchen. When I get the itch, I pull it out a go through the shells. Soothes my soul.
I would be right out there also even in the cold just because I love shelling and the more posts you show the more I love it.i know you were cold but this morning I took the dogs out at 6:15 and it was minus 13 degrees which makes me want to there all the more the two of you love the same things I love the sun,the surf ,the blue skies and the arts what a great thing to have r.g.stein
Was that super early in the morning?
Is the second picture above Island Inn?!
Never mind – just read the entire post. :-)
Thanks for the cyber shelling. It was -10 here this A.M.
WOW…that pic of Blind Pass? Is it filling in again? Also, as always, loved your video. I know you try and give us a look, but on this one, my dear, you were moving the phone/camera so fast I was getting dizzy! lol Next time try and go a bit slower otherwise everything is blurry and for those of us who are salivating and wanting to jump through the computer to land on the beach to shell with you it’s simply torture! No offense intended, Pam. I would rather be there in 40 degrees than our 20 below zero wind chills and teens any day! Love ya, Shell Sistah!
Omigosh- no offense taken! I know- that’s why I usually try to edit my vids before I publish- but for some reason I always feel like I have no time any more. Time is going too fast! Anyway- stay warm honey. I feel for yall up there
I kept my finger on the pause so I could stop it when I wanted to check out a scene.
Loved the video, thanks for sharing!!
Hi Pam I have a question for you and would like to know how rare an albino pear whelk is. Because I found one on bowmans beach and think it is bery beautiful. I would appreciate it very much if you could respond
I check your blog DAILY! Thank you so much for sharing your pics and especially videos! Cant wait to be on Sanibel to experience its AWESOMENESS for myself! March 23rd!
Thanks again, Pam!
That video was sooooooooo awesome!! I would’ve gone crazy looking at every shell in that little stretch of beach! It was 0 degrees here today without including the wind chill, so 50 degrees sounds good to me!
Pam, While watching your video footage I was squealing inside!!!! How was it that you didn’t just park yourself down and start sifting through all those glorious shells!?!? I would’ve been so excited to do that! Oh my, oh my, oh my!!!!!!
Thank you for inspiring all of us!! Just reading you shelling blogs are good for the soul!!
All those dead Fighting Conchs! It makes me wonder if that wipes out a whole colony and why. All killed by pollution (oil)? I hop it is natural and the waves just stirred up a lot at once, but it is worrisome, too.
Oh Pam, loved the video. Would like to have been there when the tide started coming in and exposed more of the shells. Can’t stop thinking about what was underneath…. Totally agree with you that the beach warms the soul. There’s nothing like it.
This video reminds me of your awesome Tulips video a few years back. :-)
A viewing hint – I was able to adjust the HD settings by clicking on the “wheel” in the right corner of the video box to get an even higher resolution. (My computer is an iMac.) Beautiful! Thanks Pam!
Would you please share what location were you at and what time of day? Thank you very much!
Hello Pam. So what is the best time of the year for shelling?