Murex | I Love Shelling

Easter Boating with Super Sheller Clark

by pam | Apr 16, 2017 | Alphabet Cone, Angel Wing, Easter, False Angel Wing, Florida, Florida Cone, Gaudy Natica / Colorful Moon shell, Horse Conch, Kice Island, Lettered Olive, Marco Island Shelling, Nutmeg, Rose Murex, Second Chance Island | 12

Happy Easter every bunny! Shellzam! Right? Can you believe the different variety of amazing...

The Calm After The Sanibel Seashell Storm

by pam | Jan 18, 2016 | CROW, Rose Murex, Storms, Sunsets | 41

Southwest Florida had some crazy storms plow through our area in the last few days… so I...

Shellectric Seashells

by pam | Mar 2, 2015 | Bittersweet Clam, Cabrit's Murex, Flat Zigzag Scallop, Freak Shells, Giant Bittersweet, Murex, Rough scallop, Scallop, Seashells | 25

It doesn’t get any better than seeing a huge pile of shells wash up on the beach within one day. I was shellucky enough to see it happen at Blind Pass Captiva and to get the video of it I showed you on my last post. It was...

It’s The Little Things In Life

by pam | Jan 17, 2015 | Apple Murex, Beach Art | 42

Good things in life aren’t always obvious. Arriving to dreary, overcast skies on the beach of a year-long planned vacation destination might be disappointing for some folks. Then after coming up empty handed after...

Successful Beach Combing Trip to Big Hickory Island

by pam | Oct 9, 2014 | Angel Wing, Big Hickory Island, Dolphin, Gaudy Natica / Colorful Moon shell, Lace Murex, Moon Snail, Murex, Olive, Sand Dollar | 22

This is what a path to beach combing paradise looks like. After arriving to the secluded island of...

Shelling In The Rain

by pam | Sep 19, 2014 | Lace Murex, Lighthouse, True tulip, Tulip | 11

We found darling little treasures rolling in the surf near Lighthouse Beach this week. In just an hour or so, our friends Gail and Alicia (Sanibel locals) had a nice walk along the water’s edge to find all these sweet...

Living Like The Sanibel Shellbillies

by pam | Aug 21, 2014 | Bones, Murex, Owl, Screech Owl, Sea turtle | 33

I found this odd looking “thing” on the beach a while ago so I brought it home to do some research on it since it was so dang interesting. Sometimes I’m like Shelly May Clampett bringing home parts of...

What Makes The Different Holes In Seashells?

by pam | May 16, 2014 | Ark, Boring Sponge, Bristle Worm, Buttercup Lucine, Disk Dosinia, Gulf Oyster Drill, lady-in-waiting, Ponderous Ark, Shell Book, Stimpson Chimney Clam | 29

i heart seashells. Shells have a way of talking to us, don’t they? They make us feel deeply...

Two Scoops Of Shellicious Treasures

by pam | Mar 31, 2014 | Carrier Shell, Crucifix Shell, CyberShelling, Lace Murex, Lighthouse, Wentletrap | 27

Dont you remember that old saying… “If you don’t like the weather, just wait 10 minutes”? Well, it’s the same with shelling in Southwest Florida. We’ve had swirling high winds with rain the...

Seashells Rock Southwest Florida

by pam | Mar 20, 2014 | Alphabet Cone, Baby's Ear, Cabrit's Murex, Cone, Fulgurator olive, Junonia, Scotch Bonnet, True tulip, Tulip | 19

Shells! Shells! Shells! I teased you yesterday with a quick update post of Beth’s beautiful seashells she found at Lighthouse Beach after west winds whipped through Southwest Florida a few days earlier in the week, but it...

Warm Sandy Beach Wishes

by pam | Feb 23, 2014 | Flat Zigzag Scallop, Lace Murex, Murex, Sand Dollar, Scallop, Speckled Tellin, Sunray Venus | 20

When the weather on Sanibel and Captiva is in the high 70s and low 80s during the winter months like now, it’s hard not to be outside every minute of the day… so the world slips away. This weekend, Clark and I took a...

So Many Rare Shells Found On Sanibel This Week

by pam | Jan 19, 2014 | Blind Pass Sanibel, Cabrit's Murex, Cone, Florida Cone, Junonia, Lion's Paw, Long-Spined Urchin, Pitted Murex, Sanibel Beachcombing, Sunsets, Thorny Oyster | 24

I have said countless times that the beaches of Southwest Florida change every day and by the hour...

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