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Shellavanting The Beaches

by pam | Mar 24, 2017 | Button, Junonia, Marco Shell Show, Millipede Starfish, Pen Shell, Sea Stars (Starfish), Shell Love Bug | 15

I “heart” finding the mini shells! I’ve been enjoying short little walks on the...

i Love Learning About Pen Shell Pearls

by pam | Jul 18, 2014 | Lion's Paw, Lion's Paw Pearls, Pearls- Natural Pearls, Pen Shell, Pen Shell Blister Pearl, Pen Shell Pearl, Quahog Pearl, Quahog Shell, Queen Conch, Queen Conch Pink Pearl, Stiff Pen Shell Blister Pearl, Stiff Pen Shell Free-Form Pearl | 17

While talking to Gary on our iLoveShelling shelling cruise last week, he told me about four huge...

I Found A Half Naked Shell

by pam | Feb 27, 2014 | Gulf Side City Beach (Algier's), Half Naked Pen Shell, Saw-Tooth Pen Shell, Seashell Fun Facts, Stiff Pen Shell | 33

No, you silly goose, this shell doesn’t have a bikini on… it’s really called a...

Tiny Sea Urchins And Beach Bling At Lighthouse Beach

by pam | Oct 13, 2013 | Channeled Duck Clam, Dosinia, Duck Clam, Pen Shell, Sailor's Ear Channeled Duck Clam, Saw-Tooth Pen Shell, Sea Whip, Spider Crab, Stiff Pen Shell, Variegated Sea Urchin | 37

SEA URCHINS! I haven’t seen SEA URCHINS washed up on our shores in quite a while… much less cutie itty bitty ones like this. I found dried tiny ones with spines as well… Normally if SEA URCHINS still have their...

Alyssa, You Have A Prom Request Written In Pen

by pam | Mar 28, 2013 | Jingle, Pen Shell | 24

Alyssa, Jacob wants to know if you will go to prom with him! Jacob (from Ohio) is so clever! He is not asking Alyssa to go to prom in plain old pen and ink, he is asking her by writing in PEN SHELLS from the beach on Sanibel...

Pen Shells and Beach Bling

by pam | Feb 27, 2013 | Angel Wing, Eel, Egg Casing, Octopus, Pen Shell, Purple Sea Urchin, Shark's Eye Egg Collar, Shortnose Batfish, Wentletrap | 34

It has been an unusual week on Sanibel. The winds are changing directions and speed by the second which makes for an interesting site to see of all the different things that wash up on our beaches. I showed you lots of different...

Hurricane Sandy Sprinkles Seashells On Sanibel

by pam | Oct 29, 2012 | Banded tulip, Cyber Shelling, Gulf Side City Beach (Algier's), Hurricane Sandy, Millipede Starfish, Pen Shell, sunrise, True tulip, Worm Shell | 18

Our Sanibel and Captiva beaches were pounded by 4 to 6 foot waves for three days because of high...

Beach Bling Is A Wonderful Thing

by pam | Apr 26, 2012 | Bones, Dosinia, Egg Casing, Flame Box Crab, Horse Conch, Lighthouse, Middle Gulf Drive, Pen Shell, Purple Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber, Sea Whip, Skate Egg Case, Stone Crab, Turban | 27

If you want to learn the types of seashells, sea life, vegetation and what the different kinds of mollusk egg cases look like and live in the Gulf Of Mexico, you’ve got your chance this week. It all washed up on the beach...

Full Moon Beach Bling

by pam | Apr 7, 2012 | Brown Spiny Sea star, Live Sand Dollar, Mangrove Periwinkle, Sand Dollar, Saw-Tooth Pen Shell, Stiff Pen Shell, Sunsets, True tulip, Wentletrap | 25

The weather conditions and last night’s full moon caused an extreme high tide that washed up lots of live creatures on the beach. Unfortunately for them, an extreme low tide left them with no where to hide. Fortunately...

Shelling For The Holidays

by pam | Dec 4, 2011 | Blue Crab, Bones, Brittle Star, Captiva, Christmas, Dosinia, Horseshoe Crab, Long-Spined Urchin, Pen Shell, Purple Sea Urchin, Sanibel Beachcombing, Sea Whip, Shark's Eye Egg Collar, Shop, Stone Crab, Transverse Ark | 13

The holiday season is in full swing on Sanibel and Captiva islands so I have been a busy little elf! First of all, I’d like to introduce the brand new i Love Shelling 2012 Calendar chock full of beautiful Sanibel photos...

Cockles, Conchs and Quahogs

by pam | Nov 29, 2011 | Alphabet Cone, Angel Wing, Atlantic Giant, Banded tulip, Dark Cerith, Fighting Conch, Gaudy Natica / Colorful Moon shell, Horse Conch, Lightning Whelk, Pen Shell, Ponderous Ark, Sanibel Beachcombing, Southern Quahog, True tulip | 13

After several weeks of east winds, the west winds have finally arrived to drive some shells on to our beaches. Today was only the first day of the westies but since it was a really low tide this morning, I figured I’d find...

Beautiful Buried Treasures

by pam | Nov 18, 2011 | Alphabet Cone, Angel Wing, Augers, Bubble shell, Cerith, low tide, Pen Shell, Purplish Tagelus, Sanibel Beachcombing | 10

Gabriel found this live STARFISH (BROWN SPINY SEA STAR) on a PEN SHELL at low tide late this morning at the Sanibel Lighthouse beach. His whole family came over to look at it and to ohhh and ahhh so I had to find out what the...

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