We went for a boat ride around North Captiva on Saturday. It’s been months since we’ve been on our boat so he was bound and determined to get out and about on the water. Of course we had to stop at plenty of beaches...
Read MoreWe just got our first dose of cool 70s, non-humid weather to feel the fall season here upon us in SouthWest Florida. Along with cool weather, every fall we look forward to the arrival of the WHITE PELICANS who spend the winter...
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I was stunned as I watched a young, wild bobcat casually stroll along a stretch of beach on North...
Read MoreNo rain and no work! …. Time to get out on the water. We took the boat out to our fave spots North Captiva and Cayo Costa. We found three BABY’S EARS, a few WHELKS and WORM SHELLS (only a few) and the views were...
Read MoreI am so tickled that I was recognized on the beach. I saw Ethel with her hands full of shells and I asked her what she found. Before she showed me her shells, she looked at me and asked “Aren’t you from...
Read MoreTree snails or periwinkles? I’ve never seen these beautiful snails on the fallen trees on the south tip of Cayo Costa before. We weren’t finding any keeper shells tucked around the tree roots or washed up on the...
Read MoreThe sky was brilliant blue with white fluffy clouds. The wind was calm so the gulf was like a sheet of glass but just enough breeze to cool the air. It was just like a tropical paradise. Ahhhh. Here are some photos of shells and...
Read MoreClark and I boated to North Captiva on Sunday and we found a few fun things. I love the color and size of this DUSKY CONE and we also found 2 KING’S CROWN, a bunch of FARGO WORM SHELLS (Yay!) and a couple of SAND DOLLARS....
Read MoreThis KING’S CROWN had a feast for lunch! Do you think he ate the claw too? I’m sure he did! He already ate the rest of the shell (?). These are the rest of the pictures from Easter but I was way too excited to blog...
Read MoreClark and I boated out to North Captiva and Cayo Costa today and found this flopping around in the shallow water. What the heck is it? I was thinking it was a live ANGEL WING that had peeped out from it’s shell below but...
Read MoreWe haven’t been able to go out on our boat in over 3 months since the weather on the weekends has been either too stinkin’ cold, windy or raining…. so yesterday we celebrated a beautiful boating day by going to...
Read MoreShelling the outer islands of Captiva and Sanibel in Southwest Florida
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