Another Negative Low Tide

I didn't stay in bed under the warm blankets this morning. It was 38 degrees here in Ft. Myers with a 'feels like' temp of 34 because of the winds. I know that is not cold to most of you, but for us Floridians (snicker) it's pretty darn cold to spend a few hours in! When I got to Sanibel it was 43 so that was better! We did a lot of walking this morning, thinking that all these North winds would start bringing in the shells. Not today....maybe tomorrow!? I won't complain though, I love walking the beach, and as I have said many times before, its great therapy!

This was my first find of the day!

An Albino Lightning whelk!  It cleaned up very nicely!

The Sunrise was beautiful....Cheri is an amazing photographer, and I took a couple of pointers from her to try some artsy pics....;) Not too bad for a Novice?!

The beach was almost wiped clean which was such a shame since there was a negative low tide....
I did find an awesome Worm Shell though...

and what looks like a petrified Sand Dollar piece....It had such a strange pattern on it!

We managed to stay pretty comfortable and dry, but I noticed a large Horse Conch in the water....just beyond my reach with the scoop....I had to go for it and got hit by a couple of waves, but I got it!

It wasn't worth it though....it was very white with a nice orange inside, but it had lost it's point and had several bad places in it....oh well....
Not far from this one, Cheri spotted 2 more...that were too far for even the scoop, she went into the water after them both, very quickly....but alas they were not good ones either! (sorry forgot to snap a pic!) OH well. The sacrifices we sheller make for shells! Luckily, we were on our way out by this time....

I did find a Shiva Shell!! I have never found one before. It is actually an operculum (door) on a Turban shell, I've heard lots of people find them by the dozens, but haven't found any on Sanibel! I think they are very interesting, and will be looking a little harder for them in the future!

Cheri found this BEAUTIFUL Live Olive....notice the golden stripe down the edge...it was gorgeous!

Nothing else to report....hopefully tomorrow will bring more shells and another awesome adventure....only a couple more days of Negative low tides and the heat will come back starting Sunday, I'm ready for it!!

Stay Tuned!

::Shelllady Hugs::