Shelllady: turkey wing scallop

Monday, October 31, 2016

Happy Halloween!

Today is going to be a busy day, but I made sure I grabbed a little bit of time on the beach before the day started...

Just walking along the beach in the morning means so much to me....as one lady told me this morning...."It's a Blessed Day".

Of course I had to wear my Halloween Garb, even if I am on the beach!

I saw more live shells like these 2 moon snails

Another lightning whelk, this guy had more than just his tip out...

I did find one that wasn't live rolling in the surf!

as well as this key hole limpet....Our daughter Jess always finds these so I couldn't help but think of her with this one...

Hubby always picks up a turkey wing....so this one's for him!

The water was just clear and beautiful....You could see for miles!

A shelf had developed at the high tide line...I always wonder what is buried in there...

I spotted this guy.... a banded tulip...

But he wasn't all there....

I did find this Operculum (the trap door for a large whelk or Conch) He had to be a pretty big one for a door that large.

....I did find something I have never found before, does anyone know what shell this is? :)

After an hour and a half or so, it was time to head over and work with the Sanibel Shell ladies....such fun! I can't wait until I can make the beautiful things that they do! ....I'll save that for another post!

Stay tuned!

::Shelllady Hugs::

Monday, February 17, 2014

President's Day full of Life and Sunshine!!!

Today, fill your cup of life with sunshine and laughter. ~Dodinsky

Yep, you guessed it!! We are back down to our house in Ft. Myers!! We just had to get away from the cold!! We actually saw snow until about the Georgia border and a lot of tree damage in SC due to ice!!

So I sit here in my shorts and sleeveless shirt enjoying every minute of it I can for this short break from reality and I thought I would share some of it with you, knowing that most of you live where it is so cold!!

We opted out of going to Sanibel yesterday morning and just slept in. We did go today, and though we had very little shelling luck, it was a beautiful morning and is continuing to be a beautiful day!! Here is a little taste of it for you to enjoy too!! Turn up your speakers and just relax...it's 70 degrees!!!

We got there this morning just as the sun popped up...

As we walked on down the beach we ran across this guy....he had beached himself and was slowly flapping his wings....

I carefully picked him up and put him out into the water, he circled around and beached himself one more time....I couldn't just leave him there so I picked him up one more time and took him out a little further. He seemed to be having trouble but eventually made his way out into the gulf. A lady in front of us came by and said we were her hero, she wanted to do something, but didn't know what!! It made me feel good!! ** Note: I just found out from visiting Capt. Brian's site here that this is a Manta ray....they have not been seen close to Sanibel in years!!! When I saw it, it reminded me of a manta, didn't realize they were that small!! So Cool!

When we got down the beach a ways we ran across this guy....a huge horse conch....live!! See the orange? That's the animal.....then i found at least 6 more!!!

Hubby went back the other direction and found at least 20 more he said.....all huge and all alive on a newly formed sand bar!! He came to get me but by the time I got there the water had begun to cover them...I tried to get a picture for you to see...conchs are circled in red.