Hi Shell Whisperer ! Its me.... Limpet girl ! I am trying to imagine what it must be like right now to stroll along the sandy shores of Florida, where the sun kisses your skin and the gentle waves serenade your senses. As you gaze out onto the beach, you're suddenly captivated by a mesmerizing sight-the sheer abundance of stunning Florida Fighting Conchs scattered all around. Everywhere you turn, your eyes are met with an ocean of exquisite shells.They gleam with vibrant hues, displaying a kaleidoscope of pinks, oranges, and creams. The delicate ridges on their spiraling shells seem like strokes of an artist's brush, effortlessly accentuating their allure. Each Conch beckons you with its enchanting presence, teasing you with its elegance and leaving you craving more. You find yourself torn, unable to choose where to direct your attention. They're everywhere! You feel like you've stumbled into a conch convention, and they've all shown up to flaunt their beauty in unison. Its like a conch coilition ! You move on but glance back, only to find a conch parade following in your wake, as if they've adopted you as their fearless leader. They flaunt their vibrant colors...shamelessly.. hoping to catch your eye and secure a special place in your heart. It's like you're their unwitting victim of their vampirism and conch charm . Oh, the trials of being willingly lured in. You chuckle at the absurdity of the situation, realizing that you've unintentionally become the beach's hottest conch magnet.
Oh this is too good! Conch charm is a real thing - I swear!!! They talk and temp me with their shapes and colors every single beach trip. And I have the bowls, and buckets, and lanterns filled with them to prove it 🤣 This was great! ❤️
May I congratulate you, dear Limpet Girl, on your ability to "turn a phrase," as it were. Your beautiful words strung together like pearls on a strand of silk painted the most mesmerizing rendering of the world which Sharmon so generously shares with us each week. Thanks for the mini-vacation! The Lost Mermaid 🧜🐚
@@ittybittykittymama7582 Awwww TY IBKM.... Your turn of phrase isnt so shabby either. :) I live on the Emerald Isle now, right by a beach pounded by the Irish Sea. It is not always a safe or pleasant experience to go shelling . I make time for Sharmons videos and walk the Florida beaches with her and emerse and indulge myself shellfishly to learn AND have fun. It makes me happy to know that Sharmon isnt the only sheller here who reads my thoughts and reminds me that warmth exists beyond my frozen fingertips.
Loved the knock me over with a jingle LOL. Beautiful pink coquina. Gorgeous auger and perfect little sand dollar. Awesome day of shelling for summer! Thanks again for sharing it with us.
Good evening (again) Beach Angel! This is truly an embarrassment of riches, seashell style! So glad you got so many fine shells in the early summer! Does a net help when you're surf shelling? A bargello point calico clam! How lovely it would be to make a needlepoint pattern from that shell! What a pillow that would make! Congrats on the sea glass, girl! Beautiful murexes! Great rose murex find for your bucket list, too! You're an amazing garbage collector, as well! Who'd have guessed? Wonderful trip today, Angel! Thanks for taking me along! Love from the Lost Mermaid
Oh Keewaydin was great fun. It's been a "funny" summer so far with a lot more shells showing up than I'm expecting. But what a fun surprise for me, each time finding much more than I anticipated!
I can only get from Dallas to SWF every 2-3 years or for a special occasion. I can sit on a shell pile for hours and be in my happy place. I look forward to shelling with you every Sunday. It makes me so happy and relaxes me for the next week. I so appreciate your videos. Thank you so much.
I need the beach!!! Ah! I just want to live on the beach, everyday, in the breeze, even the rain. Thanks for sharing the music of the shore. Have a great week.
Dear Sharmon, I just watched this video for the second time. Thank you so much for another beautiful walk on the beach. 💙 I'm so happy for you that you found a Rose Murex. And an albino Prickly Cockle! 😘 Even though you're telling us that finding shells is low right now, you are still able to find gorgeous shells in a great abundance. I'm curious why you're finding more shells in wintertime. Do they expire more often in winter? I can't wait to see your albino shell you've found in the next video. In advance: I'm so happy for you that you found it!! I hope you have a wonderful week. Sending you all my love, and of course, a big hug!! xoxo ❤, Ilona
Hello Netherlands Beach Friend! If you liked this video you're going to like Fort Myers Beach too. I can't wait to share the shell I found. I also decided it's been a while since I've seen the East Coast of Florida, so I decided to drive across the state yesterday. There were plenty of shells, but not really a great variety and I wondered how hard it was going to be to make a video and all of a sudden the bucket list shells showed up for me! It was so exciting. It's been such a strange, but fabulous summer. I'll take it! Hugs, sunshine, health and love in huge abundance being sent your way. ❤️🐚🌴🌊
I would love to see another Venice shark tooth video. I had a lot of success at the dog park there. I had my scooper and went into the water where all the shells pile up, and picked the shells up and dumped them on the beach. I sorted it out, I was there for 4 hours and got around 200 teeth, Although this was in the winter. Love your videos!
My husband and I were going to go up to check out Honeymoon Island last weekend but we got rained out. I'll have to see if we can swing up by Venice one of these days. We did enjoy the tooth hunting when we went!
Correct on the little rough scallop. I love seeing the ghost crabs (or any live crab for that matter)! Interesting striping on that AC. A lot of times the upper wrack line is from the high tide that occurred at night. So where I shell at HI, no one has checked it if I'm early so I usually do. Have found some pretty awesome stuff up there. Lol. I went in with my mask at Lido Key last week and drifted with the current. Found a few things but ended up getting seasick! There was a huge marked off area at Lido that had hundreds of black skimmers that were nesting in it. I got to see a lot of immature ones I'd never seen before. Was really cool. Interesting color pattern on that rose murex...and you pointed that out!😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
Skimmers are my favorite shore bird. They are just so goofy looking and I love the way they "skim" the water. I've gotten seasick too snorkeling!!! I have had better luck with my full face mask but I'll get a little nauseated when I snorkel sometimes. Wish I could have shelled up by you this past weekend but maybe I should wait for the shells to really come back anyway.
Rose murex tick. What a lovely walk. Amazing when you see from a distance it just looks all white and then you get closer and there are treasures to be found. Lovely dolphins as always. Really love that the turtles are cared for as well. Looking forward to next week. Stay safe xx
My favourite time of the week is to go to the beach with you ! And it never disappoints with that awesome little crab fella, that amazing calico clam and the rose murex ! Thank you so much for shrimp your wonderful paradise with us ! 🏖️🐚😎🩵🦀
I do look forward to this weekly video… you never disappoint! Love seeing and learning about all the beach stuff you find along with the critters! Yay!!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 💯
Loved that calico scallop that looked almost like a dreamsicle with its orange & white! And the fighting conch with the big thick lip was very interesting; I've never seen one like it. Great shelling day, lovely spot! (I've now been not skipping the ads since I found out it helps support you if we don't skip them. Easy enough to just find something else to concentrate on til they're done.) We all appreciate your wonderful channel so much.
You know what's funny? I know exactly which orange dreamsicle shell you're talking about with the rings of white and orange. And you are watching the ads for me???? Oh you are an angel! It does indeed help. Thank you so, so much! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
I’m always amazed at nature’s abundance. Amid the broken shells, I found a perfect scotch bonnet that people had stepped over. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Thank you again. I enjoy these so much. The only thing betting would be there shelling myself. Hoping to get back there next year sometime. The Marco area has ruined most other areas for me cause it’s just the best that I can get to. 😊
Years ago a Girl Scout troup made Xmas ornaments using scallops, lightning welks and Fl fighting conchs. They put little colorful coccinas as flower petals with pearls in the middle inside the opening. The coccinas were yellow, pink, purple etc.
Oh beautiful murex's! You mentioned one you hadn't found yet, the Eastern Atlantic Murex, so I had to google it--and wow! Absolutely gorgeous shells! Glad I learned something new today, thank you for taking us along with you, Sharmon!
What a wonderful day at the beach ! Ghost crab hiding in the shrubs lol 😂 poor guy ! That was an unusual fighting with the lip ! Cool looking! I would love to see a whale shark ! On my bucket list ! ❤
I absolutely love seeing your channel, thank you so much! I have learned the names a lot of shells and first time seeing the critters that live in them.
Hello my seashelling friend!! I’ve missed your calming beachy videos so much and I can’t wait to binge watch and get caught back up. Sending starfish hugs and mermaid kisses from your Kentucky mermaid ❤
So awesome! I've been studying my own cash of shells from Tybee Island GA, but really can't wait to beachcomb in Florida! Thank you for another wonderful video ❤
Ya know...I always look forward to Sundays and the shelling excursions you take us all on. I love seeing the critters and the learning the ins and outs and rules of visiting the beach. Thank you!
Thank you for taking us with you to the beach. I do love the shells, the dolphins, critters like the ghost crab AND the rose murex.👏 It’s almost like being there myself. Love, love your videos❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love FFCs so much too, so glad you grab the best ones. Love the white one in your favorites collection! 😍. Thank you for getting this Ohio girl on the beach every week! 🐚
I’d be in heaven on those beaches 🏖 There’s just so many shells; love those Murexes and Florida Fighting Conks. Congratulations on that amazing Rose Murex 🌹 what a spectacular type of shell!
@@SWFBeachLife Oh yes, we will definitely need to organise a trade :D Florida shells are their own kind of magic! Also, there are so many great beaches down here... I always say that the best shells are in Western Australia, but still, the ones on the east coast are pretty awesome as well ;) I hope you make it here, and one day, I'd love to see Florida with you!
Soooo wonderful there!! What a day!! I loved every Shell you found!! I wish I where there with you, your so much fun!!! Thank you for all the time you share with all of us!! Your just the best!! Have fun always!! Debbie ( Louisiana) see you next time!!
I was surprised you weren't more excited about the orange colored banded tulip. I know you find tulip shells all the time, but most are grey. (I'd be thrilled to find any tulips.)
It's insane on a good day at the right time I can find dozens and dozens of those banded tulips. I still really like them but I think I'm now looking for ones that are REALLY different.
Such beautiful finds on this trip! Love that deep reddish scallop near the beginning and that creamsicle (orange/white) one at around 21 minutes. The rose murex is quite a find indeed.... and, at high tide in the summer! Wow!!
Hi Sharmon! Wow. What a great variety of goodies you found this time! I loved the conch with the large unusual lip, that colorful auger and, of course, your rose murex. So happy you found that. But I must mention the beauty of all those colorful calico scallops. I sure wish we had such colorful shells like that on the west coast. Thanks for showing us that cute ghost crab. Lately I have come to realize that I really think crabs are very cute. I didn't know that ghost crabs are nocturnal. Have a great week, girl!
Aren't those calico scallops crazy pretty? I think I could probably do an entire episode of those but I'd likely do that over on Sanibel. She tends to have the best scallops 🐚
I love going shelling with you your very informative and you take time to show us all the shells I've learned so much about shells from you I'm 58 and we usually came to Forida from Tennessee and I always loved hunting for shells and checking out the critter knock you over with a jingle I want to see that lol
I can hardly wait for Sundays to see your next videos….love them. I hope to meet you one day! Some friends and I went to Keewaydin via Hemingway shuttle for the first time in May. Very fun as the Hemingway family I found out is from Minnesota and that is where I am from (also have a small home in St Pete). It made the trip even more special. We plan to go again in the winter in hopes of finding more great shells! Have a great week!!
That FFC almost has the shape of a Hawk-wing conch, very cool. I think the high tide line is the most underrated area of the beach for shelling. I think most people just assume it's picked over when in reality most people think the same thing, and it goes unsearched. I found my largest Sanibel wentletrap to date at noon under seaweed in the high wrack line near Sanibel lighthouse, so you just never know. Can't wait to see your albino find next week! (Wild guess: is it a double albino prickly cockle?)
You are close on your albino guess - it is hinged. And epic!! And I will take that high wrack line story to heart and try to remember to check it out more often. That's where I found all those seahorses over on Sanibel.
I love when you go to Keewaydin! Well, I love all your videos, just love really getting a good look at the shells, and love the surprise of what shell you will find next. Just like life!
Oh my gosh I would LOVE to see a turtle nest hatch. I've gotten to see one little turtle make its way into the ocean but I do hope I get to see a whole next of those babies one of these days.
I just loved the specimens this episode!! Summer may b slower but the certain specimens u found this round were fantastic...on all the species. My fav was the dark colored auger and the black discolored bibalve. Thank u for another fantastic trip!! Also if i may suggest...i am in love with oyster bivalves. Id like to c some every now and then if u find any. I do c them in the background at some points. I love their uneven surfaces and bumpiness!! Lol. I use several of them for bowls.
I could only find information on Queen Conches, but assuming that they have fairly similar life cycles, several sources said juvenile stage is from 1 month to 1 year, maturity is around 3-4 years.
There are probably more mollusks than any other critter on the planet and yet we still know so little! There are queen conch "nurseries" in Cuba so it makes sense that people would know more about them than other critters. Fascinating stuff!
It’s kind of the same thing with thrifting, you can’t assume just because someone got there first that they found everything! Go up into the upper rack line, sometimes the best stuff is in there and the other people can’t find everything!
I think rockhounding, thrifting and shelling do indeed have lots of similarities. I happen to love thrift stores too - I tend to always find the shells! 😂
I would love to know how many pounds of shells you’ve carried home🤭. I never miss aSunday with you and could watch you she’ll everyday! Thank you for your time and knowledge.
You are having the best luck! My husband and I are staying in Nokomis for the week. There is almost no shells here and even at stump pass we are struggling. Mostly just calicos, slipper snails, and kitten paws.
Rough!! I was going to hit Honeymoon Island last weekend to try my luck up North again. Perhaps it was best the weather changed my plans. I am telling you - this summer has been fantastic so far with these shells!
That is a very decent haul for a summer trip! Thanks for picking up the beach trash! Imagine how nice our beaches would be if everyone does that! Looking forward to your next beach adventure!
Oh I love this beach. Sooo awesome , I was going crazy watching you pass up shells that I would soooo love to find. I want to go to one of these island sooo bad. But I will never get too. I’m old, time is running out.
You found great shells!😊 It was so fun to meet you and shell on the Keewaydin island 🏝️ next to you ☀️ We ordered Safe acid and had a great time with my daughters cleaning seashells we found that day👏 Anya
I was wondering how the snorkeling worked for you. I never got in the water but had such a fabulous time anyway. I'm glad I got to meet you and your beautiful daughters too!
The snorkeling didn’t work out well, the water was a bit too rough and murky. But, we still had an amazing time shelling, we found several seashells that we did not have in our collection yet 😊
@@SWFBeachLife thanks to all I’ve learned on your channel and all the awesome places I have the pleasure of exploring in SWFL, I get shell jokes! No one else I know would get it!!
There is no other shuttle service. You would either have to get lucky with a tour or hire a private charter. I would give the 10K island a try if you're going to be in the area. The shells there are super too!
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Hi Shell Whisperer ! Its me.... Limpet girl ! I am trying to imagine what it must be like right now to stroll along the sandy shores of Florida, where the sun kisses your skin and the gentle waves serenade your senses. As you gaze out onto the beach, you're suddenly captivated by a mesmerizing sight-the sheer abundance of stunning Florida Fighting Conchs scattered all around. Everywhere you turn, your eyes are met with an ocean of exquisite shells.They gleam with vibrant hues, displaying a kaleidoscope of pinks, oranges, and creams. The delicate ridges on their spiraling shells seem like strokes of an artist's brush, effortlessly accentuating their allure. Each Conch beckons you with its enchanting presence, teasing you with its elegance and leaving you craving more. You find yourself torn, unable to choose where to direct your attention. They're everywhere! You feel like you've stumbled into a conch convention, and they've all shown up to flaunt their beauty in unison. Its like a conch coilition ! You move on but glance back, only to find a conch parade following in your wake, as if they've adopted you as their fearless leader. They flaunt their vibrant colors...shamelessly.. hoping to catch your eye and secure a special place in your heart. It's like you're their unwitting victim of their vampirism and conch charm . Oh, the trials of being willingly lured in. You chuckle at the absurdity of the situation, realizing that you've unintentionally become the beach's hottest conch magnet.
Oh this is too good! Conch charm is a real thing - I swear!!! They talk and temp me with their shapes and colors every single beach trip. And I have the bowls, and buckets, and lanterns filled with them to prove it 🤣
This was great! ❤️
@@SWFBeachLife And in one of those recepticles..is my long lost basking shark conch.. treat her well..untill we meet again.. :)
@@suzieplum7995 We have whale sharks in Florida - I have yet to see one but Lordy I hope I do one day. Those basking sharks are cool as heck too! ❤️
May I congratulate you, dear Limpet Girl, on your ability to "turn a phrase," as it were. Your beautiful words strung together like pearls on a strand of silk painted the most mesmerizing rendering of the world which Sharmon so generously shares with us each week.
Thanks for the mini-vacation!
The Lost Mermaid 🧜🐚
@@ittybittykittymama7582 Awwww TY IBKM.... Your turn of phrase isnt so shabby either. :) I live on the Emerald Isle now, right by a beach pounded by the Irish Sea. It is not always a safe or pleasant experience to go shelling . I make time for Sharmons videos and walk the Florida beaches with her and emerse and indulge myself shellfishly to learn AND have fun. It makes me happy to know that Sharmon isnt the only sheller here who reads my thoughts and reminds me that warmth exists beyond my frozen fingertips.
I hate when it ends!!! Knock me over with a jingle LOL!! Awesome treasures. Thanks for taking me along. Have a great week. See you Sunday! XOXO
I'm so happy people "get" some of the things I say 😂
Loved the knock me over with a jingle LOL. Beautiful pink coquina. Gorgeous auger and perfect little sand dollar. Awesome day of shelling for summer! Thanks again for sharing it with us.
Thank you so much for enjoying the beach with me!
Good evening (again) Beach Angel! This is truly an embarrassment of riches, seashell style! So glad you got so many fine shells in the early summer!
Does a net help when you're surf shelling?
A bargello point calico clam! How lovely it would be to make a needlepoint pattern from that shell! What a pillow that would make!
Congrats on the sea glass, girl!
Beautiful murexes! Great rose murex find for your bucket list, too!
You're an amazing garbage collector, as well! Who'd have guessed?
Wonderful trip today, Angel! Thanks for taking me along!
Love from the Lost Mermaid
Oh Keewaydin was great fun. It's been a "funny" summer so far with a lot more shells showing up than I'm expecting. But what a fun surprise for me, each time finding much more than I anticipated!
I can only get from Dallas to SWF every 2-3 years or for a special occasion. I can sit on a shell pile for hours and be in my happy place. I look forward to shelling with you every Sunday. It makes me so happy and relaxes me for the next week.
I so appreciate your videos. Thank you so much.
Thanks so much for choosing to spend your time with me at the beach!
HAHAHAHA!!! "You could have knocked me over with a jingle"...totally laughed out loud!!! You make my evening so relaxed. ❤🐚
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I need the beach!!! Ah! I just want to live on the beach, everyday, in the breeze, even the rain. Thanks for sharing the music of the shore. Have a great week.
I hope you have a great week too!
As soon as you say, Let's go to the beach, I get excited just thinking what you'll find and learning the names of the shells. 😁
Dear Sharmon,
I just watched this video for the second time.
Thank you so much for another beautiful walk on the beach. 💙
I'm so happy for you that you found a Rose Murex. And an albino Prickly Cockle! 😘
Even though you're telling us that finding shells is low right now, you are still able to find gorgeous shells in a great abundance.
I'm curious why you're finding more shells in wintertime. Do they expire more often in winter?
I can't wait to see your albino shell you've found in the next video.
In advance: I'm so happy for you that you found it!!
I hope you have a wonderful week.
Sending you all my love, and of course, a big hug!! xoxo ❤, Ilona
Hello Netherlands Beach Friend! If you liked this video you're going to like Fort Myers Beach too. I can't wait to share the shell I found. I also decided it's been a while since I've seen the East Coast of Florida, so I decided to drive across the state yesterday. There were plenty of shells, but not really a great variety and I wondered how hard it was going to be to make a video and all of a sudden the bucket list shells showed up for me! It was so exciting. It's been such a strange, but fabulous summer. I'll take it! Hugs, sunshine, health and love in huge abundance being sent your way. ❤️🐚🌴🌊
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I would love to see another Venice shark tooth video. I had a lot of success at the dog park there. I had my scooper and went into the water where all the shells pile up, and picked the shells up and dumped them on the beach. I sorted it out, I was there for 4 hours and got around 200 teeth, Although this was in the winter. Love your videos!
My husband and I were going to go up to check out Honeymoon Island last weekend but we got rained out. I'll have to see if we can swing up by Venice one of these days. We did enjoy the tooth hunting when we went!
Correct on the little rough scallop. I love seeing the ghost crabs (or any live crab for that matter)! Interesting striping on that AC. A lot of times the upper wrack line is from the high tide that occurred at night. So where I shell at HI, no one has checked it if I'm early so I usually do. Have found some pretty awesome stuff up there. Lol. I went in with my mask at Lido Key last week and drifted with the current. Found a few things but ended up getting seasick! There was a huge marked off area at Lido that had hundreds of black skimmers that were nesting in it. I got to see a lot of immature ones I'd never seen before. Was really cool. Interesting color pattern on that rose murex...and you pointed that out!😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
Skimmers are my favorite shore bird. They are just so goofy looking and I love the way they "skim" the water. I've gotten seasick too snorkeling!!! I have had better luck with my full face mask but I'll get a little nauseated when I snorkel sometimes. Wish I could have shelled up by you this past weekend but maybe I should wait for the shells to really come back anyway.
Fantastic shells today!! So fun searching for that perfect shell. I'll be waiting for next video.
Rose murex tick. What a lovely walk. Amazing when you see from a distance it just looks all white and then you get closer and there are treasures to be found. Lovely dolphins as always. Really love that the turtles are cared for as well. Looking forward to next week. Stay safe xx
I bet that's why I like chunky beaches. There is no question the treasures are there. I love a good hunt too though 😃
My favourite time of the week is to go to the beach with you ! And it never disappoints with that awesome little crab fella, that amazing calico clam and the rose murex ! Thank you so much for shrimp your wonderful paradise with us ! 🏖️🐚😎🩵🦀
Why aren't other people that live here not at the beach all the time??? 🤔 I don't know how they stay away!
@@SWFBeachLifeMe either! Lol! ( :
Never will I lose my interest for these ocean shell gems!❤🐚❤️
Same!!! I can't even walk the beach - I creep looking for things!
I do look forward to this weekly video… you never disappoint! Love seeing and learning about all the beach stuff you find along with the critters! Yay!!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 💯
Thanks so much!
Loved that calico scallop that looked almost like a dreamsicle with its orange & white! And the fighting conch with the big thick lip was very interesting; I've never seen one like it. Great shelling day, lovely spot! (I've now been not skipping the ads since I found out it helps support you if we don't skip them. Easy enough to just find something else to concentrate on til they're done.) We all appreciate your wonderful channel so much.
You know what's funny? I know exactly which orange dreamsicle shell you're talking about with the rings of white and orange.
And you are watching the ads for me???? Oh you are an angel! It does indeed help. Thank you so, so much! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
I’m always amazed at nature’s abundance. Amid the broken shells, I found a perfect scotch bonnet that people had stepped over. Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Lucky lady! Congrats on your bonnet!
Thank you again. I enjoy these so much. The only thing betting would be there shelling myself. Hoping to get back there next year sometime. The Marco area has ruined most other areas for me cause it’s just the best that I can get to. 😊
Years ago a Girl Scout troup made Xmas ornaments using scallops, lightning welks and Fl fighting conchs. They put little colorful coccinas as flower petals with pearls in the middle inside the opening.
The coccinas were yellow, pink, purple etc.
I've seen some really, amazing artwork made from seashells. I'm afraid my craftiness is all in my videos 😂
What a fabulous day of shelling! And, the critters - Wow!
I just want about a 3 hour, uncut video! 👏🏼🧡
LOL - Shelling The Movie. 🐚
We appreciate YOU! This was great fun! Thank you! ❤️🐚
You are so very welcome!!!
Thanks for the fun time at the beach.❤
Thank you I needed a day on the beach❤
Oh beautiful murex's! You mentioned one you hadn't found yet, the Eastern Atlantic Murex, so I had to google it--and wow! Absolutely gorgeous shells! Glad I learned something new today, thank you for taking us along with you, Sharmon!
I wait for your videos every week and hate so much when they are over!
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What a wonderful day at the beach ! Ghost crab hiding in the shrubs lol 😂 poor guy ! That was an unusual fighting with the lip ! Cool looking!
I would love to see a whale shark ! On my bucket list ! ❤
I would faint if I got to see a whale shark out in the wild! That would be incredible.
@@SWFBeachLife me too ! Lol
I absolutely love seeing your channel, thank you so much! I have learned the names a lot of shells and first time seeing the critters that live in them.
So wish I was there!! That alpha piece said NY!!! Eek! Glad you found the others and Rose murex. My bucket shell too!!!!
Great day with awesome finds!! 😊
Thank you for taking us with you ❤
Hello my seashelling friend!! I’ve missed your calming beachy videos so much and I can’t wait to binge watch and get caught back up. Sending starfish hugs and mermaid kisses from your Kentucky mermaid ❤
I'm wearing starfish earrings right now. Found them at a thrift store and couldn't resist! Hugs and sunshine to you from FL!
So awesome! I've been studying my own cash of shells from Tybee Island GA, but really can't wait to beachcomb in Florida! Thank you for another wonderful video ❤
You'll see there are a lot of similarities in some of these shells too. I hope you do make it to FL to go shelling. It's pretty awesome!
Ya know...I always look forward to Sundays and the shelling excursions you take us all on. I love seeing the critters and the learning the ins and outs and rules of visiting the beach. Thank you!
Thank you for another great shelling adventure!
Oooo, Sea Glass, Love it.. No Bubbles or Flats or Jingles.. I like when you find those..
Such a fun walk on the beach with you, great haul, great video all in all. Thank you for the continued quality of content.
Oh my goodness you found sea glass! And the Angel wing! Such a beautiful island.
Thank you for taking us with you to the beach. I do love the shells, the dolphins, critters like the ghost crab AND the rose murex.👏 It’s almost like being there myself. Love, love your videos❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for choosing to spend your time with me at the beach!
Very nice shells on the thumbnail
Thanks once again for a great shelling trip! Look forward to you every Sunday nite! 😊 Thank you!
This was a pleasant walk on the beach. Thank you. Been raining on the east coast off and on all week.
Love, love, love your beach trips! Thanks for sharing! Have a blessed week!
Thanks for watching!
It was fun seeing treasures from a different beach. Thanks for sharing!
That was a super lovely calico clam!!
Right??! 🥰
I love FFCs so much too, so glad you grab the best ones. Love the white one in your favorites collection! 😍. Thank you for getting this Ohio girl on the beach every week! 🐚
I have since added a very stripey/zigzag FFC to the little hunk of coral I have that white shell on. They get me every time!
I’d be in heaven on those beaches 🏖 There’s just so many shells; love those Murexes and Florida Fighting Conks. Congratulations on that amazing Rose Murex 🌹 what a spectacular type of shell!
We need to do a trade! I promise if I ever make it down under, I will be looking you up. And if you come stateside I will show you my favorite places!
@@SWFBeachLife Oh yes, we will definitely need to organise a trade :D Florida shells are their own kind of magic! Also, there are so many great beaches down here... I always say that the best shells are in Western Australia, but still, the ones on the east coast are pretty awesome as well ;) I hope you make it here, and one day, I'd love to see Florida with you!
Soooo wonderful there!! What a day!! I loved every Shell you found!! I wish I where there with you, your so much fun!!! Thank you for all the time you share with all of us!! Your just the best!! Have fun always!! Debbie ( Louisiana) see you next time!!
So wonderful to walk along with you!
I was surprised you weren't more excited about the orange colored banded tulip. I know you find tulip shells all the time, but most are grey. (I'd be thrilled to find any tulips.)
It's insane on a good day at the right time I can find dozens and dozens of those banded tulips. I still really like them but I think I'm now looking for ones that are REALLY different.
Can you do a mini shell hunt again? Love seeing them as much as the big ones.
I sure can! Now that lighthouse beach is open again I'd like to look for wentletraps!
Yessss 🙌
You are my favorite beach shelter. Your voice is so relaxing and I wouldn't miss your videos for nothing. ❤
Thank you! 😊
Great video as always and wish it was longer, lol have a great week, I'm all ready looking forward to next weeks
Thank you again for sharing this fantastic video
Such beautiful finds on this trip! Love that deep reddish scallop near the beginning and that creamsicle (orange/white) one at around 21 minutes. The rose murex is quite a find indeed.... and, at high tide in the summer! Wow!!
I should not have been finding such fabulous shells but I'll take it!
Fun trip beautiful finds thank you 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖
Thanks for coming with me! 💜
It always goes by too fast!!! Thanks again, Sharmon.❤❤
I am so sad when your video is over. I wait all week for you.
Hi Sharmon! Wow. What a great variety of goodies you found this time! I loved the conch with the large unusual lip, that colorful auger and, of course, your rose murex. So happy you found that. But I must mention the beauty of all those colorful calico scallops. I sure wish we had such colorful shells like that on the west coast. Thanks for showing us that cute ghost crab. Lately I have come to realize that I really think crabs are very cute. I didn't know that ghost crabs are nocturnal. Have a great week, girl!
Aren't those calico scallops crazy pretty? I think I could probably do an entire episode of those but I'd likely do that over on Sanibel. She tends to have the best scallops 🐚
You are so blessed to get such gorgeous shells. Love from Australia.
I am SO lucky to live here! 🐚🌴🌊
my favorite today was the hemmingway kitten paW!
It was great to meet you last Saturday! Love your excitement!
Well hi there beach friend! I had a great visit to LK - I hope you did too!
Someday soon I will be on the boat ride in the early morning and hopefully will meet you for some beach shelling fun. 🥰
Hi Sharm! Thank you for sharing your videos each week. I really love watching them and look forward to each one! Stephanie
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
Awesome as always 😍
Yeah....I try not to bore you all with my FFC obsession. I could make an entire video of just those shells!
I love going shelling with you your very informative and you take time to show us all the shells I've learned so much about shells from you I'm 58 and we usually came to Forida from Tennessee and I always loved hunting for shells and checking out the critter knock you over with a jingle I want to see that lol
Thanks Sharmon, your videos are always awesome!!
Thank you! I appreciate that!
I can hardly wait for Sundays to see your next videos….love them. I hope to meet you one day! Some friends and I went to Keewaydin via Hemingway shuttle for the first time in May. Very fun as the Hemingway family I found out is from Minnesota and that is where I am from (also have a small home in St Pete). It made the trip even more special. We plan to go again in the winter in hopes of finding more great shells! Have a great week!!
Well it's sure is a small world isn't it? I hope you have just as much fun the next time you visit!
Awesome video, love the fighting conch, well, all of them lol
Great day ! Have a great week ❤
Looks like a great location! Thanks for sharing.
That FFC almost has the shape of a Hawk-wing conch, very cool. I think the high tide line is the most underrated area of the beach for shelling. I think most people just assume it's picked over when in reality most people think the same thing, and it goes unsearched. I found my largest Sanibel wentletrap to date at noon under seaweed in the high wrack line near Sanibel lighthouse, so you just never know. Can't wait to see your albino find next week! (Wild guess: is it a double albino prickly cockle?)
You are close on your albino guess - it is hinged. And epic!!
And I will take that high wrack line story to heart and try to remember to check it out more often. That's where I found all those seahorses over on Sanibel.
I love when you go to Keewaydin! Well, I love all your videos, just love really getting a good look at the shells, and love the surprise of what shell you will find next. Just like life!
And I LOVE a good surprise! Bring it on! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
What a great trip to the beach! So much beachy goodness! Will you get to see the turtles hatch?
I love it. Can’t wait for next Sunday. 👋🇨🇦👋
Oh my gosh I would LOVE to see a turtle nest hatch. I've gotten to see one little turtle make its way into the ocean but I do hope I get to see a whole next of those babies one of these days.
I somehow missed this one too. Grr! So many beautiful shells. So worth the trip. Thank you for sharing!!! 😊😊😊
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
I just loved the specimens this episode!! Summer may b slower but the certain specimens u found this round were fantastic...on all the species. My fav was the dark colored auger and the black discolored bibalve. Thank u for another fantastic trip!! Also if i may suggest...i am in love with oyster bivalves. Id like to c some every now and then if u find any. I do c them in the background at some points. I love their uneven surfaces and bumpiness!! Lol. I use several of them for bowls.
Thanks for the oyster suggestion. I tend to concentrate on the shells that I like but I also like knowing what others would like to see 😉
I could only find information on Queen Conches, but assuming that they have fairly similar life cycles, several sources said juvenile stage is from 1 month to 1 year, maturity is around 3-4 years.
There are probably more mollusks than any other critter on the planet and yet we still know so little! There are queen conch "nurseries" in Cuba so it makes sense that people would know more about them than other critters. Fascinating stuff!
Love your shell patterned rash guard shirt! Where’d you find that?
You can get yourself one of those over at my pal Ali's website!
www.swflshellguide.com/shelling-gear
It’s kind of the same thing with thrifting, you can’t assume just because someone got there first that they found everything! Go up into the upper rack line, sometimes the best stuff is in there and the other people can’t find everything!
I think rockhounding, thrifting and shelling do indeed have lots of similarities. I happen to love thrift stores too - I tend to always find the shells! 😂
I see you snuck a ton of fighting conchs past us. 😂😂
Yeah, I pick up A LOT of those. I likely could make an entire video of just those fighting conchs!
Beautiful finds !❤
Thank you! 😊
I would love to know how many pounds of shells you’ve carried home🤭.
I never miss aSunday with you and could watch you she’ll everyday!
Thank you for your time and knowledge.
Shoot - if I had to guess I would say I'm probably in the hundreds of pounds of shells. I'm like a beach burro carrying all my goodies around! 🤣
Another great video!!! ❤❤❤
I have a soft spot for the baby shells
I'm always looking forward to your videos!! Just need to travel that direction but it's a very long way from Eastern Oregon!!
If only there were beach teleports!
Loved it ..thank you ever so much.
You are so welcome!
Great finds❣️🏝🌊
Yayyyyyyy!! Hello Sharmon! ( :
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Great day!
Wow great finds!
You are having the best luck! My husband and I are staying in Nokomis for the week. There is almost no shells here and even at stump pass we are struggling. Mostly just calicos, slipper snails, and kitten paws.
Rough!! I was going to hit Honeymoon Island last weekend to try my luck up North again. Perhaps it was best the weather changed my plans. I am telling you - this summer has been fantastic so far with these shells!
@@SWFBeachLife we went to honeymoon island and did pretty well! Sooo many live crown conchs to see, but it was also turban heaven!
@@jessika5285 I can’t wait to try it again!
Such beautiful shells. Wish I could go with you.
That is a very decent haul for a summer trip! Thanks for picking up the beach trash! Imagine how nice our beaches would be if everyone does that! Looking forward to your next beach adventure!
Indeed! People picking up trash and leaving the place just a wee bit better than we arrived. I can hope to inspire others to do the same! 😃🌴🌊
@@SWFBeachLife You're always a great inspiration! Thank you!
Oh I love this beach. Sooo awesome , I was going crazy watching you pass up shells that I would soooo love to find. I want to go to one of these island sooo bad. But I will never get too. I’m old, time is running out.
Living here I have to be picky. If I kept everything I picked up I'd need a storage unit for all my shells! 🤣
You found great shells!😊 It was so fun to meet you and shell on the Keewaydin island 🏝️ next to you ☀️
We ordered Safe acid and had a great time with my daughters cleaning seashells we found that day👏
Anya
I was wondering how the snorkeling worked for you. I never got in the water but had such a fabulous time anyway. I'm glad I got to meet you and your beautiful daughters too!
The snorkeling didn’t work out well, the water was a bit too rough and murky. But, we still had an amazing time shelling, we found several seashells that we did not have in our collection yet 😊
@@anyaspackman2091 I don’t feel bad for not getting in the water then!
Coulda knocked me over with a jingle LOL
It was the lightest shell I could think of 😂
@@SWFBeachLife thanks to all I’ve learned on your channel and all the awesome places I have the pleasure of exploring in SWFL, I get shell jokes! No one else I know would get it!!
@@moduleselect Shell nerds unite! 💪🏻
Love it!!!! 😊
another great episode 😄
Is there another shuttle service to Keewadin Island? They are closed the week we are there in October.
There is no other shuttle service. You would either have to get lucky with a tour or hire a private charter. I would give the 10K island a try if you're going to be in the area. The shells there are super too!
I just spent a week on the Atlantic side. Watching your videos has definitely trained my eye. Found some great ones. My family was pretty impressed
That's awesome! 🐚