As someone who lives in a landlocked state, these videos make me so happy lol. The ocean is a very rare sight for me! The few times in my life ive gotten to experience it are unforgettable memories. 💙
I know I've said this before, but it's worth repeating. I'm so very grateful for your videos. Never having had the chance to see the ocean for myself, you make it a little easier ❤
I am so glad that I can get you to the beach. I wish I could transport everyone there just for a day to experience what I get to do but I guess making these videos is the next best thing! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
Shell NERD Alert!!!! I laughed out loud. What an awesome day you had!! You have enough alphabet cones to fill a jar :) Thank you for taking us along. Hated for it to end. Have a great week. See you Sunday!! XOXO
I went on my very first shell tour at low tide late morning early afternoon at Kice Island and Dickmans Island July 2024. I was very happy on what I found/collected on both islands. The number of shells to choose from was overwhelming. I found one alphabet cone, on the beat up side but kept it being my first one. I would love to find little alphabet cones. I found one or two Florida cones. I loved all the alphabet cones you found. I wish the tour was longer so I could have covered more ground. So much walking it pooped me out. I found many of what you found but much smaller quantity. I plan to return next year on a longer tour. Plan to go to Fernandina Beach sometime this month for shark tooth, shelling and hubby to metal detect for sunken spanish rials which is closer to my home in SE Georgia. I love your videos and I have learned so much from you. I am addicted. Thank you for helping me find my newfound hobby.
Oh darlin - I was on Kice last week after that tropical storm and it was amazing!!! I couldn't bend down without picking up a Florida cone. It was awesome and I can't wait to share. I'm so happy you are loving your new hobby as much as I do!
Wow now that’s a haul ! What a beautiful day for shelling not to mention the islands beauty ! Thanks for taking us along ❤! I wonder what that little hermie had in mind for that piece of grass ! Lol 😂 to cute ❤
I totally enjoy your weekly shelling excursions! I live in Indiana and have been watching you for about 3 years now. I have been to Florida twice in those 3 years and have enjoyed my excursions and knowing what I am collecting. Thank you for being you! Teresa
Such a wonderful Sharmon kind of day. I look forward to every video every shell every critter and all your authentic joy!! Just such happiness!! Thanks for sharing.
At the end when you showed all the shells you found, I thought, Man, Sharmon you’re one strong woman!! You carried all those until you arrived at your car and that’s amazing!! Absolutely beautiful and I loved how spiky the jewel box were, so cool!! Thanks for a great video and we’ll see you next week, take care!! Have a great week!!🥰🐬
I’ve collected shells for years but never cared about identification. I just picked up pretty things. Since watching your videos I purchased an Audubon guide and am in the process of identifying my shells. Thank you so much for inspiring me to dig deeper.
You're so funny, now you're giving us Shell Nerd Alerts with blue boxes! 😆 Man alive, was that ever a fantastic shelling trip, one of your best! The SHELLS, the variety! Woah! I'm blown away. Kice sure did deliver. Thank you for always including Beach Time. So Zen. 🌊
I've never seen so many great comments before....good on ya miss Sharmon....Queen of the Shells 🐚 ...may u be always blessed with more happiness...yaaaaay beach time....love u so much...
You certainly found some great shells! I love how the alphabet cones have such a variety of letters on them. It's almost like they are telling a story!
Oh could you imagine living on Kice? Going out whenever you want to find treasures, being able to take the time to just scoop up a bucketful of shells and sit on your porch going through it. I’ll keep dreaming!
Im so glad to find your channel its a daily delight 😊im learning so much . I live in uk now but i lived in spain 7 yrs and collected thousands of shells which ive kept as i love every one of them and still remember where i found them . Alot i have are like the ones you find so at last i can identify them and clean them . They are all jewels of the sea and never wasted with the right people like you , i miss beachcomimg so much but i now found you 😊thank-you .
I was watching someone from Australia find shells and it's funny that the "families" do indeed have a resemblance so I was able to tell what type of shell they were, although not the exact species. They're so fun! I'm happy to have you join me at the beach on my excursions!
Hi Sharmon! I hope my luck is even half that good when I get to Kice in Sept. I love those alphabets and Florida cones. Ah heck I like any shell!! Can't wait till next wk when you are at Marco. I'm staying at South Marco in Sept. I will just drool over all the shells you find till I get there!! Have a great week! 💞 Hugs
@@SWFBeachLife I fell in love with it 10 years ago when my husband and I were there with friends. Can’t beat it. I hope all is well and going better since the hurricane.
I just love watching your videos, even if I'm just using it as back ground noise sometimes, it's just so calm and soothing❤ visiting Cocoa Beach next month and can't wait to find some goodies on the beach
You found some very beautiful shells today the meraxs all of them are so amazing one of my favorites, lighting whelkes, pear whelkes, alphabet cones the little ones are so cute, fighting conks the baby one is to cute, horse conks, Banded tulips, spinny jewel box shells are one of my favorites,moons are very nice, nutmegs are beautiful, cute olive and so are the calico shells. Just beautiful. I also enjoy the beach time. Thank you for a wonderful shelling video. Have a great day
at 18:45 those are bryozoa, also known as moss animals. They grow on rough surfaces, mostly when the animal is dead and gone, or e.g. on the dorsum of large shells. At 27:45 a very nice shell indeed. Nice colour and gloss.
I love your videos. ❤ you are my Sunday night escape. My mind always starts to worry about my work for Monday. But watching your videos stops my worries, giving me something positive to think about instead. 😊
Oh my hosh.... how could you ever leave!! I know someone who would love a rose murex piece! Such a fabulous haul of nature's treasure.. I saw a k or two!!!!!! Thank you for taking us!!!!!
Hi Sharmon! Thank you for sharing your shell exploration on Kice. What a haul! Those shells are so spectacular. Upon looking at all of them on the board, the one that really stuck out to me was that stunning calico scallop that has the hot pink apex! What a find!. Of course I thought the lavender ones were incredible too. I also loved the patterns and colors on those gaudy nauticas. Especially the ones with some purple on them. The cones were amazing too and all the others. The video really put me in a mood to go shelling (when am I not?) and finally, my husband and I get to go to the beach where I find amazing cockles of different colors and very large clam shells for my decoupage hobby. We're also going to visit a beach where it is rumored that there are large moon shells. We get to go next weekend and I'm excited. We don't get to go often with the beach being 3 and a half hours away. Thanks for the inspiration, and have a great week.
There were SO many fabulous shells. Dare I say I like slowing down a bit so I can appreciate all the treasures! I hope you have a fabulous time on your upcoming shelling excursion!
Wow! What an incredible haul of the most beautiful shells! We were on Kice two weeks ago and didn't find much of anything in three hours. I was a bit disappointed-We had looked so forward to the trip for almost a year. Then seeing your incredible collection! But reading the many posts here of those who are landlocked (like us) who have never had the chance to shell, it made me feel very grateful that we were able to enjoy the minimal shelling and the beauty of Kice. Thank you, as always, for your wonderful beach and shelling trips!
Practice helps, but this particular trip was after a few days of winds, so it was unnaturally fantastic shelling. Plus if you visited Kice in the summer it might have been slimmer pickings as the shells build up over the winter and hide over the summer. Thank you so much for watching and coming along to the beach with me!
Just WOW. Stunning place and all those gorgeous shells. 😍😍 Well, I can't shell here in Germany, but bought some beautiful bags of shells from people selling shells at a village fleamarket. 😂 So I grabbed them, went to the charity shop and bought a glass vase. I'm going to fill them with shells. You gave us such good ideas with your stunning collections. I love your displays. Thank you for taking us along to shell vicariously through you. It's shell heaven in Florida. Have a wonderful week. Can't wait for next weeks video. Bye everyone, take good care. 😁 👋👋🏖️🌅
I have to say, you were one lucky girl to hit Kice ahead of everyone else! What a bonanza!😊 And what a great variety (of mostly gastropods of course). Lisa and I are determined to get down to Kice some day. Thanks, Sharmon! xxoo
Hi there, I'm a Seashell collector. ❤ And I am really overwhelmed to see you collecting them.❤❤❤❤ Love from INDIA 🇮🇳 Wow that's really so so tempting for me.😊 I Love the Ocean ❤❤❤❤❤
What a beautiful abundance! Seems like you are having video after video of what seems like your best beach trip/haul ever! WOW! Keep on shelling (and recording)!
I have to agree - I have had incredible luck for quite a few months now. But summer is coming and the shells will be hiding. Even when the hunting is tough - it's still super fun!
Haha; -- "I have some control, not a lot" (We're all just dying laughing here; you & your Fla Fighting Conchs!!) Also got a kick out of your shell "bank deposits & withdrawals", appropriate! Loved those pure white little scallops. Exquisite.
Omg those little cones (well let’s be honest the big ones are amazing too!) 💕💕💕💕 soooo many beautiful moons! I hope I get a chance to visit kice again! It was a magical place to say the least! Holy moly what a hall!
Loved this two part shelling excursion - thank you. What a magnificent cone haul. And I love that hinged egg cockle! Regarding the colorful moon snail: that solid color variation (solid yellowish, often with a pale stripe) found in that area of SW Florida was actually given a different species name: Naticarius verae. I am not sure if this has been widely accepted in the scientific community, but the idea that it is a different species of moon snail has been kicking around for decades. Also, the lacy web sometimes found on shells is an encrusting bryozoan.
Well that just sent me down a very interesting rabbit hole. Holy cow the information on shells out there is DRY. No wonder it's so hard to research. I also found Naticarius canrena verae, so I'm going to continue to see what "they" say about it. Thank you for the little ID nudge!
Hi Sharmon I LOVE!❤️ your videos!! I watched a video last night of you being interviewed a while back. I don’t think I would EVER! recognize your voice if I met you on a beach! (like you said someone did!). You are nothing like I thought you were - you’re 20 years younger!! 😂❤️
I had a vision of having this amazing beachcombing channel (which I'm working on) but I wanted to be able to go to the beach "incognito" so I don't go on camera when I make my videos. I can pretty much go anywhere I want and no one knows who I am - I love it! I can't be quiet, so I normally "out" myself on boat tours as people will recognize my voice 🤣
Great shelling day, indeed!!! Wowsa! When I went to Kice, I didn’t make it very far at all. 😂Ali kept calling or texting me to check on me because she thought something was wrong, or that my ankle (I had to have surgery a few years ago to repair a vertically split tendon and I had mentioned that it could slow me down a little) was making it too hard to walk through all the sticks and stumps and crazy terrain. I was just finding so darn much that I couldn’t make myself walk away. 😂 I found an entire handful of minis just right around where we parked the kayak. Kice is like a candy store for shells! ❤️ Honestly, it doesn’t matter how much land you cover if you’re enjoying yourself and happy with what you’re finding. I sat watching the waves for a few minutes while I hydrated and cooled off a little bit and I was even finding shells right next to me while I was “taking a break” . 😆 Those tiny little Alphabet cones are just adorable! I have several cones that are so small that I can’t even tell what species they are, but those little ones you found are really cute because you can see the pattern so perfectly just like the big ones. They are just so sweet!!! And those Trues might be few, but they are making up for that in quality! Just gorgeous!!!
LOL! I know what you mean about Ali trying to make sure you get the shells! She's amazing and it sounds like you had a great time. It's such a beautiful island - I'm so glad you got to experience it for yourself!
I joined you in heaven on earth for this 2 part video! Sharmon. I love your videos so much! I love how you still feel the awe of a beautiful shell, even when you have seen hundreds of the same shell before. I feel the same way. The shells just totally amaze me. I don't understand how they can be so incredibly beautiful and different when made by these beings we think of as being so simple compared to us. We really have no comprehension of their world. But we are so blessed to find their beautiful homes when they are finished with them. I am so thankful that you totally get it and share that awe with us every week. Thank you so much for being you. You make the world world a better place by helping us all appreciate it's wonder. ❤
What a kind thing to say Janet! You and I have been traveling these beaches together for a while and you are right. I literally feel the joy with each special seashell I get to hold in my hand. I don't know if its because I didn't grow up here, so this is still kind of "new" to me - or whether I can stop every single time I go to the beach and breathe in the pure joy of where I am, and exhale gratitude that I get to do what I do. I'm not sure but I hope this feeling never ends. I'm living my best life and I'm so lucky I get to share it with people like you who get it! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
@@SWFBeachLife I didn't get to the beach until about 20 years ago. For mr, the wonder never ceases. When you hold up a shell I will often comment as if I'm there "oh, isn't that beautiful" so I imagine it will be the same for you. I have a question, perhaps for the Naturalist course. When the carrier shells and seek out shells, rocks etc. to glue to their shells for camouflage, is this an intelligent action? There's a lot involved in doing this. Surely not just programed genetics. I am very curious. Thanks
@@janetknight9978 I’m so sorry I don’t know! Urchins will decorate themselves for camouflage and barnacles must glue themselves to something to filter feed but I’m not sure about the carrier shells. I know they exist I just haven’t found one myself. Yet. 😏
I found my first baby frog at the beach when i was 4. Begged my parents to let me keep it they said no much to my disappointment and not understanding. I hid it in my pocket anyway only to find it dead when I got home. I was so heartbroken almost unconsolable my first brush with life and death. Never again was I so carefree. I'm still obsessed with frogs and I love how you save earths little critters!
I found an itty bitty frog when I was a kid and my younger cousin accidentally killed it. Same feeling of being crushed inside. I have a frog that lives in this spider remover brush I leave outside leaning against my house. I like going out and saying hi to it without having to take care of it 😂
They did! I stopped halfway and loaded then into my backpack to try to keep my weight distribution equal 🤣 I wasn't leaving any of those treasures behind!
really needed this today! I'll be down that way again in a few weeks with the family. TO me the shells that adhere to that horse conch- the carriers? they look like spanish flamenco dancer to me
You can almost feel the breeze during ’beach time’! 😊 I love your videos, thank you so much! What do you do with all the shells you collect? You must have millions of them! 😄
Yes, I do indeed have about a million shells! I love them so much! I did share my collection not THAT long ago: th-cam.com/video/GZQVCKCJQZk/w-d-xo.html
@@SWFBeachLife Oh OK, thanks! I just recently found you/subscribed and I’ve been working my way backward watching your videos so I guess I haven’t gotten to that one yet. 😁
Hi there! I just started following you and I absolutely enjoy your videos!! One of my favorite things to do in life is collect and hunt for seashells,unfortunately I live in New Hampshire so I don’t get to hunt that often. W
There are some other shellers up that way that do seem to find things in MA and ME. Have you heard of Solace in Shelling or Plum Island Sea Cabin? They both have a lot of videos from shelling up closer to you!
I do sell some shells on Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/SWFBeachLifeStore I will be honest and I am behind and would like to get a lot more up there. Hopefully tomorrow I can add a few more collections.
As someone who lives in a landlocked state, these videos make me so happy lol. The ocean is a very rare sight for me! The few times in my life ive gotten to experience it are unforgettable memories. 💙
Well thank you for choosing to come to the beach with me!
Me too I’m in utah
lots of shells on the coast and all shells are very beautiful, very good spots
I know I've said this before, but it's worth repeating. I'm so very grateful for your videos. Never having had the chance to see the ocean for myself, you make it a little easier ❤
I am so glad that I can get you to the beach. I wish I could transport everyone there just for a day to experience what I get to do but I guess making these videos is the next best thing! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
Thank u
What a great haul !! I think it’s safe to say that you are the envy of many of us. Haha. Thanks for taking us along.
Shell NERD Alert!!!! I laughed out loud. What an awesome day you had!! You have enough alphabet cones to fill a jar :) Thank you for taking us along. Hated for it to end. Have a great week. See you Sunday!! XOXO
30:22 cone looks like hieroglyphics 😂
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you!! I love our beach trips. You have no idea how much they lift my spirits!
Wow, sooo many gorgeous shells. Thanks, Sharmon for taking us along 😊
That lavender scallop at 25:20 looks like it has a face, like eyelashes and a mouth. So cute!
That baby sand dollar was my favorite this week, but you sure got a lot of beautiful shells. Thanks for taking us along. ❤️🐚
I went on my very first shell tour at low tide late morning early afternoon at Kice Island and Dickmans Island July 2024. I was very happy on what I found/collected on both islands. The number of shells to choose from was overwhelming. I found one alphabet cone, on the beat up side but kept it being my first one. I would love to find little alphabet cones. I found one or two Florida cones. I loved all the alphabet cones you found. I wish the tour was longer so I could have covered more ground. So much walking it pooped me out. I found many of what you found but much smaller quantity. I plan to return next year on a longer tour. Plan to go to Fernandina Beach sometime this month for shark tooth, shelling and hubby to metal detect for sunken spanish rials which is closer to my home in SE Georgia. I love your videos and I have learned so much from you. I am addicted. Thank you for helping me find my newfound hobby.
Oh darlin - I was on Kice last week after that tropical storm and it was amazing!!! I couldn't bend down without picking up a Florida cone. It was awesome and I can't wait to share. I'm so happy you are loving your new hobby as much as I do!
Wow now that’s a haul ! What a beautiful day for shelling not to mention the islands beauty ! Thanks for taking us along ❤! I wonder what that little hermie had in mind for that piece of grass ! Lol 😂 to cute ❤
I totally enjoy your weekly shelling excursions! I live in Indiana and have been watching you for about 3 years now. I have been to Florida twice in those 3 years and have enjoyed my excursions and knowing what I am collecting. Thank you for being you!
Teresa
Thank you for coming along with me on my beach walks and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment!
Such a wonderful Sharmon kind of day. I look forward to every video every shell every critter and all your authentic joy!! Just such happiness!! Thanks for sharing.
At the end when you showed all the shells you found, I thought, Man, Sharmon you’re one strong woman!! You carried all those until you arrived at your car and that’s amazing!!
Absolutely beautiful and I loved how spiky the jewel box were, so cool!!
Thanks for a great video and we’ll see you next week, take care!! Have a great week!!🥰🐬
The alternative to carrying all those shells is leaving them behind and that won't do! 🤣 I hope you have a great week too Pam!
@@SWFBeachLife No, not at all!! Negative low tide today!!😎😎
I love picking up shells. I have only been to gulf shores. I would go crazy picking up all the shells where you are. Love watching your videos.
I like the calico scallops. I, like you, think the totally white scallops are pure perfection. I can't resist them. Thanks for a fun video. 🐚🐌🌻🐕🥰
I’ve collected shells for years but never cared about identification. I just picked up pretty things. Since watching your videos I purchased an Audubon guide and am in the process of identifying my shells. Thank you so much for inspiring me to dig deeper.
I hope you find it as fascinating as I do!
You're so funny, now you're giving us Shell Nerd Alerts with blue boxes! 😆
Man alive, was that ever a fantastic shelling trip, one of your best! The SHELLS, the variety! Woah! I'm blown away. Kice sure did deliver. Thank you for always including Beach Time. So Zen. 🌊
Thank you Sharmon, that was an awesome shell hunt. Have a great week!!
Thank you, as always, for taking us along! Fantastic haul!
That was some great shelling! You have this Midwest girl chomping at the bit to get back to any great shelling beach.
What a FANTASTIC day!
I've never seen so many great comments before....good on ya miss Sharmon....Queen of the Shells 🐚 ...may u be always blessed with more happiness...yaaaaay beach time....love u so much...
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This time you find a lot of great shells, that look great, amazing, wonderful 💖🙏🍀👍😍
I wish, I could be there with you
You certainly found some great shells! I love how the alphabet cones have such a variety of letters on them. It's almost like they are telling a story!
I wish I spoke alphabet cone!
@SWF Beach Life Yes! At first glance I could have sworn I saw actual words on the ones you found!
Oh could you imagine living on Kice? Going out whenever you want to find treasures, being able to take the time to just scoop up a bucketful of shells and sit on your porch going through it. I’ll keep dreaming!
That would be amazing!!!
Im so glad to find your channel its a daily delight 😊im learning so much . I live in uk now but i lived in spain 7 yrs and collected thousands of shells which ive kept as i love every one of them and still remember where i found them . Alot i have are like the ones you find so at last i can identify them and clean them . They are all jewels of the sea and never wasted with the right people like you , i miss beachcomimg so much but i now found you 😊thank-you .
I was watching someone from Australia find shells and it's funny that the "families" do indeed have a resemblance so I was able to tell what type of shell they were, although not the exact species. They're so fun! I'm happy to have you join me at the beach on my excursions!
The tiny true tulip was so adorable❣️
OMG I am so JELLY! Makes me want to move to Florida! Thank you so much for allowing us to come along with you! ❤
Amazing!!! I have Kice on my Wish list!!!
Hi Sharmon! I hope my luck is even half that good when I get to Kice in Sept. I love those alphabets and Florida cones. Ah heck I like any shell!! Can't wait till next wk when you are at Marco. I'm staying at South Marco in Sept. I will just drool over all the shells you find till I get there!! Have a great week! 💞 Hugs
Beautiful shells and live vicariously through you through your videos. Florida is beautiful!
I love living here!
@@SWFBeachLife I fell in love with it 10 years ago when my husband and I were there with friends. Can’t beat it. I hope all is well and going better since the hurricane.
Thank you for the beautiful video
I just love watching your videos, even if I'm just using it as back ground noise sometimes, it's just so calm and soothing❤ visiting Cocoa Beach next month and can't wait to find some goodies on the beach
Oh good luck! I will get there one of these days. I want to see a rocket launch!
Me too! It’s south a sweet little, momentary escape!
Such an awesome trip! Cone zone craziness!
You found some very beautiful shells today the meraxs all of them are so amazing one of my favorites, lighting whelkes, pear whelkes, alphabet cones the little ones are so cute, fighting conks the baby one is to cute, horse conks, Banded tulips, spinny jewel box shells are one of my favorites,moons are very nice, nutmegs are beautiful, cute olive and so are the calico shells. Just beautiful. I also enjoy the beach time. Thank you for a wonderful shelling video. Have a great day
What an awesome day!
at 18:45 those are bryozoa, also known as moss animals. They grow on rough surfaces, mostly when the animal is dead and gone, or e.g. on the dorsum of large shells. At 27:45 a very nice shell indeed. Nice colour and gloss.
THANK YOU on the Bryozoa! I kept seeing that lacy pattern and now I know why 😉
I love your videos. ❤ you are my Sunday night escape. My mind always starts to worry about my work for Monday. But watching your videos stops my worries, giving me something positive to think about instead. 😊
Monday will be there in it's own good time. You enjoy your Sunday! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
Oh my hosh.... how could you ever leave!! I know someone who would love a rose murex piece! Such a fabulous haul of nature's treasure.. I saw a k or two!!!!!! Thank you for taking us!!!!!
Hi Sharmon! Thank you for sharing your shell exploration on Kice. What a haul! Those shells are so spectacular. Upon looking at all of them on the board, the one that really stuck out to me was that stunning calico scallop that has the hot pink apex! What a find!. Of course I thought the lavender ones were incredible too. I also loved the patterns and colors on those gaudy nauticas. Especially the ones with some purple on them. The cones were amazing too and all the others. The video really put me in a mood to go shelling (when am I not?) and finally, my husband and I get to go to the beach where I find amazing cockles of different colors and very large clam shells for my decoupage hobby. We're also going to visit a beach where it is rumored that there are large moon shells. We get to go next weekend and I'm excited. We don't get to go often with the beach being 3 and a half hours away. Thanks for the inspiration, and have a great week.
There were SO many fabulous shells. Dare I say I like slowing down a bit so I can appreciate all the treasures! I hope you have a fabulous time on your upcoming shelling excursion!
What an amazing haul! Love all the cones and gaudy nauticas!! Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic video.
Ahh! Kice never disappoints!
Wow! What an incredible haul of the most beautiful shells! We were on Kice two weeks ago and didn't find much of anything in three hours. I was a bit disappointed-We had looked so forward to the trip for almost a year. Then seeing your incredible collection! But reading the many posts here of those who are landlocked (like us) who have never had the chance to shell, it made me feel very grateful that we were able to enjoy the minimal shelling and the beauty of Kice. Thank you, as always, for your wonderful beach and shelling trips!
Practice helps, but this particular trip was after a few days of winds, so it was unnaturally fantastic shelling. Plus if you visited Kice in the summer it might have been slimmer pickings as the shells build up over the winter and hide over the summer. Thank you so much for watching and coming along to the beach with me!
Also you've been schooling me well on shells everytime you pick up a shell I can already say what it is now before you can speak up! Teach on teacher!
nice moonsnails, that one with the crystalized glow was really gorgeous.
Just WOW. Stunning place and all those gorgeous shells. 😍😍 Well, I can't shell here in Germany, but bought some beautiful bags of shells from people selling shells at a village fleamarket. 😂 So I grabbed them, went to the charity shop and bought a glass vase. I'm going to fill them with shells. You gave us such good ideas with your stunning collections. I love your displays. Thank you for taking us along to shell vicariously through you. It's shell heaven in Florida. Have a wonderful week. Can't wait for next weeks video. Bye everyone, take good care. 😁 👋👋🏖️🌅
I definitely picked the perfect place to move to! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
AMAZING haul! I need to visit Kice!!!
I have to say, you were one lucky girl to hit Kice ahead of everyone else! What a bonanza!😊 And what a great variety (of mostly gastropods of course). Lisa and I are determined to get down to Kice some day. Thanks, Sharmon! xxoo
The invite came at the perfect time. The winds were pushing those shells up for me. It was so fun!
I need this in my life! Thank you for taking me to the beach every week😋
Hi there, I'm a Seashell collector. ❤
And I am really overwhelmed to see you collecting them.❤❤❤❤
Love from INDIA 🇮🇳
Wow that's really so so tempting for me.😊
I Love the Ocean ❤❤❤❤❤
I am very lucky to live in an area that has so many shells! I love living here!
@@SWFBeachLife I wish I was there ⚘️
Beautiful shell finds!!
What a huge haul you had tody. I couldn't believe it when you did the photo shot at hhe end of everything you found. You are fantastic!!🐌🐚🌻🐕🥰
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Thanks for another great shelling adventure
What a beautiful abundance! Seems like you are having video after video of what seems like your best beach trip/haul ever! WOW! Keep on shelling (and recording)!
I have to agree - I have had incredible luck for quite a few months now. But summer is coming and the shells will be hiding. Even when the hunting is tough - it's still super fun!
Thanks so much for another awesome shelling adventure. 😀 Have a blessed week!
I’m green with envy. What a lovely adventure on Kice. Great vid as always. Stay safe xx
Kice, Kice baby! It never disappoints!
Love your videos! Looking forward to visiting Panama City Beach in August!
What a fun day at the beach. So many beautiful seashells, it’s hard for me to pick my favorite. Great video!!!! ❤
Such a joy to watch your lovely beachy excursions!!! 👍
Haha; -- "I have some control, not a lot" (We're all just dying laughing here; you & your Fla Fighting Conchs!!) Also got a kick out of your shell "bank deposits & withdrawals", appropriate! Loved those pure white little scallops. Exquisite.
Love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing with us ❤️ ❤❤😊
Wonderful treasures on Kice Island on this trip.
Wow you really cleaned up, never saw you collect that many shells!😍
Omg those little cones (well let’s be honest the big ones are amazing too!) 💕💕💕💕 soooo many beautiful moons! I hope I get a chance to visit kice again! It was a magical place to say the least! Holy moly what a hall!
those pear whelks! 😍
This channel is such a relaxing treat. Thank you.
Tell all your friends 🤣
Seriously - thank you 🙏🏼
Wow! Wow! Wow!! What a haul! That was an amazing adventure!! Definitely will be on my bucket list of places! Thank you so much!!
An absolutely stunning haul! Great video, looking forward to. next week.
I've got to get there sometime!!!! Amazing
Love the shells. beautiful collection.
I love your videos!! Thank you!!! Im obsessed with seashells!!❤
Loved this two part shelling excursion - thank you. What a magnificent cone haul. And I love that hinged egg cockle! Regarding the colorful moon snail: that solid color variation (solid yellowish, often with a pale stripe) found in that area of SW Florida was actually given a different species name: Naticarius verae. I am not sure if this has been widely accepted in the scientific community, but the idea that it is a different species of moon snail has been kicking around for decades. Also, the lacy web sometimes found on shells is an encrusting bryozoan.
Well that just sent me down a very interesting rabbit hole. Holy cow the information on shells out there is DRY. No wonder it's so hard to research. I also found Naticarius canrena verae, so I'm going to continue to see what "they" say about it. Thank you for the little ID nudge!
Beautiful shells. I can’t wait to go to that island. Some great finds
i think it's funny there is the alphabet cone and there is the lettered olive. do they teach the school of fish? lol
LOL right? The beach is the best teacher!
Great shelling!
Hi Sharmon I LOVE!❤️ your videos!! I watched a video last night of you being interviewed a while back. I don’t think I would EVER! recognize your voice if I met you on a beach! (like you said someone did!). You are nothing like I thought you were - you’re 20 years younger!! 😂❤️
I had a vision of having this amazing beachcombing channel (which I'm working on) but I wanted to be able to go to the beach "incognito" so I don't go on camera when I make my videos. I can pretty much go anywhere I want and no one knows who I am - I love it! I can't be quiet, so I normally "out" myself on boat tours as people will recognize my voice 🤣
One---count it---1 only
auger. That one is the rarest of the all.
Great shelling day, indeed!!! Wowsa! When I went to Kice, I didn’t make it very far at all. 😂Ali kept calling or texting me to check on me because she thought something was wrong, or that my ankle (I had to have surgery a few years ago to repair a vertically split tendon and I had mentioned that it could slow me down a little) was making it too hard to walk through all the sticks and stumps and crazy terrain. I was just finding so darn much that I couldn’t make myself walk away. 😂 I found an entire handful of minis just right around where we parked the kayak. Kice is like a candy store for shells! ❤️ Honestly, it doesn’t matter how much land you cover if you’re enjoying yourself and happy with what you’re finding. I sat watching the waves for a few minutes while I hydrated and cooled off a little bit and I was even finding shells right next to me while I was “taking a break” . 😆 Those tiny little Alphabet cones are just adorable! I have several cones that are so small that I can’t even tell what species they are, but those little ones you found are really cute because you can see the pattern so perfectly just like the big ones. They are just so sweet!!! And those Trues might be few, but they are making up for that in quality! Just gorgeous!!!
LOL! I know what you mean about Ali trying to make sure you get the shells! She's amazing and it sounds like you had a great time. It's such a beautiful island - I'm so glad you got to experience it for yourself!
Who many wonderful shells. 😊
Great shell finds!!!!
Thank you!
These videos are fantastic. I am so glad you’re on here sharing with us wishers!!
Wow! What a haul!
I joined you in heaven on earth for this 2 part video! Sharmon. I love your videos so much! I love how you still feel the awe of a beautiful shell, even when you have seen hundreds of the same shell before. I feel the same way. The shells just totally amaze me. I don't understand how they can be so incredibly beautiful and different when made by these beings we think of as being so simple compared to us. We really have no comprehension of their world. But we are so blessed to find their beautiful homes when they are finished with them. I am so thankful that you totally get it and share that awe with us every week. Thank you so much for being you. You make the world world a better place by helping us all appreciate it's wonder. ❤
What a kind thing to say Janet! You and I have been traveling these beaches together for a while and you are right. I literally feel the joy with each special seashell I get to hold in my hand. I don't know if its because I didn't grow up here, so this is still kind of "new" to me - or whether I can stop every single time I go to the beach and breathe in the pure joy of where I am, and exhale gratitude that I get to do what I do. I'm not sure but I hope this feeling never ends. I'm living my best life and I'm so lucky I get to share it with people like you who get it! ❤️🐚🌴🌊
@@SWFBeachLife I didn't get to the beach until about 20 years ago. For mr, the wonder never ceases. When you hold up a shell I will often comment as if I'm there "oh, isn't that beautiful" so I imagine it will be the same for you. I have a question, perhaps for the Naturalist course. When the carrier shells and seek out shells, rocks etc. to glue to their shells for camouflage, is this an intelligent action? There's a lot involved in doing this. Surely not just programed genetics. I am very curious. Thanks
@@janetknight9978 I’m so sorry I don’t know! Urchins will decorate themselves for camouflage and barnacles must glue themselves to something to filter feed but I’m not sure about the carrier shells. I know they exist I just haven’t found one myself. Yet. 😏
Great finds 🎉❤❤❤
I love todays haul! 😊
What a great haul ❤
You hit the jackpot 🎰 🎉🎉🎉
I found my first baby frog at the beach when i was 4. Begged my parents to let me keep it they said no much to my disappointment and not understanding. I hid it in my pocket anyway only to find it dead when I got home. I was so heartbroken almost unconsolable my first brush with life and death. Never again was I so carefree. I'm still obsessed with frogs and I love how you save earths little critters!
I found an itty bitty frog when I was a kid and my younger cousin accidentally killed it. Same feeling of being crushed inside. I have a frog that lives in this spider remover brush I leave outside leaning against my house. I like going out and saying hi to it without having to take care of it 😂
Such beautiful shells! It feels like we are traveling with you and I enjoy it so much. Thanks for taking us along.
Unbelievable! Did all those shells fit in your bag? Amazing haul! Thank you so much for sharing ❤
They did! I stopped halfway and loaded then into my backpack to try to keep my weight distribution equal 🤣 I wasn't leaving any of those treasures behind!
@@SWFBeachLife that’s some great planning right there! 👌
The colorful moon snails look like bloodshot eyeballs!😆
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Beautiful haul!!❤ ❤ ❤
my nurse jackie was screaming anytime there was anything slimy or alive. i was laughing. a crab was climbing up my leg. i didn't freak out. she did.
really needed this today! I'll be down that way again in a few weeks with the family. TO me the shells that adhere to that horse conch- the carriers? they look like spanish flamenco dancer to me
You can almost feel the breeze during ’beach time’! 😊
I love your videos, thank you so much! What do you do with all the shells you collect? You must have millions of them! 😄
Yes, I do indeed have about a million shells! I love them so much!
I did share my collection not THAT long ago: th-cam.com/video/GZQVCKCJQZk/w-d-xo.html
@@SWFBeachLife
Oh OK, thanks! I just recently found you/subscribed and I’ve been working my way backward watching your videos so I guess I haven’t gotten to that one yet. 😁
Hi there! I just started following you and I absolutely enjoy your videos!! One of my favorite things to do in life is collect and hunt for seashells,unfortunately I live in New Hampshire so I don’t get to hunt that often. W
There are some other shellers up that way that do seem to find things in MA and ME. Have you heard of Solace in Shelling or Plum Island Sea Cabin? They both have a lot of videos from shelling up closer to you!
Do you by chance sell any of your finds, like the alphabet cones, scallops, and miniatures?
I do sell some shells on Etsy!
www.etsy.com/shop/SWFBeachLifeStore
I will be honest and I am behind and would like to get a lot more up there. Hopefully tomorrow I can add a few more collections.