Marco Island shelling. My not-so-secret shelling spot you can only access at low tide.
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- Marco Island shelling is even more fun when you are up against the clock! You can only access the south beach at certain low tides, so shelling that spot is only possible at low tide and the tide doesn't stay out all that long. And once again, the beach surprised me!
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"Exchange recipes...bedtime stories"? Ha ha ha ha........CUTE! 😄Thanks for the chuckle as I enjoyed our walk on the beach. 🥰
You do a wonderful job showing the shells. You say find your passion, "I found mine...the beach". I live in Iowa, but treasure every trip south. I don't do tourism, I spend every moment on the beach...seeking, breathing and listening. Thank you!
The beach is such a happy place 🥰
This was a terrific adventure even though it wasn't in your secret spot..there were some fabulous finds! Thank you for taking us along..
Hi, Australia here! The idea of trespassing to a beach (only getting legal access at low tide) is wild.
It's a neat spot when there are good shells there.
The cones, look like a family of father, mother and a kid. So adorable! And the colours are absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for this lovely video on the beach. Its so awesome! ❤
Surprisingly you made up for the lack of shells on the other side of the jetties! Good job! Beautiful lace murexes!! It's funny how people miss stuff. One day I was almost back to my car and up a ways on the beach, just lying there in the open was a "J cob", a beautiful one at that. Nobody saw it or just thought it was any old broken shell... Thanks Sharmon!
I know I certainly miss stuff so it's worth a quick check right? It's been such a strange winter for shells. I'm really hoping the recent storms we've had will help stir up some goodies. I have a fun trip planned for Thursday 🙏🏼
Dear Sharmon,
I was so surprised that there weren't so many shells at that little piece of beach. It was always my most favourite piece of beach. A hidden little gem. Well, it looks like it's not so hidden anymore..... That blue bucket lady was going for it. 😅
But you made it work and still found a great haul of shells while there were a lot of other shellers just a few meters away from you!❤ That shows that a good eye for shells makes a lot of difference!! The bucket lady would envy you. 😆
Those apple, lace, and rose murex are so gorgeous!😍
Well, in fact, most of the shells are gorgeous. 😂
I'm curious about where you will take us next week. But I know for sure it will be awesome.
I hope you have a wonderful week, with nice temperatures, lots of sunshine, and good health and happiness.
Sending you as always lots of love and a big hug! Xoxo ❤, Ilona
I was surprised too! The beach isn't acting the way I thought it would! Someone was coming off the beach as I was getting on and I asked if they left me any shell. They said there were none to leave! I wasn't disappointed. I don't mind slowing down a little and looking harder. I find some of the most interesting things that way!
I've decided we're going to Sanibel next week. I will show you a sunrise, the beach, shells and a replenished beach and replanted resort! And then I have a super fun video after that too.
I hope you are feeling as good as you sound my Netherlands friend! ❤️❤️
This week, Sunday night got away from me....but, Monday night made up for it!!😂❤. Thanks for shelling on our behalf!! I loved the adventure.
Aaaah...let's go to the beach. My favorite 5 words of the week! ❤❤
Oooh that’s the best secret place EVER ❤️❤️❤️
Big hello from Woodstock, Ontario Canada! Yup, it’s still cold here, 🥶 but it’s always fun to go to the beach with you. Absolutely LOVED that orange Calico Scallop shell, I may have squealed a little bit when you showed it to us. As usual, you are a delight to spend time with Sharmon. I play a little game each week as I watch you, and try to “name that shell” before you say
it. I’m getting better at it too! ❤
Practice makes perfect - thanks so much for coming to the beach with me! I do have to say, I have a couple of really good adventures coming up that I can't wait to share. I went to the beach this morning and saw a whole bunch of brittle stars. You'll learn about critters as well as the shells!
Funny I have been watching Sharmon for a while now so now when she picks up a shell now I try to guess the name of it before she tells us. I get excited when I get it correct. Thank you for the education you are giving us!
I have another channel where I share the walk without my comments so you can try to see how much you learn 😃
www.youtube.com/@swfbeachlifestuff
I do the same thing. The one that always gets me is the drill🤦♀️I can never spit it out before Sharman does😂
Ooh, true tulip babies! Very cool.
I love Sundays! Your videos never disappoint! Loved all the lace murex this trip, but you did find a little of everything, which was great!
Shar, I think you have some followers that also live in your area. There are many gorgeous beaches out there but none as pretty as when you take us. Thank you for the lovely scenery, education and the conversation. Have a beautiful week my beach friend. Until next Sunday.... see you then! ❤
See you next Sunday beach friend!
I love finding those "tree" corals; they make some beautiful shell art.
Good morning, Sharmon 😊 Your shelling adventure popped up on my phone this Monday morning, and just in time. I live in Sacramento, CA. And Man, we got slammed with one hecka storm late yesterday & last night (rain: 3.5-4 inches, wind 65-85 mph [which is huge for us], and no power for 18 hours). I'm sitting here with cold leftover coffee thanking our Lord for an intact roof & no trees on the house. Then, the skies opened and your video popped up, HOORAY 🥳 🎉 🪅 🎊 Boy, how lucky can a girl get. As far as I'm concerned, shelling solves everything! Many thanks for always being that bright ray of sunshine bringing us beautiful shells, sand, ocean waves, little critters, beautiful weather, and of course your wonderful self. Big Huggers, from another Shell Nut 🐚 🏖 🌊 ❤
Stay safe! I have seen those weather reports and the flooding looks terrible. I'm glad to hear you are okay!
It seems very cloudy. What a challenge with folks there already!😮
Very pretty shells collected even though there were quite a few people there, for sure not disappointing for me ☺
Too funny…Patrick!
Good evening, Beach Angel and my beachy friends! I thought of you all earlier today. I was perusing the Christian t-shirts available on Temu and found a t-shirt that says "Respect the Ocean," as well as some showing sea turtles and other beachy scenes, etc. At less than ten dollars, the price was right. Of course, I hsd to buy one or two...okay, I bought three!
Sharmon, I do so love your enthusiasm and the joy in your voice as you anticipate the day! You were having a great day of shelling (especially all the lovely scallops) and the live critters were a lot of fun, too! I love you naming them. "Patrick" really cracked me up! You were in rare form today, lovey!
Congrats on the rose murex! That gorgeous orange calico scallop made my mermaid heart flutter!
I keep watching carefully for a glimpse of the sleeve of a handmade sweater, but then I think you might not want to wear a garment like that to the beach.
I always know you're finding lots of shells in the water when your fingertips begin to wrinkle! You really make my heart smile, dear Beach Angel!
What a ginormous conjoined pair of pen shells! I'd have kept it! Ooh, shell piles are so much fun! I just enjoy sitting down and going through them! You can rest and still find pretty shells!
Speaking of beach decor, I decided to transform my bathroom into a beachy haven of relaxation! I went to my favorite thrift shop and found three paintings of seascapes and seashells, as well as several other pretty, beach-inspired wall hangings. A couple of soft, thick rugs, a lovely seascape shower curtain and a set of cozy aqua towels and my retreat is fit for a little lost mermaid! I think it's just beautiful!
I have long since found my passion and indulged in it all weekend! My passion is making others' lives better by sharing what has been given to me in abundance. I do enjoy it and feel that I am improving the world around me for others to share!
Hope all of you have a wonderful week! Much love to each of you and lots of beachy dreams, as well.
More love than all the grains of sand to.my dear Beach Angel, from her Lost Mermaid! 🐚🧜🏝️💖🌹
I would never wear that gorgeous sweater you made me to the beach! Well, if it were it night and I wasn't going near the water....I still don't think I'd chance it.
I feel so at home when I'm at the beach. Like I know some of the secrets it has to share, but I want to know more! I am glad you have made yourself a little seaside retreat for yourself. I am a huge fan of thrift shops and have scored some pretty great stuff there in the past as well. I actually have a gumboil machine I want to remove some paint from the glass and fill with seashells.
So many projects - so little time! I hope you have a wonderful week mermaid! ❤️
Hi Sharmon . So excited to go to the beach! Yayyyyyyy! ( :
My favorite day...ive learned so much from watching your channel !
Great finds!!! Glad that you turned around. I’m down with bronchitis this week but trying to rest and get well because I have a conference coming up at Orange Beach, Alabama and plan to side trip over the border into Navarre while I’m out that far east in a couple weeks. Your videos sure do motivate me to listen to my Dr and rest now so I will be ready to get out there later in the month. 🥰 Thanks for the virtual beach walks! ❤️
Denise, I do hope that you'll be feeling much better very soon!
Shells are what the doctor ordered so make sure you are rested up to get yourself some - 😃
Seriously, I do hope you feel better soon.
HI - I have a Junonia from 1986 when I lived on Sanibel Island. Congrats.
Thank you!!
We are in the keys this week.
Thank you for this enjoyment you give us weekly. This is so interesting to watch all the difference in Shell's through the world. Carry on shelling, sheller's.
Beautiful birds! And cute critters! I love a crown conch
Enjoyed ur video as always
Great finds!!!❤
Nice haul ! yaah cheers 😊
I have watched you for Almost 2 yrs know. This adventure was one of my favorites. 💕
Wow, thank you! 🙏🏼
I always look forward to going along with you on your shelling trips! We spent all of Thanksgiving week on Marco Island. (I saw our condo on your video.) The lowest tide they had there was .5 feet so no negative tide. But we went around the South end by climbing over the rocks instead of going in the water around the jetty. We could only stay 2 hours because the tide wasn’t so low. My son found the best stuff out in the water because he is 6’ 3” and has long arms. It was disappointing not to find anything to speak of right outside our condo. One day the wind was strong and blew some stuff up by the jetty. That day we found lots of paper figs by the jetty and were surprisingly whole. While we were there we enjoyed a trip to Keewaydin, Dickmans and Kice where my granddaughter found a Junonia! We are looking forward to going back! Already excited to see where you go next.
Thanks for the awesome video
Great finds! I would have collected that huge pen shell & made homemade candles with them. Hope everyone has a great week ahead! 🙋🏻♀️🌅💟🐚🪸oh & I can't believe there were no olives!
I was right out there this morning and I was chuckling over heard 2 people talking about Southwest Florida Beach life on TH-cam lol and I was like SWF 😅 then heard them say how hard it was to find cones & I didn’t have the heart to tell them what I had found 😂 happy hunting should be good coming up
Thank you for your videos I absolutely love watching them every Sunday.
I am glad you persevered. Nice haul.
Absolutely lovely walk! You know the ones I like! Have a great week!
I love Marcos Island !!!
Beautiful 🫶🏽
Goodness I thought you were going to miss all the FFC! I was worried for a minute. Lovely walk, good job you changed direction. Very nice. Hugs and stay safe xx
The beach will never stop surprising me! ❤️
O my goodness, how many beautiful shells 🐚 😍.
50 seconds in and drooling already😂
Thank you for sharing your wonderful beaches and shells with us all. God bless you and love to you❤
Thanks Sharmon, lovely walk with lots of beautiful shells. Have a great week.
Love you!! Thanks for sharing ❤️ 😊
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Thank you for the low tide walk around the South Beach. Haven't walked that area yet. You did have a great day !!
Great trip fun thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
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Lovely shells!...so many different colors of horse conch
I am in the middle of editing a video of my shelling today. You would be so disappointed with the lack of shells we have here in Mid- south west of Western Australia... I actually mention in the video how we don't have the shells like you do in Florida :)
I am so spoiled to live here! We have lots of great shells on all our beaches in Southwest Florida. The beaches change on the other coast and up north, but I'm very lucky to live here. 🙏🏼
Thank you for another peaceful day of shelling! ❤️🐚
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
I love hermit crabs 🦀❤️💜
Thank you for letting us know where the eyes were because I did not seem to figure it out 😂😂😂 love your videos! Visiting Sanibel is on my bucket list ❤
Thank you so much 🤗
Awesome
Well sitting here in my living room I’m calling it a pretty good day thanks for the ride
LOL! I hope you have a great week! 🐚
LOL Fighting Conch was focusing hard!
Thank you for another great video. I think we were there around the same time in January. We also didn’t find as much beyond the jetty. We stayed about a few minutes walk from South beach so were there everyday for 2 weeks. Actually found more going toward Tigertail. Great finds with the negative low tides. Found 3 beautiful rose murex on South beach and a few alphabet cones. Always enjoy your videos!
Lucky you on the rose murex! All the ones I've found were in the Marco area too.
I could have just sat down and had a field day with all those shells. lol. And it's funny, I was going through some of my previous collections. I recognize so many now but still have a few I can't identify. :)
Just keep watching. I'm sure you'll learn them eventually!
Such beautiful shells today! Thanks for always showing us the best places to shell! I've always loved to shell, but I've learned everything about the names of the shells and shelling techniques from you! I have a bunch of shells from my last trip to Sanibel I can't wait to craft with! Thanks for what you do!
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
@@SWFBeachLife it's my pick-me-up every Monday morning!
The other day, i was walking down the beach and saw ugly dark brown sand. I was like ewwwww them it was ohhhhhhh Charmon says coffee grounds, bubbles, wenteltraps. I must say i was overly excited. And all the lettered olives made it a amazing day. Thanks for your tips.
Thank you for the awesome walk!! Great finds. I am going to pensacola Friday, it will not be like Marco, Sanibel or Fort Myers but hopefully will find some treasures. Have a great week. See you Sunday!!! XOXO
If you can get to the beach very early in the morning, you can usually find lots of small sand dollars. Mermaid money!
Good shelling luck to you!
Cloudy day is still a beautiful in fl 😍
Built in friend to exchange recipes. I love the way you phrase things! 😆 Can you teach the difference between a calico scallop and a bay scallop? When the sizes and colors are similar, it’s hard to see how you know the difference.
Agreed! I will mix them up too sometimes! I will make a note of it!
Hi! I DO enjoy your videos & seeing your adventures, and I just realized that I miss something in your videos! Live talking!🙂 I believe you generally do voice-overs. Many, many other channels talk live and it adds SO much to the videos. The excitement & real-time expressions & reactions just cant be duplicated :)💙
I think with the already very good subject matter which you provide, a good bit of "live", real-time narration would put your channel as one of The Very Best out there, bar none!!!😀
Im subscribed & look forward to your posts! I just wanted to share my thoughts, meant in a Very encouraging, constructive way!😊
You know a LOT, and have a great voice. I think live narration would put you at the top of many people's list!
Thanks, for whatever methods you choose!👍👍🐚
Awesome shells!
I love the feedback - thank you! I actually did give live a try and I did like the experience but it wasn't as great for the viewers who said they prefer my Sunday videos. If anything I would add live videos and not replace anything. Thanks for again for taking the time to let me know what you think!
Gotcha! Thanks for your reply & open-mindedness! It was just a thought( from someone who doesn't make videos 😅). You do you & that's usually the best idea!
Good luck shelling!
I love your "not so secret spot" Sharmon but when I was down in Sept they had big machinery blocking that area all week working. I could not go around. So disappointed but I made up for it spending the rest of the day at Tigertail. I will get around that jetty one of these days. You still got a nice little stash of shells. I love South Marco. I always find great shells there even if they are small.
Ugh on the equipment blocking your way! I wonder if they were trying to rebuild the jetty after Ian. It's still not the same. I'm glad you got over to Tigertail. That's such a pretty walk!
@@SWFBeachLife- Yeah. I think they added more rock, alot of people try to climb over and it's dangerous. They said they were working on the beach because so much sand had washed out. It did look wider in your video.
I love Marco! Great visit to the beautiful beach and a great shell haul.
Are you Denise Miller? I sent you a message about Patreon ❤️
@@SWFBeachLife I am, via email?
@@denisem6754 I sent a message through Patreon. You’ve been with me for so long I wanted to make sure all is okay 😃
@@SWFBeachLife I have watched since your first video and I love your content. I’m doing great and hoping to hit a beach soon. I do live on the Great Plains so look forward to my yearly trips to a beach, as well as your weekly videos. BTW, I updated my account at Patreon.
@@denisem6754 Thank you for being with me for so long! I see your name every week and every week I think “thank you.” I hope you enjoy planning your trips as much as I do!
Cardeta are one of my favorite small shells, they have some many color patterns.
I love them too!
Hi Sharmon. Thank you for a such a refreshing video. I enjoyed it so much after a particularly hard week past. I would have loved to have been there with you. I found myself gasping when you picked up that orange calico scallop with those unusual patterns of darker orange lines. Completely stunning! I enjoyed everything you picked up. That huge pen shell still hinged was amazing. That would have been a keeper for me just because of size. On here on the west coast, I've never seen a pen shell. I doubt that they live here. Do people eat pen shell meat? I loved the gaudy Nautica's and was glad for the lesson in true shark eyes vs. false ones. Do the false ones still belong to the moon snail family? Thanks for sharing your shell outing. I must say I would have gone nuts exploring the shell piles, but then we just don't have that kind of thing here in Washington. It would be like the kid turned loose in the candy store.
I'm not sure if people eat the meat of pen shells but if you have a fishing license you can take the sunray venus clams. Go figure right?
It was strange to have company/competition on the beach this day! It's been so long since I've really had to share the beach but this location is quite small so all of us shell collectors have to concentrate in one area of the beach. That being said I don't think anyone went home disappointed! 🐚
I love watching your Channel, thank you. I collect rocks and make them into sensory jewelry. I enjoy learning the names. I am in a landlocked province in Canada so this satisfies my need for the ocean. I would love to grab handfuls of all the smooth broken shell bits to incorporate in my jewelry, lol
Should I start collecting things like that for my Etsy store? I always assume people want what I want - gorgeous, unbroken as-perfect-as-possible seashells. But maybe I should start putting my "rejects" to the side in case other people can make use of them!
@@SWFBeachLife i would sincerely buy those, smooth broken pieces of coral shell and sea glass, the tiny ones are amazing
@@losttrailoverlandoutfitter5850 I am going out tomorrow for a nice long shell trip. I’ll see what I can do!!
cool how your shadow reflected on the egg cockle
Y 🐚🐚 s!!!
Love be your videos, I look forward to them every Sunday! Do you mind sharing what tide app you use? The one I have isn't as detailed. Thank you! 🐚
I showed the app in a previous video - it's free! It's great once you get the hang of it:
th-cam.com/video/skpXEeeU9ZU/w-d-xo.html
Patrick 😂
Absentisconchisphobia. Fear of missing shells. Took a shot at pulling out my Latin to name your condition.
I am using that! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!! 🤣🤣🤣
I saw a video of a guy somewhere in an Asian island who put shells on the beaches for the Hermit Crabs because there were hardly any shells and they were using bits and pieces of plastic waste.
I've seen that one too. There are island where the crabs can't find shells but the hermit crabs down here don't have that problem.
Charmin, can I ask if you could please visit Tiger Tail again soon? I was there last March and loved it. Oh the shell piles!! But I'm concerned bc of the reconstruction... did the beach and shells suffer?
I haven't been there since the renourishment but I might be able to take a peek soon!
@@SWFBeachLife Ooo, that'd be fantastic 👌!!!
Great video Sharman!! My mom and I are going to plan a trip to Marco in May this year!! Would you recommend South Marco Beach or Tigertail for shelling?? I’m torn on which end of Marco… Thanks so very much for taking us along!! TTFN 👋🏼 ❤
Both!
@@SWFBeachLife ❤️
Is it wrong of me to hear carnitas when you say cardita? 😊 Great video!
Um no - especially with guac and cilantro! 🤣
When does the shelling start to ease off to where you are not getting so many? I'm looking to come down for vacation and I really would like to bring home a massive load of shells if I can.
You can honestly get shells all year long here. It can be "slimmer" in the summer but a good storm can turn that around quickly!
Do they not have any olives that far down there? I miss seeing the olives.
There are definitely olives down there, they just must have been hiding. I've actually seen lots of live olives at this same location. Not this time though.
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When do you think is the best time of day to go shelling?
I like to go first thing in the morning or at low tide. Ideally both!
What do you do with all your shells 🐚
I get that question a lot, so I made a video: th-cam.com/video/GZQVCKCJQZk/w-d-xo.html
What time of day did you go there?
Low tide. It isn’t a time of day. It varies with the moon phases
A little after 7am.
Do you let visitors come along? My friend and I are visiting soon 🤞
Sorry, I walk alone! You really don't want to come with me. I'd be shhhhhhing you the whole time! 😂
@@SWFBeachLife I suppose… 🤣 how is the island doing? As of today we are staying in a hotel just off the island in Fort Meyers . Unless I can find a cute small place. Can we access the beach? If so will they charge to enter/park?
@@jillaltmann744 Both Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach are still in recovery mode but there is a lot of things open. Both island beaches are open too. Sanibel has a better parking situation.
@@SWFBeachLife Thank you, I’m super excited to come back .
maybe it's not a good idea to share the exact location... some people might come with big buckets to sweep off all the shells to sell for craft businesses :(
It’s too late. This exact spot is in a dozen different of her videos. Anybody planning a trip just has to search TH-cam and her videos fill the results. Great for the health of her channel but no good for the rest of us who used to go there
I'm surprised that your secret location doesn't have that typical load, and so many people were shelling that day! Nevertheless, you still manage to get some beautiful shells! ❤
If you post your “secret spots” on the internet then anybody on TH-cam has them available as well. The crowds will come and the parking spots will disappears. In short order the resources are depleted. This is a well known phenomenon in the fishing community. Amateur fishing shows give away precise locations or show landmarks and the very next day it’s full of boats. Why do you think they call them “followers” ?!?!?
I suspect I'm not really sharing anything that good shellers didn't already know about. There are only so many parking spots so there can only be so many people down there 😌
@@SWFBeachLifeYes. The good sellers knew those spots. That’s always been true. But now every Tom, Dick and Harry has them as well. That’s how TH-cam works. There’s a price to pay for over sharing
I saw your face in the Atlantic giant coccle 😊
Char, said with love, but you have serious FOMO when you’re not first. Nobody can get all the shells.
Well said!
To all shell holders and collectors . You are taking too many shells off the beach. In Japan our critter who look for shells of others to live in can't find them. Beaches are being cleaned of shells
Really no kidding. I've not heard of anything like this before
Japan’s oceans are polluted from industrial waste and much of the filter feeding mollusk populations are critically low. Japan’s lack of shells isn’t due to a handful of SW Florida retirees collecting a satchel of shells on the weekend. It’s got everything to do with factories and nuclear waste effecting the local environment
Do you know what you talking about? There are so mutch sand on the😂 beaches. And Shell's change in to sand, and beach sand is taking over the land. So start investing first before you want to put your input in this video. So if you are wishing you can do what this lady is doing. 😂😂😂😂
I live in Florida. The shells I take will not harm hermit crabs in Japan.
I already sent this to you, but here it is again. I will simply delete your comments if you are trying to start nonsense.
th-cam.com/video/dOw4c2M-gTg/w-d-xo.html
Unlike Japan we are not allowed to take shells with creatures. I see many Asian channels who take the creature with shells.