Green (Pea) With Junonia Envy
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| North Jetty Park in Nokomis,Florida or as the locals say "no shirt, no shoes, No komis" - hey it's a fishing village |
Some things never change. I have never been an early riser. I can do it but it is physically and mentally painful. I am definitely not a morning person. I'm not crabby just not really conscious. I call it "climbing out of the cellar". As a kid my mom would have to drag me out of bed for school. Now, if we were going somewhere good...... like Disney World.... I wouldn't even need an alarm clock. I'd be up, dressed, & sitting in the car ready to hit the road.
My work schedule rotates my days off. Every once in a while I have to work 9 days straight. The good news is - you have the week end off! The bad news is - your schedules bump together and you won't have a day off for 9 days. So, as I left work last night at 10:30pm and squealed out of the parking lot, I had every intention of going home and getting some much needed rest. I can sleep in as late as I want tomorrow, Yay!
I tried. After staring at the ceiling for an hour with sleep eluding me, I reached over in the dark and grabbed my iPod touch. Laying in bed I checked my email- caught up on my favorite blogs - looked at Facebook - checked my tide chart app......whoa Nellie! hold on. Low tide @ 6am. My favorite. The sun is not up yet so no one has really walked the beach and snagged all the goodies.
After seeing this green pea sheller on the i Love Shelling blog that found a Junonia at Blind Pass on Captiva, I was hankering for some shelling action. We have a jetty in my neck of the woods similar to the jetty on Captiva except the North Jetty in Nokomis is a fishing jetty and much longer but it faces the same way. There is usually a big shell pile this time of the year at low tide.
So I set my alarm for 6am. When it went off I jumped out of bed, got myself ready, and was out the door by 6:15am. A large Dunkin Donuts Coffee and coffee cake muffin later I was at the jetty.
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| Sunrise at the North Jetty in Nokomis, Florida |
I took a scouting walk first before I carried all my stuff out. I didn't want to load myself down like a pack mule if there was nothing going on. As soon as I walked out and spotted that huge shell pile I turned on my heels and skedaddled back to my truck. I grabbed my big bucket, shell shovel, and my garden digging tool.
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| Big honkin shell pile |
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| Another month and this pile will be loaded with goodies |
No junonia for me today but in the light of the early morning sun I was actually sending Green Pea good thoughts and wishing him yet another great day of shelling on Sanibel.
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| The tide was rushing in quick about 9am |
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| Going, going, almost gone till the next low tide |
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| Nice orange scallops for GeeGee's crafts |
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| Calico Clams were the shell du jour |
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| The tulips are broken but a sign of what is yet to come in winter |
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| Nice pieces of coral |
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| Just need the perfect jar |
Whoa, Karen--that was illuminating! What a haul, just blocks from where I was this morning in downtown Venice! I have a lot to learn!
ReplyDeleteYou're an ambitious one...just what do you do with all these beautiful shells?
Now Becky, You would've been cold & wet :) I was actually on the Nokomis side of the jetty. I hope you had a fun time on the Avenue. There are quite a few new shops. I use my shells for this & that. The best ones I display. The others are for crafts & gifts. I fill jars with them. I stack them in corners. I pay good money to store them in a storage locker because I have no room in my apartment. I put them in my garden. heehee....Hope you're having a good time.
ReplyDeleteOh my! Euphoric is a great word...that is how I would feel. Can't believe you got out of bed at 6:00 am on your first day off in so long....I love your haul. Can't wait to go shelling with you!! I would want to sift thru that pile for hours and hours...!!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful shell pile! I went down to Blind Pass this afternoon for low tide and.....nothing. Tons of sand- no shell pile like yours. I feel for you about the big J...one day we'll get ours.
ReplyDeleteThat is wonderful you live so close to all those treasures to bring home!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Jan
O. MY. GOD. I would, seriously, go crazy bananas if I evah came upon a shell pile like that!!!!! You florida gals are killing me....killing me, I tell ya! But even more beautiful than your shells? The complete relaxation I felt while reading your post..the early morning air, the sereneness, the sounds of the ocean....ahhhhhhhhh~~nothin' like beach time!! Thanks, I think my blood pressure went down a notch this morning!
ReplyDeleteConnected to your blog via i love shelling. Very enjoyable!!! I loved your description of being a "morning person" when it serves a purpose -- I can soooo relate!!! I've only been to Sanivel a couple times and can hardly wait to return! I could go shelling 24/7!!! Thanks for sharing your experience with me!!
ReplyDeleteHi!
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jane and I'm with Dwellable.
I was looking for blog posts about Nokomis to share on our site and I came across your post...If you're open to it, shoot me an email at jane(at)dwellable(dot)com.
Hope to hear from you :)
Jane