Living an intentional life interspersed with a little shelling
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. ~Author Unknown
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I love the sound of rain. I love the smell of rain. Walking in the rain doesn't bother me in the least. I was awakened by the ping ping ping sound on my bedroom window the other morning. Then a huge ka-boom. Finally, some much needed rain. As I lay in the dark listening to the storm it dawned on me that all that rain would leave behind be coup sharks teeth on top of the sand out at the beach.
One of the best times to look for sharks teeth & fossils is right after a good hard rain. The water run-off clears the top layer of sand & leaves all those buried sharks teeth & fossils right on the surface. I reached over in the dark & set my alarm for 7am.
When my alarm went off several hours later the Hubbs was already up and had made a fresh pot of coffee. As I grabbed my to-go cup & filled it with my favorite Creme Brulee Coffee mate & coffee He just shook his head and laughed. "Going somewhere?" he asked rhetorically.
Rain pounded sand at Stump Pass State Park
Even this stick of a tree celebrated the rain with some green shoots
I started the jar last summer. Here it is after months of hard sharks teeth collecting.
Argh-you have the nerve to show that when I'm landlocked here? Beautiful pics and I can't believe how many teeth you've got. Great variety of hues, too. I'm coming back down there! cheers
Thanks so much for posting that great video. I was just going to ask you which area on the beach is the best spot to look, but thanks to your video, now I know! I can't wait to get there.
Shell pile @ the North Jetty in Nokomis, Florida Has anyone been following i Love Shelling blog? Pam has been giving us the blow-by-blow of all the shells rolling in on Turner Beach a.k.a. Blind Pass. For dedicated shell lovers the sight of that big honkin shell pile growing upward on Blind Pass makes you want to call in sick to work, grab your shell shovel, & head south or whatever direction it may be for you to Sanibel. For those of you that are a plane ride away in the cold & snow; looking at those shells has got to be painful & my heart does go out to you. I live 2 hours north of Sanibel via I-75 or about 40 miles as the crow flies. I've sat at my computer for 3 days now looking, drooling, enlarging the pictures, looking again at my work schedule.... ratz - I'm not off till Monday. Where I live in the Venice/Englewood area we have some spectacular beaches. Each has their own personality. Englewood's beaches are more rustic & laid-bac
Dr. Stephen Leatherman - His office is the beach (credit : www.solotravelgirl.com) When planning a destination that involves surf, sun, & sand thousands of travelers turn to the experts for advice. In this case "America's foremost beach expert" Dr. Beach. Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman aka Dr. Beach is a Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University. He's a scientist. Dr. Beach is a really smart & really educated guy who has parlayed his passion for the outdoors into a super nice gig travelling the world & ranking the top beaches. He announces his annual list of best beaches every Memorial Day weekend. This May 30 will be his 20th anniversary. Dr. Beach has developed a 50 point rating system that covers all aspects of a great beach from water clarity, sand softness, & the size of breaking waves to the smell, the amount of wildlife, & accessibility. Dr. Beach is as we say - da man.
(Credit: TMac Ohio from Flickr.com) There's even a name for the bent over posture of the people who you see walking on the beach looking for treasures: The Sanibel Stoop. You might have noticed the new button I added on the sidebar promoting Shellabration 2012 happening on Sanibel Island February 26 - March 4. The height of the Sanibel social shelling season is the Sanibel Shell Show & Fair which will be held March 1st - 3rd this year. The Shellabration is week long celebration of all things invertebrate & mollusky. There will be special events from one end of the island to the other. But one special event is seeking to immortalize the iconic stance of bending over on the beach to inspect the shells more closely and pick them up - THE SANIBEL STOOP. On February 17 at 10 am on Bowman's Beach will be the gathering place for 208 plus shellabrators looking to set a Guinness Book of World Records for the most people doing the Sanibel Stoop in one place at one t
Can you hear me squealing at the computer, "Wait! Look! Is that one?????!!!" I can't wait to do a sharks' teeth trip!
ReplyDeleteImpressive...like my grandsons' collection...they can find them like crazy!
ReplyDeleteso jealous of all those sharks teeth. that is awesome!
ReplyDeleteArgh-you have the nerve to show that when I'm landlocked here? Beautiful pics and I can't believe how many teeth you've got. Great variety of hues, too. I'm coming back down there! cheers
ReplyDeleteThat jar is filling up fast.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting that great video. I was just going to ask you which area on the beach is the best spot to look, but thanks to your video, now I know! I can't wait to get there.
ReplyDeleteYikes! That's a lot of sharks teeth! I'll be the jar will be full soon!
ReplyDeleteWow! I've never seen such a collection of Sharks teeth Unbelievable
ReplyDeleteWow! What an amazing collection:) And I love your rain video!!
ReplyDeleteAnd then sometimes you just have to sit in your living room, cleaning seashells and Ta-Da, one falls right into your lap!
ReplyDeleteThat photo "no two are alike" is wonderful, it would make a great postcard!