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
Cotton candy clouds are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteStunning photos but I especially love the sky photos today!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, Karen!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous post Karen. Love the clouds and the waves and your beach buddies are so cute!!!
ReplyDeletefabulous photos! the colours are amazing.
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Wonderful pics, Karen... The cotton candy clouds are just beautiful!!! Thanks for taking me to the beach ;-)
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Jutta
such a sweet post, karen...gorgeous shots of cotton candy clouds...i so wish i were in florida...days and days of drought and 100 degrees. the cornfields of iowa are burning down...florida's crops will do well this year by comparison...i'm taking up kelp eating. whole foods opened here yesterday and they have all the kelp noodles and snax :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful post! I have such a longing to be at the ocean. I kept reading parts of this to my hubby...we always call the pretty evening clouds cotton candy when they look like these! Enjoy your weekend...wish I was there!
ReplyDeleteI love it when the sun is behind the clouds and they turn that beautiful pink. Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat cloud photos!!!!!!
ReplyDeletethese are so beautiful.. thks for sharing your FL paradise with us.. we're moving to FL in Dec.. we can't wait! xo
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kim - love cotton candy, in any form! My feet are twitching, trying to feel that wet sand. :-/
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful photos! I love the FL summer skies! (the fall, winter and springs skies, too!)
ReplyDeleteFlying in around those storms last night gave me a different perspective on cotton candy clouds. Those were MEAN thunderheads...columns of grays and blacks...scary!
Oh the colors are amazing! What a blissful way to spend the evening! I sure do miss those gulf coast sunsets!! Thank You sooo much for keeping me a part of them through your gorgeous photos ! xox
ReplyDeleteLOVE this!!! Those are some handsome boys!! The cotton candy clouds were amazing!!
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