Every day is an opportunity to make a new happy ending. ~Author Unknown
Pen shells are a sure sign of a recent storm. Under the tangle of flotsam & pen shells are lots of shells treasures. Whenever a tropical depression or storm rolls through SWFL it is inevitable that shells will follow - not your normal traverse arks and cockle shells but lightning whelks, scotch bonnets, & hopefully a junonia or two. The where & the when can be elusive. The first shells usually show up on the low tide following a storm. Depending on which way the wind was blowing determines the probability of which beach. TS Debby was spinning counter-clockwise and the winds were blowing SW. On Sanibel more than likely the Lighthouse Beach on the southern-end of the island is where the storm bounty will roll in. But one still must attend to the daily duties of life. When the word gets out the shells have arrived the window of opportunity is small. In a few short hours the masses have arrived at the beach looking for shel...