Post Hurricane Shelling; Eta was here for days so I went shelling three times!
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Post hurricane shelling always provides some excitement and Hurricane Eta was here for DAYS! I didn't know what to expect since I've only experienced hurricane close calls and luckily this hurricane only swiped us and didn't make a direct hit. It was looking scary there for a minute!
I went to Fort Myers beach to go shelling before, during (the storm came back!) and after the hurricane and I found some amazing critters, a beach littered with angel wings and murex and just had myself a good ol' time being at the beach. Hurricane Eta left us with a messy beach, a bunch of flooding but luckily not that much damage.
I decided to share all 3 days of Hurricane Eta Shelling because I think people were curious what I found on the beach.
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The long video was FANTASTIC! I feel like the more I watch the more I learn, and as a result I feel so much more prepared for my move to Florida! Also I love how this video turned more into a critter saving mission than a shelling trip haha ❤️
Yeah....one video on it's own was a little boring but string them all together and we have a beach saga! Oh I wish I had a channel to watch when I was planning on making the move! At least now you know what beaches will provide shells should you decide to move to SWFL. I love finding the critters that make the shells we love - well I guess I really just love everything beach :) Thank you so much for coming along with me!
After storms came in on Galveston beaches I would pick up the "greenery" and gently turn it over. That is when I found a seahorse that was still alive. It was a great find. I took it back to the water and hoped it would survive. I would have collected as many smaller one, to make Angel to put on the Christmas tree. All that white against the green, would be so pretty.
That would make a beautiful tree. ❤️
We only found one seahorse so far down here - it was spectacular to see it alive like that not in an aquarium! I've been rewarded by checking out things that I thought were one thing and turned out to be something completely different. I just love checking out things on the beach I guess. All those angel wings was crazy! I do have a few and a handy husband - maybe I will put a few on my tree!
Wow 🤩 Jackpot on the angel wings!!! What a neat Christmas Ornaments put together!!! Hope you do a shell tree for us!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
We do have a shell tree! It's not completed decorated yet and we have lots of materials to make ornaments from :) Thanks so much for coming along with me on my walks!
That was so cute when you turned it around and said “taken” 😂 The critter agreed it was a cute shell ❤️
I always have to check to make sure there is "nobody home" - the snail could still be alive or some hermit crab could have claimed it first! I'm happy to wait until the shell is empty. Sometimes it drives me crazy but fair is fair. Thanks so much for watching!
I would have picked up as many as I could find and enjoyed every single one of them.
After the first 10 angel wings I just kept collecting! There were SO many of them! Wasn't that nuts? Thank you so much for coming along with me!
Thank you so much for showing the critters in their homes. So coool
Thank you for sharing your beautiful shells. I have a question, when you collect, what do you use to carry your shells down the beach while you are looking? I know you said before you use a special container for sand dollars. Could you show us your collecting bag/box/whatever?
I have this mesh bag that I've had for years that seemed like a good idea to use. It had 2 handles and I converted it to an over the shoulder bag. It's not perfect - but it works! And I was using a small food container for the sand dollars and other delicate shells and I had to switch to a bigger one since I've been finding big sand dollars! I'll show a shot of it in one of my upcoming videos for you!
With a snowstorm outside, your videos bring me joy!
Stay warm beach friend!
I love long videos actually! Thanks for taking us along!
You are so very welcome! I just felt I HAD to share :)
Another awesome video! You find such great treasures! Love the tulip! Yes I would keep the angel wings! You know I am a shell hoarder! 🤷🏼♀️💙🐚
Wish I could use a handy cart like you have! I walk too far and it would just be a pain to manage. You have a great set up! Thanks for coming along with me!
@@SWFBeachLife i have never found a sea shell ever, would like to know if either of you have been to ocean city maryland if you have do you ever find shells
@@kathylenhart2BGODS4Ever Yes I have been to Ocean City Maryland and I didn't really find any shells. However, my sister in law went to Asseteague after a big winter storm and she got TONS of the knobbed whelks!
I say take advantage of whats available, if its angle wings that day good deal cuz the day ur looking for them they will aloud u! Happy hunting, Happy Thanksgiving, and God Bless u and urs!
You are so right! Sometimes you only get one chance at picking up those shells! Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family too!
I know this video is a couple of years old - but I still wanted to thank you. I loved the way you videoed the Florida Fighting Conch, underwater. You are wonderful about educating us - so cool! I’ve watched all your newer videos, and now I’m watching your older ones. They have all been interesting. Thank you for taking us to the beach with you. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much! I am 1/3 of the way to becoming a Florida Master Naturalist. I hope to be able to continue to learn and share all the amazing things I encounter!
I love how it turned into a rescue mission
Not what I expected! However it was low tide so it does make sense. Thank you for watching!
Thanks for sharing! Really enjoyed this one!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for watching!
I would love to find things on our beaches. Just beautiful
I love watching your videos.. your voice is so relaxing. I’m being educated and enjoying watching at the same time
Wow! You certainly hit the Angel wing jackpot. I would have picked up all of the whole ones as well. They are one of my favorites.
I'll keep that in mind next time and reach out to let you know where to get yourself some angel wings! There certainly were plenty to go around! Thanks for coming along with me - and loaning me some of your shell books! xoxo
@@SWFBeachLife I would appreciate that! When I find one I know my mom is looking down on me from heaven.
Thank you for sharing your beach trips with us all!! These videos are great! Also I live in Michigan and won't be traveling soo so this is super great! Thanks again!
You are so very welcome! There are so many messed up vacation plans this year (boo). I'm glad I can at least get you to the beach virtually :) Stay warm! Thank you SO much for watching!
I love that you are so respectful to the critters 10/10 for that.
Always! Thanks so much for watching! 🦀
i went to the beach for my birthday yesterday and kept naming the shells i was finding because i watch your videos so much! i was so happy with what i found because i’ve never found them before, keep up the great videos!
Happy Belated Birthday! I'm so happy you're learning along with me! I am a nerd at heart (don't tell anybody) and I love learning and exploring and of course...the shells. I'm so glad you found some birthday shells! Thank you so much for watching!
That was fun to see how different the shelling is before & after a storm. Great finds, yes I would have taken all the nice angle wings. They are so pretty. Love your channel ❤️
Thanks Artie! I'm glad the winter is coming because apparently that is the best time to go shelling. Yay us! We have lots of shells to find together!
I would pick up a few and went onto something else. 🙃
I might have taken a couple.....more if I could make something using them
Loved your video, never too long for me! As far as the Angel wings go? Why not!? Thanks for taking us along with you!
Thanks so much for watching! I figured people might be curious so why not show it all. Next week is negative low tide at Little Hickory. The live tulip is awesome!
@@SWFBeachLife can't wait!
I would have taken a couple dozen! I would make a clock
I think the crabs might have been switching shells
Cool finds!,, love the sea whip!
I recently found your channel and binge watching like crazy.....I’m from Michigan and a big rock hounder,so many fossils and cool rocks...watching you find beautiful shells takes me to a happy place
I think all of us "hunters" know the thrill of seeking that special treasure and finally finding it. Show me a beach and I'll find something interesting to admire!!!
How cool to see the FL fighting conch in action! ( : Always ready to spend time at the beach virtually or in person!! Yesss! At the beach, shelling, is my happy place! ( :
Yay a shark eye and wee little FL Fighting Conch! Soooo sweet! An operculum! Never found this shell before! ( : Love the FL cockle! We find a lot of Cockle's, clams. And oyster's up here in new England! ( : My favorite are the jingle shells up here too! ( :
I never saw or heard if coral called a sea whip either! Sooo cool! ( : Sooo much driftwood too! I make beach doorbells with small sticks of driftwood! ( : I would've grabbed them too! Lol! ( :
I love the skeletons of shells!! Soooo beautiful! ( : Wow! That FL Fighting conch you found was soooo orange and beautiful! ( : Look at that little FL Fighting Conch go! ( : Wow, that was a super spiny jewel box! Wow! ( : Yayyyyyyy!! A nutmeg with nobody home!! Sooo cool to watch the FL Fighting Conch in action underwater!! Soooo cool! ( : Yayyyyyyy!! You found a FL Fighting Conch you can keep and two beautiful pink ones!! They were beautiful! ( : A live scallop!! Ahhhh! Soooo excited to see this! ( : Wow, why would a hermit crab be living in a teeny auger! That doesn't look comfie at all! ( :
Yayyyyyyy!! Two nice lightning whelks and an orange scallop and a rough scallop right after!! Nice! ( : Awwww...that American Oyster Catcher Bird was soooo cute! ( :
Third day is a charm?! ( : Yessss!! An angel wing, and another, and another!! Very beautiful! ( : Wow!! Soooo many! Love it! ( : Angel wing jackpot for sure! ( : Wow! ( : I would've taken them too! ( : Soooo beautiful! ( : Another angel wing and a coconut! ( : Lol! ( : I have to say, I probably would have taken all the Apple Murex your hubby found too! Lol! ( : Pretty cockle's! ( : The top snail's are soooo cute! ( :
Wow a top snail and lightning whelk together just waiting for you to find them! Lol! ( : Another spiny tool box. But a live one now!! Yayyyyyyy! ( : It is apple.murex time now! How funny! ( : Tons of murex now and a banded tulip!! That's awesome! ( : I thought there would be piles of shells after a hurricane too! ) :
What a haul and 77 angel wings!! What a find!! Holy moly! ( : Lots of shell angel ornaments to be made with those! Sooo cool! ( : Thanks sooo much for taking us all along!! ( : ♥️♥️♥️♥️🤗🤗🤗🤗
Those hurricanes can sure leave a ton of goodies on the beach! It was so different what I was finding each day too at all the different locations. I'm hoping to find some goodies after the storm we're having now passes by!
Isn't it crazy how sometimes there is so many of the same type of shell out of the blue!? 🐚
It is! And it happens a lot!
@@SWFBeachLife Yeah it does!
It's fun shelling, for whatever the gulf gives you in shells is always different! Love your video's!
Thank you so much! You are so right - I NEVER know what I’m going to find. Thanks for coming on my walks with me!
Such beautiful shells and most occupied! That was so much fun seeing the critters who inhabit those gorgeous shells. Thanks for taking us with you.
I love when I find shells AND critters but I sure which I could have kept a couple of those beautiful juvenile Florida Fighting Conchs. Hopefully one day I will find an empty pink one! Thank you for watching!
I love the small shells.
Crazy amount of angel wings! Thanks for another great video!!!
It was crazy! I wish I could of had a real angel wing lover with me. I like them just fine - but what was on that beach was crazy. And stinky - LOL! Thanks so much for watching!
12:40 I’m pretty sure you had a little teeeny crab on your finger haha ☺️
I did! It was like the size of a mosquito! Good eye! Thank you for watching!
I would have collected angel wings. They would make a really neat ornament for the parents of angel babies.
I ended up selling quite a few for people's projects. It's hard to find them in pairs though!
@@judymeyer1760 my exact idea.
been waiting all week for a new video and started to get worried! then i saw the length of the video... SO worth it.
haven’t even watched it and i already know it’s gonna be a good one!
Every Sunday 7pm I'll be there! This one was LONG and took a while but I got it done! My favorite walks are the ones where I can see some critters and bring home some shells. Mission accomplished I'd say. Thank you so much for coming along with me on my walks!
thank you for sharing with us your the best thank you for taking the little critter back to the ocean your an angel sheller..............from a fan in red oak tx.............for ever a fan............on to the next video.......
I have a strange question??? How do these little shells grow into bigger ones? LOL I've looked it up on Google but I didn't Understand what it was saying lol
Just the same have I wondered about, as I understood from google; it is building up minerals from the body around the operculum along the edge of the shell 🐚
Some shells are left handed and some are right handed, it becomes that it grow more on one side than the other! 😂
Some, like the lightning whelk, grow a little shell as they wait in their shell casings to hatch as teeny tiny little snails with shells that continue to grow. The original part of the shell will be the very top of its spiral as it gets bigger. They build their shell as they get older, and they spiral around and around. I've recently heard you can tell how old they are by the length of their shell - I'll have to learn more! I'm going to study to become a Florida Master Naturalist, so one of these days I'll be able to share all sorts of snail info!
The lightning whelk is different from other shells because it's left "handed"! I bought a new shell book that I've been trying to find the time to dig into - hopefully there will be some info on this subject that I can share!
Wish I could remember all the shells 🐚 names. So beautiful
Keep watching the videos! You'll learn the names!
What Barbara said - LOL! It took a while but when you have lots of practice it gets easier :) Thank you for watching!
I love sharing all the things I'm learning along my journeys! Thanks for watching Barbara!
I just to have to tell you that when you are saying how many shells you get, a COUPLE means two and a FEW means more than two. Just saying what my Dad (who was a teacher) would be saying. Proper English for education when the children are watching. I do love your videos.
I love walking with you on the beach and learning about all the shells. Thank you foe sharing all your knowledge. It’s so relaxing for me. I live in northeast Ohio. Wish I could be in FL during winter months. Perhaps next year. Happy shelling. 🐌🐚
How sweet that your husband was shelling with you! I really enjoyed this video, and I’ve been trying to name the shells before you do. I’ve learned so much from you! Thank you! ❤️🐚
Thank you so much for watching!
I would say, get what the sea gives you that day, because the next time might be totally different. And you will not find a one angel wing. Enjoy. We were just in Florida in May , 2021. We loved it. Beautiful shells.
What wonderful Ornaments for Christmas you can make with those angel wings make love to have some to try
I would have got as many as my hands would get in the angel wings, they are my favorite.
I wish you could have been there on the beach with me - there were plenty of wings to go around! Thank you so much for watching!
I have never found a whole angel wing. I’m so upset over Ian. I hope that you are okay!!!
The Florida fighting Conch the little one was amazing. The live one.
You found some beautiful shells. This was a very fascinating video. Thanks for sharing with us!
You are so very welcome! Thank you so much for watching!
I would pick every single one that was perfect!
3 days for you and 42 minutes of some awesomeness for us viewer.....thanks for the beachy goodness
That was a LONG video! Thanks so much for coming along!
Hahahahah....that other little guy try to kick you off.. like dont handle me lady...hahaha
I would have picked up angel wings until I took flight!
Yes you did got a roll. Like a HERD of turkeys. Heh heh.
Did you not see the starfish in the hen inning when you picked up the apple mirics
The my favorite its perculum cup shell that in 2:35
Nature is beautiful
It sure is!
I have no angel wings in my collection would love to have some.
I have a large Pelican puppet that has a stick inside so I can swivel its head and I tell the children at our church here in Oregon about the true story of Pelly the naughty pelican that was disobedient to his parents by joining a gang that would steal bait fish off the fishermen there around Ft Meyers beach.. instead of diving into the water and getting a fish… he got very lazy, didn’t get proper exercise and fresh air instead he chose to steal his food and then one day he got a very big bait fish and he was being lazy and didn’t want to listen to the way he was taught and he arrogantly taunted his parents by showing off the biggest bait fish he had ever caught.. he was parading around and seemed to show off his great skills at stealing bait fish without any effort and no having to fly up into the sky to find a fish and then diving down deep into the water.. so he kept parading up and down the shore but then eventually he had to admit that he couldn’t swallow the big bait fish… he kept trying and struggling to swallow the big fish but he couldn’t swallow it.. hed shake his head tipping up and down but he still couldn’t swallow it and then he began to panic and then he started crying and shaking his head again and again but it just didn’t go down as it was stuck… all day long,Pelly the Naughty Pelican was beginning to lose his strength and couldn’t even walk anymore and he was very weak and hungry but still unable to swallow his big baitfish he had stolen earlier in the morning and that baitfish was getting dried out and stinky and Pelly the Naughty Pelican knew he needed help.
His “friends” flew away as the fishermen were leaving and going home so there was no more baitfish to steal… Pelly kept flapping his wings and he was embarrassed and his friends who had taunted and teased him were all gone leaving him to struggle all alone… but thankfully soon a few men in green uniforms came to see if they could help him… Pelly was easy to catch as he wasn’t very strong bcuz he had been lazy and didn’t build up strong muscles by fishing the way he was taught but instead he chose to take the easy way out by stealing baitfish but he had no idea how those baitfish were held onto the fishing line and Pelly didn’t see the humongous bait hook and now it was stuck deep into his bill-beak and he couldn’t swallow it down as it was hooked and the ONLY WAY TO REMOVE THE hook would be a very scary and terrifying way… The men in green uniforms were the Florida Fish and Game people who were there to protect and help the critters and fish along the beach and water.. the men had a great plan for helping Pelly out of his dilemma and it was getting dark and he was in danger of dying and the Fish and Game people were ready to help Pelly but he had no idea that they were there to help him and not harm him.
The big tool with the red rubber handle looked very scary to Pelly and when one man was holding him down while the other man began to come near his mouth…Pelly was very scared and was afraid of what the man was going to do with that big tool while the other man had held him down as the crowd grew larger and the people were taking pictures and then they were looking at Pelly… but he was too weak and pretty soon the man with the big tool was twisting and pulling as carefully as he could… and then with a little more twisting and pulling… he was able to pull the big fishhook out of his mouth and the dried out baitfish was no longer a tasty fish and Pelly was so thankful when the hook was pulled out and the other man had let him go…pelly was free of the hook and stolen baitfish… he could barely flap his wings but he found a little bit of energy and he flew away… hungry and feeling embarrassed about his being naughty.. but his mama and daddy forgave him for not behaving like a good pelican who obeyed and did everything he was taught.
Pelly had learned a lesson and he learned that stealing was not the best way to get a good meal.
What a cute story. I am glad Pelly learned his lesson! ❤️
I would have collected every one I found in good condition!
Awesome! Big thank you for sharing all these amazing shelling trips!
You are so very welcome. I really have fun making them so it's my pleasure to share them! Thank you for watching!
I know it’s almost impossible but… could you please post the text/words of the name of the shells as they come up? Like the one that is the foot of the conch shell… Nopurculum? I found one long ago but was clueless to what it was until years later when I found a larger one…glad I kept it
Operculum. I do put the names up sometimes, but I just can not put all of them up. I just don't have the time. I actually started making a shell ID video but gave up on that too due to lack of time. Just give me your best guess as to what the shell is and I'll happily type it in the comments for you!
An angel wing wreath would take quite a few shells.
How do you organize your collection?
Each time I come back from a beach walk I separate the shells into ones I want to keep (which are put into glass jars, containers or bowls), shells I will use for my shell mirror, shells I will hold onto to sell for people and the rest goes into a shell bed in my yard :) Well for now anyway. At some point I'll probably run out of room! I made a video if you want to see how I store some of my shells: ruclips.net/video/d7SmDUcvdjU/видео.html
@@SWFBeachLife thankyou !
I would have picked up some disc too🤩😍
12:38 small crab on you finger is cute 😊😚
Love the scallop two different shells 💖
I would take enough to fill a jar. ❤
Beautiful horse Conch !
* Christmas decorations = Angel wings & White bivalve.. I would have made ornaments for gifts for Christmas.. I would have had big bag to collect Baby Ear little ones as well..
I'm glad I picked up as many angel wings as I did. I. have not seen angels wings like that since that day!
I would have liked to take them all 😊
Nice experience at night... I have done this before but didn’t find a lot...but enjoyed your walk at night..u did good
It was nice to experience night shelling and I now know what to expect should I ever try it again but I wouldn't try it again unless a storm or something had come through. I'd rather just stick to the day shelling :) Thanks for watching Janet!
I'm a guts. I'd taken ALL of them
Look at the wings! Yes I would have collected the Angel wings too. Lol.. I have a list going for my friend that lives in Crawfordsville..😀 on her next beach visit.
I just found a few "fallen" angel wings! I have seen them in books but never found them myself. I'll be sharing those in a few weeks!
I would leave some for others!!
Yup, would have kept all the whole ones. And looked for just one more...and just one more...and .... LOL
The struggle is real - LOL!
This landlocked ND girl would love a box of those angel wings! They're lovely! I'd have kept picking them up too.
I might have gone a little overboard but I couldn't help myself! :) Thanks so much for watching!
* Taking the best Angel Wings is smart. however, there were other shells that were your least favorite color - White. ~ I would have taken them as well.. Thanks for showing us the "Owners at Home" in their shells.. That was really Fun.. ~ What is the tiny white shell in your opening? Ah, you found another Baby's Ear Wish you would label opening finds..
I have since decided to grab while the getting is good. You never know when you're going to see that type of shell again!
I think this possibly has the most live critters to date, especially Florida Fighting Conchs. Since they are vegetarians, why have they got the reputation for fighting? Is it because they look aggressive with their trunk whipping around? Anyway, good visit, a blast from the past. Hugs from Virginia!
No one really knows how the fighting conch got it's name. It's been theorized it's from their thrashing movements or the end of it's shell looks like a warriors shield. Had to say but either way I just love them!
I love the angel wings and what a beautiful collection.i will create Angel's for my home ,to sell and for the christmas tree....the creative juices will just flow...a painting in shells may be?
Whatever you decide to do - I hope it turns out great! 🐚
I probably would've taken a few angel wings, but if they float your boat then grab 'em! I have a soft spot for bubble shells, and I'll take every single one I find.
Really enjoyed the underwater footage of the fighting conch! That was neat. I also liked seeing the spiny jewel boxes with actual spines.
I wanted to find a keyhole limpet on our last trip, but I didn't. I thought I hadn't until I started cleaning our shells and, surprise! He was stuck up inside one! Bonus two-fer!
Lighthouse Beach on Sanibel is good for finding wentletraps. We found several there.
So basically you magically found the one shell you were looking for without even knowing it! That's AWESOME! That lighthouse beach is not kind to me - it's beautiful and great for photos but I've never found any good shells there. I hear that lots of other people do so I'll give it another try. Dying to find a wentletrap! Thank you so much for watching!
As to seeing so many of a particular species. Years ago I would go and see oodles of shark eyes..next year.... Absolutely beautiful shiny olives, next yr Welks...and so on....but it is strange how so many show up at one time.
I know! To this day I have no idea why I'll find so many of a particular shell on any given day!
The white stuff is detergent.
In mid-December, my friends and I were down at South Padre Island, Texas and we also found a ton of Angel Wings in all kinds of sizes from about 1/2 inch to around 4 inches long. We brought a few especially pretty ones, but we wanted a nice variety since sadly we live in the land of no beaches, in North Texas.
I'd really like to see a live angel wing. I've seen pictures of them so I think it's possible, I'll just have to have a lot of luck on my side. I like a variety too! It's my favorite when I'm finding a little bit of everything. Thank you so much for watching!
I'm 50 years young and since 10 years in a wheelchair. So walking along the beach for ours like I used to do is no longer possible. But now I can "walk" with u!
PS, what are those black and purple triangle shaped shells? Some kind of clamps? Please pick one up and let us see them. I would like very much if you let us see some more other shells. You don't have to bring them home but it's nice to see them up close 😉
If I remember correctly, I do show you what those black/purple triangle are in this Sunday's video! You weren't the only one who was asking so I made sure to mention it in an upcoming video. Thank you so much for choosing to spend your time with me at the beach!
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I goto Fort Desoto and Treasure island regularly and have found just about all of common florida shells. I haven't had any luck finding angel wings or horse conchs yet. My next trip is to Venice beach for sharks teeth!
We had so much fun when we went shark tooth hunting! I hope you find lots of then when you go too! Thanks so much for watching!
I would have taken a bunch because I have never been to a beach where you can find such pretty shells. We winter to Outter Banks once and only found some clam shells. We went to Wildwood N.J. and nothing. Same for Ocean City MD. I am an advocate for sharks. I love those shark eye shells. There is one little beach in Southern MD. I have been to because you can find sharks teeth. Most are tiny but that is a fun beach. It’s on the bay so you only find oyster shells. I hope one day we can get to Florida. I have bad knees but I still would have been out there looking. Looking for shells and sea glass is so exciting! You have lots of treasure at your feet!!!
I too have been to NJ beaches (nothing) but my sister-in-law went to Assateague and found TONS of whelks after a big winter storm. We went down the week after and didn't find one single shell. I think up North the shelling is so much more difficult. I'm very fortunate to live where I do and don't forget those little scoopers can help with the bending! Thanks for coming along with me!
2 years later your video beach journeys are still bringing joy and calm to many. Thank you for sharing. What do you do with all of your shells?
Mostly I keep them in glass jars, vases and lanterns. I showed my collection in a past video: ruclips.net/video/Afy0jl0smpE/видео.html Then, I put some shells to the side to sell and others to do projects with. I've managed to complete 2 projects thus far. A shell mirror: ruclips.net/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/видео.html And a shell photo frame: ruclips.net/video/h9UIvqlOzgM/видео.html
And I finally opened an Etsy store! I will hopefully be adding more shell-themed goodies in the future!
www.etsy.com/shop/SWFBeachLifeStore
I would have picked up as many Angel Wings as possible, taken them home and bleached them, and then turned them into broches and given them to my friends. Have you ever done that?
I am averaging about 1 project per year with everything else I have going on but making brooches sounds lovely! The angel wings pairs really are so pretty. Did you see the video where I found a live one? They are so weird looking!
I'm not a collector of angle wings, but a great haul. Also, we must be neighbors, my closest beach is Bunch also. Love to run into you some day. Thanks for the video. Suzan
We must be neighbors indeed! I don't shell over at Bunche, but we will pop over there from time to time for a walk. I carry a bright orange shell bag and I usually wear a black hat. Stop me if you see me! Thank you for watching!!!
Wow, those angel wings!! It's like when you buy a new car, all of a sudden that's all you see on the road. LOL. I found a connected angel wing and was SO excited. After I cleaned it, it came apart and I could have cried. Such are the things that happen when shelling.
Oh it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to keep the hinged angel wings together! The membrane that keeps the shells connected dries out and cracks with the slightest movement. I'm impressed it stayed together as long as it did! I'm more traumatized by the shells I couldn't keep!
Hey.. Thank you for be so Respectful with all those creatures 💕 ❤ 💖 💗 ♥ 💙 💕
Always!
Obviously I am watching some of your older videos. This one is really fun. I would have collected all the good angel wings I could. Who knows when you would get another chance.
That is what I've since decided. If the shells are there - get 'em. Like you said, who knows when you'll ever have that chance again!
I collect shells where I live in Long Island NY and use them in candle votives, they look pretty with fairy lights. What do you do with all your shells? They would be pretty under glass in the middle of a coffee table
I get asked that question a lot!! I show at the end of this video some of the things we've done with shells: ruclips.net/video/d7SmDUcvdjU/видео.html
And then in this video, I finally got around to making a shell mirror I had been wanting to make: ruclips.net/video/Mf5SVm8m5n8/видео.html
I have a few more projects I'd like to tackle - i just need to find the time!!!
Wow. I wonder that little creatures sees.. cause one eye is pointing to one direction and the other to a different direction..hahaha.. will the brain register all that as one picture..hahahahahahahahaa..hahahaha... Thanks for that video clip of the little guy inside the shell...haha..make me wonder ..crazy ideas...hahahahaha❤❤❤❤
I love these beach critters! I thought that Florida Fighting Conch did a great job showing us his beauty and how he gets around. Not very gracefully! Aren't those eyes crazy?! Thanks so much for watching my beach walks!
Great video. I would have collected all the angel wings i could find. There might be days you don't find any. Love the video and learning as I stroll along with you.👣
Yes, since this day shelling I've decided the same thing. You never know when you're going to see those shells again! Thanks so much for coming along on my beach walks with me!
I usually am just searching for hours at NC and find a few things not very good and then, While I'm sitting my feet digging in the sand I find like a whole shark's eye or a lettered olive ( Which are pretty rare at NC) I'm like wait how...
That happens here too - the shells are out there but they're buried in sand. I know some people have GREAT luck digging shells out of the beach but I'm more of a walk and see what I can find type of sheller. 🐚
I just spent a week on Sanibel island and didn’t see that many shells all week. I only get to the beach every few years so I would pick up all I can for crafts and displays. Thanks for your videos. I was a little disappointed in what was there. 🏖also very few birds.
I have found that walking, lots and lots of walking, does increase your chances of finding shells. And this time of year the shells are indeed harder to find, so walking in the water at low tide is going to increase your chances of finding anything. I'm sorry you were a little disappointed in the lack of shells, but I hope you enjoyed your time at the beach anyway. ☺️
See shiles is my friede in the world.