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The Essential Beachcomber: Apr 30, 2013
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Tuesday, April 30, 2013. My soul is full of longing for the secrets of the sea, and the heart of the great ocean sends a thrilling pulse through me. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Photo Credit: Meghan McCarthy / Daily News File Photo). Move to shield all outdoor lights visible from the beac h. Sea turtles not only have to get past lights, beach furniture, and predators to survive. The weather has to be dealt with as well. Coastal Wildlife Club, Inc. Who mana...
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The Essential Beachcomber: Shell ID
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Get to know your shells. The more you learn about shells the better you will do. At first you can't help but pick up every pretty shell you find. The more experienced shellers don't pick up a lot of shells. They are into quality not quanity. Get yourself a good shell identification book. I like anything by Conchologist R. Tucker Abbott. For smart phone users check this shell identification app. The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum. Don't take living shells.
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The Essential Beachcomber: May 21, 2013
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Manasota Key Starter Kit. Tennessee Sister and Mom doing a little pool therapy. I don't really try to predict what can and will happen with things. Sometimes you think something's gonna be a huge success, and it isn't. And sometimes you pay no attention to something whatsoever, and God just makes it into everything. - Donna Summer. Make their way up the beach looking for recent turtle tracks. This seemed like a popular spot. My finds ...
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The Essential Beachcomber: May 10, 2013
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Friday, May 10, 2013. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. It's true - Mom really does know best. Re-posting from May 7, 2011). My 74 yo Mother (GG). As GG stares in wide-eyed wonder over my shoulder. She now pays most of her bills online vicariously through me. Happy Mother's Day GG. You know how to pick your battles. Posted by Karen Blackford. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Do some blog beachcombing. Shell Sisahs and Brothas. Advice From the Sea.
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The Essential Beachcomber: My life is like a stroll on the beach... as near to the edge as I can go. - Thoreau
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Wednesday, January 19, 2011. My life is like a stroll on the beach. as near to the edge as I can go. - Thoreau. The shells stretch for miles on Tigertail Beach. As an avid sheller I have a bucket list of places I would like to visit. Some of my shelling dreams like Costa Rica or Belize will require some planning but closer to home I can now cross Marco Island off my bucket list of places to go shelling. We drove to the north end of Marco Island to Tigertail...
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The Essential Beachcomber: M-O-T-H-E-R "M" is for the million things she gave me, "O"means only that she's growing old, "T" is for the tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her heart of purest gold; "E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining, "R" m
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Saturday, May 7, 2011. My 74 yo Mother (GG). Has not embraced technology although she is winking at it from a distance. GG had the cassette tape-thing down pat then I threw her a curve ball by gifting her a cd player. After several sessions of me instructing her she got pretty adapt at playing her new cd's except for one incident where she listened to the same song over and over and over all night long because she hit the wrong button. Linda @ A La Carte.
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The Essential Beachcomber: May 6, 2013
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Monday, May 6, 2013. The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day. It is a blessed baptism which gives the first waking thoughts into the bosom of God. - HENRY WARD BEECHER, Proverbs from Plymouth Pulpit. Walking out to the Boca Grande Pass for the morning sunrise show. Photo Credit: Momma Gee). The daybreak sky is a changing watercolor of pastel hues. Photo Credit: Momma Gee). Photo Credit: Momma Gee). Photo Credit: Momma Gee). Photo Credit: Momm...
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The Essential Beachcomber: Stuff You Will Need
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Stuff You Will Need. Shell pile at the North Jetty - Nokomis, Florida - January 2001. Any sport or hobby is more enjoyable when you have the right gear. What determines the right gear is really what works for you. Shelling is very serendipitous. Depending on the tides, the moon phase, and the winds; a beach that had huge shell piles one day can be a big bust the next. Shell Shovel aka Sand Flea Rake. Personally I like the metal kind because it will dig thro...
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The Essential Beachcomber: Beach Friendz - A guide to navigate your social options at the beach
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Are You A Shelling Addict? Stuff You Will Need. Thursday, May 10, 2012. Beach Friendz - A guide to navigate your social options at the beach. As you make your way on to the beach it is imperative that you scope out the terrain for any Dugger-esque families in the area. I love kids but on the beach they become a whirling dervish of sand, rocks, and beach toys. They are fun to watch from a distance. Fishermenz and Sharks tooth hunterz. At my age I try not to stand too close to anyone this young or this thin.