Florida Virtual Beach Walk. Fort Myers Beach during Red Tide. Tons of Beach Treasures!

Join me on a Florida virtual beach walk as we walk the sands of Fort Myers Beach. This is during red tide, so there is a bit more carnage than usual, but despite the coughing, I had a great time.
Now the other couple I mentioned in the video, I asked them where they parked and they said on the side of the road and there wasn’t any no parking signs or anything….
I saw where they parked and it was literally in front of a no parking sign, next to fencing keeping people away from construction on a condo building. It just really bothers me that people are trying to rebuild their lives and others are parking willy, nilly, not being respectful of others. To each their own I suppose, but it really bothered me.
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[@moonlitpearl700]

Much respect at how you return the live ones back to the water. And your efforts to pick up & remove trash

[@SWFBeachLife]

❤️

[@sarahvgrey4669]

Hi! I’ve been a viewer of this channel for only a few months now, and I just wanted to let you know that you are what started my shelling hobby! Your videos bring me so much joy. It’s nice to feel like I’m out there looking for shells on the beach too, when I’m only at home in SC. Thank you for your educational and friendly content! :)

[@debnordman1640]

I laughed out loud at your "A" Florida cone!! That was really enjoyable how tickled you were by it! You're so much fun! Glad you are choosing to have such a positive attitude at the beach & not letting the red tide or jerky people overly affect you. Thank you for this beach walk & for caring about all the sea creatures. Plus your valued garbage patrol!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I never write a script and I find it amusing what flies out of my mouth sometimes too! 😂 Thank you so much for coming to the beach with me!

[@evatrivett6679]

I am sure blessed to have found your show. It is so educational, interesting and exciting. Thank you so very much for all the time and effort you put into shelling. God Bless you!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks Eva! I'm loving sharing the gorgeous area I'm lucky enough to live!

[@Wlandry1113]

Got so irritated today because of all the trash people throw on the beach. Going through a natural disaster, there is enough without people adding their trash. Picked up more trash than shells so I was so happy to see your video on tonight. Made me smile. Thank you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you too!

[@fields-n-feathers]

FOR YOUR LAUGHING PLEASURE...I couldn't sleep last night and was trying to IDENTIFY shells from Google Earth!🤦🏼‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@donnajohnson3334]

Do you have a lost twin ? MAYBE IT'S ME ?! L0L !. Plus that, I mislaid my 🤓 glasses while my brother, my nephew and I were doing home repairs and they haven't turned up, 🤯 so I am holding a small magnifier as I type this. 🤪🔍

[@SWFBeachLife]

Where there is a will there is a way!

[@SWFBeachLife]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nancyreber8201]

I know most people look for big shells, but I just love the miniature versions ❤ They are just so cute and precious!! 3 more weeks until I arrive, and can’t wait to find all these shells 🥰 The Crown Conchs today were fantastic!!

[@donnajohnson3334]

I agree, the teeny tiny shells make good jewelry, too !. I keep micro shells in $1.00 Clear plastic crafting storage boxes bc they tend to get lost amongst the bigger shells ( or get broken ). P.S. I also have seen some little sand dollars of another species, like a quarter and nickle size that fit inside such boxes from Dollar Tree or in fishing tackle supply at Walmart . Super Cute.

[@donnajohnson3334]

Ohhhhh !. For doll lovers, how cool to gather a tiny shell collection to display with a tiny doll !. (Doll addicts will get it). 🧍‍♀️🐚

[@Marilynlovesebiking]

That crown conch! So pretty. You found tons of fabulous shells.

[@elizabethpaints]

Love your videos! Each shell, no many how many times I've seen one like it, is a treasure! The colors are dazzling! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication to bringing us your wonderful walks on the beach or shell collecting I mean. Have a great week!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for coming on my beach walks with me!

[@bonnerdebbie]

What a lovely collection of shells you found, thanks for taking us along!

[@kimberleykimsmithstaff1758]

Another fabulous beach walk. You never disappoint. I loved the variety this week, and all of the crown conchs, but I especially loved all the minis you found! I missed you saying which were your favorites this week! For me, It is a very difficult task with the awesome haul you had! Thank you for taking us along!

[@SWFBeachLife]

There were so many fun things to choose from as a favorite. I think maybe it was the half-golden olive.

[@pegbracey4718]

You certainly scored on the King Crown Conchs 😮 Fantastic haul! ❤

[@karleenpage5979]

Wonderful day! Love all those angel wings & crown conchs! And Rose Petal Tellins. Thank you my shellin' friend!

[@teresatrigiani7838]

I love it when say "Hello Beach Friends!" Love shelling.

[@tonistephic]

The beach time is always amazing. Love the shells you picked up today. The colors are so so beautiful. You taking the trash off the beach is so awesome. I know everyone should be grateful. Still sending prayers for a full recovery down there. Thank you for sharing your videos.

[@babigrl38]

Great finds as always

[@maggieslifeisawildride512]

I agree with you about the people just parking wherever they want. That gets under my skin even in a parking lot when someone takes up two spots or parks in the lined off space next to a handicap space (that really gets me angry). It shows how little respect they have. Anyway...awesome finds as always and thank you for showing us all the progress on FMB.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yeah, I'm a bit of a stickler too when it comes to parking. ESPECIALLY when the locals are still trying to recover from a disaster. You'd think people would be more considerate. 🤷‍♀️

[@deborahcorreale352]

Absolutely love your weekly beach walks, it is the perfect end to my week and the perfect beginning to the next week ❤

[@dagneytaggart7707]

The up side of horrible storms... they churn the waters and seabed. Always good shelling after them.

[@jojoa0808]

Loved all the gorgeous shells!

[@kathyjund7212]

Shelltastic!!! I was aching everything! Fabulous beach rescues! I d have been as excited as you with all this treasure!!!!! Thank you so much for venturing out even in red tide.. please be careful.. I truly hope that it ends soon!!!!

[@elisbethfinos6162]

Have Missed our rented condo every Nov. and beach walking so much but your UTubes make me feel that I am there. Thank you so much!

[@jeanneamato8278]

Your videos warm my heart and your enthusiasm makes me smile and laugh. I especially love the critters as I am a marine biologist.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I’m jealous! I should have become a marine biologist. But if I had I likely wouldn’t have taught myself how to edit videos 🤷‍♀️

[@cathyjillard4927]

so many treasures today. thanks for enduring red tide cough and showing us around fort myers beach and all the beautiful shells and creature friends. It's been a long time since i've been there, but i do recognize certain areas like the mangroves. I remember, what is now gone, the shell tree where people would hang a shell for whatever reason. Such a beautiful area and is still beautiful despite the devastation. I was just on the East coast Riviera/Singer island area and was blessed with an abundance of shell treasures, even an atlantic harry triton. The garbage washed up on the east coast was incredible. The balloons, ropes, bottles, shoes were sadly too abundant. I picked up so much and what I couldn't, like a plastic crate with rope that was so heavy, likely used as an anchor of sorts, i dragged it up high enough from the tide in hopes someone would be able to remove it from the beach. I was also at Venice beach and found a few treasures there and noticed red tide "debris". You came away with red cough, I came away with red tide rash on my shins. haha Walked too much in the water, but I was just so happy to finally be back on the beaches in Florida, I endured the itch. "see" you on your next beach walk.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'm lucky the only thing that seems to really bother me with the RT is that cough. I'm just glad it's gone for now. What an insult, especially after the hurricane! And congrats on your hairy triton! I've never even found a piece. How exciting!

[@dianerichmond7105]

Great finds! Sorry about all the garbage and the red tide. It's like another slap after the hurricane. Hope that giant blob of seaweed stays away, too!

[@jolynnburns4306]

How FUN!! All of your treasures are beautiful but those crown conchs!! I love your upbeat positive attitude, surely wish more of this world was like you! Have a great week. Cannot wait till next Sunday! XOXO

[@SWFBeachLife]

❤️❤️❤️

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

Wow, beautiful beach with wonderful shells. I love your video 😊.

[@juliehutzell100]

Love my weekly beachwalk with you.. Today I found a limpet and wentletrap between 5:50 and 6:00 just north of the apple murex you picked up

[@SWFBeachLife]

What good eyes you have! Someone else pointed out that wentletrap I missed - UGH!

[@caroljayne8870]

Amazing beach day ! The horseshoe crab was a female, you were right! I truly miss the beach a d want to thank you for taking me along every week. Your shells....wow

[@SWFBeachLife]

I knew you would know if it was male or female. And I remembered what YOU told me about the male's boxing arms ❤️ I hope all is well by you!

[@just...A]

That mangrove forest on the beach is so beautiful. And filled with shells it's magical. I'd be going crazy with my camera there, doing landscape photography. It's wonderful that you pick some trash, too. Your videos are a pleasure to watch.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@brentanderson4285]

Got a really good laugh at the armchairs on the beach! Thank you....made my day!😄

[@karleenpage5979]

😅😮 Tempted to recover the armchairs. Seems a pity to waste them!

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@karleenpage5979 Made me wonder what hotel or home they came out of !. "Great minds..."

[@SWFBeachLife]

Crazy right?!

[@lorihoezee5353]

Thanks!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you once again Lori! I appreciate your support each week! ❤️❤️❤️

[@SherriSimon]

Thank you. I love the south end and miss is so much this year. Take care

[@cindyrowland5030]

I really enjoy your videos! Thank you for taking us along on your adventures. My #1 bucket list adventure is to come to Marco for a shelling tour adventure.❤️

[@KINGH4L0]

Love your shelling adventures. Thanks for picking up the trash too! Beautiful finds.

[@caroleparias6197]

So glad to see you have an Etsy shop.

[@jasminecarriker8713]

Wonderful shells on this walk. Gorgeous! Have a great week!

[@janetdunn8220]

Hi, always a real pleasure. I found out what one of the shells is that I couldn't identify. Turns out it they are juvenile Bitter sweets. But, they are the soft brown-peachy color, and that is what had me. 🦋❣️🦋🥰🐚🐚🐚🌊🌈🌊🐚

[@SWFBeachLife]

These shells FASCINATE me! I'm glad you got your ID!

[@lindatorres373]

Great video!

[@junemunoz2253]

My friend and I are currently working on plans for a trip down!! We are so excited to find things we don’t have on our beaches.

[@KathyWilcox-vx2vj]

That you for making my day , your sharing makes my day😊

[@fields-n-feathers]

WHAT A FANTASTIC SHE'LL DAY!!!

[@vfndc]

Oops! What about the wentletrap in the upper right quadrant at 5:52; just above the apple murex you pick up at 5:55. Love going shelling with you. Thanks so much. I've only gone shelling twice; once in the 70's and once in the 80's - both times at Fort Meyers Beach.

[@ztag1p]

Oh, bummer!

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@ztag1p Agreed ! I've only been once in my teens. I'm gonna be 62 soon. "Oh the pain, the pain !"

[@mainsartavenue]

Was it the same wentle trap at 6:35? OMG, i can't move on!

[@vfndc]

Ah, great catch. That's another one. It's a bit bigger too.

[@vfndc]

Oh, wait a sec, there's a tinny one just to the right of the larger one. Wow!

[@maureengulat6331]

Lol, I love your little jokes and giggles you add to the videos! They always give me a smile!😄

[@denisedill3552]

Thank you for another great shelling video❤

[@melissalillegard7945]

I love that giant angel wing.

[@Wlandry1113]

I love minis so much. My favorites

[@Kris-mr7pv]

So much awesomeness!

[@patifagan6774]

Thank you for the great video. Wish I was there

[@trishcook1857]

Thank you once again, so nice to see Fort Myers beach x

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

Howdy, Beach Angel! So nice to see you saving all those little lives. You make me think of the starfish story, which I think I've told you before but will repeat for those who didn't see it. A man was walking along the shore and he saw a boy throwing small things in the waves. Intrigued, he approached the child and asked him what he was doing. The child picked up a starfish which had washed up on the beach and tossed it out beyond the surf. He looked up at the man and answered, "I'm throwing starfish back into the sea. There was a storm last night and they were washed up. The sun will kill them if they don't get back in the water" and the boy bent down to pick up another starfish. The man snorted in adult derision at the boy's actions. "You're wasting your time, my boy! Surely you don't think what you're doing will make any difference!" the man turned to walk on. "Well, sir, it sure made a difference to this one!" the child said, tossing the starfish into the water. So you, dear Beach Angel, are making a difference in the lives of the sea creatures you rescue. Maybe they are sick from the dreaded Red Tide, but they might recover in the sea. On the sand, in the hot sun, they would surely die. Good on you, girl! Oooh, pretty pretty, as a parrot I used to have liked to say, so many pretty shells! I didn't know that juvenile jewelboxes could be pink. They' re sure nice and as lovely as a sunrise. You've been finding some large nutmegs lately. I wonder if the storm caused the disturbance of the larger ones' habitat. Hmmm. Lovely fighting conchs. I wonder how old they have to be to develop their thick outer shells. So many questions fill my mind. What a beautiful pear whelk! The difference between them is quite amazing! Our little trash collecting Angel, good for you! Most people walk past it, so I'm really proud of you! Beach time, ahhhh. It does a lost mermaid's heart good to hear the voice of her home. Thanks for that! Ruddy turnstone try to time their annual migration trip to South America to coincide with the spawning of the horseshoe crabs on the Atlantic Coast. They fill up on the crabs' eggs before flying south for the winter. Oh, beautiful crown conch! How I would love to be there with you! That true tulip is beyond lovely! Now I didn't know that horse conchs were related to true tulips! Those angel wings are so wonderful! Would a mask help with the red tide cough, Angel? I was just thinking about it. Nice cockles to warm the cockles of the heart! I, too, like the zig zag arks! Pretty baby's ear, too! Big Sunday Venus clam, how nice! Maybe a freak wave deposited that shell pile, after all, we've all seen unusually high waves when we least expect them. With the horseshoe crabs, I've read that the females' upper carapace is a bit concave at the rear to allow the male to hold on to her shell when she is laying her eggs. I think this is your reward for helping the stranded sea creatures and cleaning the beach of trash. You've always wanted to find a golden olive and that's the closest I've seen you get to one, so...HURRAY! What a day you had! You got a whole shell collection, just today! I'm so glad that you had a good day, red tide notwithstanding! I'm looking forward to seeing your trip to Kice! Love from The Lost Mermaid

[@donnajohnson3334]

Hey, Mermaid,🧜‍♀️🐚 Nice to see you here !.

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

@@donnajohnson3334 Good to see you, too! Hope you're having a good morning.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yes, tip toeing around dead things afforded me MANY amazing beach treasures. And now with the island being in the throws of repairs, I pretty much get the entire beach to myself. We have "season" here in the winter and now that summer is approaching, people will leave the heat and return north. I hope that means that repairs can happen double time. I know so many people want to return and enjoy that area. ❤️❤️❤️

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@ittybittykittymama7582 i wish the same for you !. I enjoyed the story of the Boy & Starfish !. I surely wouldn't be able to save them all, but the young me would have tried 🪣 !. I think that is actually an excerpt from a famous sermon, but I forget just whose. That and "Pigs & Apples" I've read. Good moral !. I'm busy with a Mechanical paper Snow Angel I've made up for Easter. It's " Victorian". Blessings from Missouri!

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@SWFBeachLife And I would've done the very same !. I love the sweet solitude in Nature...one never feels alone in that most Spectacular Home ! . Yet now she's had her out- burst and lies at rest, the people can resume their Lives again. Blessings from Missouri. 🐚💖🐚

[@samsmomm]

We went to Honeymoon Island again three weeks ago and there was red tide. I was coughing and my nose was burning and in the TMI category (Apologies ahead of time to all) I got big blisters all inside my nose. Finally, the blisters are healing but it took three weeks. We were able to find a lot of shells but I do not like red tide. You shell haul is AMAZING!!! My husband could not believe all the shells.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Red tide is just awful to some people! I'm sorry you had that experience.

[@lindaweges8624]

Love seeing all those Angel wings!

[@kokoskrib]

Beautiful shell finds!

[@juliamaul7334]

Love the positivity! Beautiful shells. 😊😊😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!

[@cheryllcarter3072]

At 5:52 u missed a Pink lightening welk good sized....Our red tide just left here was here for 3 months ...no fishing, crabbing , razor clamming all stopped.

[@jammersleigh]

One time my fam and i found a baby flounder and a sea horse! Not in the same day of course. I don't have that kind of luck.

[@denisem6754]

A good day for Pear Whelks, but as usual the entire haul is beautiful. Thanks for a lovely Sunday evening at the beach.

[@kathycox6420]

Beautiful shelling day! Wow!

[@jenniferbeasley9966]

Cool bunch of goodies😂😊

[@sandeepettit696]

What a beautiful array of shells❤

[@shawnmariemann]

I've never been anywhere with shell piles like that, I think my head would explode and I'd want to grab them all!

[@bonraerieger]

Amazing shells! Worth braving the smells 😀 I don’t ever find rose petal tellins. Their color is so beautiful!I’m usually on Sanibel/Captiva when we visit. Too bad about the couple parking illegally. I was afraid you were going to say they were taking live shells. I’m appalled by how many people do.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh now taking live shells I'm not shy about telling people what to do - put them back 😉 I am just upset because I know rebuilding is taking it's toll and people don't need other trespassing. Hopefully soon there will be legitimate places to park down there!

[@lindaeshbach6494]

It seems that you had a great day

[@jenkryukov]

Thank you for cleaning up our beach!

[@cazee100]

Lovely beach walk as usual. In the UK we’ve just had a peculiar event of sea stars washing up dead along the east coast, hundreds of the poor thing and no one knows why. The authorities have suspicions it may be to do with some industrial outfall though. Such a shame when creatures die like this. Stay safe x

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh that's a bummer as well. It was SO sad to see so many dead things on the beach 🥲 Luckily the red tide is now for the most part gone from this area. I hope it stays that way! And I hope you are well! ❤️❤️❤️

[@AndreaSweet-v1z]

Hi, I recently discovered your videos and I'm obsessed!! I went to Sanibel 4 years ago after hearing it's basically the shell capital of the world. I will be visiting again (from Maryland) towards the end of May & I'm hoping you can give me some guidance on which beaches to focus on (&/or islands) with the best shells. Like you, I also carry a waste bag when walking on beaches- it hurts my soul to leave garbage there! Thank you for sharing your ideas!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

All the beaches on Sanibel have something different to offer, but I'm a big fan of Bowman's Beach on Sanibel. I also really like shelling on Fort Myers Beach and if you really want to get out there, take a shell tour to the 10K islands in Marco 😃

[@ilonamollema6467]

Hi Sharmon, Red tide is a nasty thing, by seeing all those dead fish on the beach and hearing you cough. But I'm glad you found (despite of that all) the most gorgeous shells! And I think you have a new job: snail and critter rescuer. 😅 To be honest; I'm very happy that you try to save them! 💙 Hope you have a fantastic week! Big hug and lots of love, xoxo ❤, Ilona

[@SWFBeachLife]

Hello my Netherlands Beach Friend! I always look forward to hearing from you ❤️ Yes, that red tide can really be a bummer. I'm lucky that it really doesn't bother me all that much unless conditions are bad, but all the dead critters and fish was heartbreaking - especially after enduring the hurricane not so long ago. I was so curious about what would be there after red tide was gone I went back, so we'll get to see that after we do a Kice tour next Sunday 😃 I hope you are feeling well these days.

[@tracyriordan7011]

Hi Sharmon! ( : OMGGGGG! The armchairs were nutsy! ( : Those were probably beautiful chairs at one time. So sad! ) : I loved your first keeper crown conch! Beautiful! ( : I am just curious why you didn't pick up the really big lightning whelk right near the pear whelk?! Lol! ( : That top snail was rather large! I love it! ( : Ohhh hi sea urchin! ( : Such a cutie! ( : Nice you found a beautiful nutmeg! The "a" cone was hilarious! ( : Ohhh good, you found your fav, FL Fighting conch! Sooo happy beautiful! ( : And one with lots of white! ( : Interesting super bendy over whelk! ( : Yesss! You took the beautiful lightning whelk! ( : Yayyyyyyy! ( : Omggg, that angel wing was perfect! ( : Pretty turkey wing too! ( : Yayyyyyyy! I love my calico scallop shells! ( : Ohhhh!! I love that huge southern quahog! Nice! ( : Love the purple trim! ( : Wowee! The red true tulip you found was phenomenal! ( : Two amazing FL crowns too! Wow! ( : Do you get sick from the red tide and coughing? It is almost gone. Though. Yeah! ( : Thank goodness! ( : Ohhhh Baby 's ear and thank you for saving the sea star! ( : And. Holy moly. You found a massive banded tulip! 3 1/2" is huge! ( : I am so proud of you for removing 40 lbs. of garbage from the beach in this past year! Wow! ( : Great job! ( : You rock! Yayyyyyyy! I love Kice! ( ' have a wonderful week and thank you sooo much for taking us to the beach! ( :

[@SWFBeachLife]

I wish I could transport people to the beaches down here! Ok, not during red ride, but holy smokes I have some serious fun out there. That true tulip was to die for! So was the crown conch, and the baby's ear, and the pear whelk.......

[@janetknight9978]

What a great treasur walk! Love your videos!

[@lyndakeaney5839]

I love your videos ❤ We always went to Ocracoke Island in NC . My kids made fun of me always shelling but it brought me so much pleasure! I am salivating watching all your finds! I need to get to Florida….

[@SWFBeachLife]

We have crazy great shelling beaches here!

[@miriammacdermot5601]

Hi Sharmon! What a great shell hunt this was. My personal favorites were the giant angel wing, the really spiky crown conch, the fighting conch that was mostly white and of course, I was going nuts over the beach bowl. By the way, I loved the little hermit crabs. I know it sounds a bit odd but I think crabs are cute, especially the feisty blue crabs you have out there. I did a painting of one. I do love our Dungeness crab out here in Washington. I would like to hold one if I can learn to do so without getting pinched. Have you ever had an encounter with a blue crab?

[@SWFBeachLife]

I have, but I think the only one I've picked up is the calico box crabs. I just grab them on the very back of their shell so they can't reach around and pinch me! 😃

[@melissalillegard7945]

Happy Easter.

[@donnajohnson3334]

And same to you !. From Missouri 🐠🐚🐙 p.s. picking up shells is like picking up pecans (or colored eggs).

[@donnajohnson3334]

Bet Sharmon would be a Champion at an Easter egg hunt !. Just Kidding ! 🐣🐣🐣🐥

[@SWFBeachLife]

Same to you!

[@carolmusso7767]

Such a beautiful trip and a great cache of shells! Thank you! ❤️🐚

[@lindalee9868]

Great job

[@nickgreen455]

That was a great video, you found some nice shells, chairs weren’t bad either

[@SWFBeachLife]

Those chairs were crazy!

[@yomama8873]

Wonderful finds ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@gingermackeen5741]

Yes that was an awesome crown conch! Too bad it was alive...😢 There must have been something wrong with the bigger LW you didn't pick up with all the other stuff at 6 min.? You guys have the biggest top snails down there!😊 If I remember correctly the quahogs that have purple are the northern ones. Not nearly as common on the Gulf side. My goodness! That was the 3rd right-handed angel wing you just picked up! There goes my theory... Ok maybe you just showed the right-sided ones.😊 Gorgeous crown conch at 20 min! ❤️ Lol! I found the sibling of that little true tulip today! There weren't many people there at all. You really scored on the crown conchs! A really great day there I'd say. Can't wait for Kice!😊 BTW 2 ladies beat me to the north end today and one found a huge horse conch (in the water)!! Thanks, Sharmon!xxoo

[@barbaradunn6975]

Thank you for cleaning up the garbage others have left! Shame on them…. Beautiful shell collection today ❤️

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

I think Hurricane Ian left a lot of it!

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@ittybittykittymama7582 Yep, when waters rise, it can dislodge alot of old, deposited crud hidden in the brushy areas elsewhere. One day it's not there 🏖 and then, SWO0osh 🌊🌊🌊 here it is the next !. P.S. love your online name... I had a grey kitten named Itty Bitty Kansas City Kitty in 1980.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Hurricane Ian did indeed leave most of the rubbish I picked up behind 😌

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

@@donnajohnson3334 I used to be the backup caregiver for foster kittens. I loved caring for the itty bitty kitties, so I took that as my screen name.

[@donnajohnson3334]

@@ittybittykittymama7582 Awwwwww !!🥰😺😼😻

[@isabelrosaroman6002]

Amo cómo describe todo lo que encuentra y el gran entusiasmo al narrar su aventura en la playa. ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@susangray4594]

It's a she!!!

[@teresaburleson7226]

she

[@angelicareyes4183]

I really enjoy every video that you share with us. Thank you 🙏🙏❤❤❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks so much for coming to the beach with me!

[@jenniferstevenson7379]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@maryd2488]

Sharmin, thanks for your videos, I love and look forward to them every week. I have a request, any chance you can go north? I live south of Chicago and visit Anna Maria and Sarasota whenever I can , usually once a yr. but haven't been for a couple of years now. I'm hoping to move to Anna Maria and would love to see what you say about the shelling there. Thanks again🥰

[@SWFBeachLife]

I recently went to Honeymoon Island (LOVED IT!!) if you haven't seen those videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4vGeGyubp6WhMU My trip up there reminded me of how much I love visiting new areas. I will be traveling as much as my schedule allows!

[@maryd2488]

@@SWFBeachLife Sharmon! I LOVED THE HONEYMOON ONE!!! the shells are amazing there!!! I think ( know) I’ve seen all of your stuff at least once. It’s because of you I can now identify most all. And thank you for the adventures! Also thank you for “ beach time”! I need it living so far from paradise. But have to say your Lido beach one was closest to Anna Maria. I learned what “ dredging “ is and I thank you for that. No biggie , any beach is good with me. And thanks for all of the clean up your doing. Your a BEACH ANGEL 😇 🌴❤️👍

[@doctordoctor7813]

The colors on those apple murex 😍

[@patiencep2667]

Great day, except for the red tide. You found beautiful shells. I see you found 2 babies ears. Any chance we could talk about selling them? I so enjoy watching you beach combing, especially when I can’t walk the beaches any more. Take care and see you soon. Patience from Oregon. 😊

[@donnajohnson3334]

Dear Sharmon, I haven't actually held one in a lot of years, but I would like to know more about the baby's ears shells. It seems to me they do not have two parts, so that makes them a gastropod. It looked like a relative of the Abalone. There is a thick, partial lip along half the aperature and the apex is off set and flattened, just like an abalone. I don't believe it is a moon snail. There is no umbilicus. Limpets are another of these flat, what I call "Frisbee" snails. L0L ! ---- Many Blessings from Missouri. 🥰🐚🐠

[@SWFBeachLife]

I do not believe the baby's ear can actually fit all the way back in its shell. I've found live ones - they are fascinating! And...they are members of the moon snail family. 😃

[@SWFBeachLife]

I do have an Etsy store to sell my shells, but I tend to sell the ones I have a whole lot of. I have a feeling I'd need to travel to the Carolinas or Northern Florida to find them en masse!

[@einsteindrieu]

Fun watching !!!! 🐚🐚❤❤👌👌

[@peggylosacco8811]

Wow..wounderful beautiful keepers..

[@jkperdue1109]

Wowee exceptional shells today 🐚 congrats on the golden olive was really nice 💙. Hope you don't have any after effects with your cough 😇

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'm find as soon as I leave the beach 😃

[@jkperdue1109]

@@SWFBeachLife I have COPD, so just, sayin', isn't RT a bacteria? Take care 🥰

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@jkperdue1109 No, it's an algae but anyone with COPD will not have a good time with it for sure! ❤

[@jkperdue1109]

@@SWFBeachLife thanks for your reply have a blessed day. You're absolutely right

[@amandafulton6895]

Looks like you had pretty good day!!

[@slinky0700]

We went back to honeymoon island yesterday and it was amazing. I found a good amount of chestnut turbines and even found an alphabet cone. My first! Can’t wait to get another picture frame and put the shells from yesterday on it.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh that's wonderful! I can't wait to go back too!

[@paulagloe4841]

Always enjoy your FMB shelling. However there is NO place to park on the south end. You said in a recent video that you have a connection so you can park down there. Lucky you! I haven’t seen Flamingo open. And that’s still a looong walk to get to the south end. Someday I’ll figure out how to get to where you are in this video. 😁

[@SWFBeachLife]

You can take the trolley!!! it just occurred that one can either park at the Park and Ride on Pine Ridge Road, or park at the North end of FMB and take the trolley to the South end of the island. Flamingo Street is a great place to start your walk south!

[@paulagloe4841]

@@SWFBeachLife thanks!

[@lb2393]

5:39 and 6:01 top right corner there's a wentletrap! love your vids!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I know!! I hope someone else found them!

[@rachellerymek5529]

ANGEL WINGS ❤❤❤❤❤ 100 days and I could hopefully find my 1st one when I'm there ❤❤❤

[@LoneWolf7129OFFICIAL]

My wife and i are visiting next month, i noticed your comment in the discription. Do they have public parking? Any recommendations on other places to visit? Were staying in bonita springs but i want to take her shelling wherever we can

[@SWFBeachLife]

There is plenty of parking on the North end of the island: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inOkn6qbmc6ZqNk The south end is the challenge, HOWEVER I just remembered the trolley. There is a trolley you can take to the south end. I'll have to look more into that so I can tell people where to get off.

[@tammymoore-kloss9680]

What an amazing fun day! Woohoo ❤

[@shawnybee1]

Oh my those chairs would be worth salvaging!!!

[@donnajohnson3334]

I've fixed up worse !.

[@seriously.....]

Yay!!! Yes I so needed this ! 🤍🩶🩵💙💜 Sharmon , where did you live prior to FL? I'm curious if you also would shell other places you've lived or if you started when you moved to FL?

[@SWFBeachLife]

I lived in Northern NJ before I moved here. I didn't know I was so interested in seashells until I moved here in 2019!

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

The VICTORIAN CHAIRS looked like beginning of 🎥.....

[@SWFBeachLife]

Crazy right?

[@lindaleehulsey3167]

@@SWFBeachLife 🖼🎨🖌 SURREALISM

[@elizabethhughes8081]

@SWFBeachLife What do you do with all the shells you collect?

[@donnajohnson3334]

As a teen, my Mom drove me to my Chiropractors' office. A couple houses down, we passed a house with a rock garden. In that rock garden were the two biggest King Helmet shells we'd EVER seen. We would always pass and salivate like two mad dogs !!!. L0L !. Oh, we knew the weather would slowly bleach and make them lose their shine, erroding them, etc. I rode past everyday on the new bus route. I saw them covered in snow, hail, heat....it made me quiver at the waste. Then they had the yard cleaned, and they..... pitched them !. I have a big CHALKY horse conch from a garden. UGH 🤯 ( dramatic ending).

[@SWFBeachLife]

Pitched them? 😩😩😩

[@SWFBeachLife]

I am just finishing up a video that explains all! I keep some, I put some to the side and the rest I sell! And I finally opened up an Etsy shop. I'm trying to find the time to get more shells up on the site! www.etsy.com/shop/SWFBeachLifeStore

[@leenanalawade8068]

Make a video on ur seashells collection till a date. I'm so eager for this video.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I am dropping that video next Wednesday 4/12! 😃