How much do you know about the beach? Let's go for a virtual beach walk and find out!

How much do you know about the beach? I didn't know there was so much to know! Let's talk tides, shells and beach critters.
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[@janiebennett5645]

Shar, your love for the beach is always constant. You show so much enthusiasm each time you share your videos with us. I just want you to know, how very much you are appreciated as is your information you share. You are a delight to hear. Thank you so much for sharing, beach friend. 🏖 🐚♥ PS. you need your own emoji. 😁

[@SWFBeachLife]

Aw shucks - thank you so much for this! My emoji would be the strong arm holding a shell with a big fat grin incorporated somewhere 💪🏻🐚😃

[@janiebennett5645]

@@SWFBeachLife Hahahaha!! Maybe the grin would be incorporated within the aperture of the shell?? LOL Thanks for the giggle, beach friend. ❤ You're welcome!!

[@KelliCassarella-ek5km]

"You have a date with bleach!" Cracked me up!

[@fredamoore1743]

Loved our wonderful walk tonight!! All the shells are beautiful! The first thing I said when you came up the the rocks that line that wall was , well thank goodness it's super low tide cause I remembered that was where you fell. Ft Myers is so lovely. I really enjoyed the adventure. Can't wait till next week's surprise walk. Have a great week!😊😊

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

Thank you for taking usalong on this great adventure. Keep up te joy of the beach & the Shells. Apperciate you very much..

[@millabird]

🎉 Congratulations! For many sea glass collectors, finding a sea marble like that would be the equivalent of finding a junonia, as it’s considered a highly desirable find that is rare on most beaches, especially if it’s a vintage, heavily frosted marble. 😊 You can put a tiny touch of mineral oil on the marble if you prefer more transparency in the glass, although some people prefer the natural frostiness.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!! Someone else asked why I got so excited - I couldn't exactly tell why other than it's a "glass collecting thing." I knew it was a cool find but I didn't know how cool - thank you for that! I did put it in my special shell box even though it wasn't a shell 😊

[@bonnerdebbie]

Stunning sea marble, perfectly beach kissed. After 20 years of living at the beach, the only time I keep broken shells are if they are huge or something I don't have like you until I find an upgrade. I have used so many throughout the years to make wreaths, pictures, jewelry, Christmas trees and ornaments that I probably have half what I have picked up and still have LOTS, so why pick up broken ones? Thanks Sharmon!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much for that input. It must be frustrating to watch someone leave so much behind, but the struggle to keep shells, pieces of shells and everything else organized can be overwhelming. I feel like I need to justify why I don't keep everything 😅 Thank you for taking the time to let me know your thoughts! ❤️

[@ErinNewtonTBW]

That pony is my dream find. 😮

[@deedorothypapineau6920]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen the tide there so low. Great shelling, although I wish that “wedding “ shell was common. It was so beautiful. See you next week.

[@sierrawave]

I will keep shells that are artistically broken. I especially like when you can see the spirals inside. It’s easy enough to use a rotary tool to smooth the edges and make them look pretty.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'm going to teach myself to use one of those rotary tools this weekend!

[@maureengulat6331]

Thanks Sharman! It was an excellent walk! Love love love the Nutmegs!!!

[@user-cz7wh6mh1y]

Beautiful beach walk. I can’t wait to get back to th pe beach. Right now we are helping our daughter during her recovery from surgery so I will get my beach fix from you. Thanks so much for taking me along on your beach walk.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Sending wishes of a speedy recovery to your daughter 🙏🏼❤️

[@user-xw2jf2nl4s]

Love the walk and the treasures. I love to think about the sensation of the wind and water. Thanks for your walks🐚🪸

[@donnahatfield7601]

I always look forward to my Sunday evenings with you and a trip to the beach ♥️

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@justjulee9135]

Awesome video! I always enjoy seeing everything you find! You inspire me 😊

[@ilonamollema6467]

Dear Sharmon, What a lovely evening on the beach. And even though it's summer and the "low season" for shelling, you did amazing! I love the lace murex and all the olives. And I know you will one day find that albino lettered olive! 🤍 The tiny's are always so cute! 😍 Thank you for taking us with you on your beach walks. You know it is my highlight of the week, and I really mean it. Thank you so, so much for that! I'm still so grateful that I found your channel years ago, and I cherish our friendship. ❤ Thank you, my friend! I'm curious where you will take us next week! I hope you have a wonderful week, without thunderstorms and rain. (We've got plenty of it here in the Netherlands. It's even a new record. It has never been so wet before in May and June....🙄) Sending you love and a big hug, xoxo ❤, Ilona

[@SWFBeachLife]

As of last Thursday we had gotten 19" of rain in 4 days. We were quite soggy and I couldn't get out to the beach! That being said, I'm going to hit the 10K islands today, so that's where we'll be going this Sunday (sorry if you don't like spoilers). The rain storms hopefully churned things up a bit. I haven't been to Kice Island in a quite a while so I'm excited to see what's going to be there!

[@MiMi-og4wx]

Hi 👋🏼 Sharman! I love the Fighting Conchs, but I’m picky about which ones I collect. My Mom and I spent the first week in June on Marco Island and it was FANTASTIC! We stayed at South Beach area (Seaview Condos) and went to your secret spot twice at low tide. Lots of great finds there and that’s where we collected the Fighting Conchs.. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us and your knowledge. YOU are the reason I became a hardcore sheller! Now my entire family enjoys this wonderful hobby! ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's such a wonderful hobby to have! You get outside, exercise, you are normally learning something about nature or the weather or creatures. I'm glad you have found you enjoy shelling as much as I do!!

[@pattythacker5916]

I so look forward watching you pick up cool, pretty seashells 😁I’m learning sooo much. Please continue sharing your adventures! From Virginia ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@amyboggs766]

The horse conch is my fav this week 🏝️🦩🐚

[@paulettenewton3370]

Yeah ❤so many goodies. I do love the calico clams 😊

[@michelleday397]

I would have kept the partial shell. It was beautiful and can be enjoyed for what it is. Shells are often layered when displayed so the end could have been hidden under some other shell.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Indeed! Thank you very much for letting me know your thoughts!

[@lambkin321]

I hope you all are doing and came through the storms ok. Wonderful beach walk!

[@SWFBeachLife]

We flooded a bit, then dried out. Nothing that caused any permanent damage 😊

[@kathyjund7212]

That really negative low tide was a gift for sure.. look at all the treasures.. nutmeg heave... olvives a jewl boxes and Florida cones!! You know I would have kept that fighting conch.. sooo glad you kept the lightning whelk pieces!!!!!! And glad no header around that point!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yes I managed to stay dry this time but I do have a dry bag. I could just swim across if I had to 🤣

[@jolynnburns4306]

Now that was an exciting walk!! You are blessed. Cannot wait to hear about your new business of people going on shell hunts with you. Great finds. That marble was exciting. Have a great week and see you Sunday!! XOXO

[@SWFBeachLife]

I have my first guided beach walk next week! I will not be making a Sunday video, but you better believe I'll have my camera in case anything cool shows up! I don't want anyone to miss anything!

[@jolynnburns4306]

@@SWFBeachLife how was the guided beach walk??

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@jolynnburns4306 I had a cancelation so now my official first walk is this Friday 😃

[@jolynnburns4306]

@@SWFBeachLife cannot wait to hear about it!

[@debblair5761]

Awesome shells. Beautiful beaches

[@melissalillegard7945]

I loved the adventure today. I really like coming along with you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for choosing to spend time with me at the beach!

[@carolynb3180]

A beautiful day at the beach, and so many shells! Love your videos!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@paulettenewton3370]

Ordered my. Bug barrier and after bite 😊 thank you for the recommendation ❤

[@cazee100]

That’s a heck of a varied amount of shells. And you didn’t go for a dip on the rocky bit, yay you 😂hugs and stay safe xx

[@SWFBeachLife]

No dip for me today. Although it's getting hot enough where I'll just get my dry bag, throw everything in and swim across 🤣

[@gardenho3628]

Well, Son of a Beach... this is gonna be Good! 😊 p.s... Ummmm, that's My Marble... lost 'em years ago! lol

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

My younger sister and I played pirate once with a couple hundred marbles, burying them very deep in the sand at Jacksonville Beach. Later, we were going to leave, so we wanted to dig them up, but we found that sand all looks alike! We couldn't find them! (I was seven and she was four). I wonder how many of those silly marbles are rolling around the Atlantic sea floor now?

[@SWFBeachLife]

LOL!!! I think I've lost mine too 🤣

[@jocelia4622]

Hello. Good Evening 🐚🐚Happy Shelling Sunday 🐚🐚

[@denisem6754]

I really enjoyed a quick visit to FMB this morning and you have truly developed into a great videographer. The shells were incredible, the Purplish Tagelus was actually a very nice specimen but my favorite were all those lovely Florida Cones.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Someone else pointed out how hard it is to find those shells without break in them (Florida cones). I wonder what adventures they have to get so beat up!

[@denisem6754]

@@SWFBeachLife I don’t know, but they are beautiful and a few of the ones you collected on video were really nice. As always, thanks for a great virtual beach walk, hope your hubby had a wonderful Father’s DY.

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@denisem6754 Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@moonlitpearl700]

What a nice haul. My nana loved the lettered olives. I love the fighting conchs

[@SWFBeachLife]

I love the fighting conchs too!!!

[@jocelia4622]

I would have kept it, just love the color 🐚🐚

[@chrisoverton4178]

I keep broken shells if they are especially pretty, like the top of that lightning whelk. I make shell mirrors for friends, and the broken ones are perfect for that purpose since only the good side shows.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I am finishing up a shell mirror video and I am starting to look at shells a little differently. There are so many things I want to make!

[@revmomvpable]

Hey, it was so cool to see Paul doing his daily walk!! I noticed the sweet spot didn't show up as much at low tide. Its not too far from the hotel sticking out. There are a lot of rocks down in there to fall on. Glad you made it around safely. Cant wait to come back and spend days out there again. I was surprised to see so few tulips and murex. Always so fun. You are the highlight of my week as usual. Thanks for sharing. Maybe in December!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Summers can be very tough to find shells but I find if you look hard enough, you'll find something. Have a great week!

[@lesliel9791]

put the marble inside the broken crown conch

[@gingermackeen5741]

Congrats on the marble! I get a kick out of WildKyle in north FL who looks for those! Yep I agree those are dosinias and I like the juvenile quahogs too. I don't keep broken shells usually unless I have a visitor with me and we might not find anything else. I was pleased that my family found some decent shells at HISP this past week - even a couple of gaudies! Beautiful HC! Love the color! Awesome LM! Amazing FMB haul once again! ❤ Thanks Sharmon! xxoo

[@SWFBeachLife]

If I lived there, I swear I would never leave the beach! I would be out there several times a day checking to see what's out there. I'm glad your family had good luck while visiting. I'm heading down to the 10K this afternoon in hopes those rains helped kick up goodies!! 🙏🏼

[@shirleyadkins4254]

So Great

[@tammywood7514]

Spiney Jewel Box😍

[@virginiawestcot3111]

TY that was fabulous! ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

[@jojoa0808]

Great finds! Loved this video❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Andrea_Make-it-your-own]

❤

[@ramblingbramblesvlogs]

I have started trying to guess the shell before you tell what it is ... I'm getting there!! I am so wanting to get back to Florida and to the beach!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I hope you are going to try out your skills at a real beach one day!!!

[@lauriewatson2822]

I don't usually do this but... right after you pick up the 2nd live sand dollar you show us briefly a handful of tinies and then reach for a little cute nutmeg. At that scene which is about 23:08 it looks like there is a white olive just to the right of the nutmeg and possibly 2 wentletraps in the same area. Then again I could just be dreaming....lol. Love the videos.

[@SWFBeachLife]

That was a broken beach worn olive and some flyspeck ceriths. Good eye though!

[@KariRagan-vr8ed]

Regarding the Florida Fighting Conch that was slightly broken. I personally would have kept it. But I also would have taken my Dremel to than broken spot to smooth it out and make it not so jagged. But I also live in Oklahoma so a beach for me is a bit out of reach without a long drive. Much love to you, you do such an amazing job!!!!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I really have to get comfortable with using a Dremel with shells! So far I've left that up to my husband but I think it's time I got my own. Thank you for your input!

[@kathymorgan8453]

I’m curious the size of your collecting bag. Maybe consider showing it sometime please.

[@Auriasis]

Most of the olive shells I find on Hobe Sound beach are creamy white with light tan bands. I found one very large dark one that is my prize. I only have 5 or 6 jewel boxes. I have a whole jar of rose petals thou mine are rounder than yours and very hot pink. It is so fun to see the difference in shells. We find scotch bonnets on ocassion and silt shells, sea hearts and sea pearls. I have a large jar of shark eyes. I found a couple as big as my hand. Sand Dollars are always in pieces. My favorite collection is my Lion Paws. I wish we could trade places for a day. King conchs are rare.

[@SWFBeachLife]

The coasts are very different indeed and I always enjoy seeing the different shells over on your coast when I visit.

[@tonjatodd9491]

I've been watching your videos for a while and I'm actually in fort Meyers on vacation because of your shelling videos Wednesday was at fort Meyers Beach and didn't find any shells that weren't broken today was at lovers key and that was pretty much the same majority of everything was broken tomorrow I'm going to Sanibel so I've got my fingers crossed I find a few good shells before I go home

[@SWFBeachLife]

The tides are very tough this week but today the afternoon should be much better than the morning to find those shells!

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

Hi guys! Hope you're all doing great! I'm late because I was outside doing all the chores my late husband used to do. It's hard when you have to do everything by yourself! Better late than never, though! I'll have to run down the beach to catch up with y'all! 😅 Now that spiny jewelbox is why I won't go barefoot on the beach, though I might wear my barefoot shoes, my new favorite shoes! Beautiful sand dollar, girl! That's one shell I really want to find, a crown conch! Along with a bunch of calico scallops and a nautica or two. Maybe even a honkin' big horse conch! I know, I know, it's an addiction! I'd have kept that flame-kissed fighting conch! I'd stick it down in sand so the chewed up part wouldn't show! It was gorgeous! Nice lace murex, honey! It should clean up great! What a nice shelling day you had! Good for you! Love to all my beachy friends snd to you, my Beach Angel! TLM ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

MAYBE....if I ever get to the point where I can make things with my shells on a regular basis I can keep more of the banged up shells. I just don't have the vision that other people do but I've been spending some time on Pinterest in hopes of maybe making things on a regular basis. I really do love making the mirrors.....❤️

[@jantaylor2034]

I love seeing the pelicans and other birds (are they cormorants?) at the pier when you walk by. That hinged really spiny jewel box at the beginning was great, and I loved the one you found later that had so much pink color on it. And the marble!! Cat's eyes (like you found) were always my favorites when I was a kid! I'm really not trying to be critical with the following, just trying to share my knowledge the way you share yours about the beach. Traverse is a noun = Travel across. (Like a traverse rod for draperies...drapes travel across it.) Transverse is an adjective = Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis. (I'm thinking there must be something about this that relates to the transverse ark shells, but I haven't been able to find out where their name came from.) So, traverse moves across; transverse doesn't move, it lies across. And the tide was at -.11, (minus point one one) not actually at "minus eleven" when you mentioned it at the end of the video. It would've been waaaaaay 🫨 out there of it had been -11. This was a great day on the beach, Sharmon. I was out of town visiting in another part of the state and didn't get to beachcomb with you until today (Saturday), but THAT means I get to see another of your videos tomorrow!!!

[@DeborahDuval-tx6up]

Oh yeah I would have kept that FFC with the slightly eaten spot! All those other broken shells that were ordinary? Not so much!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you! I need to start making things with shells so I can have a reason so keep the not-as-perfect ones!

[@Merlijnvv]

At 8:00 received a 159 mm Sunray recently. It is from the USA, but not known where exactly. Most seem to be from Florida. Finding a marble on the beach means good luck ahead... You had good luck with the Florida Cones. I would consider them one of the most desireable, because they are hard to find in top quality: mint lip, minimal scarring (healed breaks), good colour for the species and super large size. That combination is hard, therefore very desirable.

[@SWFBeachLife]

That sounds like a very impressive Sunray clam. I just measured one of mine and it's about half that size. That's a very good point about the condition of the FL cones. They really are rare to find in good condition. Do you have any idea whey they always have that scarring?

[@nanalenox932]

Hi Sharmin! I was wondering if you've ever been shelling in hawaii and if so, did you bring anything home? Thank you for the awesome vids every Sunday! I look forward to it every week!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I have never been shelling in HI, however I know I would want a sunrise scallop. And a cowrie and some cones 😃I would definitely like to go there one day.

[@dianerichmond7105]

What a beautiful low tide today! And all those FL cones and nutmegs! I just saw someone on fb post a pic asking for an ID on a tiger moon snail/wedding shell this past week! Wonder if it was from the same wedding, ha!

[@SWFBeachLife]

LOL it might have been the same wedding! The shell was pretty and we do have fancy moon snails - just not quite THAT fancy 😂

[@artfx9]

When are you going to use a giant comb to comb the beach?

[@SWFBeachLife]

I don't plan on getting a comb, however I have some pretty good scoops that come in handy!

[@deniseyoung5385]

I have a little theory about the “wedding shells” because I have noticed a lot more of them showing up after the hurricane… I know that a lot of the tourist shops sold shells from other parts of the world and some of those same shops were destroyed or at the very least had water rushing in and out of them… I think those tourist shop shells have ended up being washed out by the hurricane and are making their way back up onto shore. Besides the tourist shops, I think there were also a lot of private collections that were lost in homes that were damaged or destroyed, and I would suspect avid shellers with big collections may have shelled other places on vacation and had them in the collections that were lost. So even though they are not native, it’s kinda cool to find them. They were introduced into the area in an unusual way and it’s a bit of a treasure hunt to find out what they are and where they came from. I’m so glad that you kept the perfectly broken tops of the lightning whelks. They are really pretty and so intriguing. I always think they would make beautiful jewelry. I can imagine the big one as a hair barrette. I think I would feel like a mermaid wearing that in my hair.

[@SWFBeachLife]

What a pretty vision...the lighting whelk barrette. I have met the ladies that lost their collections to the hurricane, so it is possible that their shells are indeed washing back up. I was still glad to find a wedding shell and explain to everyone what it was. I've found wedding shells before a very long time ago and was surprised to learn how that all works.

[@LeahStroup753]

Constricted marcoma? That's a new one for me! Is it in the tellin family? Kinda looks tellin-y.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Good eye! It is a member of the Tellinidae family! They look a little like a smaller version of the "potato chip" shell - the Atlantic fat tellin 😅 The Atlantic fat tellin I had to go to Honeymoon Island to find!

[@melissalillegard7945]

I want to come to Florida. Living on the end of the United States, I do not have these advantages to find these shells let alone any shells.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I know the feeling. I didn't know all that much about the beach before I moved here. I'm so happy we chose to live in this area!

[@pamelaferguson257]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤

[@dibrown3996]

How do you know the cone shells are OK to pick up/

[@SWFBeachLife]

We don't have cones here that will kill you, so our cones aren't as dangerous. They will sting you like the other cones, but their venom is more like a bee sting. Also, it is very unusual to find a live cone (I've only found a few live ones) so it's really not all that dangerous to pick up a cone.

[@cindyivanoff7264]

What do you do with all your shells? I think they are pretty,but after you get lots of the same shell what do you do with them? Do you decorate with them . Interesting to see what different kinds you can find. CindyM.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I recently made a video about my collection and what I do with my shells: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6fUaneAl6h9eqMsi=UsnaEM_Goq2QLO08

[@annettenepple449]

What months do you consider Winter?

[@SWFBeachLife]

I consider Jan-March to be winter. If we're talking good shells, I will say best time is Dec-April.

[@nickgreen455]

Are sharks eye and a false shark eye the same kind of snail, and the only difference is the hole in the back of the shell, or are they two different types of snail that live in similar shells

[@SWFBeachLife]

The shark eye and the false shark eye are like really, really close cousins. They have different names, so technically, they are different species. They look almost identical though, except for that scoop on the back of the shell.

[@PeggyMcClain-ku5wf]

I have ordered my bug spray! Planning a trip to ft Myers in January! Where do you park? Can you please share the address and how much it costs? I know you do on several videos!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yay on the bug spray! And there is no good parking down at the South end of Fort Myers Beach. I have a special pass or I walk a few miles.

[@PeggyMcClain-ku5wf]

Ok thanks. I have had a knee replacement and looking for close parking. My friend and I are planning a road trip down the west coast of Florida and up the east coast! We are coming in January. My bucket list trip ! I’m from Gulf Shores Alabama. The shelling here can’t compare to farther south.

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@PeggyMcClain-ku5wf Closest parking to good shelling is Lighhouse Beach on Sanibel. The beach is RIGHT THERE!

[@TinkerTailor4303]

I don't understand the significance of the marble?

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's a glass collecting thing 😃