I found a super rare shell! Or did my junonia find me?

[@susanbaird49]

I just started the video, but had to get on here and comment. I am so, so, soooooooo happy for you!! Your Junonia found you!! My Junonia found me on March 7, 2022, because of you. I shared this with you back then, but here's a little recap. I was on a 2 week shelling trip to Florida. My last evening there I went back to the hotel to pack. I was exhausted and ready to relax. But then I turned on your video and you inspired me to go out one more time before I left. That's when my Junonia found me at South Lido Key Beach after a tractor had raked the beach and pulled up lots of shells, including my Junonia. You were so happy for me. For the last 2 years I have been hoping to see your Junonia find you. I am thrilled for you. You deserve this. Now, I'm going to watch your Junonia find you. WELCOME TO THE "J" CLUB!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I do remember! I was going to write back, "This was on Lido Key" but you mentioned it. Isn't that feeling awesome? Like you KNEW you had to go back out there. I don't know how else to explain it, but I swear I felt it in the air. I am doing another little adventure at like 4am tomorrow - I hope I have more excellent luck! Thanks for sharing my excitement with me!!

[@susanbaird49]

@SWFBeachLife Our Junonias were calling out to us to come get them. So, we had to go get them. Best feeling ever when your eyes see those spots. 😊 I can't wait to get back to SWF for more amazing shelling. It's been 2 years since I have been to Florida. How was your 4 am adventure?

[@wandadorsey8895]

It was marvellous to listen to your excitement while you were having your JUNONIA high. So happy for you and as always, thank you for sharing. Blessings

[@piratessalyx7871]

Oooooooh I wish I could go out with you both on a beautiful beach and shell, alas my arthritic hips have foiled me….I miss beachcombing!

[@LilyBurana-d9g]

A JUNONIA! Shell nerds everywhere know what this means to a dedicated sheller. Rejoicing for you!!!!! May it be the first of many.

[@hoppas77]

I love being a shell nerd lol 😁

[@LilyBurana-d9g]

haha, me, too! I need to start making "SHELL NERD" gear, like t-shirts, sweatshirts, and shell bags. 😆@@hoppas77

[@SWFBeachLife]

Shell nerds unite!

[@susanbaird49]

@@SWFBeachLife I'm definitely a shell nerd!

[@elisbethfinos6162]

No one deserves this Junonia more than you! You bring so much pleasure to others who live vicariously through your beach treks. Much happiness for you❤️💜👏

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you SO much!! 🙏🏼

[@johnhoussock9019]

My wife and I were browsing KZbin when my wife called out in a tone like something tragic happened….”oh my goooood!!!!” When she told me a J in the thumbnail occurred we were both ecstatic. It’s been a long time coming. We shell a few times a year on our vacations and I always say even sharmon hasn’t found one yet when we strike out. So happy for you! Well over due! …..on to the next one, let’s go to the beach!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you! Yes, it took me a while, but it finally found me. I'm tickled it's 99% intact. I hope yours finds you soon!!

[@Shelviliger]

The Seas have given your long awated gift!🐚 CONGRATS!!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@kathyjund7212]

The shelliest of Congratshellations to you!!! Mother nature said it was time! So so very happy for you..such fabulous treasures..snd the "sea" stars are shining for you too!! Thank you for taking us along with you with you so we could witness it! Biggest hugs!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks so much Kathy! It was quite an experience just seeing that shell sitting there waiting for me. ❤️

[@jojoa0808]

No way! You found a Junonia! CONGRATS Charmaine! ❤

[@maryannkom299]

Her name is Sharmon

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@emilywire28]

You deserve it!!! Your channel is the reason I took my family to Sanibel two years ago. Meant so much to me. Thank you!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

That is awesome! I hope Sanibel was extra good to you!

[@karenrublesmith6186]

Where’s the LOVE button when you need one??? ❤❤❤ I may have squealed a little when you showed it in the intro! Thank you for allowing g us to live vicariously through your adventures! Can’t wait to get there and look for one, too! ❤❤❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

It took me a while, but I got 'er done. Now onto all the other gorgeous shells I haven't met yet, like a really gorgeous albino fishing conch, an albino olive, the cabrit murex, sunrise tellin...there are so many more I need to meet 🥰

[@kimberleykimsmithstaff1758]

Huge congratulations!!! So incredibly happy for you and that your junonia finally found you!! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer, more deserving person! The whole trip was amazing! Thanks for taking us along again!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Awe - thank you Kim!! It was so fun finally finding that shell!

[@salishseaquest7952]

So glad you FINALLY got the prize!! WOW! That Junonia!! No sneezing at the other colorful shells you found. Love that it finally happened to you!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It took me long enough but dare I say it was worth the wait 🐚

[@cazee100]

Lucky you. Not just a junonia but a nice big junonia. So now you can tick that off the bucket list. What’s next? What’s the next on the bucket list? Love Dickmans almost as much as Kice, although Kice seems to have calmed down for variety since the hurricane. Hugs, Stay safe and have a great week xx

[@SWFBeachLife]

Wow you are observant. Kice has "slowed" a little since the hurricane. I still love it, but it's making me work more than I used to. Next bucket list shells are: Any albino (especially FFC and olives), the cabrit murex, a sunrise tellin, any kind of helmet and maybe shelling in the Carolinas so I can hunt for different shells. I'm lucky that there are still so many shells out there I'd like to meet!

[@bonnerdebbie]

I am so happy for you Sharmon! Your Junonia finally found you. I also love that stunning Lace Murex and the variety of Common Nutmegs. Have a great week, see you next Sunday!

[@kristinradams7109]

Congratulations!!! I've been watching your channel for a long time, and I am SO HAPPY you and your junonia have finally found each other. Yay!!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yes, the junonia is sitting in my shell cabinet with my first horse conch 🥰 I'm lucky we have some many shells that I have tons of other firsts to find!

[@Elohims1]

Yay, your Junonia found you! It went through alot just to get to you! How blessed by God you are ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was a real joy to finally find one!

[@lizblameuser7552]

WOWZA! Big congrats on the J! No one on the planet more deserving, I’m thrilled for you..👍❤️ AND, such a beautiful collection of all kinds of shells and 2 islands to boot! What a great trip and as always, thanks so much for bringing us along..❤️

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for tagging along!

[@debbieosredkernelson13]

Woohoo - Junonia! So happy for you. I also love that green mussel; the color is very pretty. And, those dark nutmegs are beautiful, especially that "tall" one!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Yes, that tall, dark and handsome shell is going in my special shell collection 😂

[@TheSnowbirdez]

We just got back from our trip to fort Myers area a few hours ago. What a shell haul. My daughter also found a junonia. Not in perfect condition but mostly intact. It was awesome. Thanks again for the inspiration!,

[@SWFBeachLife]

That is awesome!

[@Doxymeister]

I'm soooooo happy for you! Such a wonderful day, loved seeing the starfish hanging out on the beach, and all the beautiful shells. So glad your J found you!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It took a whole but we finally found each other!! 😂

[@brendagroff8478]

It's about time!!!! WHAT A GORGEOUS SEA SHELL!!! Now you have two of the top rare shells.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I know right?! I'm happy my "first" was mostly intact 🥰

[@denisem6754]

Congratulations on your Junonia! Wow, how exciting! I loved how the shells, especially the TrueTulips, glowed in the morning sunlight. The entire haul is stunning, but you’re right, the Junonia is the star of the show!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I felt guilty picking up more shells after the J but I couldn't let a good shell tour go to waste! Thank you for watching!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@sarahatten8271]

Totally awesome you found a bucket shell!!😊

[@dainashutte4504]

That is shelltastic 🎉 and so happy for you!! As you have said before, your Junonia will find you, and it sure did!! It is a beauty and a nice large one 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Welcome to the ‘Junonia Club’

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much! I was really excited to get out on the beach that day and finally let my "J" find me! 😂

[@dainashutte4504]

🥰

[@Lolziesss16]

i found my Junonia almost two years ago during my FIRST ever trip to south west florida, particularly Siesta Key. There had been a bad storm the day before so essentially I had found a Junonia on my first ever day of shelling.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Beginners luck. Amazing! I'm glad you kept it!!

[@carolhopps5871]

Congratulations Sharmon on that awesome Junonia!! So happy for you!❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@miriammacdermot5601]

Oh Sharmon! What a day! A Junonia! Now won't your name get put in the newspaper for finding the Junonia? Oh, I'm SO thrilled for you. Of course that was today's highlight, but I thought the green mussels were super cool. Those nutmegs were so colorful and varied. When I come to Florida, it's definitely my goal to get some of those as well as the gaudy Nauticas and of course, a good variety of fighting conchs. I loved the lacy murexes and the white crown conch. I must mention that I have a thing for paper figs. Sounds like I need to take one of those tours when I finally get to take that trip. Best wishes for a great week and thanks again for sharing your treasures and trip. Very greatly enjoyed.

[@SWFBeachLife]

You'll find lots of paper figs in the high wrack line after a storm on Sanibel. I find them all over, but they seem to really like Sanibel. I hope you find bunches if/when you come!

[@rarejem12]

Did a tour to Kice with Ally on February 3rd, and told her you were my motivator to do it! She had told me you had just found the Junonia the previous weekend!! I absolutely loved the experience…so thank you so much for the nudge!!💕

[@SWFBeachLife]

You are so welcome! I'm glad you went out with Ali. She's simply the best!

[@sarahmackey6471]

Congratulations!!! What a great way to start your tour. So glad we went on our tour with Ali! She is fun and knowledgeable! Joey and I are dreaming of the day we can go back to find different treasures!

[@Dirtydenadan691]

Soo glad tou found it. Finally. You talk about it every video and your number got called today. You deserve it!

[@rebeccagrimes9552]

Oh yay!! Congrats on that Junonia!!! Lots of other fabulous finds, too!!! Amazing shell haul! 🐚🐚😍

[@dianekring7672]

Congratulations for the Junonia!! How fun!! 😁. I love the Rose Petal Tellins and the Alphabet Cones and Lightening Welks most of all...but I would certainly love the opportunity to shell, and find, any of your specimens! Those Crown Conchs are gorgeous as well!! Thanks for sharing Sunday night with us once again, Sharmon!! ❤️. BTW...did I mention that great Junonia??? 😊😂

[@SWFBeachLife]

I have to agree.... that Junonia is pretty awesome! It was such a thrill to finally find mine. 🥰

[@JILLCritterologist]

💜💜💜 for your Junonia!! What a great day for finding treasures. Five minutes of video after you picked it up, it comes out for another photo op... "I CAN"T BELIEVE THERE"S A JUNONIA IN MY SHELLBAG!" and five minutes after that, it's out again for another shot. I was thrilled right along with you! Glad you weren't too freaked out to properly appreciate those gorgeous alphabet cones, lace murex, :strawberry blonde" apple murex, albinistic crown conch, GOLDEN sunrise venus, and DARK nutmegs!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I figured I would completely nerd out once I was home - I was out there with shells and there were still shells to be found! It was such a fun day. I love living here!! 🌴🌊🐚❤️

[@luannski6895]

Congrats. In my mind your daughters would be named Shelly and Junonia!

[@SWFBeachLife]

If I had only known about seashells then they might have been named that! 😂

[@jolynnburns4306]

OMG!!! So excited for you!! My daughter-n-law found a piece in Pensacola! So excited for you. Great haul! Have a great week! See you Sunday! XOXO

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@fredamoore1743]

Oh Sharmon!!! I am still squealing!!! So happy your Junonia found you. I have watched you since the beginning and just waited for the day it found you. Everyone on that beach would have known if I found one, I would not have been able to contain myself. Awe , this just made my night! Kudos to you girl. Frame that baby in its own little shadow box!! Love it. Have a great week!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so very much. It was so thrilling to finally find one of my own on the beach!! Now to find all those albinos I'm looking for 😂

[@seriously.....]

Yay!!! Loook at that!! Congrats Sharmon youve earmed it and then some its beautiful!!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!

[@maggiespehr2590]

What an amazing day!!! So many different shells! Congrats on the Junonia! I also love that odd Nutmeg! ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@trenttan3779]

I know sooner or later you'll find the junonia! Congrats, Sharmon! All the other shells are just as beautiful! So happy for you! 😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@lisaoldfield5834]

I am so happy for you!!!! I died laughing when you showed the ocean and I thought you were going to do “beach time” and then the junonia poked its head up from the bottom of the screen. So funny 😂 Yay for you!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I have a wicked sense of humor. I'm glad I can let it out once in a while 🤣🤣

[@kozlinda]

i teared up when you found the junonia...so happy for you! ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@SaraM-mj7gj]

Yay for the J!!! How exciting…and I love how you kept taking it out ❤! I’m going on a shelling tour with Ali in March…hope to find mine too!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I hope you have fabulous shell luck when you go!

[@jeanettewestgarth8271]

🎉Wow!! I'm so ecstatic for you, finally a Junonia, no-one deserves it more than you. What a beautiful shell, as were the rest but that 1 is special xx

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@StuartCarmichael-r4r]

What a thrill to accompany you on the find of the find - congratulations and thank you for bringing such joy to us every week.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you shell friend!!! I'm still over the moon about that little spotted shell. I hope you found lots of goodies when you went too!

[@CrazyShellLady-Shelli]

Oh so happy, happy, happy for you...Juniona is awesomely gorgeous. On your shelling tour with Ali & the alphabet cones are very beautiful. Love them both ❤❤ Hope my shell tour is just as wonderful as yours. Looking forward to being there!!!❤❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Sending good shell luck to you!!

[@ilonamollema6467]

Dear Sharmon, After your hints on last weeks video, I knew that the illusive J found you.... And it was true! I'm so happy for you! Finally, the Junonia found you! And it's gorgeous! Who cares about a little "issue" on one side? It's still an amazing find and I couldn't be happier for you! Finally, after all the broken pieces, there it was. Waiting for you, waiting to get loved and admired by you and all your subscribers. 🤎 And I know that your albino olive is somewhere waiting for you too! It will happen! All the other shells are also stunning! Love the double lace murex and the albinistic crown conch. 😍 I'm so happy for you that you had such a wonderful day. ❤ I hope that you'll have a wonderful week, filled with joy, love, sunshine and happiness! Sending you all my love and of course a big hug! Xoxo ❤, Ilona

[@SWFBeachLife]

It took me well over a year to get my first horse conch and then this Junonia took me a LONG time. I don't mind the wait though. Anticipation can be fun too 😃 I've been watching the weather and I'm going to get up at 4am to do some low-tide night shelling tomorrow. I have a good feeling and hopefully I'll find some treasures without freezing my tail off! I hope you are in good spirits and I'm sending you love and sunshine from Florida.

[@dondemaio2459]

The shell at 27:10 is an orange variant of the Purplish Semele

[@SWFBeachLife]

Agreed!! Thank you so much for the ID help!

[@karengeorge5959]

Congratulations Sharman. So happy for you that you found your Junonia!!! I am still looking but one will find me too 😊😊😊😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!! I hope yours finds you soon!

[@MiMi-og4wx]

WOW Sharman!! You found the Junonia!! ❤ Congratulations 🎈

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!

[@amandabyrd9349]

CROGRATULATIONS! What a bucket shell and I loved seeing it each victory lap when you showed it.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much! That shell was just WAY too good to only show once.

[@FiannaThornton74]

I am soooo ecstatic for you!!!! I knew it had to be soon! You so deserve it Sharmon. Yay!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@cynthiastinson7059]

I once was on a beach in Baja; there were so many sand dollars that we used them for skipping on the ocean waves. They skip 5 or more times each. The rounded side facing the water. Imagine the wealth, to be able to do that without having regrets! Love seeing those again in your video. Thanks.

[@SWFBeachLife]

That's what happens when those beautiful things are "common." I will never not appreciate all the abundance this area has to offer! 🙏🏼

[@pattyvalinote4612]

Congratulations!!!! Oh what a feeling 😊 You had a fantastic day finding so many shells! But nothing beats the Holy Grail 🐚

[@shellstories]

Congrats on your first Junonia! And it was just sitting right there in the open! 27:20 I think is a Purplish Semele, the ribbing on paper cockles goes in fairly straight lines, but with this one it seems to be going outwards in a more rounded manner.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Someone else suggested the orange version of the purplish semele and I do indeed think that is what that shell is. I am definitely better at the gastropods! Thank you so much for the help!!

[@pattykoontz8093]

❤❤❤so happy for you! It’s huge! Congratulations Sharmin!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@ginnamagda5810]

Holy junonia !!!! Yay. 🎉❤congrats on that sweet sweet find. All the shells were really pretty today. Again congrats on a long awaited new addition to your collection. Happy for you

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!

[@lindatorres373]

Wow!! Congratulations Sharmon.

[@liadubruyn5285]

Beautiful shells Sharmon. So many lovely different colours as well...Always look forward to your videos every week...😊❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!

[@mariejung73]

Congrats on the Junonia find...love the true tulips..well all the shells were beautiful

[@MommaG777]

BEST WEEK EVER! Congratulations on your J finding you! 😍 I just assumed you had a few, they're coming! 🥰🐚💕

[@SWFBeachLife]

That would be awesome! I'm getting up at 4am for an early shelling adventure. Maybe my other ones will find me! 😂

[@lindsayhansen4117]

Congratulations on your Junonia! This time next week I'll be in sunny Florida doing some shelling of my own! 😊

[@SWFBeachLife]

Good shell luck to you!

[@anyaspackman2091]

I am SO happy for you!!! I almost cried 🥲 It found you! I knew it would 💝🙏

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼

[@yomama8873]

Congratulations great find lots of beautiful shells 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!! 💜

[@lisamurawske4168]

That's awesome! I would always give out a little shout out to the universe for you to get your shell. Yay Sharmon!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I KNEW the universe had something special planned for me. I was so excited to get out there!

[@vanessamichael133]

So so happy for you and your first Junonia!!! ❤🎉

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!!

[@pennywebb867]

🎉🎉congratulations on your junonia!! So happy for you. 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@staceyengardt3074]

I love the shell tours and learning about Florida shells!!

[@hollybess2811]

I'm so very happy you finally found the precious junonia! I'm loving you giving us time to name the shells before you tell us the correct name. It's so much fun! Don't stop. Your so very lucky to live where you do.

[@SWFBeachLife]

I'm the luckiest! 🌴🌊🐚❤️

[@gmanana3627]

Wow. Great haul Sharmon. Stoked for your rare find. 😊🎉

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!

[@donnabopp9327]

What a great trip. So many special shells. Thanks for a great video!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@marciaslay1149]

Wow!!! Congrats on your Junonia, I was so excited for you and for all the wonderful shells you found, thank you so much for sharing and taking us to the beach

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thanks so much for watching Marcia!

[@TattooedGranny]

Thrilling find!🎉Ju-Ju-Junonia!

[@SWFBeachLife]

SO thrilling!! 🥰

[@donnajohnson3334]

I'd have done a happy dance on the spot (when you found the junonia !)❤ Happy for you, sweet lady !!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It was a moment to remember for sure! 🥰

[@judithbaughman4762]

I am 78 and cannot go to the beach anymore, love watching you

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you for virtually coming to the beach with me!

[@dianesalvato3078]

Congratulations! Welcome to the “J” Club! That green mussel was very cool.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you Diane! Took me long enough. The interiors on that green mussel is gorgeous!

[@debnordman1640]

That is a SPECTACULAR junonia!!! Wow! It absolutely was just waiting there for only you! I myself was even buzzing. Can't imagine how you managed to focus your brain after that. I could barely concentrate on what else you were finding! I might've just sat right down & cried. It's such a big beautiful one too! AMAZING! Congratulations, Sharmon!!! 🏆🤩

[@SWFBeachLife]

Finding that shell was as thrilling as I hoped it would be! Thank you for letting me share my joy with you!

[@WhiteHorseAcres]

What a great find! So happy for you.

[@cmay6944]

Sharmon!! Yea! Yea! Yea!! I am soooo happy for you finding your junonia!! I have been watching you since the pandemic and it was because of you that I even realized that I had found a junonia on my only trip to Sanibel years before! I didn't know anything about shells before I started watching you so i didn't even know it was a special shell. I wish I could show you mine because it doesn't look like any other junonia I have seen. Mine is much shorter and kind of bulby kind of like the shape of a nutmeg and the spots on mine are more of a coffee color than the cinnamon color i have seen. Also one whole row of the spots are longer more like rectangles. But I still am so grateful to have it even if it is an anomaly like you have called some of the oddball shells!! I have been feeling guilty having one and not even realizing while you are at the beach so often and you weren't finding one!! Again I am so very, very happy for you!!

[@SWFBeachLife]

That is called beginners luck and I have seen it happen before. The newbie gets the junonia AND the scotch bonnet! It happens - I'm glad you got that out of the way so early in your shelling career 😂

[@Bev-c8k]

Your Junonia found you at last! 😁 It was just sitting on the shell pile waiting for you to notice it. Congrats

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@Dirtydenadan691]

At 3:44 right when you pick up the sharp ribbed drill there is a WENTEL TRAP. Rigjt above your pointer finger!

[@fernbrisot325]

Or it could be a Flyspeck Serif. But either way... you have super sharp eyes!

[@Dirtydenadan691]

@fernbrisot325 Thanks lol I love shelling and i live in maryland. And finding good shells in Ocean city is not easy shelling here is lackluster at best. Lol the surf crushes everything but clam and ponderous ark shells so the only whole shells are smalls I do find a good bit of wentel traps and the tiny knobby and channel whelk but im always seeing stuff in the videos i thought i saw a scotch bonnet in the same video.

[@SWFBeachLife]

That is an imposer! That's a flyspeck cerith but they look very similar!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Correct! Flyspeck imposter! 🤣

[@SWFBeachLife]

My sister-in-law went to Asseteague after a winter storm and got BUCKETS FULL of big, beautiful whelks. We went a week later and there was nothing left. Maybe try over there after a storm. It was cold, but it was fabulous!

[@marie-sophie4]

What an amazing day ! Been watching your videos for years and I am so happy you found that fabulous Junonia ! Yay ! 🥳🐚🥰🏝️

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!!

[@debbiejones6265]

Gosh I hope there are sand dollars there when I visit. So love them. Love your Junonia. I have one of those from one of my Caribbean vacations. So many beautiful shells. So excited for you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

If you go to Dickman's Island, there is a VERY GOOD chance you will find some sand dollars!

[@debbiejones6265]

❤

[@STLawNerd]

I knew it last week when you alluded to this a tiny bit! Congratulations! So happy for you!

[@SWFBeachLife]

I don't like spoilers but I love teasers - thanks so much for allowing me to share my joy with you!

[@fields-n-feathers]

YES! You've TAUGHT me SO well!! I KNEW that was what you hinted at last week! Thank you!👏🏼👏🏼🎉

[@meagxn]

Thank you so much for uploading these videos ❤️❤️ My 5 year old son, Carsen, is IN LOVE with shells and hermit crabs and your channel has been such a beautiful and intentional way to give him screen time. Everyone is so impressed with all the shells he can name and I tell everyone it’s you who has allowed him to learn this information. Thank you for spreading your knowledge and passion❤️ he is always asking “when are we going to florida” 😂

[@SWFBeachLife]

Well you tell Carsen keep up the good work! When you go get to Florida he will dazzle everyone with his shell knowledge. Kids are the best!

[@carriebothof2891]

Soooo happy for you! Just spent a few days on FMB & found a few things new to me (babys ear, wentletrape). Such a great feeling!

[@SWFBeachLife]

It's a wonderful feeling. And to think the seashells are just out there waiting for us to find them 😃

[@jeteye97]

Congratulations! We’re so happy for you! We narrowly missed out on two Js last trip down. It’s only a matter of time. Good on you!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SWFBeachLife]

I hope yours finds you next time!

[@jamie6580]

Congratulations! You deserve a Junonia for all the joy your beach trips have given me.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you!!! ❤️

[@cathybeck4651]

Simply WOW! Sooo happy for you!

[@saraclark8611]

OMG I am so excited and happy for you! Woot woot! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 wow what an unforgettable walk!

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@lisap7496]

I just found my first Junonia on North Captiva Island a few months ago...so exciting. I'm so happy for you.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Congrats to you too! 🐚

[@amygorby9502]

Congratulations! So excited for you! Welcome to the club! Me & my hubby both found one in October. His was on shell island with Captain Colt & mine was on FMB! 🎉❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Captain Colt is SO NICE!!! What a team you two are to have you both finding Junonias - I'm glad you weren't on my tour 🤣

[@amygorby9502]

LOL! We're both shell nerds for sure but he takes it to another level. We plan our trips around the tides. 😆

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@amygorby9502 Yup - me too! You stay away from my tours 🤣🤣🤣

[@amygorby9502]

😂😂 If we shelled together, he would definitely give you the J if he saw another one. We've learned everything we know from watching you over the years! ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

@@amygorby9502 🙏🏼 Luckily there are PLENTY of shells to go around. 🥰

[@cindyrowland5030]

Looked for your whelk in SC but only found moon snails and baby’s ears. I’d never seen those there before, usually only knobbed whelks and sand dollars.❤️

[@leslyeschoenhuth1107]

WOW ~ So many Uncommon "Common Nutmegs".. & of course, Junonia! ~ Thanks for taking us on this Fabulous tour.. Lovely Variety..

[@lindsayschilling8707]

All Hail, Junonia ❤ Oh My Gosh! I'm sooo thrilled for you. It's a BEAUTIFUL SHELL. Congratulations 😎 🐚

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much! I'm glad it finally found me!

[@deniseyoung5385]

Yay!!!! I am so excited for you!! Congratulations! I found my very first few sand dollars this weekend while I was at Orange Beach, Alabama at a conference for ceramics artists. I was thrilled. And it was so cold. Then my friends said let’s go to the beach and I said “oh, ok, let me fall into the ocean” trying to reach a shell my friend wanted and ended up wet up to my shoulders in 50 degree weather. 😂 Then got caught by a couple of other guests digging for dry clothes in my car while standing barefoot and soaked in the parking lot. 🤣 The things we do to go shelling!!! I made them laugh, though. And I introduced two friends to shelling and they are hooked! We’re now planning to hopefully make it down to Marco (from Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma) for a girls weekend of shelling. I was telling them about Ali’s tours and how much fun it was.

[@SWFBeachLife]

Oh no!! 50 degrees is my magical cut off - anything below that is too cold to get wet. I guess the ocean had other plans for you! A girls weekend of shelling would be unbelievable. I'm meeting my friend in Orlando and convinced her to go to the beach one day to see what we can find 🐚🐚🐚

[@lindsayschilling8707]

Wowsers! Congrats on finding your Junonia, WOOOHOOO ❤

[@SWFBeachLife]

Thank you so much!!

[@janetdunn8220]

I'm so excited for you...yea🎉. We are headed to Zephyrhills and then to West Palm Beach next Sunday. Shelling is on my to do list. My family is wonderful but I need to shell.❣️🦋❣️🥰

[@SWFBeachLife]

Good shell luck to you!

[@denise20240]

🎉❤️It found you. Congrats!!! Terrific finds, loved all the dark nutmegs especially the taller one. ❤️

[@SWFBeachLife]

Me too - that tall, dark, handsome shell is going in my special box 😅

[@nancycross2228]

Congrats on the Junonia !!! Love Dickmans ! Ali Is Awesome !!

[@SWFBeachLife]

She really is! I'm glad you introduced me to her!

[@67joannes]

Wow, that island had the Mother Load of shells!! So many tulips! That would have been so surreal for me! And, I Love that you identify the shells, everytime! Thank you.