It's been a beautiful, sunny day, with the temperature in the 70's. Our night time temps for the last couple of nights have been near 60. Perfect for me. :)
This evening we went to resident access 3 on West Gulf Drive. We walked for a while and kept an eye out for shells. We had the beach nearly to ourselves.
There weren't a lot of great shells, but I did the stoop and looked carefully as I walked along.
There was some interesting beach wrack, but there is a bad smell from it now, as it's drying. That usually only lasts for a day or so and within a few days or a week, this wrack line will probably be washed away or covered with sand.
I had a couple no-see-ums get on me, so I was ready to make a hasty departure!
The handful of shells I brought home. My favorite is the solid dark brown Keyhole limpet. I had never found one like this before.
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I see urchins in those pictures, up on the wrack line. Maybe they're the ones smelling things up!
I came home with 6 full sets of giant heart cockles. They look fab in a bowl together. Guess I need to post some new pics soon!
Your weather sounds perfect to me. The idea of having a beach to yourself is also very attractive.
Oh I hate those no-seeums! They are the worst! I can smell the wrack from here;>) Diana
Hi Tootie,
I was just north of you off Jamacia. I never saw so many sponges & pen shells. Nice low tide - you could see both sand bars. I went shelling at night Mon & Tues but the bugs left me alone.
Take good care,
Karen
It's amazing to me not to see a soul on that beach, Tootie! Surreal! What a wonderful feeling! :)
xoxo laurie
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