Sanibel and Sunday Afternoon Rain

Today it was overcast but felt fairly warm at 71 degrees. That is until we went to the beach at resident access 1 off of West Gulf Dr. We had rain on the way and when we got to the beach it was thundering in the distance. There were several groups of people there when we arrived, but they were all packing their things to leave. The strong wind was chilly, the water was rough and we could see rain coming our way. I was having a good time looking at all the beach wrack the waves were bringing in, but the rain was right on our heels, so we left. By days end, we had 0.64" of rain.

Sanibel Tuesday

Slowly it's warming up at night, a few degrees at a time. Last night the low was 51, but it didn't reach the predicted temperature of 75. It reached 68 with wind from the S and gusts up to 9 mph. It was partly sunny today and we only got some heavy sprinkles, then light rain in the middle of the afternoon.

That rain, came while we were working our way through traffic on the way to the beach. There seems to be heavier traffic this week than last. It's a nightmare!





We went to resident access 1, off West Gulf Drive. After sitting in traffic so long, the rain had stopped by that time. :) There are some new signs at the house beside the path.

I'm thinking they love dogs more than people. Hmmm......


The clouds were really pretty today.





The water was pretty clear and calm today. There wasn't much wind either, which made it very pleasant walking.

It was still raining up the beach a little way.


I didn't find much of interest in the shells the waves were leaving behind.



This bird was having a yummy treat!





There were a lot of shells out where the waves were breaking. The water is still a little cold for me to get interested in wading out there. But, I sure would have liked to get a closer look. :)

























As we were leaving, we noticed someone had brought their unwanted shells back and dumped them.

Hot Sanibel Thursday

It was a hot and humid day here on Sanibel, with the temperature reaching 95. There was a breeze, which helped a lot.

By waiting until late evening, it was not too hot on the beach. There were hardly any shells coming in, only some left at the high tide line that had been there for a while.

There wasn't anyone else near the resident 1 beach access, so it was very nice to relax for a while.









This piece of a tree trunk has been here for quite a while now. I've seen it get covered up with sand and uncovered again, several times. It is worn smooth. Maybe it's been rolling around in the the sea water and sand, since Hurricane Charley.

I usually ask you to look for the treasure, but this time you couldn't call it that.

If you'll enlarge the photo, you will see doggie doo mixed in with the shells. That would be, because some very bad person just kicked shells over the top of it, instead of cleaning up after their dog. Now, since enquiring minds want to know......it is uncovered because I was walking along looking at shells and just kicked them around a little to see if i might be missing a treasure underneath. Thank goodness I wasn't using my hands, as I usually do. Whoever is responsible for this should be ashamed of themselves. This kind of behavior will eventually ruin the priveledge of taking dogs on the Sanibel beaches. I don't think there are many places left where you can. I guess this is one of the reasons why.

Friday Rain

We left the island today for some shopping at the Home Depot. Clouds were building up as we left. .On the way back across the Sanibel Causeway, it was pouring rain



When it quit raining, I went over to Resident Access #1 off West Gulf Drive.



There wasn't much activity on the beach, except for noseeums. I wasn't there long before they found me. So, it was a short stay.



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Sanibel Monday Rain

This afternoon the temperature got up to 85, after a rain that lasted less than an hour, and a couple of short showers the temperature dropped to 81. By late evening it was 80.

The kids and I went over to resident access 1, on West Gulf Drive, late this evening. It was very windy and there were some pretty good waves and lots of seaweed on the beach. I didn't see any shells coming in and only a few small ones up high on the beach. You can't see the sunset very well from there, this time of year. So......









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We drove out to a causeway island to see if we could make it before the sunset, but as you can see, we were a few minutes too late.