Sweatshirts at Sanibel

It was a chilly afternoon at the beach.  We went to resident access 5 on West Gulf Drive.  Cold wind met us as we walked out.  We didn't stay long and the tiny orange scallop is all I picked up.  Most of what we saw was broken.  Because the weather has gotten so cold, almost everyone is wearing sweat shirts here.  If it continues, I may have to break out a jacket.  I know, I'm a wus.  :(

Want To View Beautiful, Colorful Native

Vegetation In Field Conditions?The City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee is offering guided native plant tours of City Hall grounds, which have been planted solely with native plants. Due to the positive response earlier this year, the City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee is again offering guided native plant tours of City Hall grounds, which have been planted solely with native plants, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The City Hall wildflowers are showing their colors and are in full bloom. Come walk the grounds for ideas on planting native vegetation that requires no fertilizer. Come see how you can plant a garden that reseeds itself with very little maintenance, is good for the environment and will attract birds and butterflies.
Vegetation Committee members will provide information on proper planting and care of native vegetation. The City of Sanibel encourages planting of vegetation that is indigenous to the area as it requires very little maintenance, NO fertilizer, and NO supplemental irrigation.

The guided tour begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. Registration is not required. Attendees meet at the main entrance to City Hall, 800 Dunlop Road, in front of the main staircase. For additional information regarding the guided native vegetation tour, please contact the City's Natural Resources Department at (239) 472-3700.

Sunny Sanibel Sunday

It was a beautiful, sunny day with easterly wind to keep you cool.  After running some erands this morning, I went to resident access 5 on West Gulf Drive.  I turned to the right after I got on the beach and started walking.  When I passed access 6 I began noticing more shells.  There were LOTS of Coquinas and plenty of other shells, but not many kinds that I wanted to take home.  I was so busy looking at shells, I walked a little further than I had intended.  I really enjoyed my peaceful time on the beach, even though I did get a little warm, until I turned around to face the wind on the way back.

 

Sunday Sanibel Sunset

It was a hot, 91 degrees here today, with a little rain.  The sun was shining brightly this evening as we drove over to resident access 5 on West Gulf Drive.  That is the access where we saw the spider web and the Spiny Orb Weaver spider last week.  It was still there.  We had to duck under it again.  What a creepy spider.

We saw lots of neat looking clouds when we got to the end of the path.  Obviously we were going to see a pretty sunset.

But, we could get wet!

As we were walking out toward the water, I saw a small pile of shells that someone had left behind.

There were some shells scattered about, mostly at the high tide line.  They were all small shells, and since I like them, I looked around through those for a while and picked out just a few to take home.

 The clouds quickly changed shape and colors as we wandered around looking at shells. 

Kind of looks like snow covered mountains in the distance.

We were feeling a few drops of rain off and on, but not enough to send us running.  The cooling wind, was very nice.  It was a good evening to be out.

I had been watching the sun, as it started peeking from behind the clouds; then turned to look behind me, at just the right time.  There was a huge rainbow.  I could only get a small part of it in the picture.

The sun was shining brightly again, just before it started to disappear.

At this point in our evening, we met a lovely couple that had just moved into a home on the beach.  They have lived on the island for a number of years, but just moved to a different location.  We had a nice time getting acquainted as we watched the sun go down.

Below are the tiny shells I took home.

Just a little piece of a Florida worm snail,

tiny Kitten paws, and one the size of a grain of rice that I think is a Velie's Marginella shell.