This past week I had the pleasure of attending the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum Open House. The local island community was invited to view the new gift shop area and see the "Shellabration 2012" shell flower arrangement dedication. My pictures really don't capture...
I'm proud to share with you this new collection by my friend Karen Robertson. Her seashell flower and succulent collection is meticulously handcrafted by award winning shell artists. Each seashell flower and succulent is unique by nature and no two are the same. If you would...
We all love the wind, water and waves.There are a lot of people that will be effected by this storm. I am sending only good thoughts to this coastline, I hope you do the same. -Capt. Brian...
A fun time was had by veteran sheller Beth and her brother Russ. I enjoyed hearing her stories about scotch bonnets and lion's paws from Beth. Beth found an excellent cone and many other small treasures. Russ is forever finding pieces of lightning whelks and...
It was an enjoyable day with Gail, Billie, Patty and Beth. Gail has been shelling the islands for many years. Billie is always a breath of fresh air to have on the boat. The ladies enjoyed the boat ride as well as the walking...
Wow! What a trip it was with the Chicago sisters. The morning sunrise on the water was magnificent. We sat on the boat with the engine off, watched the sunrise and listened to the Osprey catch fish. Next we traveled in the Gulf to an...
We left the dock as the moon was falling and the sun was rising. Our first stop was on the flats. We observed many live shells, took pictures and set them back in the water. The flats are a peaceful place to be in the...
Sheri and Sam are veteran shellers to the Islands. We started the trip by going to a small sand spit in the Gulf of Mexico. Next it was off to favorite island number one. Sam shelled, swam and played on her boogie board. Sheri has...
This family was a blast! The whole family loved and knew all of their shells. The weather was perfect. It's always fun to see the big smiles on the kid's faces after collecting shells. Dylan had a great time snorkeling and finding olive shells. He...
I always enjoy taking long time visitors Dean and Bonnie to the islands and out on the water. Dean and Bonnie are troopers and are always up for whatever adventure comes our way. Bonnie found many olives and nice whelks. Dean found one of the...