It was a great day of exploring with veteran sheller Katie, her dad and her brother Ryan. We walked the flats and saw many live shells. Katie found a live albino lightning whelk. We took pictures and put it back where she found it. Many...
The first light in the morning is one of my favorite times to be on the water. This day was no exception. I look forward to seeing the first light in the vast Ten Thousand Islands of the great Florida Everglades soon. ...
Happy New Year! Here are a few photos from today. I look forward to the new year seeing lots of familiar faces, shelling, camping, exploring and more photography in remote places. Capt. Brian...
Captain Mike Fuery and I traveled in my boat to a place we both have shelled for many years, Cayo Costa. This trip was to attend the placing of a plaque for the original "Shell Lady of Cayo Costa Island", Carol Sellars. Carol lived on...
The stars were aligned and it was a wonderful morning of walking in the mud. Many excellent shells were collected and NO live shells were collected. Walking the flats is always a learning experience. Kathy and Carol were excited to learn about this...
All you have to do is watch when nature presents itself. This is just what my good friends Nancy and Brian Johnson did on our recent trip exploring the islands. There were over 150 of my favorite birds flying overhead. We watched and took many...
Today was the first day with a new camera lens. I am very excited to show you some of my photography with this new wide angle 12x24 lens. I have a lot to learn and look forward to the process. I can't wait...
What a day on the water with Dick and Sherri from Texas. We started the trip by seeing dolphin not far from the marina. We then spent the morning exploring the flats looking at live shells and finding some good species that were not alive....
Margaret and Patty are frequent passengers and always a blast to be with. Margaret's family surprised her with an early Christmas present. It was a trip with Capt. Brian. Another surprise was finding a seahorse. Margaret gasped and stopped talking, then took two...
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...