The mood was far from blue as we left Captiva behind and watched the sun rise at one of my favorite places on earth. The veteran shelllers returned from last week and we explored another Island. I wanted to find tusk shells in a remote...
The early morning light was fun with the camera. I enjoyed taking many photos of the clear water and the feather on the water. You never know what will pass your way....
The morning started with the moon low on the western horizon. I traveled with two veteran shellers to secret spot # 5. Five days before our trip the winds on the gulf were 30 mph plus. I was anxious to check out the high tide...
Tonight the storm clouds were too good not to be out on the water. I took many photos of the sunset and storm clouds. I was hoping for mammatus clouds but they did not appear. The storm started to break up as the sun slid...
Christine and crew gave me a surprise present ( Actually four). Fossils from far off places. The fossils are all from Madagascar except the Lions Paw it came from the Carolina's. Thank you for the fossils and a fun day on the water. ...
The day before the March full moon, Christine, Susan, Elaine, and Young Grasshopper left the dock in search of shells, a sunset, great food and a moonrise. We all got more than we were looking for. The trip started by traveling to one of my...
Every day is an adventure especially with Judy from Oregon. What a hoot! This was her first time shelling in Southwest Florida. The shelling was excellent. I was thrilled to see the Scotch Bonnet! She collected angel wings, a large sharks eye, pear whelks, lighting...
Wild dolphin conservation program welcomes new Southwest Florida tour business Captain Brian Holaway is recognized as Dolphin SMART NOAA Fisheries Service and its partners welcome Captain Brian Holaway to Dolphin SMART - a unique wild dolphin conservation program. Dolphin SMART is a program that awards annual recognition...
Yesterday was the first day of my final series of classes to complete the Florida Master Naturalist Program. To obtain this certification three modules must be completed. I have completed Coastal Systems, Wetlands and now working on the Uplands Module. I...
Here are some photos from the artistic area of the Shell Fair. One of my favorites was the shell mirror made of all fossil shells. The work and time that go into these crafts is amazing. My hat is off to all of the artists....