We’ve been going from Boulder, CO to Marco for 40 years and it never gets old. So glad to see at least Marco is beginning to thrive again. Thank you! I’m looking at 6” of snow and 13 degrees-I’ll trade you!!!😂❤
You were cracking me up with that big lightening whelk-I wasn’t screaming, but I was definitely thinking about it when you were all waffly about taking it! It is nice to see you every week.
I can hear your natural joy & sunniness coming back; & so good to see the dolphins & birds & live mollusks; life is resilient!! Thank you for finding a location where you can safely shell again.
It's great to hear your voice getting stronger as the shock of all the destruction begins to wear off. I am sending special prayers right now that Nicole doesn't send too much rain and wind. Your beaches need a break before anymore flooding and wind damage. Plus, I understand Sanibel is now dealing with some Red Tide which can take some time to correct. Please continue to stay safe and secure. The time to help heal your beaches is coming. No doubt there will be more heartache as you once again have to face unbelievable devastation. Be strong! xoxoxoxo
I am sitting here editing my video for Sunday, bummed that Hurricane Nicole ended up cancelling the county tourism meeting that I wanted to attend and I can get zero info on the water quality on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach since the beaches are closed. I'd love to even just kayak past the beaches so I can see them but I think I'm going to have to be patient and wait. I also think you are right that I will have another round of heartache once I can see my beaches again, but I also know time will help heal. I'm ready to get that process started but there are so many other priorities - I know. Thanks so much for the prayers!! ❤️❤️
You are right, we did all scream to keep that big ol' Lightning Whelk! The Dolphins playing was delightful for sure. It is so nice to see that the water quality is beginning to improve. I saw a report about the Manatee and their struggle to find food when the water is murky, so it was great to see the water at Marco looking so clean and clear. I am sure water quality will fluctuate for awhile as the environment heals. The live critters were a joy to see, and the amazing variety of live shells was especially nice. Of course, as always when you shell your favorite Marco spot, you got a lovely haul.
I had also heard the animals on Sanibel were having a hard time finding fresh water since the hurricane wrecked so much and left zero fresh water behind. It's rained a bit so I hope they are having an easier time. I'll take any little slide of heaven I can get!
I love when you get to go around that jetty!!! I can’t believe there aren’t any people out there. I guess that is not a hotel, that people live there. I would be out there every day looking for shells, watching the dolphins. I saw my first dolphins at Myrtle Beach this year, there were 2 and I think the 3rd one was a baby. I had to put in a new heat pump this summer so my dream of coming down there is down the drain this year. Keep finding those beautiful shells and let us come along!!!
Thanks so much for enjoying the beach with me! I was actually surprised there weren't more people around that jetty too. I suspect as winter marches on that will change as more people will be down here for the winter. I'll enjoy having the beach to myself while I can! 😃
It's great to see so many live critters inside of their beautiful homes! I'm glad you took the very large lightning whelk, too. Awesome it could live long enough to achieve that great size! And wonderful to see the dolphins! TY!
I love your banded tulip find at the jetty rocks in the water. Those are my favorite colors on tulips. The Burgundy colored ones. Beautiful color on lighting welk. My favorite calicos the Burgundy on white. Whew huge welk. Beautiful Sunray Venus hinged clam. I forgot about the Cerise. I need to get some of those for decorating. That fighting Conch you called the keeper is lovely. That's a pretty orange Calico. That broken shark eye would go on a frame with trimming. Lol
I was lucky, my partners in our golf business lived in one of the high rises past your last jetty. I shelled down there alot. Love when you put the critters in the water.
Your voice is so calming…..And I am glad you’re finding some lovely shells. They are plentiful and so much fun. The dolphins are beautiful and fun to watch
We just bought a car located in Naples. I was so, so excited as that meant we could have a road trip from Naples home to Northern California, and that also meant I might have an opportunity to take a shell tour. I have been so obsessed with your wonderful videos, I have learned a lot, and really appreciate your upbeat attitude and the way you help take care of the environment by removing trash. Unfortunately our state motor vehicle departments are not simpatico, so we have to have the car shipped here! However, I will get to Southwest Florida one day and enjoy doing this myself. Thank you for sharing the wonders of your local flora and fauna and giving us landlubbers some beach time! S’wonderful!
I was born in CA, honeymooned in San Diego, and have a special place in my heart for CA - but you are quite wise to want to come here and see our beaches and treasures in FL! And since you won't be coming right away, maybe we'll be in even better shape when you do get a chance to come. There are quite a few beaches still closed and I am dying to back to them!
Loved your video! I love the Gulf and SW Florida, especially Marco Island!! My grandparents lived on Marco, now my mom lives there so I've been visiting there for over 50 yrs. and consider it my home away from home!! It was great to see all the live critters and the dolphins, and the beautiful beach!! Cant wait to be there again, in December!! Ive been praying for all the people that were effected by Hurricane Ian and hope Ft Myers and Sanibels beaches and towns rebuild will be done soon! Bless you and take care!!🙏💕😍
So nice to see you back on the beach. You know the more things change, the more they stay the same. Millions of years have passed and it’s all still here. HOPE and FAITH - words for the day. I appreciate you!❤
Lovely to be out on a beach with you looking for shells again. Thank you for driving an hour each way to bring us wonderful content. How active where those dolphins! Good to see so much life again on a beach post hurricane. Really appreciated today's upload. Rachelle, Australia x
I love how you described the short spines urchin as dressing up in the shells! It’s quite a lovely look! Thank you for this wonderful trip to the beach! ❤️🐚
I was so happy to see you back at Marco Island 😊. It’s always exciting to see what you find there! I just love your videos ❤ Thanks again for sharing your shelling adventures
I just love watching ur videos. Your voice is so pleasant to listen to. Very cheerful and happy. Plus you teach a lot of information. You go to different places and show different things. I just really enjoy your channel. I love the beach and shells and all the animals. Thank you for what you do.
I missed you by one day!!! Thanks to your videos I planned a trip down the swf coast starting in Tampa and driving all the way to Marco. Obviously the hurricane had other plans for us, but rather then canceling the whole thing, after listening to your video about how much the area needed tourist dollars we rerouted and just stayed in Marco the whole time. We went on a shelling tour, rented a boat, and contributed as much as we could to the local economy! We even rented our car from a local on a app called Turo!!!! But literally…. I missed you on that exact beach by a day!!!
YOU ARE AWESOME! Thank you so very much for not cancelling your trip and visiting our gorgeous, although slightly beat up area. I'm sorry I missed you! I had the whole place practically for myself so there was plenty for room and shells for the both of us! Thank you again for coming!
Hello, dear Beach Angel, so glad to see you back where you belong! When I lived beside the sea, on Santa Rosa Island, off Pensacola, we got clobbered in 1979 by Hurricane Frederic. It really dealt us a terrible blow, though it actually made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Like Julie L. comments below, hurricanes are part of the great wheel of life and death, creation and destruction and while we do not like the latter work which nature has to do, we who are wise bow our knees to the work of nature. We mourn the loss of life and homes, businesses and beloved landmarks. Their absence can never be undone, only keenly felt, but time will dull the pain and blunt the sadness. There will be better days when beautiful shells draw us to the dangerous shore again, when we will collect lovely treasures again, gathering and cherishing their beauty. You are braver than I, my sweet, sun-kissed friend, for you choose to stay and roll the dice each time the Gulf rouses itself and lashes the ones who challenge its power and fury. My family and I packed up and sold out, leaving the danger of the hurricanes and making our way to the mountains of North Carolina. Still, as my tear filled eyes gazed upon the carnage Ian left behind, the siren song of the sea echoed in my ears and called to me to return to the place of my birth, to the place where the sea sometimes hurls itself past the boundaries set for it by the Master of the Seas. It is hard to ignore the whisper of the waves on the shore, the cries of the gulls, the gentle music of the shells tumbling over each other in the slow movement of the waves. Oh, how I almost envy you, dear Beach Angel, for your courage! Perhaps one day I, too, will gather my strength and I will never again be The Lost Mermaid
How is your health?? I saw on the news there is another weather system brewing but it hopefully will not amount to much of anything. I have to admit, right after Ian I heard the word "hurricane" and my stomach dropped. There are a lot of pretty damaged people here still trying to clean up and decide how to move forward. We're going to stay. I love it here and the fury of the sea is a wicked one, but she does give us enough time to get out of the way if you're willing to listen. I hope the storms are much kinder at least for the next few years. I could use some boring!
thank you so much for sharing the beautiful shells. I love that you put the live ones into the water. I like that you help me get out of my head for a little while. it helps me relax. love seeing the water and hearing the water. seeing the water with the dolphins. thank you for your time and sharing such beautiful things
A wonderful surprise when I seen you had a new video. Thank u for sharing this beach walk n collecting experience with us. Amazing to see the dolphins, n live critters doing well.
Wow, thanks for going down to Marco. More medicine for my soul! It is healing. Stay strong Sharmon, wish I could come down to help but radiation is now on the calendar. But, no chemo!!!😊 Thanks for this respite.❤❤
I am so glad you so many lives sea creatures. Loved seeing the dolphins jumping out of the water. I continue to pray for everyone that was in Ina’s path! Thank you for sharing and bringing good news!
Hey Sharmon.. crikey.. Port Myers still looking post apocalyptic.. just shows how your area took the full brunt of Ian.. especially as boats from the marina were deposited all around town doing lots of damaged... one day we will see it all restored to a vibrant debris free town again.. beautiful trip shelling with you today.. loved the water shots.. thank you dear one.. Dallas nz...
Hi Sharmon! So happy to see you back on the beach. I love it when you go to Marco Island to your secret little place around the jetty. So beautiful there. I am super glad you took the huge lightning whelk. It may not be colorful or perfect but it's still big and beautiful!! Just glad you were able to share an adventure with us again. Kudos to all you do to help in the process of making SWF beautiful again. You ate so appreciated!!
Nice to see you out again. Awesome find on the huge lightning welk. Good to see the dolphins out there, life is returning. Pretty nice collection of shells. Looking forward to next video.🐬🐚🌊
Thank you for continuing your shell adventures. I have learned so much from you! I inherited my mother’s shell collection and have always been fascinated by these creatures of the beaches. I also was given a collection of Sanibel shells and now I know what they are. I plan on going to Marco Island because of ALL the beaches in Sanibel, Fort Myers and Cape Coral. I miss them and can’t wait for them to reopen. Keep up the good work you are doing! I love that you are considerate of the creatures that are still alive and being gentle to them returning them to their home. Thank you so much!!
Same. My mom also loved rocks and fossils. She rather liked that I was bookish and could tell her the names of many of them. Lost her in 2020. I saw the beach once when I was a kid. I'm disabled. I enjoyed your post, thanks.
Pre-Covid, I was able to spend 6 winters exploring southwest Florida which included a lot of time shell collecting on the beaches. I don’t get around so well, so I’m now wintering in Mexico. I really, really enjoy your shelling trips and the constant flow of information. Makes me kinda “winter homesick”. When I first found your channel, I binged on it for several hours! Thanks!
Ohhh that was sooo nice seeing 3 dolphins!! I was so worried about them, and the manatees, I think you have those there, and this is the first I am seeing of any. I still am crushed over the loss of the bird and her nest in the middle of the between island waters that sat on that sign post, I know there was no way she could withstand the storm, then I heard about the 3 dome or 4 domes and how you lost those, I knew that bird and the nest were gone, My heart just breaks, SO! what a breath of fresh air seeing as you said things returning back to normal. Beautiful haul Sharmon, great seeing all the critters again, life goes on.
I'm really looking forward to "reporting" about the rebuilding and restoration of our area. Its probably going to take a while but I'll be cheering on everyone the whole time!
Thank you for this LOVELY walk along the Marco beach...so happy to see you today. Beautiful shells and fantastic clips of the dolphins darting about and jumping through the waters. So hard to pass up some of those gorgeous fighting conchs, though I know picking up all of them is not a practical thing to do !!
So jealous that you have all those beautiful shells at your beaches. Very glad to see you are doing well and getting out there. I learn so much from you!
Sharmon, I am so glad you're able to get back to the beach and find beautiful ocean delights to take home. I so enjoy watching. I loved seeing the dolphins jumping and playing. Hope someday I can come visit from Washington State to go shelling in your area. So glad to see the beginnings of recovery after the hurricane. God bless you!
What a great walk!! Incredible markings on some of those shells, like the banded tulip that had its owner home and the juvenile fighting conch was so cool!! When you dug the snail out of the sand I thought, Oh this is going to be good!! It was good if you only wanted the top half!!😂 (Heavy sigh) The dolphins were so beautiful to see!! Thanks for a beautiful beach walk!! Have a great week. You can hear the passion for the beach and being near the water in your voice when you’re shelling, it’s wonderful to see someone who loves what I love…The beach!!!☺️🐬
I can't believe how much my life has changed so quickly - but boy am I grateful I can still find somewhere to stroll and look for sea shells. Its the little things in life that make it so interesting!
Yayyyyyyy! HI Sharmon! I am sooo happy to see you on Marco Island! I am sooo ready to go to the beach!! Yesssss! ( : Sooo excited! ( : This was sooo wonderful! The fantastic shells, huge lightning whelk, playing dolphins, birds flying live shelled animals! Every moment was perfect! Thank you, thank you thank you for taking us to the beach with you! Wonderful! Have a wonderful, restful week and thanks again for taking us to the beach! That was fantastically great! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
Thank you Sharmon for another wonderful edition! I have always wanted to get down to Marco. I would love to come. And wow thanks for the Dolphin replay. I agree that seeing the Dolphin is a sign all will be okay in nature. What a gift! Incredible statistic too of the beach trash picked up. That is awesome too. See ya on the next one! Thanks again
Lovely trip. Truly hope your home area recovers quickly. I’ve learned so much since I find your videos. Please keep up the excellent work when you can!
@@SWFBeachLife you're welcome. Am disabled now, and don't leave my house much. One of my favorite things to do, was to go to lake Michigan Beach, in NW IN. No shells or critters like down there. Living through you vicariously 🤗
Blessings and prayers for you and the people in the area... thanks for taking the time to do this...I have been feeling pretty bad...flu vaccine and COVID vacation at the same time...ouch ✌️❣️😇🙏🎶🕺🧩🥳☀️😎
What an amazing journey today! So glad that you shared your finds. What an amazing Lightening welk, just a touch of jealousy hehehe. Take care for now, hope to see you next week.
Awe thank you again Sharmon I love your videos. I don't think you would have any qualms about going even farther to get shells lol. I live in California and I would go there in a heartbeat if I could. Thanks to you we get to go to all your shelling spots, and always find great shells. The dolphins were super awesome. Just an all around relaxing video.💜🤗🐢
I am so glad that you are still able to share videos with us. Your videos have gotten me through a pretty tough time in my life. And every Sunday I make Time to appreciate the beauty that you bring every week. Thank you so much Sharon. And I am so very happy that you guys did not lose everything in the storm. And again, I CAN NOT WAIT TIL I'M FINALLY ABLE TO GET MOVED DOWN THERE, lol. 💜 to Florida
I really thought it would be months before you started putting brilliant videos like this again. I'm so glad I was wrong. You have made a lot of people happy. Even though you have had to go through awful lot yourself this last few weeks. It just shows what a great person you are. Thanks so much xx val
You're a gem. Thank you. I don't know if I'll be able to continue to put out a video every single week, but I am going to try. I'm kind of determined to make this UA-cam thing my full-time job - hurricane or no hurricane!
Such awesome treasure. Thank you for keeping the whelk! Shes goregouas..the whole adventure was food for the soul so sorry your home beach and the area around are still off limits..
I’m so happy you went to the beach. I love Marco Island. My heart breaks for everyone affected by the storm, but if you can find some joy at anther beach, I’m happy for you. Selfishly, I love going to the beach with you on Sundays. I’ve learned so much about the shells of SWFL from you! Thank you for taking us along on your adventure!!
I am from Florida but now live in Michigan. My family is still in Florida. My brother and nephew were out in your area with the Cajun Navy helping put tarps on roofs. I am hoping to go shelling on my next visit. Thanks for your wonderful content!
Wow the sea was so clear compared to Sanibel’s from photos I’ve seen ! Hopefully in time it will get back to the same beauty we know it to be ! You found some beautiful shells today ! My heart stopped when u found that live true tulip at the end ! I don’t think I’ve seen a more beautiful shell ! ❤ stay safe and shell on !
So very happy to see life at the beach returning! And that there are some beaches you can still access with lesser degree of devastation Ian wasn't the first life altering storm and it won't be the last, but it's important to remember that life does continue on and even with the heartbreaking devastation that does occur, storms also can bring new life into focus as well. The death and birth cycles are very much circular and in sync with each other. It is all part of creation. Thank you for sharing. this is probably one of my favorite of your videos because it's so nice to get back to the beach...even if it is vicarious!
When I'm at the beach I often thing of those pine trees that need fire to open their seeds up. Life and death really are very closely related. I'll be so much more settled when I am able to go back to the beaches and help clean them up!
when the short spined sea urchin "gets home", it lays out all the shells it collected to show to its sea urchin friends on "ShellTube"!! 😂🤣😆
Good one!!😂😂
Love it!😁👍💖
🏆 Great comment!!! 😁
I KNEW there was something about those urchins that I loved! 😂😂😂
They love shells as much as we do! 🐚 😎
You are a lovely person. Thank you for still doing your shell show during all the devastation. Prayers for everyone. Glad you are ok now.
That dolphin was amazing
Wow! Shell heaven ! And so many live critters ! YEA !
Love hearing your voice and seeing the shells again❤
I'd betcha that the dolphins were feeding off a school of mullet. It's the season. Such a treat to see them cavorting like that. Love it!
I love marco I find some great findings and 🐬 🐬 add bonus to the day 🥰🥰
it's nice to see you again
Thank you! 😃😃
Glad you heard me, all the way from Indiana, yelling to keep that huge lightning whelk!
I know some of your beach friends too well! It will make a lovely planter once I get around it doing something with it!
So good to see you back ....
Oh wow so good to see and hear you.
We’ve been going from Boulder, CO to Marco for 40 years and it never gets old. So glad to see at least Marco is beginning to thrive again. Thank you! I’m looking at 6” of snow and 13 degrees-I’ll trade you!!!😂❤
No trade! I threw away my car scraper and I'm never buying a new one! Stay warm until you can make it back here to SWFL!
You were cracking me up with that big lightening whelk-I wasn’t screaming, but I was definitely thinking about it when you were all waffly about taking it! It is nice to see you every week.
awesome haul love the big lighting welk ,,,,,,,,,,,,,uve never seen a sell that big..............thank you for sharing with us............
Also, I giggle every time I see the sea urchins all dressed up in their shells. Too cute!
going to the beach with you is my therapy for anxiety!
I can hear your natural joy & sunniness coming back; & so good to see the dolphins & birds & live mollusks; life is resilient!! Thank you for finding a location where you can safely shell again.
So much life on the beach
That’s great to see
I love that huge shell! The dolphin omg
I never saw that big of a Lightning Welk before in your videos.. Glad you took it..
Love all the variety, especially the fighting conchs & apple murexes!!! Keep good going Sharmon. God bless!!! 💕🐠💕
Really wonderful video. The dolphins were a fun surprise.
❤ Love rewatching these videos as i walk on my treadmill! ❤
It's great to hear your voice getting stronger as the shock of all the destruction begins to wear off. I am sending special prayers right now that Nicole doesn't send too much rain and wind. Your beaches need a break before anymore flooding and wind damage. Plus, I understand Sanibel is now dealing with some Red Tide which can take some time to correct.
Please continue to stay safe and secure. The time to help heal your beaches is coming. No doubt there will be more heartache as you once again have to face unbelievable devastation. Be strong! xoxoxoxo
I am sitting here editing my video for Sunday, bummed that Hurricane Nicole ended up cancelling the county tourism meeting that I wanted to attend and I can get zero info on the water quality on Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach since the beaches are closed. I'd love to even just kayak past the beaches so I can see them but I think I'm going to have to be patient and wait. I also think you are right that I will have another round of heartache once I can see my beaches again, but I also know time will help heal. I'm ready to get that process started but there are so many other priorities - I know. Thanks so much for the prayers!! ❤️❤️
Great day at the beach! Glad to see so many live critters!!
Keep on trucking lady! You are strong and you will make it. Thanks for taking us on your journey of shelling. 🙏❤
Good shelling day❤
I am in love with all the beauties you found. The fighting conch is my favorite also. Well I love them all. Lol. Thanks so much for the video!
It’s so wonderful to hear from you and see all the lovely shells that Marco Island has to share. Those dolphins were amazing. Thank you so much 🐬🌞
You are right, we did all scream to keep that big ol' Lightning Whelk! The Dolphins playing was delightful for sure. It is so nice to see that the water quality is beginning to improve. I saw a report about the Manatee and their struggle to find food when the water is murky, so it was great to see the water at Marco looking so clean and clear. I am sure water quality will fluctuate for awhile as the environment heals. The live critters were a joy to see, and the amazing variety of live shells was especially nice. Of course, as always when you shell your favorite Marco spot, you got a lovely haul.
I had also heard the animals on Sanibel were having a hard time finding fresh water since the hurricane wrecked so much and left zero fresh water behind. It's rained a bit so I hope they are having an easier time. I'll take any little slide of heaven I can get!
I love when you get to go around that jetty!!! I can’t believe there aren’t any people out there. I guess that is not a hotel, that people live there. I would be out there every day looking for shells, watching the dolphins. I saw my first dolphins at Myrtle Beach this year, there were 2 and I think the 3rd one was a baby. I had to put in a new heat pump this summer so my dream of coming down there is down the drain this year. Keep finding those beautiful shells and let us come along!!!
Thanks so much for enjoying the beach with me! I was actually surprised there weren't more people around that jetty too. I suspect as winter marches on that will change as more people will be down here for the winter. I'll enjoy having the beach to myself while I can! 😃
It's great to see so many live critters inside of their beautiful homes! I'm glad you took the very large lightning whelk, too. Awesome it could live long enough to achieve that great size! And wonderful to see the dolphins! TY!
Looks like it was a great day for shelling 🐚
Hope you had a great time and take care.
So very happy to see the area returning, and so sad to see the devastation still untouched Life is still happening ❤
I love your banded tulip find at the jetty rocks in the water. Those are my favorite colors on tulips. The Burgundy colored ones. Beautiful color on lighting welk. My favorite calicos the Burgundy on white. Whew huge welk. Beautiful Sunray Venus hinged clam.
I forgot about the Cerise. I need to get some of those for decorating. That fighting Conch you called the keeper is lovely. That's a pretty orange Calico. That broken shark eye would go on a frame with trimming. Lol
Thank you. I bet it felt great to be on the beach again and how lovely to see all the critters and the amazing dolphins x
It really was wonderful to feel the sand and sea beneath my feet again!
I was lucky, my partners in our golf business lived in one of the high rises past your last jetty. I shelled down there alot. Love when you put the critters in the water.
Your voice is so calming…..And I am glad you’re finding some lovely shells. They are plentiful and so much fun. The dolphins are beautiful and fun to watch
We just bought a car located in Naples. I was so, so excited as that meant we could have a road trip from Naples home to Northern California, and that also meant I might have an opportunity to take a shell tour. I have been so obsessed with your wonderful videos, I have learned a lot, and really appreciate your upbeat attitude and the way you help take care of the environment by removing trash.
Unfortunately our state motor vehicle departments are not simpatico, so we have to have the car shipped here! However, I will get to Southwest Florida one day and enjoy doing this myself. Thank you for sharing the wonders of your local flora and fauna and giving us landlubbers some beach time! S’wonderful!
I was born in CA, honeymooned in San Diego, and have a special place in my heart for CA - but you are quite wise to want to come here and see our beaches and treasures in FL! And since you won't be coming right away, maybe we'll be in even better shape when you do get a chance to come. There are quite a few beaches still closed and I am dying to back to them!
Loved your video! I love the Gulf and SW Florida, especially Marco Island!! My grandparents lived on Marco, now my mom lives there so I've been visiting there for over 50 yrs. and consider it my home away from home!! It was great to see all the live critters and the dolphins, and the beautiful beach!! Cant wait to be there again, in December!! Ive been praying for all the people that were effected by Hurricane Ian and hope Ft Myers and Sanibels beaches and towns rebuild will be done soon! Bless you and take care!!🙏💕😍
Look at the life going on with all the live critters! The Dolphins too🥰 Love your trip today
So nice to see you back on the beach. You know the more things change, the more they stay the same. Millions of years have passed and it’s all still here. HOPE and FAITH - words for the day. I appreciate you!❤
So true!
Love that you got the chance to walk in the water and find amazing shells again! ❤
Thank you! 🙏🏼
Lovely to be out on a beach with you looking for shells again. Thank you for driving an hour each way to bring us wonderful content. How active where those dolphins! Good to see so much life again on a beach post hurricane. Really appreciated today's upload. Rachelle, Australia x
I love how you described the short spines urchin as dressing up in the shells! It’s quite a lovely look!
Thank you for this wonderful trip to the beach! ❤️🐚
Thank you fr anter awesome beach walk shelling and marine life tour I so look forward to your videos each week
We love your videos. We go shelling at Navarre Beach. Shell on. Thanks
I was so happy to see you back at Marco Island 😊. It’s always exciting to see what you find there! I just love your videos ❤
Thanks again for sharing your shelling adventures
I just love watching ur videos. Your voice is so pleasant to listen to. Very cheerful and happy. Plus you teach a lot of information. You go to different places and show different things. I just really enjoy your channel. I love the beach and shells and all the animals. Thank you for what you do.
I missed you by one day!!! Thanks to your videos I planned a trip down the swf coast starting in Tampa and driving all the way to Marco. Obviously the hurricane had other plans for us, but rather then canceling the whole thing, after listening to your video about how much the area needed tourist dollars we rerouted and just stayed in Marco the whole time. We went on a shelling tour, rented a boat, and contributed as much as we could to the local economy! We even rented our car from a local on a app called Turo!!!! But literally…. I missed you on that exact beach by a day!!!
YOU ARE AWESOME! Thank you so very much for not cancelling your trip and visiting our gorgeous, although slightly beat up area. I'm sorry I missed you! I had the whole place practically for myself so there was plenty for room and shells for the both of us! Thank you again for coming!
Hello, dear Beach Angel, so glad to see you back where you belong! When I lived beside the sea, on Santa Rosa Island, off Pensacola, we got clobbered in 1979 by Hurricane Frederic. It really dealt us a terrible blow, though it actually made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Like Julie L. comments below, hurricanes are part of the great wheel of life and death, creation and destruction and while we do not like the latter work which nature has to do, we who are wise bow our knees to the work of nature.
We mourn the loss of life and homes, businesses and beloved landmarks. Their absence can never be undone, only keenly felt, but time will dull the pain and blunt the sadness. There will be better days when beautiful shells draw us to the dangerous shore again, when we will collect lovely treasures again, gathering and cherishing their beauty.
You are braver than I, my sweet, sun-kissed friend, for you choose to stay and roll the dice each time the Gulf rouses itself and lashes the ones who challenge its power and fury. My family and I packed up and sold out, leaving the danger of the hurricanes and making our way to the mountains of North Carolina.
Still, as my tear filled eyes gazed upon the carnage Ian left behind, the siren song of the sea echoed in my ears and called to me to return to the place of my birth, to the place where the sea sometimes hurls itself past the boundaries set for it by the Master of the Seas. It is hard to ignore the whisper of the waves on the shore, the cries of the gulls, the gentle music of the shells tumbling over each other in the slow movement of the waves. Oh, how I almost envy you, dear Beach Angel, for your courage! Perhaps one day I, too, will gather my strength and I will never again be
The Lost Mermaid
How is your health??
I saw on the news there is another weather system brewing but it hopefully will not amount to much of anything. I have to admit, right after Ian I heard the word "hurricane" and my stomach dropped. There are a lot of pretty damaged people here still trying to clean up and decide how to move forward. We're going to stay. I love it here and the fury of the sea is a wicked one, but she does give us enough time to get out of the way if you're willing to listen. I hope the storms are much kinder at least for the next few years. I could use some boring!
Love you taking us on your shelling walks❤ Thank you!!
thank you so much for sharing the beautiful shells. I love that you put the live ones into the water. I like that you help me get out of my head for a little while. it helps me relax. love seeing the water and hearing the water. seeing the water with the dolphins. thank you for your time and sharing such beautiful things
So nice to see live critters... and lots of beautiful collectable shells!
So good to see all the critters!!! You sound much better too. Thanks for taking us along Sharmon. 💜😎🏝🐙🌺
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A wonderful surprise when I seen you had a new video. Thank u for
sharing this beach walk n collecting experience with us.
Amazing to see the dolphins, n live critters
doing well.
I love how much I’ve learned about shells because of you 🥰 another great Sunday video! ❤
Yes me too! Will be down at Marco in December.
@@judyharrison3038 so exciting! We are going down in February! Cannot wait to do some shelling! 😍
A wonderful video. Thank you so kindly for sharing. Happy for you that you were able to go to the beach.
Wow, thanks for going down to Marco. More medicine for my soul! It is healing. Stay strong Sharmon, wish I could come down to help but radiation is now on the calendar. But, no chemo!!!😊 Thanks for this respite.❤❤
No chemo is a fantastic thing! Sending you healing thoughts! ❤️
I am so glad you so many lives sea creatures. Loved seeing the dolphins jumping out of the water. I continue to pray for everyone that was in Ina’s path! Thank you for sharing and bringing good news!
I love your shelling videos! I’m so glad you got to the beach. Beautiful finds! I looovvvveee the dolphins.
I love watching your videos so cool
Hey Sharmon.. crikey.. Port Myers still looking post apocalyptic.. just shows how your area took the full brunt of Ian.. especially as boats from the marina were deposited all around town doing lots of damaged... one day we will see it all restored to a vibrant debris free town again.. beautiful trip shelling with you today.. loved the water shots.. thank you dear one.. Dallas nz...
It will good for us all to not see debris and boats strewn about! One day at a time....🙏🏼
I'm so glad to hear hope in your voice.
It's so nice to feel hopeful!
Hi Sharmon! So happy to see you back on the beach. I love it when you go to Marco Island to your secret little place around the jetty. So beautiful there. I am super glad you took the huge lightning whelk. It may not be colorful or perfect but it's still big and beautiful!! Just glad you were able to share an adventure with us again. Kudos to all you do to help in the process of making SWF beautiful again. You ate so appreciated!!
Thank you for spending your time with me! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
So happy you had a wonderful beach day today. Those dolphins were amazing so cool you got that on camera. Thanks for sharing ❤beautiful treasures
Nice to see you out again. Awesome find on the huge lightning welk. Good to see the dolphins out there, life is returning. Pretty nice collection of shells. Looking forward to next video.🐬🐚🌊
So very happy you're safe and having a great time shelling.
Thank you for continuing your shell adventures. I have learned so much from you! I inherited my mother’s shell collection and have always been fascinated by these creatures of the beaches. I also was given a collection of Sanibel shells and now I know what they are. I plan on going to Marco Island because of ALL the beaches in Sanibel, Fort Myers and Cape Coral. I miss them and can’t wait for them to reopen. Keep up the good work you are doing! I love that you are considerate of the creatures that are still alive and being gentle to them returning them to their home. Thank you so much!!
Same. My mom also loved rocks and fossils. She rather liked that I was bookish and could tell her the names of many of them. Lost her in 2020. I saw the beach once when I was a kid. I'm disabled. I enjoyed your post, thanks.
Pre-Covid, I was able to spend 6 winters exploring southwest Florida which included a lot of time shell collecting on the beaches. I don’t get around so well, so I’m now wintering in Mexico.
I really, really enjoy your shelling trips and the constant flow of information. Makes me kinda “winter homesick”. When I first found your channel, I binged on it for several hours!
Thanks!
Thanks so much for coming to the beach with me!
Glad to see you out and about since Ian. I am keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Stay safe 💜
What awesome shells! Loved seeing the dolphins. Thanks for sharing!
Ohhh that was sooo nice seeing 3 dolphins!! I was so worried about them, and the manatees, I think you have those there, and this is the first I am seeing of any. I still am crushed over the loss of the bird and her nest in the middle of the between island waters that sat on that sign post, I know there was no way she could withstand the storm, then I heard about the 3 dome or 4 domes and how you lost those, I knew that bird and the nest were gone, My heart just breaks,
SO! what a breath of fresh air seeing as you said things returning back to normal. Beautiful haul Sharmon, great seeing all the critters again, life goes on.
I'm really looking forward to "reporting" about the rebuilding and restoration of our area. Its probably going to take a while but I'll be cheering on everyone the whole time!
Thank you for this LOVELY walk along the Marco beach...so happy to see you today. Beautiful shells and fantastic clips of the dolphins darting about and jumping through the waters. So hard to pass up some of those gorgeous fighting conchs, though I know picking up all of them is not a practical thing to do !!
So jealous that you have all those beautiful shells at your beaches. Very glad to see you are doing well and getting out there. I learn so much from you!
Wow awesome finds on this lovely journey! Loved the creatures and critters and WOW the dolphin! Wonderful time at the beach! 💕
Sharmon, I am so glad you're able to get back to the beach and find beautiful ocean delights to take home. I so enjoy watching. I loved seeing the dolphins jumping and playing. Hope someday I can come visit from Washington State to go shelling in your area. So glad to see the beginnings of recovery after the hurricane. God bless you!
Beautiful finds today
What a great walk!! Incredible markings on some of those shells, like the banded tulip that had its owner home and the juvenile fighting conch was so cool!! When you dug the snail out of the sand I thought, Oh this is going to be good!! It was good if you only wanted the top half!!😂
(Heavy sigh) The dolphins were so beautiful to see!!
Thanks for a beautiful beach walk!! Have a great week. You can hear the passion for the beach and being near the water in your voice when you’re shelling, it’s wonderful to see someone who loves what I love…The beach!!!☺️🐬
I can't believe how much my life has changed so quickly - but boy am I grateful I can still find somewhere to stroll and look for sea shells. Its the little things in life that make it so interesting!
@@SWFBeachLife That’s the thing, even though a change has happened we have to enjoy what we can.
I love that I found your channel!
Welcome!!
Yayyyyyyy! HI Sharmon! I am sooo happy to see you on Marco Island! I am sooo ready to go to the beach!! Yesssss! ( : Sooo excited! ( :
This was sooo wonderful! The fantastic shells, huge lightning whelk, playing dolphins, birds flying live shelled animals! Every moment was perfect! Thank you, thank you thank you for taking us to the beach with you! Wonderful! Have a wonderful, restful week and thanks again for taking us to the beach! That was fantastically great! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗🤗🤗🤗🐚🐚🐚🐚
Thank you Sharmon for another wonderful edition! I have always wanted to get down to Marco. I would love to come. And wow thanks for the Dolphin replay. I agree that seeing the Dolphin is a sign all will be okay in nature. What a gift! Incredible statistic too of the beach trash picked up. That is awesome too. See ya on the next one! Thanks again
Lovely trip. Truly hope your home area recovers quickly. I’ve learned so much since I find your videos. Please keep up the excellent work when you can!
Great variety. The large lightening whelk is what I find on the Outer Banks. Love this video thanks for sharing
I really enjoyed my time at the beach with you today. Since finding your channel it's became my top priority to watch everyday now..ty
Awesome! Thank you!
@@SWFBeachLife you're welcome. Am disabled now, and don't leave my house much.
One of my favorite things to do, was to go to lake Michigan Beach, in NW IN. No shells or critters like down there. Living through you vicariously 🤗
Blessings and prayers for you and the people in the area... thanks for taking the time to do this...I have been feeling pretty bad...flu vaccine and COVID vacation at the same time...ouch
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I hope you feel better soon!
What an amazing journey today! So glad that you shared your finds. What an amazing Lightening welk, just a touch of jealousy hehehe. Take care for now, hope to see you next week.
Great finds you are blessed. Thanks for sharing your journey
Awe thank you again Sharmon I love your videos. I don't think you would have any qualms about going even farther to get shells lol. I live in California and I would go there in a heartbeat if I could. Thanks to you we get to go to all your shelling spots, and always find great shells. The dolphins were super awesome. Just an all around relaxing video.💜🤗🐢
Thank you for a beautiful beach walk. Nice haul ! Looking forward to returning to walk this area !!
I am so glad that you are still able to share videos with us. Your videos have gotten me through a pretty tough time in my life. And every Sunday I make Time to appreciate the beauty that you bring every week. Thank you so much Sharon. And I am so very happy that you guys did not lose everything in the storm. And again, I CAN NOT WAIT TIL I'M FINALLY ABLE TO GET MOVED DOWN THERE, lol. 💜 to Florida
I really thought it would be months before you started putting brilliant videos like this again. I'm so glad I was wrong. You have made a lot of people happy. Even though you have had to go through awful lot yourself this last few weeks. It just shows what a great person you are. Thanks so much xx val
You're a gem. Thank you. I don't know if I'll be able to continue to put out a video every single week, but I am going to try. I'm kind of determined to make this UA-cam thing my full-time job - hurricane or no hurricane!
Such awesome treasure. Thank you for keeping the whelk! Shes goregouas..the whole adventure was food for the soul so sorry your home beach and the area around are still off limits..
I’m so happy you went to the beach. I love Marco Island. My heart breaks for everyone affected by the storm, but if you can find some joy at anther beach, I’m happy for you. Selfishly, I love going to the beach with you on Sundays. I’ve learned so much about the shells of SWFL from you! Thank you for taking us along on your adventure!!
I am from Florida but now live in Michigan. My family is still in Florida. My brother and nephew were out in your area with the Cajun Navy helping put tarps on roofs. I am hoping to go shelling on my next visit. Thanks for your wonderful content!
Please tell your broth and nephew thank you from a follow Floridian! 🙏🏼
When you do your beach time I close my eyes and pretend I’m there!🐚🐚🐚
What a fabulous day! So glad you took us with you. You and your beaches are always in my prayers. Have a great week. See you Sunday! XOXO
Thank you! You too!
I’m so glad you are out and about shelling again. Hopefully you can go to Keewaydin soon. Thank you for all you do. ❤
I was treated with a little trip to Keewaydin. I wasn't shooting a video but I will share some of the amazing things I found while I was out there 😃
@@SWFBeachLife oh yes, please do! 😊
Wow the sea was so clear compared to Sanibel’s from photos I’ve seen ! Hopefully in time it will get back to the same beauty we know it to be ! You found some beautiful shells today ! My heart stopped when u found that live true tulip at the end ! I don’t think I’ve seen a more beautiful shell ! ❤ stay safe and shell on !
So very happy to see life at the beach returning! And that there are some beaches you can still access with lesser degree of devastation Ian wasn't the first life altering storm and it won't be the last, but it's important to remember that life does continue on and even with the heartbreaking devastation that does occur, storms also can bring new life into focus as well. The death and birth cycles are very much circular and in sync with each other. It is all part of creation. Thank you for sharing. this is probably one of my favorite of your videos because it's so nice to get back to the beach...even if it is vicarious!
When I'm at the beach I often thing of those pine trees that need fire to open their seeds up. Life and death really are very closely related. I'll be so much more settled when I am able to go back to the beaches and help clean them up!