Fort Myers Beach today. What is on the beach and are there any people here? 

I absolutely love ur vids, they help me get through my anxiety and it makes me feel so relaxed. I especially love it when it’s beach time! I love the waves crashing against the shore, I wish I was really there 😂

I am so anxious to find out what that strange shell/item at 7:44 turns out to be. I noticed in the final shot of the shells you collected that you had a total of three of them. I love those bruised nassas - so pretty!!

I loved our time time in Ft Myers Beach in 2021. My heart hurt for the community after the hurricane. It’s so good to see your updates on the area. I hope to go there again in the near future.

Keep you and all Florida in our thoughts and prayers! Be safe!

I absolutely love the tiny shells

Thinking of you all in Florida .❤ A million warm hugs and hoping the hurricane coming is gentle to you all ❤

Thank you for another relaxing trip to the beach! ❤️🐚

❣I do like the little/tiny shells, but also loved the beautiful pear whelks. Glad you didn't have to deal with the bugs this week! Thank you for taking us along, and enjoy your time off! (don't work too hard!)

As you've said before, summer shelling can be sparse. Even so, it still looked like a pretty good day - especially since you weren't being devoured by the bugs! As always, thanks for taking us along.

PLEASE be safe with the upcoming hurricane ❤️❤️❤️

Can't get enough of your channel. Now im teaching my grandson all about the shells when we visit Indian Rock beach is our go to. We live in Central Florida and always do Gulf beaches. I love the beach life!🫶🐬🦀🐚🐌🪸🦪

Hello, Beach Angel, and all you weekend shell collectors, hope all is well with you. Oh, another tiny finding day! I really think these are my favorites! At least you're not being served a la carte to the no see ums! There is always something good if you just look in the right place! It's always cooler when you can get wet, because of the evaporation. I've come home after a day at the beach with a layer of salt on my skin! I'm loving the gentle lapping of the waves. It's very soothing to the senses. My goodness, you do have sharp eyes, to spot a quarter inch nutmeg shell! I'm even more impressed than usual, girl! The shells you're picking up are what we here in Tennessee would call teen-iny, but I prefer to say that they're itty bitty, like the new born kittens I've fostered. Oh, it's Beach Time! How the sound of the Gulf beside which I was born soothes my soul and makes me homesick at the same time! Sharmon, you didn't mention that, further up the Atlantic Coast at St. Augustine, coquina were once so numerous that, in some distant time, their tiny shells were compacted by their weight and that of the sand in which they buried themselves so that they actually became a sedimentary rock that was mined by enslaved Natives and used by the Spanish to build houses and other buildings, including the Castillo de San Marco (Castle of St. Mark) which is in St. Augustine and Ft. Matanzas, to the south of the City. In the Spanish Colonial period, cannonballs fired by marauding ships became stuck in the walls of these coquina forts! They can be seen today, still firmly embedded in the five hundred year old coquina walls. Coquina (the name for the stone) can still be found in the waters of the Atlantic at Amelia Island, a barrier island off St. Augustine. In addition to providing a vital source of nutrition for wildlife, Natives inhabiting the coasts of Florida gathered the living coquina in fine mesh nets they wove and then boiled the tiny creatures to create a nutritious broth. Some coastal residents still gather coquina to make broth or even chowder. Yum! Thanks for a great day, Sharmon! It was so kind of you to invite all of us along! Ha! I just had a flash of imagination wherein there was a veritable herd of people moving slowly down the beach behind you, scouring the sand for shells like living vacuum cleaners! Have a great couple of weeks, everyone! Much love from beautiful East Tennessee! The Lost Mermaid🧜🐚

Another great trip to the beach.

So glad you tell us the names of the shells.. thank you ever so much..

Loved the beach walk. I absolutely love the content your relaxing tone yet exciting voice when you find an amazing shell. I look forward to every video. Will miss you next week

A set of measuring cups, what a great idea! Now I need to go through my stacks of "beach bowls" to see if I have any that are perfectly sized. Even if they are just close,, they would work to toss into a container of rice so I don't have to rummage for a measuring cup.

Ahhhh… it’s been a few weeks. I’m playing catch up on the beach walks. I love walks on the beach via your videos

The cerith with coral on it is so cool! For a moment it looked like a morel mushroom.

A lot of mini ones! so fun

Your beach trips are the best! Thanks for taking me with you!

Hi! Went to Canaveral Seashore this week. I wear pants and a jacket and hat to the beach. No swim suit. I was comfortable, not hot. Just got my feet wet. I am a life long Floridian, so I am used to the heat. Grew up without ac in St. Pete. Give yourself a few more years. You won't think it is as hot as some people think. The water is warmer, and the coral are bleaching. Hydrate often, that will help keep you cool. The dunes here were damaged, but the walkways are repaired. I love a beach that does not have a house or condo in sight. So relaxing.

We were on that exact beach end of July/beginning of August. Found MANY tiny shells! Exciting! Also found 3 crucifix “shells”. I was so excited as I have only found 2 in my life. Been to Ft Myers beach almost every summer for 38 years. LOVE your videos.

It's so nice to go to the beach and be able to identify the shells. Especially when people ask you and tell them they need to watch SWF Beach Life. We did find an albino Florida Fighting Conch and was able to identify thanks to you!!

I know this comment comes a bit after watching the clip but I wanted to let you know that I’m praying for y’all and the rest of the state as this next storm is approaching. Stay safe.

I love to be with you on your beach walks!😊

Great video. Thank you for the beach walk.❤❤❤

I think this is the ‘roughest’ haul video I’ve seen…. Love that dark lighting welk

Thanks for the education on the coquinas

I want to thank you for your dedication to the amazing vlogs you put out every week. I also want to thank you for not doing the shorts. Personally, they drive me crazy I don’t want to see a short blurb. I want to see the amazing videos like you put out. You totally on my favorite and will always be.

Stay safe with the impending storm! Hate to think of all the potential damage, even though some great shelling may come out of it.😢🙏

Thanks!

I’m with you. I love the strange and unusual. If you knew my hubby you would understand.😂 I love it when you are looking for the Tiny’s. Wentaltraps especially.

We used to vacation at The Outrigger every December. I would walk the island the entire length. When the tide was out, I could walk the sandbar over a mile south. We have so many shells from those days. I do miss The Outrigger and Charley's. I know the property has been sold and they won't be back. Bill

My family has been going to Fort Myers beach since I was a little girl and I am now 40. One of my favorite places!!

Beautiful shell finds! I love that you can get a little exercise walking the sand and there are so many pretty free souvenirs at the beach. I try to pick up the trash as I go when I get to go to the beach too. Thanks for the education on the different shells and what they are.

I absolutely love the humble Auger, so it as a good day for them! Love the entire haul to be honest. Thanks for a great virtual walk on the beach.

Love enjoying your videos, thank you ❤❤❤

I bet it was a relief not to be getting bit by those Noseeum‘s. I know that last week when I saw all the little black dots on the calf area of your leg, I thought my goodness I didn’t realize they were so small!! I didn’t realize the rose petal tellin was that big I can’t remember anything bigger than a quarter, or maybe a nickel.Did you notice that when you held up the snail with the drill hole, that it looked like a fat fish? I laughed when I saw it right away. 😂 What a beautiful day to be on the beach!! Thank you for a wonderful walk and we’ll see you next Sunday. Have a safe and great week. 🥰🐬

Thank you for sharing another wonderful shelling video. I love the little odd balls. It makes them unique. Thank you for the beach time. The cohenas I have never seen then live in a video. It was so cool to learn about them. Thank you, and I hope the auction goes as good or better than the last auction. With me taking care of my ill mom I don't get a chance to leave the house very often. The videos help me feel better for a bit. Have a wonderful day.

at 14:53 there is a wentletrap... when you were looking at bubbles... I watch your video every week... I've been going to Sanibel for about 25 years... and this is my first comment. Thank you for your calming videos, enthusiasm, and letting me "go to the beach" every week.

Hi Sharmon l, so happy to see you at the beach today and see what you will find and to get some much needed beach time! Thank you for always for your a great time! ( : We will miss you, Sharmon! ) :

Had to chuckle at myself...when you said "boring" turrid I was like "ouch" then realized what you meant, HAAHA!!

My fiance loves finding augers. Every time we go to the beach we always make it a competition to see who can find the most. He usually wins because I get distracted with all the other goodies while he stays focused, lol.

Thank you for making my Sunday awesome!!

Apple Murex has a purple dot at the bottom of the aperture. A shell guide pointed that out to me.

There’s a gorgeous wentletrap in the lower left corner around the 14:54 mark! You can see it just after you pick up the bubble!

Hi Sharmon! Another awesome Sunday with you at the beach. I'm counting down the days to be on Marco ( 34 more days). Hope to go over to Ft Myers. Didn't make it there last time. Would love to know what that bulb shaped thingy was. I see at the end you found 3 of them. Glad the bugs stayed away! Will miss you next Sunday but you have a great week and a great auction.

What a fun time!! Looked like lots of people at the first beach you went to. I wish I could live by you :( I surely will miss you, hope to see you soon. Have fun! XOXO

I love learning about all the critters on the beach on our weekly walks. I live in Ohio & am dying to get back to the gulf to do some shelling. Thanks for sharing!

We try and go for walks on fmb once or twice a week. We’ve been finding some awesome shells.

Hi Sharmon! In the beginning of the video you have a turret and a turrid, which appears to be somewhat fossilized. I love the freak ceriths! It just goes to show that it doesn’t hurt to pick up and check out almost everything. Happy shelling!!

So fun! Regardless of lack of or not in usual abundance .. still fun.. thanks for sharing and educating. I’m learning from you and a book you recommended and I’m teaching my granddaughter. The other day we got a very large piece of pastiche from the water and I explained why and particularly the way it appears to sea turtles as jelly fish and it’s what they eat. Another day we was out and we got another piece of plastic and she repeated what she had learned .. i was so proud of her and a awesome moment. ❤thank you

Hi Sharmon, That was a very hot day at the beach. I had to Google how warm 108 F to Celsius is, and I was surprised it was so hot! And still see people on the beach. I think I was only swimming in the see to cool down. (Or being in an air conditioned environment.) It was so much fun to see all those little coquina's doing their dance. I really like them! Thank you for taking us with you, as always it's highly appreciated! Good luck with the preparations for the auction. I know for sure it will be a great success! (I will miss you these coming weeks) Sending you lots of love and of course a huge hug, xoxo ❤❤❤ ,Ilona

I so needed to watch this today. lol. It's cold/rainy yet AGAIN in California. I'm glad Ft. Myers is starting to come back. Love the little shells. I have a blue/pink bag like your orange one. Can't find them anymore. But I did get one from Ali.

Thanks for sharing your trip to Ft Myers beach. I loved the part about the coquinas. I had no idea about their ecological function. The living ones were so bright they looked like jewels!

Thanks! I have learned so much from you channel and your knowledge. I am heading to St. Petersburg, Fl soon. Hope it is not too hot to go to the beach.

Glad the bugs weren’t bugging you today! I love shelling but my husband is having some heart issues right now. Hopefully we find out something soon! Love going to the beach with you! ❤

So there is no way on Gods green earth that I could cope with that heat, I would be a puddle!! Nice to see folk using the beach too. I like those tiny whelk, they are so cute. Stay safe xx

Just saw the hurricane is heading towards you. Hope you are safe and this storm is not as bad as the last one.

Please take care with coming hurricane! Thinking of you as we join you it!

Lotta littles on this trip. But I liked your little educational bit on the coquinas. Those of us who live in Florida and visit Florida beaches frequently are always amused by their disappearing act as the waves roll in and out. There can be a whole carpet of them on the sand after a wave retreats and suddenly it's moving as they burrow down into the sand. Many people don't realize that when the empty coquina shells and sand get packed down by the surf, they can form an almost rock like substance that has been used to build things like the thick walls of the Castillo de San Marcos in St Augustine. Thanks for all the beach and shell information you pass on to all of us, your followers.

Interesting how much better the last time was at FMB. Maybe the tides were the reason. This video was very similar to what I'm seeing up here. Lots of small stuff which is OK cuz I need to start making shell Christmas trees. You did find some pretty dark augers. And a couple of very nice pear whelks!😊 I can't believe you were out there in the middle of the day!😮 Thanks Sharmon. xxoo

I found one of those mystery shells myself. I was hoping you knew what it was. Well, now there's two that don't know.

Hey Sharmon, could you find out what the “fossil” shell is and update us? I’d love to know more. I think my favorite today was the serif with the coral. That was a cool find.

I saw one person suggest that the odd bones were from a drum fish. I don’t know if it’s the same but they made me think of Hyperostosis (essentially ‘swollen bones’) which occurs in several fish species.

Please stay safe with this next hurricane ❤

Because of your channel, I recommended that a friend visit Sanibel Island while in Florida. Well, she brought back a bag of Sanibel sand for me to look through. Wow! How many tiny shells did I find! That was so fun! I live in California where shelling is less flashy and less celebrated but still very interesting and worth making into a hobby. We have really teenie tiny wentletraps here if you can see them to find them. Thanks to you, I am plotting a trek over there to look for stuff. I have a little jar with a teenie tiny shell collection in it…the smallest version of whatever I have found over the years.

hello from New Mexico

Glad you took us out to Fort Meyers this week, even if it was summer and hot with "eh" for the tide. (It's easy to tell you're not from the Pacific Northwest coffee country. 😊 Truly, I'm not trying to be critical, but “grounds” in its coffee sense refers to the gunk left over after making a pot of java. The noun “grinds” refers to the different degrees of ground coffee; for example, there are fine, medium, and coarse “grinds.” So what you're seeing in the water looks like coffee "grounds." xoxo)

Hope all is well... I didn't see a video posted yesterday😢

I don’t know if you will be checking comments lately. I’m concerned about the new hurricane on its way and hoping you’re not suffering from PTSD after last year. Hope you and your family are safe and all the work you have done holds. Take care of yourself.

Thank you for another relaxing video. I'm counting the days til my next trip to the area...14! Tiny shells are a favorite of mine and I hope to scoop up some of those sweet little fighting conchs while I'm there. 🙂 So, summer shelling comes with challenges. When do things start looking up?? Enjoy your break and good luck with the auction!

Hi Sharmon! I think the mystery bones are pterygiophore bones from a drum fish. They support the dorsal fin.

Nice videos

I enjoy your videos each week and learning the parts and names of shells you find. I recently visited Holden Beach North Carolina. It was my childhood vacation go to. There I found lots of Sea Biscuits, Lettered Olives, Ogors, Nutmegs, and several others. I was looking for a way to send pictures of them to you. Thought you might be interested.

Well, well, well, if it isn't the Shell Whisperer again , master of the tides and champion of seashell discovery! And here we are, tiny and innocent auger shells, minding our own spirals, when suddenly we find ourselves plucked from our cozy sandy nooks and thrust into the spotlight. Alongside my fellow auger comrades, we're the new stars of the seashell stage, all thanks to SWFSW's obsession with collecting us. We've got the best seat in the ocean too... watching as the Shell Whisperer parades us around like the calcium carbonate heroes we are. And... we've become the talk of the tide pools, and rumor has it, the hermit crabs are fighting over who gets to move into one of us next. Who knew that life as an auger could be so interesting? You gather us up like a gathering of old friends who've been waiting to share their tales with a curious soul. We augers might have spent our days nestled in the sand, but now we've got front-row seats to your YT audience! You're like the captain of curiosity, charting a course through the waves to uncover the secrets of the shore. With your gentle touch and keen eye, you're turning our tranquil seashell existence into a joyful journey of discovery for everyone. :)

Glad to hear the bugs laid off for this beach walk! I will be in Fort Myers in the beginning of September. I am curious as to where diamond head resort is compared to the first area you shelled and then also when you moved spots? I am actually coming to look at Fort Myers and surrounding areas to pinpoint a location to move to. I know that hurricane turned everything literally upside down including many many lives but I have a strong feeling that is where I should be. Anyway thank you for the beautiful walk today! Take care and good luck preparing for the auction! Very excited for that!!

Do you ever find sea glass? That’s the treasure I look for!

I've recently found your channel after becoming obsessing with shelling on my first trip to Florida in July, aside from Disney a long time ago. I love your videos! I have learned a ton, and just really enjoy watching. Thank you for sharing your adventures. I'm already planning a trip back for more shelling in October. I'm having a hard time deciding where though. I want to shell as much as possible from Captiva to Marco Island. I'm traveling with My husband and kids though, so I don't think I can swing shelling 100% of the time. 😄 In July we stayed on Siesta Key, and explored the lovely beaches there. We did drive to Captiva and spent a day at Turner Beach. Between Fort Myers Area, Bonita Springs, and Marco Island which would you chose as a "home base" for most of your shelling near by?

What do you do with all the shells? I love listening to you describe the shells.

I am planning a trip down there with my daughter and we watch all your videos together. We were wanting to know where would be the best places to go hunting for shells and paddle boarding? We are planning on coming down around the end of November.

The “coffee grounds” here seem larger than where you have found the “wensel traps (sp?)”, yes?

Thought of you today and your mystery bones/shell-parts. Ze Frank uploaded a new "True Facts" video to his YT channel and there's some excellent fish skull video. I'm sure you'll find your mystery part in there!

At 18:49 I saw something that looked like a little green bead?

Hey not sure how this storm will or if it will affect you but want you to know you guys are in our thoughts and prayers. Hopefully it won't be bad at all.

How fast to the horse conch grow? You had that huge one on Keewaydin Island.

Wonder what the Paul Newman shark eye shell was called B4 Paul Newman was born? ;)

Just checking in to see if you are ok. Hadn't seen a post this week. ❤ take care. Hugs :)

@22:15 Was that a Pear Welk, or a Paper Fig shell? I get em mixed up thnx! :)

You say you had troubles distinguishing between an apple murex and a lace murex. So what is the difference??

Is there more shells this time of year in other places? The Keys or The Eastern part of the state?

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We just returned home from four nights at Pink Shell - which we had stayed at pre-Ian. We were there for the super full moon and negative low tide. Whoa, lots of sand dollars (alive) during low tide. We had some great shelling! It was very unexpected. Luckily, I found a cup from some local restaurant on the beach and picked it up to hold my shells (and clean up trash!). Lots of hinged disc Dosinias! They were just sitting there on the beach like little gifts. Found a bit of Junonia, too. Always love to see where you shell and what you find!

We want to go to Sanibel this week. Think the bugs are there?

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Would you recommend shelling after the Hurricane IDALIA passing?

Question. Does Ft Myers charge for handicap parking?

I have not seen a video for a couple weeks. Did you retire?

I am just curious. After watching you rescue many live critters in shells, was wondering if any of them can sting you? I spent many summers vacationing in Florida as a child and was always warned not to pick them up. I’m not sure if it was for my safety or the creatures.🤔

* Miss Jingles, baby's ear, & sand dollars.. You had to really work for your shells today..