Category Archives: Sea Shells
Getting Out and Having Fun: Social Media From Friends
I’ve decided to start adding social media content from people in the community. It’s easy enough to to snag images from the web that people are already posting. It’s also a fun way for you to keep up with some of the cool content people are posting in a summarized way. I might also add my comments here about the stuff people are posting.
First I’m going to start with Captain Brandon Fraley’s post about scalloping. This is actually really cool to hear that Pasco county is now allowing people to scallop. I’ve heard that even as far south as Pinellas in the anclote area we have scallops, although scalloping is not allowed here. Pasco county borders Pinellas and it’s just a hop, skip and a jump north of Honeymoon Island and Clearwater Beach, our local surf spot. Brandon wrote:
fisheye_sportfishingFirst time in a long time that #scallop season has been open in Pasco County, got our limit and had a great time with @huntergibson243 @marlin365 @got_one_sportfishing now time to get shuckin #gulfofmexico #scallopseason #florida #fisheyesportfishing #ltcustomrods
Landon Perrino posted a thoughtful picture of Tanner Jones wishing him the best with his injury. What I heard from Landon, something you’ll see in the comments, Tanner actually broke his collar bone while trying a board transfer. Injuries are no fun, especially as we gear up for the peak of the hurricane season and the start of winter.
Landon wrote:
landonperrino Wish @tannerj0nes the best of luck with his injury hope you make it to Cali
The skim sisters Maddy and Lilly were hanging out on the east coast at a legendary skim spot, Vilano Beach. There was a pretty rad skim contest going down there. They were hanging out with the legendary and most gnarly skimboarder who does the gnarliest spin tricks, and originated from the gulf, John Akerman. They were having a blast on the east coast. Skim Sisters & John Akerman wrote:
skim_sistersLilly got 2nd in girls 14 and under Maddy got 3rd in the womens division! So happy to see everyone again. Vilano is one of the best experiences… thank you again Steve @rdsskimco for everything. We love the competition and Vilano more than words can explain . #zapskimboards #represent #joogsquad
jaakermanRight place right time this morning. @codycoleman #surfing #florida #hurricanechris
That’s all for now!
Pinellas County Dredging 2018: Boats, Tractors, Sifter, and Tubing
It’s July 1st, 2018 today; county, state, and federal tax dollars are officially being used to create beaches on private beachfront property because of the recent passage of a bill that overrides local customary use policies on the beaches. It’s hard to believe so much money can be going into the pockets of private beachfront property. Monitoring your government’s uses of power isn’t the worst idea. At least you can understand what’s going on, and make informed decisions about the few things you do have control over.
Name The Seashells: Morning Outgoing Tide 04/25/18 Cold Front
Check you knowledge of the seashell varieties on the gulf beaches. Name any or all of the following seashells from the gallery using the comment area below to write your answers. The post will be updated with the answers sometime next week.
Dosinia:
Sunray Venus
Jingle
Chestnut Turban
Broad-ribbed Carditid
Turkey Wing
Angel Wing
Let’s Play Guess That Seashell! – Rental Properties
Many rentals come standard with beach oriented decor, from blankets, to bath towels, to bead-spreads, to picture frames, to doormats. It’s not uncommon to find shells at a rental in the west Florida region used as beachy decor or just left there by visitors, especially at rentals located on or near the beach. The series of pictures below are from a rental in Heritage Springs in New Port Richey about 25 minutes north of Honeymoon Island. This rental had a couple small decorative plates on a bookshelf with the spoils of perfectly intact seashells from a great trip to the beach! Let’s see how many of these seashells we know the names of. This will be a challenge, because many of these are not commonly known names. Name as many as you can, and use as specific of names as you can. Don’t cheat by going to the species library, because many of them have already been added to the library. Add your answers as a comment below.
Walking on Honeymoon Island
What a beautiful day today for a nice stroll on the beach! We listened to the soft roar of the gentle waves lapping onto the white sand beach as we walked the edge of the mangroves enjoying the nice warm Florida sun and searching for buried treasure (shells) brought to shore overnight. More Pictures
Surf’s Up Surf Report: 5:30pm, Thursday at Treasure Island
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The Surf’s Up Surf Report :
Beach re-nourishment continues on the long time surf spot Upham, a spot that was once a point-like wave that wrapped around the artificial structure in place to hold up the touristy building’s proclaimed front yard. Sand being pulled from offshore is being pumped into the beaches. Rocks are being piled up on the beach around a rock placeholder. It’s a beach project like no other. Only like the previously identical one at Honeymoon Island, of course. What should you think of all this? Continue reading Surf’s Up Surf Report: 5:30pm, Thursday at Treasure Island