tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post2769705913999947619..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Splendor from the SeaAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-89262494072671780522017-05-06T17:42:42.367-04:002017-05-06T17:42:42.367-04:00Found a large amount of Cockle shells while visti...Found a large amount of Cockle shells while visting the OBX. Mother Natures Gift.MaryEllen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10111362268163468208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-48268134832279086422016-03-26T02:40:58.950-04:002016-03-26T02:40:58.950-04:00how cool. how cool. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420569670465119980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-5603590464207283662015-01-08T12:10:43.093-05:002015-01-08T12:10:43.093-05:00Young and dumb (as opposed to my current old and d...Young and dumb (as opposed to my current old and dumb) I went swimming in it! It was like diving into wet cement...there was so much sand churned-up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-228069797464412892015-01-08T12:08:58.975-05:002015-01-08T12:08:58.975-05:00That proboscis or whatever...sure didn't see t...That proboscis or whatever...sure didn't see that coming!<br />I thought you'd like that.<br />How would a texter put it? YAW? No, probably URW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-76747878079430501292015-01-08T07:13:52.847-05:002015-01-08T07:13:52.847-05:00It's great to see the creature in the shell, t...It's great to see the creature in the shell, thanks.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-43670740582700694172015-01-08T07:11:02.991-05:002015-01-08T07:11:02.991-05:00I had no idea about the direction of the spirals. ...I had no idea about the direction of the spirals. Wow, being there during a hurricane must have been amazing and frightening.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-48113993080515037542015-01-07T21:02:07.258-05:002015-01-07T21:02:07.258-05:00https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfsumedia/7296070848...https://www.flickr.com/photos/wfsumedia/7296070848/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-83799428595326405792015-01-07T20:47:25.649-05:002015-01-07T20:47:25.649-05:00Did you notice that the whelks are sinestral, left...Did you notice that the whelks are sinestral, left-hand? <br />I discovered this as a kid...drawing seashells one time, I wondered why I always drew univalves the same way. I learned that most ate right-hand 'thread'. <br />Then, on Sanibel, I learned about the lightning whelk, one of the world's few predominantly left-hand shells. (I was on Sanibel when Agnes hit. 1972 The eye went right over us...sun came out...birds began to sing...then the wind started to blow THE OTHER WAY!)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-28310754899982444632011-12-19T20:44:45.980-05:002011-12-19T20:44:45.980-05:00These are so familiar. When I was a little kid we ...These are so familiar. When I was a little kid we spent several family vacations on Sanibel Island.I don't know where our collection eventually wound up, but as a kid I spent hours playing with the shells.They really are beautiful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08453789748035103797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-22076175076223279892011-12-19T19:30:06.104-05:002011-12-19T19:30:06.104-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed this, slowmuse and Mona. ...I'm glad you enjoyed this, slowmuse and Mona. It seems that shells are evocative for many. My sister has a large glass jar full of small shells and bowls with larger ones; she doesn't do any crafts with them, just enjoys their presence.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-2211390985551572062011-12-19T19:26:34.688-05:002011-12-19T19:26:34.688-05:00A beautiful collection; is your sister doing any s...A beautiful collection; is your sister doing any sailor valentines or shell craft? I've done a little of it, and would love to have some time to get back to it. I must see Sanibel Island sometime, and I'd love to attend the shell show down there one day too, I hear it is spectacular.Mona Diane Connerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022399915344870046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-48650161915125843182011-12-19T18:15:55.184-05:002011-12-19T18:15:55.184-05:00I never grow tired of looking at the miniature wor...I never grow tired of looking at the miniature world contained in every shell. I have a chest in my studio where I put them all, and reaching in you never know what you'll pull out. Evocatives, that's what they are for me. Thanks for this post Altoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com