Stop being depressed and come on a beach walk. Let's look for seashells and beach critters.
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- Stop being depressed and come on a beach walk with me! When you're looking for treasures at the beach, it's hard to think about anything else. Relax for a little while with me at the beach and maybe learn a thing or two while we're there!
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again i SO look forward to "walkin'" the beach with you every sunday.
I can attest that the beach improves one’s mental health. There is just something about hearing the surf, picking up shells, and seeing the live critters that brings a sense of peace. One can actually feel problems recede. Physically it is like a big exhale and your body relaxes. I enjoy your videos all year, but during the 6 months we are north with children and grandchildren, the videos transport me back to the sense of peace the ocean brings. Next week we will visit our kids/grandkids who live in FL and for a short time once again experience the peace of the beach. The shells are an awesome bonus. Thank you for taking me on your beach walks.
Bev
Bev, I agree! I grew up on the beaches of Southern California. There is no better time than time spent on the beach. The ocean waves wash away all issues, problems, and stress. It is a splendid place to be ❤
Thank you for choosing to spend your time with me on the beach! I hoe you have a fabulous time with your kids and grandkids!! ❤️
Bev, I wholeheartedly agree! I grew up on the ocean (I'm now landlocked). But, I get down to the beach/ocean as often as possible. It's amazing how the ocean/beach, and all of its beauty, has such an amazing restorative effect on the body, mind and soul - there is nothing like it 🐚 ⛱️ 😎 ❤ Have a fabulous time in FL.
The beach has healed me so many times. Especially in the past year. Ive learned how much I love finding and collecting shells and just walking and exploring things is so therapeutic. It’s my most favorite place in the world.☺️
Me too!! Every, single time I get to the beach I get excited about what the next few hours is going to bring. 🥰
Trust me. Watching your videos takes me away from the noisy city life. Thank you. ❤
I'm so glad! 🌴🌊🐚❤️
Dear Sharmon,
I'm so sorry that you were in pain and limping! I know that you want to make a video, but please be careful, so things won't get worse. 😘
The haul of shells was amazing! The "nutmeg gods" were very grateful that you returned the one full of barnacles, so your reward was huge.
I really love that albanistic prickly cockle. And I hope that you will find that albino lettered olive soon!
Thank you so much for showing us the little paradise that you call "home." What a beautiful place to live!💙
I hope and pray that your pain will go away so you can walk freely again.
Have a wonderful week, sending you love and, of course, a big hug, xoxo ❤️, Ilona
I was only down and out for a few days, but I did have to cancel a shell trip last week. I was not going to be able to walk and get in and out of a boat. It was a reminder (not that I needed it) that if I can't walk, I can't make these videos. I'm so lucky that I am healthy and mobile and that I live where I do. I have so many things that need to go right and I'm one grateful gal 🙏🏼 Can I tell you I already figured I'd get a van and a motorized wheelchair? 🤣
So glad you brought this up, Ilona! Let's treasure Sharmon's videos even if the pattern of a new one every Sunday is interrupted. Getting out on the beach with any kind of mobility issue, even a temporary issue, is hard on us shelters!.
Good evening, Beach Angel, and my beachy friends! Hope everyone is doing well this lovely sunset time!
Thanks, everybody, for sharing this peaceful beach walk with me!
I hope you and your bestie are getting along and you have a wonderful week! ❤️
Exactly 💯 the reason I watch your content. Peace of mind relaxation and happiness. The beach is my happy place, and I'm glad it's yours as well ❤
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Thank you for the quote. It was something I needed to hear. This year has been a hard 1 so far. My oldest son got seriously ill with a heart condition. Surgery was scheduled, but got cancelled when 2 dentists refused to sign off for it. Had to have all his teeth removed & wait for recovery. He had his aortic arch aneurism fixed & aortic valve replaced this past Thursday & is out of ICU now. Still needs to go through 1-2 months of recovery before he can return to work. So, thank you again for the quote.
What a trial your poor son, and you caring for him, have gone through this past year. Sending healing prayers to your son and strength to you. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🫂🫂🫂💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
My daughter had serious health issues as a child, so I know how stressful it is to have one of our kids go through something like this. I am glad he is out of ICU. May he continue to heal and recover so you can have some stress-free time to look forward to as well! ❤️
You were really on your game today with this video. Your narration just gets better and better, I could listen to you all day! Great video!
You are too kind! Thank you so much for the encouragement! 🙏🏼
Great walk! I love the Sun Ray Venus shells!
I do too, Jasmine! ( :
Thank you for letting me know! I feel like it's another shell I have to justify in collecting 🤣
I am not kidding when I say this episode was made for me. Everything from being a tiny bit down and then suddenly remembering it's CZcams Sunday Beach Day with Sharmon to you quoting my favorite quote by Lao Tzu to naming my favorite drunken alien looking Florida Fighting Conch creature "Terry"...the same name I have...You even spotlighted my favorite little beach birds, seriously the coincidences are far too numerous to mention. In short, Thank You!
You are welcome Terry! We all need a little pick me up now and then! ❤️
@@SWFBeachLife I was wondering if maybe sometime you can talk more about the different type of drill holes found on the shells? Sort of a "Who Dun it" episode??
@@babs629 The moon snail hole when drilled is counter sunk, so those are easy to tell. All their others are a mystery!
@@SWFBeachLife Well, that wasn't complicated! -LOL
Lovely day at the beach. Love the quote you shared, so so true!!! ❤
Thank you so much for your videos. I wait for it every Sunday. It's so relaxing listening to your voice naming all the shells I feel like I am with you. I love looking for shells but don't get to the beach much anymore due to health problems. You are awesome!
Thank you for the kind works and thank you for watching! I am so grateful that I get to share my little beach walks and all the things I'm learning. I only have one more class until I'm a Florida Master Naturalist!
Thank you for the quote. I am in dialysis. Good quote. Live in the present. ❤
That's why they call it the present - it's a gift! 🙏🏼❤️
Love the quote Thank You😊
You are so welcome!
Since I was a little girl, my weekends were always spent at the beach. Whether I was beachcombing with my dad, or just walking along the beach with my mom discussing life's problems and making decisions, the beach has always been there for me as my therapeutic buddy. Even now as a grandmother of three, sometimes I just need a little me time and I head off to spend time at the beach to gather myself in my own little world (or maybe to get away from the chaos of 7 people living at home and hearing reruns of Bluey everyday!!) LOL. Thank you for the 30 minutes of solitude your videos offer when I can't get away.
The beach is great for relaxing and "untangling" things as I like to say. I'm glad I bring you a little solace from the beach!
I love love love those little pink clams. ❤
That is the cutest live critter that you’ve shown us so far
Love the video as always!! Amazing amount of nutmegs 😮. The quote is perfect. Thanks for taking us along on this beautiful trip.
Fabulous early evening on the beach. Thank You, Sharmon, for taking us along ❤
Olives are my absolute favorite! ❤
They're so irresistible!
The lettered olives are my favorite. Thank you for showing us so many of the olives. I love them!
Terry was assessing if you were a friend, or, foe with that stare...
LOL! I don't blame Terry one bit. I'm a bit larger than Terry is!
so that's your new band...The Fabulous Nutmegs! :)
I kind of like the Crazy Conchs too 🤣
You are so blessed & yes it relaxes me & excites me every video. I am not able to go to a beach so of course every cool one I see as you walk I'm yelling "get that one too !" LOL. I'd need a wheelbarrow. I am going to start buying shells online because this grandma here in Texas thinks they are beautiful. Thank you so very much for the beach walks & the wealth of info. Glad you pick up the trash too. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I sell some of the shells I don't keep! I have been terrible about posting but I hope to post more later on today! swfbeachlifestore.etsy.com
Love those tide pools! Beautiful shells!!! Nutmegs galore ❤
So beautiful and peaceful!!!! Thank you for sharing and posting!!!
All those beautiful Venus shells
Fun trip as usual 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💖💖💖💖
Thank you for coming along! 💜
Always wonderful. Thanks for taking us with you.. If only everyone would take 50# of garbage off the beach..
At least once a year I go to soak away my sorrows and literally just lie on the edge of the ocean and it is definitely the best therapy. Along with time in the mountains. Can’t beat God’s goodness and creation for healing of ALL kinds of ailments! Thanks for your video therapy👍🏻🙏🏻
Thank you for watching! 🙏🏼
Great video & shells. I watch every Sunday before bed. Thank you for taking us along ❤
Loved that quote!!! Thanks! 😉
Nice grouping! That sunset transported me for a second or 2 thank you❤
Hi Sharmon! Great beach walk as always. Really informative too! I learn so much from you. All those nutmegs, wow!!!! I am beginning to really love those prickly cockles. Those sweet Rose petal tellins are just precious!! Thanks again for taking us on such incredible beach walks. Next best thing to bring there!! Have a great week!!
Great walk on the beach this evening, thank you for such a pleasant virtual visit. I can hardly wait until my next real beach walk! Your shell haul is wonderful.
That quote you shared is a perfect reminder for so many people. Thank you for sharing it. .....love those pretty little Nutmegs! 🥰🥰😃😃
Thank you! I fell in love with the beautiful beaches there last year and these virtual beach walks really bring me joy, hope to be back real soon. 🌞🩵🏖️🐚
"Victor" lives on !
Thank you for the quote. I love your channel. I love shelling, but haven’t done it for years. I miss the beach every day. I live through you vicariously.
Thanks for coming to the beach with me!
SWF Beach Life...it does a body and mind good! Stressful times right now, and I completely relax watching you Sharmon! Thank you!❤
Thanks for choosing to spend your time with me at the beach!
Exactly my thoughts about walking the beach, connection with nature and checking out critters!
Sharmon, thank you so much for this fabulous beach walk today! It definitely revived my soul, as usual! You are the best! Love watching you, beach time, and hearing your smart, calming voice teaching us all about the beautiful shells in SWF! ( : Have a great week, sweetie! ( :
I hope you have a fabulous week too beach friend!
Thank you once again. I had a wonderful time with you at the beach. I’m learning so much from you! I take a nice deep breath and relax ❣
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Thanks, as always, for letting us tag along with you! Great way to start the week! The quote at the end reminds us all! Thanks, Friend!
I hope you have a fabulous week!
Great shelling today!!
If you would crush the Nacre into a powder or crumble it and use it in a craft like a sea scape decor, that is a really pretty shell to make some kind of craft with, it's close to an abalone shell with the colors. The shark eye has a heart hole in it 😊, it's meant for you to pick up and take home 😍. I made a Christmas gift with pricky cockle shells, I glued them on a shelf and I think I put a large fake pearl in them for an enhanced look, been a few years back. The shells you find are so pretty and amazingly marked with the brightest colors. Nice to meet you Terry 😂...great finds ❤
Thank you so much for watching and for all the great ideas!
That Crown Conch!!! 🤩
I know right??? 🥰
I had a great time tonight!! I love low tide that isn't at the crack of dawn (or before!).
Thank you for continuing to do these walks...for you AND for us! I hope you never get tired of identifying the same shells week after week. Not only for people who are just finding your videos, but for people like me who still are trying to know the differences between some of the shells that look so much like one another.
Other people have said this, too, but I do feel as if "I have this friend down in SW Florida..."
Thank you, Sharmon.
We are all friends here! Don't be shy about telling your friends all about your other friend in SW Florida! We're going to be going to the beach together for years to come....(I can't wait to see what else we're going to find!!!)
Yay!!! Negative low tide
I sooo appreciate you and your videos! Thank you for bringing us beachy goodness every week!
You are so welcome!
Ok. You got me on my phone at the GORGEOUS lace murex!! You don't even need an imagination to see how beautiful that will be but looking forward to seeing it at the end.😁 Very nice pear whelk! All those nutmegs?!!! HUGE crown conch! I have found a couple of huge empty white ones, but have never seen a live big one like that! Yep I love the albinistic prickly cockles too. Great quote! Sunset walks are beautiful. 😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
I had seen a crown conch like that over on the next island Lovers Key. They are specatacular when they are that big!
Sharmon, I live in the middle of the desert and I love the beach. Your videos are always very calming. Thank you so much! ❤
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
You have an amazing gift for bringing us right along with you. Thank you!
I had a thought when you were picking up your HINGED treasures today... I know how the hinges, eventually get too fragile to hold together, and then what do you do, probably let them go their separate ways unless you're into rubber bands. But! That shadow box you're doing for your seahorses? How about doing another showcasing your favorite specimens of the various hinged bivalves you've picked up? Big angel wings, sunray venus, calico clams, cockles, interspersed with smaller specimens and sprinkled with tiny coquinas and rose petal tellins... It would be stunning!
That actually sounds like something I'd like to make and sell!
Let’s go….to the beach!! I always say it with you 😊
Love it!!
What great "nutmeg" luck! You every 🐚 returned to the 🌊 yields several in return!😊
I must be in the present because watching your videos makes me so at peace! What a lovely poem or phrase, whatever it is. Thanks so much!😊
Thanks for watching Vickie! 🙏🏼
You always make me smile and giggle. Your passion is so infectious. So thank you for that. I only get down there once a year. I look forward to your videos ever Sunday.
Thanks so much for watching my videos!! 🙏🏼
Thank you so very much for sharing your beach walks and treasures - love it! I have learned an immense amount of shell information from watching you. I'm heading down to Fort Myers in October for our 30th wedding anniversary 😊
I can't wait!
Happy early anniversary! I hope you have a wonderful time and find lots and lots of souvenirs!
Being at the beach most definitely lifts my mood and shelling is a straight up anti depressant . :)
"Shelling is a straight-up anti-depressant." That would make a great t-shirt!
@@SWFBeachLife you make and I’ll buy it! 😂
Nice day! ❤
Hi Sharmon. Loved how you found all those nutmegs after you put that one with the barnacles back.. I loved that darling little crabbie at the beginning of the show. Everything was just stunning. And yes, your channel is therapy for the heart and mind. I plan on visiting Ft. Myers beach among others when I make my trip to Florida. Have a lovely week, my friend.
I hope you have fun planning your trip!
Thoroughly enjoyed meeting your new pal Terry! 😊
Terry rocks! 😂
Great video! Doesn't the beach fix everything? 😊🌴 Keep them coming!
Yes, the beach is definitely my happy place!
Nice and relaxing to watch. I also love to see the real life creatures in their shells. So interesting! I too live with pain and limping, hopefully the shore walk helped you in some way. As usual, you came home with a big haul!
I am so very sorry you live with pain and limp! I found the experience to be zero fun. Luckily I was okay after a few days but I know how lucky I am to be as mobile as I am! 🙏🏼
Thank you for taking us along for our weekly depression-buster! I'm limping too, so can feel ya on that one, but headed for the doctor today so will get that sorted out. Loved the nutmegs, in fact love all the gorgeous shells! The yellow inside that pear whelk is just lovely. Anyway, appreciate you!
Oh I'm sorry to hear you're limping! I managed to recover in a few days, but I literally couldn't walk a few days after this trip. I hope you're going to be okay and I appreciate you watching and leaving me such a swell note! 🙏🏼
Thank you for your Sunday beach walks. I wish I could be there but your walks bring happiness!❤
Thanks bringing us with you.❤
My pleasure 😊
Hi such a nice walk. Thank you. I’ve missed the last couple of years down in that area😊😊. Sure do miss it.
Good evening SHARMAN.really enjoyed this video.
your Sunday videos are always so peaceful and informative. Thank you for all you do for us🩵
You are so welcome!
Always love your shelling but love love that quote today , so true! Thanks for the reminder! 💕💕
You are so welcome!
Thanks Sharmon for another peaceful and relaxing beach walk. I get to go to the beach for a little while on Wednesday, and I am so ready. Unfortunately it has been too long since it is only about 45 minutes from home. Of course my shell experience will be very different being on the NE coast. Have an awesome week!!
I didn't make it to the East Coast last week so I'm going this week too! Good shelling luck to you!
Thank you again for teaching me so much about SWF shelling! 🥰
Absolutely beautiful sunset. I sure miss Florida ... Glad I can go on a beach walk with you every week
Me too! Thank you for coming along on my beach walk with me!
Thank you😊! You inspired me a lot to start a shell collection. Love your videos, I always watch them!❤🐚
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼
Congrats on all of those stunning nutmegs!!
Thanks a bunch!
Hello. Good Evening 😊😊Happy Shelling Sunday 🐚🐚
The critters in this one!! And the sentiment about past, future, and present! These strolls on the beach are wonderful to me!! I missed hearing your idea about the nacre from pen shells -- but it made me think -- let's do mosaic surfaces!
PS Sharmon, your comment about limping did not go unnoticed today. If you do have to resort to physical aids, I hope not of course, but if you do, please share what you find and how it works out. I face problems of mobility -- especially for visiting my beloved natural places on the Gulf -- and I'm not holding a camera in one hand!. Sending love. (Maybe a creative product sponsor could pitch in on this topic.)
My leg issues definitely made me think about the challenges some people have getting to and from the beach. Never mind getting on and off a boat! I would like to do at least one video dedicated to this topic as I know it's something that many people could benefit from. It may take me a while to get it done, but I'll do it eventually!
So much fun!!! Im am dying to get down there. A couple of things, it looks like your ring is fixed :) and also did you pull a muscle in your leg? Hope that it gets better soon. What a great haul!! So many nut megs. I love them. Thank you for taking us along. Have a great week and I will see you Sunday! XOXO
I bought a "replacement" ring at a flea market! I will need to get my regular ring fixed 😌 And I pulled a muscle something horrible. This night was the beginning of an absolutely miserable week for me. There were a few days I couldn't walk. So I was being dead serious when I said I am acutely aware of how lucky I am. I'm all better now but it was pretty scary there for a day or two. Hopefully it won't ever happen again! 🙏🏼
@@SWFBeachLife I am so glad you are on the mend. That is so painful.
Lovely!
Awesome, thank you for taking us along on your journeys
I always love Sunday nights on the beach! Thanks for the videos!
Thank you for watching!
Another fun Sunday beach walk, I tried to walk the south end of Ft. Meyers beach in Mar. but couldn't find a place to park. Where can we park on the south end without walking for miles? Delightful video, you are so right about shelling being uplifting, it always makes me feel at peace and always closer to the creator. Thanks and happy shelling. Judy from Boca
Hi Judy! There is no public parking down at the south end of the beach. I have a permission to park at a condo complex on the south end, but there is no where to park where you don't have to walk for miles. If I can, I'm going to take the trolley next time and see if that's a viable option for people.
Awesome shells! I wish I could feel the wind in my hair. Just everything about the beach……..❤️
The sounds, the smells, the birds - it's so healing!
It’s always lovely to spend time with you on a Sunday.
Do you plan a trip to Honeymoon Island anytime soon?
The next road trip is going to be the East Coast of Florida. I'm not sure when I'll make it back up to Honeymoon Island.
Just came back from Marco had a great time went out with treasure seekers came home with tons of goodies
Treasure Seekers is awesome!!!
Looks like another Beautiful day !! Thank you !!
Thank you for watching Nancy!
Well that was fun. Love the grasses around the edge of the beach, makes it look very tropical. So peaceful, lovely. Shells were pretty good too. Would kill for a bucket of that nacre! Hugs and stay safe xx
There is this shell ladies thing I want to make but I can't seem to find the right shaped shells. What if I made the nacre into the shape I want? 🤔 I'll add that to the the experiment list!
@@SWFBeachLife I want it for a mermaids tail and a turtles shell!!
I'll start collecting it!
I love watching your videos
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏼
That Crown Conch was amazing!! and HUGE!! Cool thing to find!!
Speaking of - do you have tips for how to "unsmell" shells? I have one Crown Conch I got in the 10,000 Islands - I know it was not occupied when I picked it up but I'm guessing there is a small amount of the dead critter still in the shell. I soaked it in bleach, I had it in vinegar for a bit , nothing seems to be working.
I do have a fix for this, but it takes a long time. You have to bury the shell. I had an alphabet cone - same thing. The thing smelled BAD. I found a spot in my hard and I buried the shell and put a rock on top so I would know where it is. I checked it for months and eventually the smell went away. The bugs and bacteria ate all the left over goo and the smell finally went away. It is literally the only thing I have found that actually will remove the smell.
@@SWFBeachLife And that's the one I've seen most online. It's hard for me to do that though because I live in a motorhome and travel every month or so...
Wonder if I could dig up some dirt and put it in a plastic bag for the shell to hang out in.
@@maranathajacobs1907 I would think so! Just change the dirt once in a while 😃
@@SWFBeachLife may have to try this and report back 😉
just the video i needed
I am from Illinois and will be in your area this weekend and I have learned so much from your videos! I love angel wings, fighting conks, and pink Rose tellons! Where are the abalone shells? I am going to shelling for my first time ever because of your fabulous videos! So, thank you for inspiring me!
The abalone is on the West Coast in California and the Pacific Northwest. Not all beach critters like the same type of beaches 😃
@@SWFBeachLife oh! Good to know! I did see you once with an iridecent shell. What shell was that?
@@jolenew9595 Probably the nacre from a pen shell 😀
Sister can you spare a nutmeg??? Haha.. holy cow I just love nutmegs.. and you picked up some pieces among such a stupendous treasure grove! I LOVEit when you go to Ft Myers beach and negative low tide rewarded you !!! Thank you for bringing us too!!!
LOL - I know, it was nutmeg night on FMB! That beach never disappoints!
Wish I could walk on the beach!!
Limping around? Did you get injured? I hope you are okay. I loved my trip to Florida. Many beach walks including a 7 mile RT walk on Ft. Myers and never made it to the special place. lol. I was so hoping to find the Nutmegs. But alas, I did not. But I have started cleaning my stash. I'm so excited. Thank you Sharm for bringing us the beach every week when we can't get there. :)
I somehow managed to injure my leg/hip but it's all better now thankfully 😃 I'm sorry ou didn't find your nutmegs - you'll just have to come back1!!
Yes, I will. And then I’m going to reach out to you regarding that spot. Lol. We vacation almost once a year to every year and a half in siesta key. So I’m hoping to make a trip south.
And I’m glad you’re feeling better. That’s always stinky to not feel good when you want to do things.
Terry 😁
I would love nothing better. Maybe between dr appts and getting stronger (hubby has been battling stage 4 cancer for almost 2 years) we can plan a beach trip. I love to shell, he loves to eat seafood. ❤
Prayers for your husbands healing . I lost mine to cancer 3 yrs ago after 36 yrs together. The beach is my therapy. I hope you two get to make a great trip soon!😊
@@fredamoore1743 ❤🙏 We have been together for 49 years, married for 44.
Hang in there angel! Sending healing thoughts to you both! ❤️🐚
Thank you for the wonderful walk on the beach. I love South West Florida, but I’m land locked in upstate SC. I look forward to our walks!
What part of the upstate are you at Jamie. I live in Berea!
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
I have not seen a drill hole in an olive either