Well, we woke up to a Winter Wonderland this morning here in Ontario, Canada. I always look forward to my beach fix every Sunday, as you welcome us along on your adventures. So nice to hear that enthusiasm back in your voice Sharmon. It reassures me that healing is indeed taking place. I was oohing and awhing over that delicate, little hinged Rose Tellin. It was a really different mix of things on this beach walk, which was awesome! Here in Canada we were heartbroken to see the damage that hurricane Ian wrought on Florida. Many prayers went up, and continue to do so for everyone rebuilding their lives there. Kudos to you for doing your part every beach adventure in collecting the garbage that you collect to help beautify your beloved beaches. Thank you for the links to send our financial support. You are amazing.

The Gulf Coast of Florida, is my very favourite place to visit. I’ve spent many holidays on your beaches over the years, and it was such a healing place to visit. When the hurricane hit and did so much damage, it broke my heart. My heart aches for all the Floridians that have been affected. Thank you so very much for giving us legitimate ways that we can contribute to the needs of the area. I also admire you for auctioning items to help raise money, and for contributing to the clean up. As I saw Ian unfold, my prayers were with all those affected. Unfortunately I didn’t find your channel in time to bid on the shells you put up for auction, but I will contribute to the links you’ve provided. If all of us that have enjoyed your beaches, contribute, we can make SW Florida beautiful again.

Hi there Sharmon! What a mix of video - the beautiful and the ravaged. Thank you for sharing both. The shell with airplants is stunning! I enjoy you showing how the shells are after cleaning. Best regards, c P.S. Yard by yard, life is hard. Inch by inch life's a cinch. Well done doing what you can!

This warms my heart. When I was ther the second week of November there was so so much more garbage on the beach. The first time I went the big refrigerator unit was not there but 3 days later it had washed up. Glad they got it out. It is really coming along. I wish I was down there to help clean up.

While I was “googling” shelling after hurricane Ian, I came across your video. What a sweet reprieve from the dreary and cold Chicago winter. Bless you for cleaning up the beaches! My heart absolutely breaks for all those affected by the hurricane. Such devastation😪- my heart belongs to the beautiful state of Florida and all it’s wonderful people. I will continue to spend my vacations in Southwest Florida- no matter what- not a more beautiful place in my opinion❤️- my heart and prayers remain with you all🙏

My husband and I always bring a garbage bag to the backyard beach and pick up stray garbage from the renters. Can’t stand the thought of it going into the ocean. Love the little shells! 💕

Hello Beach Angel! So glad to hear your smiling voice tonight! Bunche Beach is always fun, so this should be interesting. At least the water is clear and calm. Okay, that Tusk Shell is so cool! Congrats on that find, sharp eyes! Like the hinged Rose Tellin, too. Seeing all the building materials, not to mention the house and the roof, makes me remember past beach walks to remove debris. The coolest thing we found was an antique whiskey bottle, a buoy and a boat. We helped one couple who were sitting the sand with window screens, hoping to find anything worth saving from their home. It's good to spend the day at the beach with you. It's been grey and dreary all day here. We're supposed to have our first snow over the coming weekend. I'm still not allowed outside, so I'll watch the snow fall. I've been crocheting a lot, getting a couple of baby blankets and a shawl done so far. I'm trying to get another shawl finished by Christmas. Then it's back to making toboggan hats for the street people. Oh, your air plant shell combination is so pretty! That horse conch is quite pretty, even if it isn't so pretty. I'm feeling sorta beat up lately myself! I'm recovering from two rounds of bronchitis and a urinary tract infection, which added insult to injury, but I'll survive. The doctors all say that I'm on the right track and should try to be patient. Thanks for the great explore, dear Beach Angel. Just knowing that Sunday is coming gives me a little rush of joy, almost like the thrill of heading south down I-75. Perhaps I'll be making that trip before too long. Until then, I'm sending love to you and prayers for all of you who were touched by Ian's wrath. Becca

Enjoyed this, glad to see things coming back. It reminds me of the terrible flood we had here in Kingsland, Tx. When the bridge washed away and what was left behind and deposited

Darn those elusive Wendle traps! I know you’re going to find a bunch one of these days. Thank you again for the great beach walk.. I personally think the giant lightening welk is STUNNING in white, like honed white marble. And just let me comment on your giant horse conch. I love everything about them. The pitting, the barnacles, the color, the weathering. It all tell the story of the life that lived with it in. That creature lived a long time to create that giant shell. Imagine the stories it could tell. The conchs that are up for auction are beautiful, I agree let the winners decide how much or what they’d like to do with them. I’d like mine with extra barnacles please…😊 because character counts, and every shell has gone through its own journey before it found its way to your hands.

Hi my beach friend ! Thank you so much for another wonderful time at the beach with you ! I watched a wonderful sheller on KZfaq called Solace in Shelling and I learned that the pale olives I found in Cuba are called Caribbean netted olives. How awesome to know they have a different kind over there ! I just thought I’d share this info with you because I love sharing something new with you ! 🏝️🐚🦀🐠

Thank you Sharmon for a relaxing video. Tiny shells are my favorites, so love all your treasures today. It is so hard to see so much debris in piles but it is a lot better than what it was. Wow, almost 9 lbs. of garbage, just think if everyone everywhere picked up as they walked.

I’m really happy the mangrove survived! I wanted to get a bucket and start building up the sand. A dump truck would be more appropriate, then I could load some of the parts of the buildings that were destroyed. It’s my fantasy to be super strong. As it is my walker would get bogged down in the sand. I found it fascinating that new species are turning up. We’re they always there but overlooked? Thank you Sharmon for your weekly updates. There’s still so much beauty to be found. I missed the jingle in your round up. They are so beautiful. Bye for this week from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦

This is my weekly time I can dream away from all the snow we have here (30-40cm). I just love this channel❤️ You can really see the strength Ian had, Scary, but it's away for the community to come together. Clean up and made everything beautiful again❤️

So so so happy to see a new video!!!! What luck that it just got uploaded!

Thank you for helping clean up the beach. It just breaks my heart to see all the damage the hurricane did. I love all the mini shells. Stay safe.

Thank you for all you are doing to help southwest Florida. It is, indeed, heartbreaking. Especially the number of people who lost their homes and are unable to find another one. And the ones who have lost their businesses they put their hearts and hard work into. It will come back. We love our beaches too much.

Hi Sharmon, What a great beach walk! Finding beautiful new shells (for me, they were new) and cleaning up both beaches as well. It looks like Fort Myers beach is much wider than it used to be, like there was sand added to the beach. Those air plants look gorgeous in that shell, what a great idea! I hope you have a wonderful week, sending you lots of love and hugs, xoxo ❤️, Ilona

Love those boring turretsnails! I find them up here too. Also have the ladders. After you weigh the garbage, maybe you can make something cool with the glass. I have a story about white moon snails. The other day I was almost back to the jetties at Honeymoon and looked down and saw the most beautiful glossy white moon snails! Then another! When I picked them up, I saw there was GLUE on them! Bummer! The things people throw on the beach!😂 Love the Morton's cockles! I'm sure you had very mixed emotions going back to FMB. Happy to see you're getting to help. The big LW looks beautiful with the air plants! Thanks Sharmon! xxoo

Great to do a beach walk for pleasure but also picking up bits and pieces of glass or debris as well. It will be a long time for normal to return, and till then, this is the "new normal". Hopefully it doesn't stay long. Beautiful new shells, how exciting! Yay!

Thank you Sharmon for another awesome video and wow Iearned about new shells this time! I wish too I can help with cleanup but I am too far away. God Bless everyone who is trying to bring the area back to some normalcy. I am pleased to be one of your patreons; your videos are really fantastic. Thank you

Loved seeing Bunche! I go there a couple times each week when we are in Sanibel. That’s where I’ve found all my rose petal tellins. Thanks for another great video!

It’s nice to see some different beaches! Bunch beach looks pretty good considering!!! Love you found a tusk shell, a shell I have yet to find!

Hello my sweet beachy friend! I have been so in need of some beach time with you. I’m so sorry I’ve been so busy and life has been so hectic here in the southeast Kentucky mountains that’s kept me from staying up to date with your vids, but I hope to get caught up finally and I wanted to check in with you and send you mermaid kisses to you and your family. Thank you for inviting us with you on this beautiful beach day. PS I promise I’m still going to buy some shells from you for my shell collection. My collection will be sooo amazing to have just a few of the gorgeous shells you find and share with us. Fingers crossed someday I’ll have some of your shells 💕

Thanks for taking us with you & showing what is going on..

Wow! My father was a foot soldier who came home to Fort Myers. Then He & Mom lived in a trailer near Santa Monica. I remember walking here holding my mother's hand. Ask her who made this; Great spirit. Who is that? I don't know, But don't worry He knows you

I wish we the people in Greenland is busier to clean up as well, sometimes during my walks I would collect plasticcontainers from 1970s, nice to see people taking care of nature 💕

It’s surreal when you see the damage from the internet, but being there and walking throughout all the debris I’m sure is mind blowing 😢and so so heartbreaking! Thanks for cleaning up the beaches as you go ! Makes such a difference! Wow how that big lightning welk cleaned up beautifully !! So glad u kept that goodie ! ❤ stay safe

WOW I’m so glad you are able to return to the beach. You have found lots of shells that are new to me. That is one reason I enjoy watching your videos… you are so knowledgeable about the shells and beach bling. I always learn something new watching your videos. My husband and I spend January, February, and March at Sanibel But not this year. 😢😢😢. We hope to return next year. I so enjoy going shelling with you. Thanks for taking us along!!!❤️

I love that you've found a positive way to respond to the hurricane damage done to your home town. Walking the beach with you is always a treat. Your calm voice and relaxing manner make your videos very easy watch. Thank you Shamon. Rachelle, Australia

You are awesome! Took a tour with Hemingway Tours a few days ago that you recommended…..it was amazing! Found three giant horse conchs!!! Thank you for all you do!

I just love your commentary!! You referred to the “coffee grounds” to finding Wentletraps. How come? What’s the correlation? Also, thank you, THANK YOU for mentioning the dunes and grasses. I live on Lake Michigan, West Michigan side, and over the past few years we have had super high water levels. Between the harsh winters and the lake being froze over, it had left quite a bit of extra inches of water. As a result, our dunes have suffered greatly. The erosion was crazy. Not anything compared to what devastation was left behind from a hurricane, but we’re left with super steep cliff’s, tree, (and a few houses), that have just fallen off and into the lake. There’s multiple signs saying “please stay off the dunes”, “dunes and beaches closed due to erosion”. I don’t know if people think that that means a challenge to climb them or what? But drives us beach obeying, goer’s, just crazy frustrated!! Thankfully, last year our water levels have started to recede, leaving more beaches to play, walk, beach glass and rock hunt!! 😉 Thank you again!!

I was born under hurricane Alma and, living in South East Florida, I have been through some bad ones like Andrew in 1992. The best thing always for the mind is to go on with your life. Enjoy the things that make you happy! So glad to see you back on the beach!😊🙏🌴

Hi Sharmon! So happy to see you on the beach! I actually love Bunche beach cause I love tinies! I found most of my Rose petal tellins there. So good of you to help with clean up work. The big whelk you did with air plants is gorgeous! I love beautiful perfect shells but I have a special place in my heart for the not so perfect like the big horse conchs. They have a history and their own personality. Loved the walk on Bunche. I remember that big tree way down to the right in the end. So sad that a lot of that beach is gone but I still love it. Have a great week. Can't wait till next Sunday. The island trips are the BEST!! Xoxo😊

My 2 favorites are the tiniest hermit crab and the air plants in the shell. Just wonderful! Thank you! ❤️🐚

The big shell looked so pretty with air ferns. I wish I had a big one for my air plants.

Thank you for my precious beach time! Love from Minnesota ❤ 🐚

Goodness that does look so different. Glad the tree survived, always reminded me of a desert island inlet in previous vids. Stay safe x

My husband and I spent 3 or 4 months on FMB for ten or so years and like many others loved to shell. Oh my this aftermath breaks my heart. It will take years for the landscape to recover. Loved shelling with you!

Man that hurricane was so devastating. I want recovery to be further along for y'all. My kids and I are hoping to come next summer/fall, possibly sooner, to support the area. 💕🐚

Wow just wow I thought the roof was bad but than the part of the house Ian was a horrible storm but it will return to normal because of people like you who appreciate their surroundings and do what they can thanks for the share

I love that so many people were out there cleaning up and the beaches look better than I expected. I also love all those gorgeous tiny shells you collected.

Love your videos! They’re so educational for me! I recently went to Jacksonville Florida and to the Bahamas on a cruise! I told my friend some of the shells names I learned from you. Thank you for your videos and cleaning up of trash.

It has to be healing to clean the very beach that you love so much. Thanks to you and the others who come with garbage bags who want to clean the beautiful beach. BTW I love what you did with the lightning welk!❤️

What's up Sharmon! Thank u for sharing the beach with us. I love ur positivity, n a shining light. Too bad everyone isn't as concerned about picking up garbage/debris on the beach n the streets as u are. I feel the State/Government should have some large dumpsters n help sent there to assist with the clean-up, n haul off most of the debris outside the homes, businesses, n beaches. People that have no other option, but to stay/live there, n see the destruction daily, no way to clean up, have to be feeling overwhelmed/depressed, n alone. It would at least lighten there load. I live in Cali, they have Cal-Trans clean up garbage along the freeways/streets. (Not enough) but every little bit helps. I apologize for carrying on, I went thru a flood 30+ years ago n I still feel the affects from it. (PTSD) n Depression. Hurricane Ian was even more destructive. Breaks my heart thinking about it. I pray the Lord gives Y'all the strength, drive, n patients to recover n restore ur lives.

On your recommendation, I recently went out on a shelling tour with Captain Carlos and Ali. I had a fantastic time and found a wonderful selection of shells. The Captain and Ali were friendly and knowledgeable and I will definitely book another tour with them. Thanks for the suggestion. Rob

Thank you for the beach walk and update!

I loved the visit to Bunchee Beach..lots of great memories there ! Nice haul on the shells ! Will be planning a trip back come Feb or March ! Thank you again.

So cool that you found the new ones… thank you for cleaning up and making a difference ❤

Thank you for sharing your beach walk. Seeing the beach and it’s devastation is heart breaking, but with time things will change. Thank you for being a part of the clean up team! 😊😊😊

Thank you for helping to clean up the beach. When we flew in last week we could see some of the damage from the air. My heart breaks for those of you affected by the hurricane, but you were all strong enough to survive it and I know you guys will rebuild!

God bless you! I’ve loved your beach walks! You helped get my husband and me through those COVID years. My prayers continue to be with you all in SWFL. 💕

Thank you for the walk. I love the new shells that you found and also your big shell with the air plants!! I do that too!! Still lots of prayers for southwest Florida's recovery. Have a great week and see you Sunday! XOXO

Thanks for sharing your experience with me.

When I was in Texas Padre Island picked up a few shells❤ but some of them even after bleaching they were stinky. I didn’t seen any critters either. FYI I love the Itty bitty pink shell. My grand daughter is getting into shelling.

Oh it was so good to learn some new shell names. What a haul you made. Thank you for sharing , as always

Thank you for continuing your beach walks in spite of the beach conditions. So grateful for your and other's efforts to help clean up the areas devastated by Ian. And thanks, also, for the water shoe info. I've been wondering what you wear as I know you've probably tested many styles. The last pair I had rubbed blisters wherever the sand got trapped!

I so look forward to your Sunday videos. Thanks for taking me along💜

Sorry I'm late to class! (Slides into desk.) I was watching The Chosen. 💜🙏💜🙏💜

Hello from Minnesota! We are awaiting a week of rain, sleet, ice, and snow! Envy you alot this week. Wish I lived there. Too old for this cold weather! ❄😱🎄

A friend just told me about your site. It's fun for me because my family wintered in North Fort Myers for years. I would go down for about a month each winter. Walked all these beaches at one time or another and have found most of these shells.

I just love binge watching your beach combing vids 🥰. I learn so much and it’s always so interesting!

My 86 yr old mother-in-law and I watch you ….She has Parkinson’s and isn’t mobil …. Thanks for taking us along with you

Still so heartbreaking to see the evidence and a tually imagine what we cant see.. thank you for being there to show us the true situation there..your generosity in helping clean up makes a difference.. so curios what in bunche makes the shells color this way? I love the egg cockle pairs how pretty.. and the tusk shell.. even small treasures are treasure!

Thank you for sharing. So great to see so many pitching in to help clean things up. Finding a few beautiful shells along the way sure is fun too!

Just went to bunch beach on January 17th and found over a dozen new shells I’ve never found before. Thanks for helping me identify some of them.

Great walk. The tusk shell was awesome! My heart goes out to all of those still so severely affected. Have you looked into why the shells on Bunche are so discolored? It would be fascinating to do a study on it. Thanks for the beach time too. It’s cold in Michigan!

Love how how big shell and air plants look

Love your shell planter !❤️

That broken lightning shell, you let there, I had a great idea for christmas,...but you don't have my ideas 😥...maybe when I am there and find one, I will make something nice for Christmastree ...

Thank you for everything that you are doing to help SWF!!!

I wonder if anyone has done a water test on that area to see if something in the water does that to the shells.

Another great video. Thank you for showing the good and the bad. It is heartwarming to see people coming together to restore the beaches and, although it takes time, SW Florida is healing from the hurricane. I was wondering, however, if you have ever tried to use acid to remove the beige coloring from shells from Bunche Beach?

Still so heart breaking to see all the damage but so glad people are cleaning up and rebuilding. Thank you so much for helping with the cleanup!

Exciting to see progress in beach cleanup. No matter how big or small it’s a step to the new horizon. I forgot it was Sunday unless this came on my radar. I also saw my name for the first time. 🫢I always pick a small project to work on or contribute to somebody else’s project. You were my first shelling account I starting watching. I love your video content of course all the beautiful shells but also the geographic layout of these beaches that you include. I now have a better picture of the beaches and where some of the islands are located. I like to rewatch old clips of beaches that have changed drastically. They will be back better than ever. Take care and take my name off. 😅

Love what you did with the shell , the air plants look so cute ,

How neat to see so many different tiny shells!!! If you know someone with a rock tumbler, they could probably turn those shards into neat looking “sea glass”.

I’m so glad you walked so much, I needed to see FMB so badly. I want to come help so bad but this is not a great time of year for me to get away. I need beach time big time!

Oh my goodness air plants n shells what a genius idea

Stupid hurricane. Thank you for helping to clean the beach.

Hi Sharmon! ( : Please be careful because of the red tide issues, sweetie! ( : I have several exoskeletons from horseshoe crabs from my fav beachy area, Cale Cod, MA. What do you think has caused all the shells to wash out to this weird white color? I love jingle shells! They are one of my favs! ( : Holy moly. The lightning whelk came out gorgeous and the air olants you put in it are stunning! ( : I love the latest horse conchs! They are absolutely gorgeous! ( :

I love those fish splashing noises at the beginning for some reason. **phlorgh** "Hi there, beach friends"-- **pghlorg**

Glad to see you back out shelling. Hopefully soon fort Myers will be back to normal.

Love your tutorial for those of us that are still Learning the shell game. I was surprised last time at Bunche heading to North end I was recording & wish I wasn’t 😅 apparently nude bathers that way. Happy hunting ❤

Lovely video, as usual; thank you for all you do! ❤

The air plant was amazing!

I do think there has been some improvements,that means things are getting better!

Thank you for helping to clean up after the hurricane. Wish that I lived close to be able to go with you and help too. I have to admit, that I'm not too fond of the color "bunche beige", very odd that that happens to most of the shells there? Let us know if you ever figure that one out. God bless

A lot of neat new shells even if they are small. What is up with some of these shells just coming up white and no color? Thank you for doing your part in cleaning up the beach. Love how the horse conch cleaned up and nice idea of putting air plants in there. Looking forward to next video.🐚

Awe love the tinies...❤

Yay so excited for this new video!

Needed this today

Your videos always show the beauty of the beach even in the midst of tragedy. Thank you for taking us there with you. You are a bright light in southwest Florida.

Bunche Beach Beige-it could be a paint color! 😅 glad you were able to get so much trash. Every little bit helps.

Back in 1985, you could drive your car on Bunche Beach. Lots of great parties there!

It just occurred to me because you are helping pick up beach debris from that storm- that many of us will walk past a piece of trash on the sidewalk or street where we live or shop just out of being in a hurry and carelessness, or not caring at all! Why does it take a special organized effort by a group of volunteers specifically focused on doing what we should all do, all the time, anyhow? I have seen groups along the roads bagging trash; I have seen overflowing trash bins at public places; have we become so jaded that we can't even imagine making beautiful places beautiful again by being part of the solution instead of part of the problem? I know your followers are like you by their comments. I hope more people can find it in their hearts to care about their surroundings, and be part of the solution!

Those big shells look awesome)

The gentle surf is so nice to listen to. The trash and detritus is heartbreaking, but as you say it will get dealt with in time. Nice shelling though. I wonder what is in the sand/soil that turns everything white, maybe lye or lime? Looking forward to the auction!

Thank you x

You’re at our beach… well, what was our part of the beach that we were always at. I miss it so much. 🥺😢 The neighbors that bought my grandparents’ house are selling the property (well, the land really). So some property investor will come in and build who knows what. I hear that’s happening all over the island. I’m heartbroken. That end scene where you were talking about walking down the street… that was where the Liki Tiki bar was wasn’t it. 😭

No "Rust" murrex shells at Bunche Beech this trip! bummer 🤣🤣🤣