So I'm Back Again

                                                              Hi guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



             I must say that I am extremely sorry for not writing for such a long time- but I do have several excuses; firstly my summer was extremely busy, and then school started.

             So I started this summer by working at the Invertebrates Exhibit at the National Zoo ( unfortunately is was closed due to budget shortages :( ) and going to sewing camp. Then, I flew to Russia, for a month, then I  came back and went to Oak Island, NC for a week.

              I shelled a lot. The shells were definitely not as great as on Sanibel, but they were still there. By the way, I'm really sorry, but I don't think that I will finished chronicling my Sanibel Saga of 2014 for you guys. It was about six months ago and I remember it poorly. Plus, I have barely any time now- what with horse back riding, soccer, theatre, tutoring, school and COLLEGE APPS ( yes, I'm a senior now!!!!!).

               But, to make you feel better- I'll post some pictures form North Carolina right now.

 

Here's a Whelk Egg Casing- I think it was the first time that I found egg casings on Oak Island.

 

Water under the pier. There are two fishing piers on Oak Island.

 

Some shells- Northern Quahog, Scallops, Whelk Egg Casing and Unknown Shell on my finger tip.

 

There's a perfectly lovely marsh on the island- with a walk way and several trails.

 

 

The dunes....

 

Here's some cybershelling!!!!!!!

 

 

And some more cybershelling!!!!!!!!

 

Some of the shells that I collected- lots of Lettered Olives, Augers, Marginellas and Shark Eyes.

 

My tiny Wentletrap, the only one I found this year on Oak Island.

 

An interesting, light pink Scallop. Not sure specifically what kind.

 

You can see the beautiful rainbow in the background. This year, it was rainy for about half of the week that we were on the island. However, when it did stop raining, it was beautiful out.

 

Other shells that I collected- see all those Marginellas (!!??), Lettered Olives, Shark Eyes, Augers, Worm Shells and Oyster Drills.

 

 

I found some fossils too- two Shark Teeth, a Crab Claw and a Puffer Fish Mouth Plate.

 

And when it stopped raining, this is how beautiful the sky and beach were!!!!!!!!

 

 

And once again, I really gotta go. I'll try to get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Bye,

Yaroshelllava :D