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Are you a shell collector?

What do you think of the Olive shell?

If you have a link to Lettered Olives, please leave it and if it's a good blog or site, I will include it in my lens.

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Marushkie May 11, 2012 @ 3:04 am | delete

My family has been going to Florida for at least 27 years every year and we have sadly become shell snops, only collecting olive shells for the past 10 years. Does anyone notice how they kind of come in seasons (see more on the beach in some seasons than others?)

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Julie Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:19 pm | delete

I really like the Olive! Wow ... soooo smooth and now I know why,,.. thank you! I have several Olives from Siesta Key and Lido Key in Sarasota, FL Of the 18 or so that I have I believe I have mostly "netted" a few "lettered" and the rest are smaller and more worn (not so shiney). These ones are harder to identify but I am thinking.....by the coloring that they are lettered. Just a comment....Love All You Do!!!

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RhondaSueDavis Sep 13, 2011 @ 9:28 am | delete

Living in a very rainy city by the inlet, and liking to take pictures, a waterproof camera makes sense. I have had good results with a fuji camera.

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RhondaSueDavis Sep 13, 2011 @ 9:26 am | delete

These are some of my favorites to find. Did not know what they were called.

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Kim Jul 19, 2011 @ 9:19 pm | delete

I have a large collection of lettered olives ( I live near the SC coast) and while many are intact I've also got a few that are missing their conical point. Every point seems to break off at the same spot. Does anyone know if this means anything? I always assumed that the tips would break off somewhere in the water on their way to shore. I'd love to know else wise if anyone has any other ideas or knowledge.

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bejeezers Feb 9, 2011 @ 4:56 pm | delete

Loved the shells. Loved the lens. Thank you.

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Ramkitten Dec 23, 2010 @ 9:00 am | delete

I have several of these but never knew what they were called until now. I grew up on the east coast and did a lot of beachcombing. Now I'm in Arizona, where my shell collection is displayed mostly in glass jars in the bathroom, except for the large ones, which are here and there around the house. I can still smell the ocean in them.

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WeirdStuff Nov 27, 2010 @ 1:06 pm | delete

Never thought about the rich world of shells before!

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Jimmie Sep 15, 2010 @ 7:57 pm | delete

I'm certainly a novice collector. We keep them just for fun. Collections are great ways to instill a love of nature in your children.