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Lifeguards from around the Southeastern US gather for a competition on Siesta Key Beach.

Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition 2008

The Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition was held at Siesta Key Public Beach on July 14 and 15, 2008. I dropped by on Tuesday afternoon in time for the surf boat race and a foot relay race. I wish I’d been able to come down earlier, but the weather wasn’t so great and I was hoping […]

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A lettered olive shell on St. Pete Beach.

Shell photo: Lettered Olive

[Lettered olive (Oliva sayana)] One evening during March as I was walking along St. Pete Beach I discovered hundreds of these live lettered olive shells by the water’s edge. They are one of the most beautiful shells to be found on Florida beaches because of their intricate patterns and because they have the most brilliant […]

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