I can vouch for that, though  Les exaggerates:  for 5 days in January
2014 it was warmer (though winter coat was still needed) and  the
beach was literally covered with shells, as if the proverbial shell
fairies (or dumptrucks?)  had done their work overnight.

On 1/18/15, Leslie Crnkovic <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Come to Texas where Shell Collecting is best done as a winter sport at the
> mega-low tides in December and January,
> and is typically in the 30s~40s.  ...but it is a wet cold.
>
> Les
>
> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jordan Star
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 8:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CONCH-L] sick of the cold
>
> I do not mind the cold having a change of seasons makes life more
> interesting using a walker and being legally blind I miss shall collecting
> the list keeps me in touch with activities
>
> On Jan 17, 2015, at 12:11 PM, Ellen Bulger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> How can I be so tired of winter when there is still so much yet to endure? I
> want to be on a beach!
>
> Anyway, I consoled myself over the last week or so by throwing up some shots
> I had taken last summer.
>
> If you are as desperate as I am, here is a little bit of virtual
> beachcombing.
>
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