Blogging about Sanibel: So many tales to tell

We don't just write about Sanibel Island, we read almost every thing written about Sanibel Island. Just today we read a blog post by Martha Stewart about Sanibel's sea shells. Well, ok, it may have been Martha Stewart's web site and it was not actually Stewart who wrote it, but you get the picture. Mention the words, Sanibel Island, and we are all ears, or all eyes...what ever the case may be!



Blogs are a particularly interesting way to learn about the Island as they are ever growing, ever changing and ever reflective of the times.



The blogs written by the folks at Sanibel Sea School are particularly interesting for any one concerned in the ecology of the Island and the ecology of the world in general. Today's blog explained how windy mornings such as we experienced in the early a.m. today can be bad for the Gulf as it is so easy for debris to be blown into. The Sea School puts things into simple terms and consistently creates blog posts that are provocative and educational. It is one of our favorite blogs on Sanibel.



A very different but interesting blogger is Sanibel Toots. She describes herself as a retired grandmother whose blog was "created to share some of the beauty I see around me each day. This tranquil place is a haven for wildlife and the natural beaches are spectacular." Looking through this blogger's eyes we get an up close and personal view of Sanibel. And though she calls herself a "slacker" she is anything but. SanibelToots is a very active blogger as well as a very observant one.



There are blogs specific to fishing on the island, weddings on the island, commerce on the Island. And blogs written by rental agencies like ourselves who love to keep our guests up to date on what's new.



One of our favorite bloggers is the mysterious Samba whose blog Sanibel Island, Florida is probably the most eclectic of those on the internet. Samba may write a post on a new restaurant, share an island experience, talk about global politics and how that effects Sanibel or just wax poetic about the beauties of nature. One aspect to these posts that work well is that most are accompanied by some awesome photography. We thought perhaps the blogger was a professional shooter, but the posts link back to flick'r.com and were the works of a large variety of photographers, both professional and amateur.



And that is the beauty of a blog. Unlike a website that can be static, a blog allows a look into the present, the past and the future. It does not have to be linear, nor chronological nor categorical. It can roam the shore line, wonder the refuge, seek the inside of a bakery or highlight a home. It's a wondering reporter with no specific domicile and no lack of interest in his or her subject.