Finding a piece of abalone shell on the beach is like finding treasure

Little pieces of Abalone shells often wash up on Mendonoma beaches. Ron Levalley has recently been photographing them for an exhibit at his gallery in Fort Bragg. Here's a recent photo.Abalone Shell mixed with mussel shells and a limpet by Ron LeValleyThe iridescent abalone shell is nestled with mussel shells and a limpet.

I thank Ron for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is his website:

www.levalleyphoto.com