27 Jan, Fri

Fri, 27 Jan in the morning, i told the girls that i wouldn't be joining them for snorkeling, :( .... and it was going to be a perfect day for it, sunny with a little breeze. but i still wasn't feeling 100% and i knew i needed to get some things done. so i stayed and did a few little projects. one of the things on my 'list' was to try to get more photos of the SeaHorses. this was my 'reward' for working .... and my substitute for snorkeling. this made me feel a little bit better about missing the trip. Gosh, i wish i could just stand and watch these guys all day. they are so fasinating! it is difficult to take these photos. the water is only about knee deep, and it is sandy, so i need to stand completely still so as not to stir-up the water and make visibility impossible. i cannot see what i am taking a picture of because i am holding the camera underwater, ... so i just have to aim and hope for the best. i took about 300 photos ..... most of them unusable :( i watched these 2 for a long time. one was larger and black and white, the other was yellow. they were doing some mating ritual ... i think ... (my story). unfortunately i didn't get any clear photos, but you can see what i am talking about. they floated next to each other, like they were going for a walk and then interwined, like they were dancing ... doesn't this picture like like scenes from the movie Avatar ? it's a beautiful underwater miniature world ~ i even saw them 'kiss' !!!! but missed that photo totally :( each time i move i need to do it very slowly and watch where i put my feet so i don't step on a SeaHorse .... or ... a Stingray. there are Yellow Stingrays in here. they are only about 10" in diameter (not including tail), and blend in perfectly with their background. it would be easy to step on one, and that would be horribly painful. i was getting ready to move and looked to my right ... uh huh ... a Yellow Stingray. i watched him for awhile, then looked to my left ... another one can you see how their eyes telescope out of their head, so they can look around ? how cool ! i did take some video of both the Yellow Stingrays and the SeaHorses ... sometime, when i get better internet connection, ...i'll get it posted to You Tube..... promise ! Madi has made a commitment to painting her scarves and has started 'carving' time of our her schedule. she is really happyworking on them . as she was going into the 'studio' she said over her shoulder "i'm going on vacation, see you later". if nothing else ever comes of this initiative, it has given her happiness and another dimension in her life. here is her second creation. after coming back from the hardware store (again) Madi was talking with Judy from San Diego who had stopped in because she was a friend of a friend, etc. she said she had snorked every Caribbean island, and has been to Guatemala 40 times. we talked for awhile, and she wants to take Madi and i to breakfast tomorrow to talk about Guatemala. the girls returned raving about their trip with Juni :( ...and we went back to Wish Willy's for dinner. Patti particularly enjoyed the music he was playing and got up and danced. came home and wanted to do one more scarf before i left. i love doing this! so i painted from 10-1am and finished my last scarf.