Mako shark
Closest relative to the Great White. They range from 9 to 15 feet in length with a max weight around 1750 lbs. Fastest fish in the ocean with a top speed of around 40 mph. Conservation status: Vulnerable.
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18 May
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11 May
0Comments Turtle from the turtle sanctuary was released
On Lombok there are several Turtle sanctuary who help to protect the eggs from predators and humans. Once the turtles are hatched they are fed and protected until they reach a certain size. After they are big enough to survive they are released on the beach into the water. This …
04 April
0Comments Ebisu jinja
Ebisu is the god of fishers and divers – my kind of god! I had just returned from the international Ama Diver Summit, sporting my orange wristband – Share the Ocean, the Ocean makes us Genki! This Ebisu Jinja in Gion is the main shrine for Ebisu in Kyoto.
05 March
0Comments Heaven is a place on earth
Not the best point of view, but in a last ditch effort to get all of my entries in, this is the best I could do…Kure Beach, NC. Can’t wait to go back and visit next year!
23 December
0Comments Thanksgiving sunset
Dusk at Otay Ranch (Chula Vista, CA). Taken from a nearby hilltop in my neighborhood. The Pacific Ocean is just past the horizon. Not the best location and composition, but I was glad I had my camera with me because the sky was quite nice… too bad I wasn’t in …
08 December
0Comments Peggys cove preservation area
From the archives. Although this is from a couple of years ago, the area looks like this after the yesterday’s snow storm.
01 July
0Comments And for those in black and white
I found this downhill part so much harder on the old legs. It looks quite a gentle slope from this angle but believe me, it is not! For some reason the force of gravity was not only much more powerful here than anywhere else, but it was also cunning and …
20 June
0Comments Sunset, chapel rock and surfer, perranporth
More photographs of Perranporth, can be viewed by visiting my photography website – Perranporth is a popular seaside resort, six miles south-west of Newquay. It is much quieter than Newquay and has a three mile long sandy beach facing the Atlantic Ocean. It takes its name …
06 March
0Comments Mayday parade- you be the anchor that keeps my feet on the ground, i’ll be the wings that keep your heart in the clouds
And I’ll be here by the ocean Just waiting for proof that there’s sunsets and silhouette dreams All my sand castles fall like the ashes of cigarettes And every waves drags me to sea I could stand here for hours Just to ask God the question, "Is everyone here make-believe?" …