In the swim

A bit of color (or a lot) seems like a good idea to me today so let’s take a short look at another exhibit at the Long Beach Aquarium. Tropical fish are gorgeous. All I see here are big catfish in the canal. Not at all the same. 🫤

Do any of you have tropical fish? When I was growing up, I had goldfish. They were easy to take care of and made good fertilizer in the garden when they finally died. Very American Indian although I was growing tomatoes rather then the three sisters: corn, beans, and squash.

(As in my other aquarium videos, just listen without the sound as I couldn’t cut out the background noise (or don’t know how.)

Lens-Artists Challenge #187: Water

As we near two years of living in Arizona, the challenge of sharing photos of water is somewhat amusing a/o daunting. Our city averages 9 inches of rain per year and if we have enough that we can’t count the raindrops, we think it’s a pretty good rain. Okay, that’s a little exaggerated, but not much. The most common water I see is in the canal where I walk and although not especially picturesque, canals are the lifeblood of the area.

Water serves a number of functions other than simply hydrating us and everything on earth. Here are a few I’ve found and enjoyed:

Water as power…

Water as nature’s jewelry…

Water as mirror…

Water as home…

Water as food source…

Water as art (a sort of pointillism perhaps)…

Water as beauty…

Wordless Wednesday…black and gold

Lens-Artists Challenge #85 – Treasure Hunt

Tina’s challenged us to go on a treasure hunt and I really had to hunt for some of these photos, not remembering where they were. There are a variety of subjects that qualify as treasure. You can find them on her site. Here are my entries in the following categories:

Dog/portrait combo (extra points)…

Bird…

One Word Sunday…tasty

This week, Debbie’s word for One Word Sunday is “tasty.” In this case it could be last week’s word, “fish/y” or even “sushi.”  I don’t do raw fish, but this diner seems quite content.

No need to be koi, Roy.

It’s Saturday and thus time for Six Word Saturday, hosted by Debbie at Travel With Intent.  She also hosts One Word Sunday, whose theme tomorrow is “Fish” or “Fishy.”   While searching for an entry for either or both, I found a photo that works for both.  However, I’ll only use it for Six Word Saturday, playing off a line from a Paul Simon song, “Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover” (which is also six words, but not as much fun, at least in my mind.)  Some of these fish appear to be a bit coy and there’s definitely something fishy about the photo as well as that “koi” in the title, so make of all that what you will and have a happy Saturday!

Keep your eyes on the (odd)ball.

Oddball with eyeballs. Something’s definitely fishy here!  Looks like a pretty serious conversation.  No one’s keeping a stiff upper lip, but there are certainly some stiff lower ones.

Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge 2015, Week 13…Something’s fishy

Now that things have dried out, I can once again walk around the small lake near our house.  I ventured down towards the lake for a closer shot of some geese and spotted this poor guy on the shore.  He’s definitely seen better days!  But he’s also perfect for the oddball challenge.  

 

For more oddballs, click here:  http://ceenphotography.com/2015/03/29/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2015-week-13/.

Watery Wednesday…fishy edition

More from our zoo trip, this time from the aquarium…

Silent Sunday–Getting ahead