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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 07, 2007
09:44 PM Post #3949399
| Can you believe we are on #5 already??? John's pics are much better suited to starting a new thread...but #4 is just tooo long for me now, and he is busy doing real life things, so I will try to fill in...so here are a couple of pink anemonefish swimming in their graceful home, with various corals in the background...enjoy! 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 07, 2007
10:18 PM Post #3949524
| We can always, always depend on you to come thru...Oh, dear...what took me a lifetime to discover IZ so long after his blessed heart stopped beating... |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 07, 2007
10:21 PM Post #3949548
| Gosh Shari, I just love those! I really need to get over there and hang out and dive/snorkel with you kids...Katie is in the background clapping hands...get those billings done Kates!!! I am thinking the spring visit to the south pacific is going to work for us...our tshirts will be well worn by then and have that comfy wore out blue jeans feel to them...perfect attire for hangin with loved ones...over a decaf heineken...i meant to post this the other day after the theft of yard implements...the cops said you can't get fingerprints off of wood...so, here is a fingerprint tongue...much rarer than the flamingo tongues i have posted here before...
shari, thanks for that chat...i feel better about things as i hope you do...we know how to make this happen...you ROCK
j
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 07, 2007
10:28 PM Post #3949579
| One of a kind... |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 07, 2007
10:30 PM Post #3949589
| night,night...sweet dreams |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 07, 2007
10:31 PM Post #3949593
| Yep...I feel much better. John, I just saw a pic in Fathom Mag of one of your Fingerprints...it was so close you could actually see the eye under the antenna, but there was no perspective...I like your's better. (That's one of the mags I have talked to about you, btw).
Here's a closer look at the Pinks just for you.
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 07, 2007
10:33 PM Post #3949598
| lurk,lurk,lurk |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 07, 2007
10:38 PM Post #3949619
| Christi - you don't lurk Darlin...you are the cheerleader! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 07, 2007
11:27 PM Post #3949819
| I would love to reach out and touch the anemone to see if it's as wispy/wiggly as it looks. Your beautiful pink fish really bring out the "light brite effect" of the anemone.
The fingerprint is really cool John. That's the first time I've ever seen anything like that. How big are they? |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 07, 2007
11:28 PM Post #3949827
| ps... I know I'm not supposed to touch. yanking hand back from the photo. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 07, 2007
11:31 PM Post #3949835
| Yep anemones are the whispy, graceful, dancing, beauties of the u/w world. They move with the currents, our motion, fish motion...every little breeze of the u/w wind. Like the featherfans, some of my favorite undersea creatures.
edited to change the to they! (duh!)
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 07, 2007
11:38 PM Post #3949855
| That's just how I imagined them.
I like the feather dusters, er, featherfans too! They look like something that Indians might have used for weapons, yet looked soft also.
I love learning about all of the creatures that God has planted in the sea. Thank you all for sharing with me.
Janet |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 08, 2007
09:58 AM Post #3950711
| Shari, I have seen Fathom before, what a great publication! Incredible photographers in each issue. Thanks for the praise, glad you like my work...
The fingerprint tongue is about 1.5 inches long...about the same size and shape as a tootsie roll...
will work on some new splits for consideration soon...can't get in the water quite yet but in 2 weeks i should have some strength back in the ol' trigger fingers..
really cant wait to get in, been quite a while and getting a little barn sour now...
j. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 08, 2007
03:50 PM Post #3951866
| I know what you mean...not for the same reason though. When we go back to the mainland, like our upcoming Thanksgiving trip, its 5 or 6 weeks without submergence...we start getting a little twitchy...especially JB! Get back and immediately throw ourselves under the water. You definately have my sympathies! |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 09, 2007
01:35 PM Post #3954813
| Loving your pics, Shari. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 09, 2007
03:51 PM Post #3955300
| Thanks K ! We went out on Shaggy (the pontoon boat) yesterday...nobody had cameras, but we sure had a lot of fun. My GD and her friend (both 4 yrs old) are just learning the joy to be found watching the underwater world, and its so much fun to watch them get excited over the simplest things. They are a couple of "fish" themselves! Get up on the boat for a quick drink or snack and then back in the water! And "Grumpy" my DH had to give them rides on his back, zooming further away from the boat than we would normally let them go...good times. Here is an interesting shot...you'll have to blow it up to see it, but look closely into the bubble and you'll see the reflection of my DH! 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 09, 2007
07:48 PM Post #3956014
| They are lucky, lucky little girls...my baby swam in my bathtub this morning. lol At almost a year old anything excites her but to actually BE in the ocean and SEE it's beauty...there are not enough words... |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 09, 2007
10:33 PM Post #3956689
| Cool pic, Shari! Your story about the girls reminds me of ME in Bora Bora. We took the boat out twice a day to the reef and I was just like a kid (40, but still a kid!). The boat minder would give us bread to give to the (I think) angel fish and they would eat out of our hands. I can still remember those little nibblers and how funny I sounded laughing underwater! Took me two years to pay for that trip, and it was worth every penny!
You're bringing back such wonderful memories. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 10, 2007
12:12 AM Post #3957185
| Bathtubs large and small - kids love being wet! And I think that swimming for the joy of it, not laps for exercise (yuck!!!) brings out the kid in all of us. One more reason that I hope John's hand gets strong enough soon for him to get back in the water. The waters around Bora Bora are very similar to our waters...warm and full of life. When we were on Moorea, the next island closer to Tahiti, we would jump in the water for our morning ablutions instead of taking a shower. I am sure your trip was worth it...it is a wonderful, wonderful place.!
I was so tired last night, after trying to keep up with those girls all day, that I slept like the dead...and today I've been working in the garden all day, so I'm tired again! I love it!! For an insomniac like me, this is a very good thing. Now I am listening to the rain make a mess of my pretty pots, oh well, it is very good for what is in the pots! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 10, 2007
09:49 PM Post #3960733
| We have sure slowed down on the underwater pics, haven't we. It is a testament to all the other things going on in this forum! Well, just to show that we still have an interest in u/w things, I am going to post this pic of a friend diving with mantas off an island called Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Pohpei, the island I visited in May is also in the FSM, but unfortunately we didn't get over to Yap which is known for the number of mantas who make their home there. 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2007
09:53 PM Post #3960754
| Beautiful, Shari. The lower right hand corner of the picture has what appears to be bubbles that are iridescent. From the perspective...the manta is much larger than the diver.
Keep it up, girl. We are hungry for underthesea... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 10, 2007
10:17 PM Post #3960883
| I'm not gonna post too many in any one day, there are just so many things going on...but here is one of my favorites: My dear JB ...I just love the colors in this picture...it is going to be up on the wall here at home very shortly. 
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tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 10, 2007
10:50 PM Post #3961029
| That manta picture is awesome! Is it really that big or is that an affect of the camera? I agree that the bubbles in the corner are beatiful. I have often found myself looking at the pictures posted here and being fascinated by seemingly insignificant things that you would not notice at first glance. It is amazing how many different things you can find in them if one just takes the time to really look rather than just "skim" over the photo. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 10, 2007
10:51 PM Post #3961030
| Awesome Shari! Love that last one especially! I can see why that would go on the wall.
So you're rationing them out huh? HAHAHAHAHAHA Thanks for the double dose 8*}
Janet
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 10, 2007
10:52 PM Post #3961033
| I hear ya Tetley. I study them and see things down there all the time that are fascinating. Thanks for putting into words what I was thinking. :-)
J |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2007
11:07 PM Post #3961115
| Shari, that is the absolute best...no hands down...can understand why it should be front and center on the wall. Hey, JB. You are better than any of the fish. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 10, 2007
11:24 PM Post #3961185
| No Ann - it really is that big. They are magnificent creatures! I use to catch hold and ride them when I was younger, but now they tell us that the oils from our hands can be harmful, so I don't do that anymore...even with gloves on. But the are so curious about us, and sometimes they will come right up to us as if we were part of their cleaning crew...then I do pet - but only with gloves. Glad you guys like the pic of my darlin! I'm having it blown up and framed for his birthday...its a surprise. By your reactions though, I'm sure he will like it. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2007
11:26 PM Post #3961197
| My DH has a birthday on Wednesday. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 10, 2007
11:29 PM Post #3961214
| Oh how fun! Give Mike a big hug and happy birthday from me!!! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 10, 2007
11:56 PM Post #3961302
| So...when is JB's birthday? |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 11, 2007
02:04 AM Post #3961519
| Not until November...actually the 14th, sound familiar? |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 11, 2007
07:09 AM Post #3961695
| Love the pics!!! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 12, 2007
09:30 PM Post #3968548
| Hi everyone! Thought I'd drop by here and see if anyone was home. Here's a picture of a Spotted Eagle Ray for your viewing enjoyment. Wing span probably 8-10 feet. 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 12, 2007
09:33 PM Post #3968564
| Oh my goodness, never even knew there was such a thing as a spotted ray. You've once again introduced us to another wonder of underthesea. Hey, Shari...where have you been? |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 12, 2007
09:33 PM Post #3968565
| I'm here. Reading about a fav band of mine. Had a eye doc visit so my eyes are sometimes a bit blurry. lol |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 12, 2007
09:34 PM Post #3968569
| Love the ray!! Always thought they were underappreciated by people. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 12, 2007
09:44 PM Post #3968622
| Christi - I've been in and out...been spending a lot of time on a handicraft order this morning...but I've posted here and there. Where you been?? |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 12, 2007
09:50 PM Post #3968645
| Today is Mike's birthday. Went to his mother's today at Lake Tawakoni about 70 miles east. Took her to lunch to celebrate her being the mother of such a great guy. She is almost 90...still living alone. Tonight went to dinner with other very good friends. His birthday is 2 days from now and we have to say grace that both the guys have made it this far...sure wish you and JB could have been here too...we would all make a good group.
Someday soon... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 12, 2007
09:53 PM Post #3968670
| I remembered that you said today was Mike's birthday. Glad you had a great day! Good for Mom!! Say, tell Mike to look through the photos, or made a request, and I'll try to find one that he likes so he can blow it up or put on as a screen saver or what ever...They sometimes print prettty well, or I can have it blown up and send it...what ever he would like. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 13, 2007
08:13 AM Post #3969872
| Great Ray photo Shari!!! What a magnificent creature!
I thought I'd better check in here to let you all know that we're OK. We had some pretty severe winds early this morning at about 3:30 am. I slept through the whole thing. Streets are flooded. Haven't been out there to assess the all the plants yet, but most of the cannas and other tall plants are laying over.
I don't know yet if Humberto is finished with us. 75,000 people here are without power this morning. I feel fortunate to have power. Humberto came in with 85 mph winds.
I will check in with you folks later on and post some photos. Please keep us all in your prayers.
Many hugs to everyone!
Janet |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
09:59 AM Post #3970181
| Thank the Lord you are all right. Just read the news and first thing I thought of was...Janet. Humberto formed just yesterday morning...very fast moving. The news says your emergency services were hit first. It seems this year there is no place to hide. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
11:16 AM Post #3970442
| Shari, keep those pictures coming...am aware that you are working on another project but can't wait that long. |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 13, 2007
11:17 AM Post #3970447
| Just seeing the reports on Humberto. Glad you are OK, Janet. Texas has sure had its share of the wet stuff this summer! We'd be glad to take some of it! Keep your powder dry.
Shari, that is a beautiful photo! I didn't know they came spotted, either.
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 13, 2007
11:49 AM Post #3970556
| Shari,
Thank you so much for continuing the wonderful underwater photo's, its the highlight of my day!
Janet,
Glad to hear you are ok, in TX!
All the best
Cath |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 13, 2007
12:09 PM Post #3970616
| Thank you folks for your continued prayers.
I just posted some photos on the Okay, Humberto Thread in the Texas Forum. Here is a link. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/770710/
Many hugs to everyone!
Love, Janet |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 13, 2007
04:30 PM Post #3971541
| Janet, from the looks of things, its probably a good thing you slept through it! Otherwise you might have been outside trying to save your bananas or something, and you know what they say about fools in the rain...
Let's hope Tx is done getting drenched for a while! Don't want it looking like this:
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
05:45 PM Post #3971791
| Shari, that is a challenge like looking at clouds. If you study it for a while can find many things. Thank you again for helping with our thirst for under-the-sea. hhmmm gonna have get Chrissy...feel a song comin' on... |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 13, 2007
06:29 PM Post #3971914
| Building on the looking at clouds thing... does anyone else see the guy with the long forhead and frizzy hair peeking from the bottom right hand of the picture? Has really scarey yellow and white eyes... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 13, 2007
06:33 PM Post #3971941
| Christi - yep, that's why I posted that one...lot's going on. It's fun to get the close-ups, but every once in a while I like the whole kaboodle...
Here is another one, this is off a little spit of an Island we call Little Bustard, it's a fun dive with lots of different types of corals, and a great place for shelling. I like to put beach washed shells in my garden, because the stark white of the shells makes the greens so much richer looking.
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 13, 2007
06:38 PM Post #3971964
| HaHa Ann - I thought he was an Indian in full headdress! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
07:36 PM Post #3972159
| two thirds up from the bottom...just past middle to the left...puppy sunning on a rock. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 13, 2007
08:57 PM Post #3972564
| You guys have great imaginations! What fun! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
10:09 PM Post #3972902
| another fantastic hour with Discovery HD Theatre...Sharks Under Glass. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 13, 2007
10:10 PM Post #3972912
| Hopefully we will get that show out here someday! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 13, 2007
10:12 PM Post #3972926
| Got the invite. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
06:35 PM Post #3990759
| Okay...been away from here for waaaay too long. Trying to get ahold of John...my last message from him was that things were crazy there. Not sure what that means, but I guess he is really busy. So, here is a pic of JB's latest dive off an island called Ningi - about 6 islands up the reef from us. It's a very pretty dive, with a special little something I have for John...so here is the first one: 
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 18, 2007
06:48 PM Post #3990797
| WOW! That is beautiful Shari! Looks like underwater sedum! :-> |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
07:04 PM Post #3990830
| Yeah, I like it too! This is the one I wanted John to see...we were talking about Garden Eels a while back. JB sat for a while, quite a distance away and got this shot...if these guys feel anything approaching them they pull into the sand faster than a blink...but they look so odd, just waving in the current, that you think they are a plant! 
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
07:15 PM Post #3990848
| This guy is very unusual for out here. It's a Fantail Stingray. Sorry he's going away from the picture...moves quickly and JB barely got him at all. 
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
07:30 PM Post #3990889
| And these are pretty...Pennant Bannerfish: 
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pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 18, 2007
08:22 PM Post #3991024
| I reeeeallly like the first one. I agree that is looks like underwater sedum too! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
09:02 PM Post #3991173
| Glad you like. I'll post some more later or tomorrow. Just talked to John...he's way busy, and anxious to get back in the water. Not happenin just yet. Hopefully he'll be back with us soon. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 18, 2007
09:10 PM Post #3991196
| Just got home. What a treat. Underthesea...wooowooowoo...
Thank youShareeeee. Now we know what you have been doing writing fantastic articles for us. And now, JB is back with his camera. You know ya'll have spoiled us. Got us thinkin' we should have a treat everyday.
Had a good/bad day. Sent my Aunt home by releasing the doves...very moving. Don't know about the rest of you but seems funerals are about the only places my family really gets together...even more so than weddings. This was not a sad day...she was 90 and ill...her husband of 95 went on 4 months ago. They were short one week being married 71 years. Now that is a record.
Can't wait for tomorrow for more pictures...but I will try. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
09:16 PM Post #3991234
| What a wonderfully gentle send off with the doves...I'm sure she would be pleased. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 18, 2007
09:23 PM Post #3991273
| Ahhhh Christy, You just touched my heart strings sending her off with the doves. How beautiful and peaceful! Very easy to imagine. Thank you for being you! I love ya Sweetie!
Janet |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 18, 2007
09:29 PM Post #3991306
| Shari, thank you once more for the beautiful pics. I really enjoy them a lot.
Thank you for sharing with us Christy, what a wonderful rememberence. ((((christy)))) |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 18, 2007
09:40 PM Post #3991359
| Love that Bannerfish! Beautiful pics, Shari. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 18, 2007
09:54 PM Post #3991451
| You are such sweet, caring people. She was a beautiful woman...very vain and rightfully so. She looked 60 with not a wrinkled on her face or a mark on her hands. Early on my uncle made lots of money and treated her like a queen...had servants even in the 40's and 50's...does that tell you anything. They came from nothing and were blessed. Had three girls which I am close to. For me life is good tonight.
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KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 18, 2007
10:29 PM Post #3991593
| Christy, it's nice to hear people talking about their older folk so sweetly. We lost my favorite uncle a few years ago at 96 - I was able to talk to him not long before he passed and I felt blessed. Then his younger sister died two years ago at 93. Now my mom is 93 and we know it is just a matter of time - she is the last of her family. That will be the hardest, but we are somewhat prepared and know it will be time for her to rest. Going home is a lovely way to put it. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
10:36 PM Post #3991620
| Christi - just for you my friend... 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 18, 2007
10:38 PM Post #3991628
| Hard to loose your mother, I know that. But she is in the next life with my dad and that is all that matters. Everyday I think, I'll ask momma, she will know. Ask as many questions as you can possibly think of...time is short.
Not thinking this is bad. Never dreamed I would be 65 years old!!! That is old! Heck no. It is not. Body is failing but my mind is better than ever. My garden has given me new life as has my association with DG. From here you do not see the spots on my hands...they were gained by years on the lake...water skiing...fishing...teaching the kids to swim/water ski...hanging clothes on the lines to dry...even had a vegetable garden...mowing the grass, which was the only thing I did that I could see where I had been.
Here I have gone on another tangent. Gardening is so much more than the seed in the ground. It is the love of each other and appreciating everyday that I am still here.
As you can tell...today has made my heart very tender and I love you all. Sometimes we need to be reminded that life is short. Take advantage of each and every moment. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 18, 2007
10:41 PM Post #3991636
| Shar, we cross posted. Thank you so much. The light is wonderful. Thank JB for me.
Little fishies are just perfect. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 18, 2007
10:43 PM Post #3991645
| And what a lovely post your's was...a reminder to us all to keep our loved ones close in our hearts and let them know it! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 18, 2007
10:46 PM Post #3991650
| You already know I love you. Wish John could say hello. |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 19, 2007
01:38 AM Post #3992045
| I am sure your uncle was waiting for your aunt when she crossed over, what a joyous reunion it must have been. Please everyone, talk to your love ones, they are still with you even though we can't see them! They still love you and still want to be involved in your life...
By the way Christi you could be polka dotted all over and we would still love you. On this forum you are the main cheering section for us all - the wind beneath our wings! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 19, 2007
09:38 AM Post #3992684
| No one has ever said such a sweet thing...I may cry a little. Too bad I get so wound up and don't stay OT. This is a gardening forum and I don't know very much about gardening.
I just dig in the dirt...hahahaha |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:09 PM Post #3999352
| if you had a face like this, you could cry...christie, not you! 
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caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:12 PM Post #3999377
| me too...i don't know f*&j akk about gardening or anything else really...just living life by the drop...salt water drops i might add...or, maybe not... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:17 PM Post #3999423
| There he is!!!! John did you see the Garden Eels? Not a very good picture, but at least we got some! Posted those just for you! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:23 PM Post #3999468
| just saw them...good job JB...garden eels are so hard to shoot...must have patience and that is something that i may never achieve...thanks for sharing the pic with us...we have tried to dig them up before...just makes really poor viz and sore fingertips...good job capturing them... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:27 PM Post #3999506
| Is the ugly you just posted a frogfish? I'm so glad you are here! It's hard for me to keep this up all by myself. And we all love your great photos so much! Almost as much as your bad jokes and warm hugs! So, show me something else, pretty please?? |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:42 PM Post #3999624
| More pics please!! And keep up the bad jokes. If you post one bad enough it might get the honor of being passed around at work. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:42 PM Post #3999630
| not a frogfish...scorpionfish...master of camo...really sucks to step on one...i have so many different shots of these...gorgeous colours in the fins...another time...
okay, i did some checking in old files and here is a shot my friend shot of me...coming thru a small opening in the wall...note dome port, long arms, strobes not pointing in the right position...but, gives you an idea of the set up i shoot with...housed nikon d100, dual sea&sea 120 strobes, nikkor 17-35 f2.8, dome port, enough air, etc...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:44 PM Post #3999643
| Great shot!!! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
09:46 PM Post #3999667
| You have Paul Newman blue eyes...great shot. Don't how you ever maneuver with all that equipment and swim besides...very impressive.
LouC |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:47 PM Post #3999682
| Glowing Paul Newman eyes. LOL. Had to back and look to see. Was distracted by all the equipment the first time. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:47 PM Post #3999684
| looking to upgrade soon if anybody wants top notch stuff...cant advertise here but y'all know how to find me...gotta keep up with the big doggies!!! need to get out of the wrenches and back into publications!! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:48 PM Post #3999694
| these blues can burn holes in paper! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:48 PM Post #3999698
| No use for them here unfortunely. I do need better cameras though. Will one day. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:48 PM Post #3999701
| LOL. Good one. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
09:49 PM Post #3999710
| Is there anything I could do? Oh wow! you know that is my goal for you. Soooo excited.
Who can I call...email...go see...send a letter... |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:51 PM Post #3999738
| desoto texas...get any mail lately?
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
09:52 PM Post #3999746
| No. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:54 PM Post #3999757
| are you sure? sent dmail earlier before some one talked me into post here again...someone...you know who you are! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
09:55 PM Post #3999770
| Will check. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 20, 2007
09:56 PM Post #3999775
| I know it wasn't me though I should have bugged you with a d-mail every day til you got back on here. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
09:57 PM Post #3999798
| john, you have dmail. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
09:59 PM Post #3999820
| let me know please christie...i have an image to share with you again...you made a comment on my pixamo site about it...i shot it the day my pops passed...didn't know it at the time but it has brought strength to us with it's promise!!! wont share it here as this is and underwater thing here...if you remember it and would like a copy...let me know...sunbeams through morning clouds...little did i know...sorry friend,
j |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
10:04 PM Post #3999890
| I most certainly remember Pixamo. Very moving. I did get the Pixamo but not a d-mail.
Would it be difficult to send it again? |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 20, 2007
10:06 PM Post #3999931
| Fantastic pictures!
Its amazing how many people view this thread.
You guys do a great job!
I have gone diving with lots of underwater photographers, and I am always amazed at how they manage all that equipment!
How I long to be, under the sea!
Thanks so much for sharing the photos!
Cath |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:09 PM Post #3999974
| Hi Cath, meant to say hi last month when you first made posts here...MY bad...thanks for all the input here and sorry for not introducing myself before this...dealing with things here and just now pulling my head out ...gosh, it is dark up there...anyway, thanks for joining us here, the best friends of my life can all be found on 3 threads!
aurabest,
john |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:35 PM Post #4000136
| Happy happy day! John, I don't know if JB would ever agree to using all that equipment! He wants to take good pics - and your's are a constant inspiration, but he also just enjoys the heck out of diving! And all that gear must take so much attention, and time!! Whoosh! He went out on a nite dive last Saturday and he and one other guy (yeah! a witness!!) saw the most unusual anemone ...neither one had seen it before, and when they describe it no one else recognizes it, and it isn't in any of our myriad of books! There have been several new species found out here, and they are thinking this might be another one, but neither of them had their cameras!!!! It was oceanside - not in the lagoon, so hard to pinpoint the location, but they are thinking of getting a large group together to go try to find it again. Cool beans huh? |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:36 PM Post #4000141
| don't know where ya went island girlie...glad to see you again tho...catch up over the next day or so...good luck with the new slab...thanks for the kick in the seat!
j |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:37 PM Post #4000146
| Anytime my dear, anytime! Love the pic of you! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:41 PM Post #4000166
| yeah...do i need to call the airlines? don't make me come out there and document a new species of creature...
"BurstingPipeAnemoneFish" feeds on front lawns and concrete, known to be voracious in certain neighborhoods...has a fondness for hibiscus and lawn furniture...only known predator are men with orange suits on backhoes...
let me know...
feel that hug?
j...night y'all, |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 20, 2007
10:43 PM Post #4000170
| hahahahahaha |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 20, 2007
10:46 PM Post #4000184
| Me too! Truly laughing out loud...can't type! Hey Pep! LOLOLOLOLOLOL! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 21, 2007
08:10 AM Post #4000994
| That one would be best seen in person. With the arms a flailing and eyes wide... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 21, 2007
10:25 PM Post #4003850
| Okay, well since we don't have a picture of the "BurstingPipeAnemoneFish", I'll post this one instead. I thought the Goatfish was a pretty interesting representative of his spieces... 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 21, 2007
10:55 PM Post #4003945
| Cool whiskers! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 21, 2007
10:58 PM Post #4003956
| yep...whiskers on the Goatfish, long noses on the Unicornfish...we get all kinds of strange looking critters out here! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 22, 2007
09:34 AM Post #4004519
| Goat??? as in scavenger, tin cans, etc. or just the appearance?
Good girl. You know we get antsy without underthesea pictures. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 22, 2007
09:36 AM Post #4004524
| mornin! goatfish wiggle whiskers in the sand to stir up small crustaceans and such for food...
j |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 22, 2007
09:45 AM Post #4004555
| Hi, J. Good Saturday Morning. My son had 6 goats a few months ago...wanted them to clean up the pasture...couldn't believe how pickey they were...wouldn't touch the burrs.
Sold 'em...said they stink too much.
Looking at something that has got to very unnatural just outside my window...a baby cardinal cleaning its beak on a banana leaf. Of course banana in my part of the world is unnatural.
Something else not natural. We are working on a bottle tree today. Have wanted one for years. DH found a post yesterday...10' cedar, sunk it in concrete last night and gonna put the dowels in it today. Already have a few colored bottles collected. I'm so excited.
whooops, started the day off OT. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 22, 2007
10:32 AM Post #4004665
| Goats are best curried! One of the local favorites too...bottle tree...sounds interesting...i am posting this from work...lightning yesterday morning toasted our modem at home...will try to resolve it later in the day or tomorrow...have fun
j |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 22, 2007
10:35 AM Post #4004670
| Or barbacoa at one of our favorite Mexican restuarants. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 23, 2007
02:18 AM Post #4007312
| Oh yum! Cabrito! One of DH's favorite mexican meals!
Hi everyone! Just now got on today...its 6:20 pm, and you are probably all asleep...GD's birthday party all day, and now getting ready for Scuba Doo - our big party with the dive club...too much in one day...I'll tell you about it all tomorrow. Pleasant dreams everyone! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 23, 2007
10:58 AM Post #4008014
| Shari, when it is 6PM for you..it is 1AM for me. I think that is the same day...making you 17 hours ahead. Did I do that right? Would love to hear what a party for the dive club includes. so if it is 10 AM for me...it is 3AM the next day for you. No wonder we have such a hard time getting on at the same time. |
lourspolaire
Delray Beach, FL
(Zone 10a)
September 23, 2007
01:00 PM Post #4008429
| Hi, everyone.
I have been reading through this thread. Beautiful pictures, everyone. I really enjoyed it. As I was telling Islandshari in a private d-mail earlier, I don't scuba but one of those days, I'm going to treat myself and learn. I am definitely a reincarnation of a sea creature. I mean to say that I am at my best in water, be it lake or ocean.
Carriblue, I could kick myself. I just realized you live in Grand Cayman. We were there on Sept. 6th, as our cruise ship stopped for the day. Had I known, I would have tried to arrange to meet you. I tried to do that in Hawai'i with AlohaHoya but life saw to it that it didn't pan out. No matter, the next time we pass by Grand Cayman, I'll drop you a line. Same goes for you, AlohaHoya.
Sylvain. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 23, 2007
04:33 PM Post #4009106
| Looking forward to the next photo's!
Everytime I check out this thread the following song always goes through my head...
I’d like to be under the sea in an octopus’s garden in the shade,
He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been, in his octopus’s garden in the shade.
I’d ask my friends to come and see an octopus’s garden with me.
I’d like to be under the sea in an octopus’s garden in the shade.
We would be warm below the storm in our little hide-a-way beneath the waves.
Resting our head on the sea bed in an octopus’s garden near a cave.
We would sing and dance around because we know we can’t be found.
I’d like to be under the sea in an octopus’s garden in the shade.
We would shout and swim about the coral that lies beneath the waves.
Oh what joy for every girl and boy knowing they’re happy and they’re safe.
We would be so happy, you and me, no-one there to tell us what to do,
I’d like to be under the sea in an octopus’s garden with you.
Hope everyone is well on this first day of Autumn 2007
Cath |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 23, 2007
05:04 PM Post #4009182
| A Scuba Club Party is an excuse for us all to see each other as humans, not as funny faced fish. Keep in mind that most of the time when we see each other our faces have mask marks, we are totally bedraggled from a day on a boat, or we are getting ready to go out on a boat and we are in cover-ups and sun screen.
I thought this was an interesting shot...its the back end of a Long Nosed Filefish - but its the various types of coral that I found cool...you guys are sure gonna get bored with all my posts of "cool coral formations"!
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 23, 2007
05:29 PM Post #4009246
| You forget we are a bunch of people that get excited over seeing a seed germinate...no way will we get tired of your photos. So much magic and without your showing us we would never know it was there. Glad you had such a great time. Good day to rest. |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 23, 2007
05:36 PM Post #4009268
| Shari, I LOVE your coral pictures...keep them coming!
Christy, I loved your description of us... "we are the kind of people that get excited over seeing a seed germinate"... I just found that to be all too accurate and hilarious...welcome to the world of the garden geek... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 23, 2007
05:47 PM Post #4009298
| Me too...I was cracking up...Hadn't really thought about it like that. When DH gets home from racquet ball I am going to have him find this picture he took of a weird plant in DD's yard - gonna need some help id'ing it ladies...so put your garden geek thinking caps on...and stay tuned... |
lourspolaire
Delray Beach, FL
(Zone 10a)
September 23, 2007
06:28 PM Post #4009387
| Lou, you have a way with words. Yeah, I have gotten quite the kick out of seeing a seed germinate. Those pictures are quite the delight. I remember taking a picture of a bunch of blue damsels in the Bahamas, a parrotfish in Aruba, etc. I have got to find those files so I can show them to you. It won't come anywhere close to Islandshari's wonders but I like to contribute. Now, where could these files be?
Sylvain. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 23, 2007
06:52 PM Post #4009450
| No, no...mine are mere "show and tell". John's are the magnificent ones! Sure hope he gets his modem fixed. Off to brunch with the family...see you kids on the flip side! |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 23, 2007
08:00 PM Post #4009688
| I love your pics, Shari, especially the ones with the little colored fish in them - I have a thing about those guys. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 23, 2007
08:55 PM Post #4009927
| Well okay, I'm happy to comply...here is a grouping of Threeband Anemonefish, and Threespot Dascyllus...guess the 3's like to hang together! 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
07:15 AM Post #4010885
| We have numerous file fishes here too Shari, this one, a Slender Filefish, is only about an inch long...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 24, 2007
09:58 AM Post #4011373
| The angle of the shot is very unique. Would make a great print on the wall of a very hoity-toity modern loft.
J, We just gotta get you in print. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
03:41 PM Post #4012632
| Your filefish is so cool John! And the detail you get is amazing...love the eye! Looks like the x's people put in cartoons for "out cold". Here is a little closer of the longnose...no wear near as clear as yours, but you get a better idea of the color than the last shot.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 24, 2007
04:16 PM Post #4012773
| Not as much fun as yours but the closest we can get. My neighbor is the one with the big pond and about 100 koi...every size. She feeds them 4 times a day from her hand. Went over yesterday and fed them with her. They will literally get into your hand. Now remember, I am the one with the previous experience of minnows on hooks catching crappie...and lures catching bass. This is a whole 'nuther area. The pictures make my heart sing. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
04:33 PM Post #4012836
| Take a picture of the Koi Christi! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 24, 2007
04:34 PM Post #4012842
| I will. Maybe when she feeds today. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
04:36 PM Post #4012850
| That will be fun!! |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 24, 2007
05:23 PM Post #4012991
| Nothing like a fish eating from your hand - it's the funniest feeling! Would love to see those pics, Christi. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
08:33 PM Post #4013615
| These aint fish...no hands involved...but, in a short time this cowrie is going to wreack havoc on this small chorallimorph...maybe this isn't what y'all want but sometimes it's hard to shoot just cute little fish...
j
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
08:39 PM Post #4013641
| John, which is which? |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
08:41 PM Post #4013651
| kaperc, this is where i belong...wont travel outside of my realm again...sorry for thread jumping... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
08:47 PM Post #4013676
| John, darlin...you go anywhere your little heart wants to go! Welcome everywhere!!! Do you know which corallimorph that is? I think that is what JB was describing that you named the BrokenPipeAnemoneFish! I'm gonna have him look at this pic when he gets home! You may have solved the mystery without even trying! How ccoool is that!?
This message was edited Sep 24, 2007 1:05 PM |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
08:50 PM Post #4013692
| Which is which????? I can't tell by the descriptions. Normally I can but this one has me stumped. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
08:58 PM Post #4013711
| Watch me be posting this right on top of John, but I'll give it a try. The orange striped shell with the snail poking out a bit is the cowrie...the clearish anemone looking goody with the orange color on the end of the tentacles is the corallimorph.
This message was edited Sep 24, 2007 1:05 PM |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:01 PM Post #4013719
| Ok, got it. Thanks Shari!
Hit send too soon. Great pic John if I haven't said it already.
This message was edited Sep 24, 2007 8:01 PM |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:07 PM Post #4013740
| Cool beans, found it! The OrangeBall Coralimorph! Names of sea critters are so easily descriptive! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:10 PM Post #4013749
| lol. Glad you found it!! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:11 PM Post #4013752
| i knew you could figure it out! been on the dog and bone and just now got back...glad to see that you have good research tools at hand... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:13 PM Post #4013757
| Jb will be upset that he didn't find a new species, but grateful to have a name. John, your timing is impeccable! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:14 PM Post #4013760
| I have posted both orange and white ball before, as well as a cowrie or two...but not together...i hate reposting images but if you need a refresher in marine life, i will be glad to repost anything...might be faster than going thru the last 4 threads of 250 posts each to find an image... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:14 PM Post #4013762
| Are you at work or did you get the modem fixed? |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:15 PM Post #4013771
| I find myself doing just that! "Hmmm, have I already posted this...? " It takes a long time! We have been busy, we have! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:16 PM Post #4013773
| remember this one? 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:20 PM Post #4013788
| I remember that one. Just don't quiz me on the where and which number thread. Don't remember that much. lol |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:21 PM Post #4013790
| Ahhhhh - I love that one! But I never connected it to what JB was describing because it looks so purple in the pick...but of course the tentacles are clear aren't they?! Boy, just smack my head and call me stupid! That is one of my favorites of your pics! Hanging my head in chagrin.
Please go to the "missing you" thread and tell me if I got that right?
Big hugs John! My Hero!! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:22 PM Post #4013797
| It was the picture he opened #4 with ! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:23 PM Post #4013804
| not sure if this Atlantic Deer Cowrie made it on here or not...don't see it in my already posted file so here it is again...notice the mantle slightly pulled back revealing a beautiful shell...a cowrie is like a snail, much bigger and prettier than those that get crushed on the sidewalk...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:23 PM Post #4013806
| Ok, I remember that now!! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:26 PM Post #4013822
| No, Alantic Deer Cowrie one above hasn't been posted before. I would remember that one for sure because in the thumbnail it almost looks like something in the movies. Simmering stew in big caldrouns where they threaten to put people in them. Something like that anyways. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:29 PM Post #4013832
| they eat their own! that was the movie wasn't it?
no, sorry...that was a name of a band in so cal a number of years ago...right before i left... |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:32 PM Post #4013843
| You had a band called They Eat Their Own? Well, can't say it's not a unique name that's for sure!! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:32 PM Post #4013844
| Actually Pep, you are looking at it wrong. It is sort of half egg shaped, with the flatter side on the ground (the dark bits), the mantle of the snail going in and out gives the cowries their signature shine...some of the most prized of shells. Hundreds of types...and John, JB has two Goldens! Found them oceanside, both during the same dive. For those unaware, the Golden Cowrie is one of the most coveted shells in the world. Very valuable. Not as much these days, but in the 80's we would be offered $600 or more for one shell. Never sold any...wouldn't want to. But many people did. |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:34 PM Post #4013853
| I just love those chlorimorphs. The dear cowrie is just wonderful. Never saw a live one before. I thought it would look like a slug with a shell on it. The reality is so much better. Thank you all for continuing this thread and posting the pics. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:35 PM Post #4013860
| If you don't look closely you can come up with all kind of scenarios for that pic. lol. Gonna have fun with trying to come up with different ones at work tomorrow. |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 24, 2007
09:36 PM Post #4013865
| Ooops, meant to say deer cowrie. But I suppose it could be both. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:36 PM Post #4013866
| That's cool... I don't collect things from the sea other than images...like to see things that are alive like you guys do...want our children to be able to share the same things as we do...
"take only pictures"
"kill only time"
"leave only bubbles"
with that gentle thought, i wish the thread a peaceful night...catch up soon,
aurabest,
john |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
09:45 PM Post #4013912
| I agree with all my heart. Except for Crown of Thorns...don't know if I can ever just swim past one. Remind me often John. Pleasant dreams dear friend. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 24, 2007
09:59 PM Post #4013965
| Gosh, my kids been here tonight and haven't had time to check the posts. I love all you guys. So important to my everyday life. Good to see you with us, J. Tired tonight...big day tomorrow. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 24, 2007
10:00 PM Post #4013972
| ??? What's the haps Christi???? |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 24, 2007
11:26 PM Post #4014289
| Outstanding pics, John. They are just as beautiful as cute little fish. You wander wherever you want, just always come back here, pretty please! :-)
k |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
12:21 AM Post #4014437
| John, from what we can find out... the Orange Ball is completely a Caribbean creature. Have you any idea what one would be doing out here? Tis another mystery...
Also explains why no one else out here had seen one. It was found in a surge channel in about 20 ft of water...very odd. |
lourspolaire
Delray Beach, FL
(Zone 10a)
September 25, 2007
09:46 AM Post #4015071
| Hi, everyone. The pictures on this thread are so beautiful, so relaxing.
I am an experienced aquarist who has kept fish for over 40 years, a few of which were dedicated to saltwater fish. I stopped keeping saltwater fish when I found out that most fish in the aquarium trade were caught using cyanide directly on the reefs. Fish caught that way never thrive. That explained why it was so difficult to keep saltwater fish alive for more than a month or 2, despite the best equipment money could buy.
I gave away the saltwater fish, sold the complicated paraphernalia that was necessary to almost keep them alive, dumped the saltwater and returned to freshwater. I then filled the tank with tap water and Malawi cichlids born and raised by a friend of mine. Tourists, business and coral reefs don't mix. People who collect reef fish for collectors half a world away should be keelhauled. Now that we live in a small condo, there is no space for an aquarium room. My fish now live on my computer screen, thanks to SereneScreen.
Sylvain. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
04:22 PM Post #4016318
| I had a friend on the island of Kiribati who sold tropical fish. He didn't use cyanide...very natural fisherman. He would only sell to places with good reputations, or private aquariums. His questionaire for new clients was 3 pages long! Cracked me up, but he said his goal was not to get rich, but to educate, so he was very particulare about who he would sell to. He has since passed away, and I think that the loss was felt across the US through the aquariums that no longer can display his fish. |
lourspolaire
Delray Beach, FL
(Zone 10a)
September 25, 2007
05:32 PM Post #4016578
| Your late friend was a rare collector. I can't tell you how often I bought a fish for big money only to have it wither and die in a matter of weeks because it had been collected with cyanide involved.
The fish looks good in the shop. You buy it. You acclimate it into a sparsely populated, well established aquarium. making sure everyone will get along. You feed it the best food, you raise brine shrimp you lovingly feed with an eye dropper, you chop up the freshest shrimp you can get your hands on. You purchase caulerpa for your herbivores, you keep a patch of algae on the side windows for your grazers. You make sure all your parameters: salt, trace elements, light, nitrites are within acceptable parameters. It's enought to drive anyone crazy.
You stand by the aquarium as your fish does worse and worse every day until one day, you come home and mercifully, it's dead. I remember a beloved platax orbiculatus I was so glad to have aquired for a king's ransom. I then watched it die for nearly 3 months before it went to that great big reef in the sky. I cried for 2 days. I tell you, when I heard that cyanide thing, I packed it in and quit the saltwater aquarium hobby in disgust and protest. I wouldn't buy ivory products, why would I buy such fish? Nevermore, nevermore.
Sylvain.
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caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
05:36 PM Post #4016595
| "take only pictures"
"kill only time"
"leave only bubbles"
speaking of shrimp...how 'bout a ghost shrimp...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
05:59 PM Post #4016671
| Cool shrimp John!
I guess I didn't say that right...my friend sold to places like Scripps Aquarium and Ocean Journey...big aquariums. I think he sold some to a particular retail outfit, but I don't remember which one...His goal was to educate people about tropical species, not to cage the fish. He was a man much like you John. But rather than pictures he sent the fish themselves. He would lecture reef walkers constantly about doing no damage.
We are cleaning up our tank house, and doing some much needed work on the marina...I am making a large poster of your saying to have laminated and placed in a position where all will see it. Every little reminder is a good thing.
Of course, the fishermen will pay no heed...but they feed many and nothing gets caught just for show, so I can't get mad at them. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
06:11 PM Post #4016711
| Well, I know that aquarium fish have to come from somewhere...i had a fresh water tank when i lived out west...i had a red ear sunfish (bluegill) and a bullhead catfish, named merrill...bullish on america...and they were both caught on a line...got to the point where i couldn't afford the gold fish anymore...50 per week...both got re-released back to the lake they were caught from...
since it's dinner time in these parts and we're talking shrimp...here is the next one...a red night shrimp...sorry the eyes are a bit soft...
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
06:19 PM Post #4016738
| Whenever I see those I always wonder how they keep from scraping their eyes on nearby coral and sand...bulging eyes have always made me feel sorry for the critter they belong to. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
06:23 PM Post #4016746
| they're not bulging...they are built in night vision goggles!!!! notice that night feeders normally have bigger eyes than those that swim around in the daytime...these shrimp are lightning fast too...wont find these on any menu...
great article by the way shari...you rock...
j |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 25, 2007
07:10 PM Post #4016898
| Thanks (there must be some other word...everyday I tell you the same thing..but it is true)
for the pictures. When I shrimp on the barbie never stop to think how it looked and what where it came from. Not going there. Fish were made to nourish us. We just happen to be at the top of the food chain. That is a beautiful red.
Shari, since you are word artist would you make a list of adjectives I could alternate and not feel so silly.
And, J. Shari is correct about your saying...needs to be on placques in a lot of places. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
09:47 PM Post #4017478
| No other adjectives needed, sweetness. We all know what is in your heart.
I understand "night vision goggles"...its just the "appearance" of bulging eyes that gives me the willies. (Word artist???)
Has not much to do with U/W, but here is the 4Yr Old LadybugFish: "How I spent my Sunday".
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 25, 2007
09:52 PM Post #4017503
| And then all those butterflys turned into fish! 
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 25, 2007
11:32 PM Post #4017871
| What darling children. And of course, the star must be a pretty as her mom and grandmom.
Did you make the cake? |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 26, 2007
12:20 AM Post #4017961
| Heavens no! That adorable cake was made by a gal here that specializes in children's cakes. DD gives her massages, and so they made a trade. Also helped that she has two daughters who were invited to the Ladybug's party. Dad was so mean though...he put two of those re-lite candles on the cake. Tali was just as patient as a ladybug! She just kept blowing it out...I think she was fascinated! Finally we just pulled it out! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 26, 2007
07:42 PM Post #4020826
| Glad to see so much activity here...uhummm!!! in any event, here is the ocean's version of a Daddy Longlegged Spider...the Yellowline arrow crab...easy kids, take turns...don't all reply at once now... 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
September 26, 2007
07:58 PM Post #4020889
| Oooh, looks like a cross between that Daddy Long Legs and a Stick Bug! Very weird. Didn't know crabs came in that much variety of shapes! |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 26, 2007
08:09 PM Post #4020932
| ACK! I really dislike daddy long legs spiders...I know, I know spiders are GOOD to have around. Well they can be "around" somewhere else. I go on a seek and destroy every time I see one.
Yours however I could live with. What a wonderful pic! You have such an artists's eye. That is something you are born with, no amount of training can really give it to you. Every time you allow us to see one of them I feel very fortunate indeed. |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 26, 2007
08:22 PM Post #4020991
| thanks for that!! these yellowlines are the coolest...so layed back...have bright blue pinchers for feeding and so agile...fun to interact with...diving is a very calming sport if you let it...go slow and enjoy the show...night dives are the slowest dive of the day...i can spend an entire dive on one coral head...so much life, so many scenarios...can't wait to get in again...thanks for the reply...i know folks stand by and wait for a new pic to emerge before posting and that is cool...just wish i had some new stuff to post instead of images shot in the past...I have been cleared to dive again and will start a new thread with pic of the dive..any dive we do i will post one image from that dive, regardless of what it is...,may take me a while to get it together again but, i would rather post something new than an old file from years ago...or, maybe not...
maybe folks just want images posted to add to their wallpaper collection...i can omit text and just post jpegs if that is the general concenus...y'all can advise via dmail if need be...
j |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
01:52 AM Post #4022056
| Real glad to hear you've been cleared to dive again, you must have really missed being in the water.
We enjoy all your photos, John, old, new, whatever.
Nice to have you back with us! |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 27, 2007
07:32 AM Post #4022368
| What a cool looking crab John. I've been enjoying all of the photos and comments here. You folks bring the undersea life up close and personal in a way that I truly appreciate.
I'm so glad to know that you will be able to "get wet" again soon. I know you've missed it tremendously. I will look forward to seeing more of your photos. But as has already been said in the past, they're ALL new to us landlubbers.
Many hugs to all,
Janet
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 27, 2007
10:22 AM Post #4023003
| Glad to see our "family" is gathering up again. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 27, 2007
04:56 PM Post #4024419
| I have too!
Hi Janet! miss you.
Rj |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
05:08 PM Post #4024458
| Hi everyone! John...we just love your pictures! It simply does not matter to us if they are new, old, or ancient! Every picture is a world unto itself because as Ann said - you have an artist's eye. So show us anything you want my friend. Now, that being said...I am thrilled that you get to throw yourself back under the water! I know how much you have missed it, and I am very very happy for you!
So, crabs being the subject of today...here is an amemone crab or Neopetrolisthes Ohshimai to the marine biologists out there.
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caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
07:21 PM Post #4024816
| Today being the first day back to wrench twirlin' too!!! I know my limitations but went smooth enough...wear a small brace for the really stubborn bolts, or when using really big hammers...feel good and only minimal pain during the day...got the all clear from the doc yesterday afternoon...let it rip now...okay...
crabs it is...i am not smart enough to give the scientific names for the marine experts out there...thanks shari for taking the time to look those terms up, i just know their common names or what they might be called locally...
this is a hairy clinging crab...on the mooring line on the south side...the arm in the background may give indication of size...
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 27, 2007
08:10 PM Post #4024987
| Hi Randy! So glad you've joined us here. I miss you too. I don't think Connie and I will make the meet in October. Too much "life" going on here. I shared the post of your Tree Fern "La Fern" photo (on the other thread) in the coleus Forum. I had mentioned that I had one. Someone asked about them. I posted a photo of mine. It's a poor specimen compared to yours. Then I saw yours in that thread, so I directed them there. This is an awesome bunch of folks that I'm sure you are gonna enjoy.
For those that don't know it, Randy has a wonderful tropical garden right in the midst of Texas. I don't think he has a blade of grass in his back yard at all. It's all big huge tropical giants. Lush and blooming like crazy!!
Shari, your crab looks cute as he can be there on the anemone. Love the color contrast in the photo.
John, when I opened that photo up, for some reason I can see a face on the back of the crab. My first thought was Inagadadivita! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Don't ask me why. That just popped into my brain! My second thought was ... sure looks like more to eat on that one than the Daddy Long Legged Crab! :/
John, I'm so glad you're able to get back to work. I'm sure things have been piling up on you. Just take it easy and don't get in a hurry to get things done. Use the brace as you need it. Don't be like my hubby who's motto is "No pain, no gain!" You surely don't want to undo all of what the doctor has done.
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tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 27, 2007
08:50 PM Post #4025117
| I just love your crab picture Shari. It is one of those type of pictures that has such depth if you take the time to look.
There is a face on the back of the hairy crab! I did not want to be the first to admit I saw it. LOL So glad that you can go back in the water that you so enjoy John. I bet they had to literally drag you out by the heels didn't they?? |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
09:06 PM Post #4025175
| Great advise Janet - John, listen to her! Boy that guy is huge! I don't think I've ever seen one like that out here...must be another one unique to the Caribbean.
Inagadadavita?? Now there is a blast from the past!!!
This isn't a very good picture, but this is a BlackHermit trying to stuff himself in this finger shell. He's about 5 inches wide, and the shell is not much bigger, but he managed to get most of him in there before JB got the picture. The BlackHermits are not as common out here, so it was fun to see this guy.
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LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 27, 2007
09:14 PM Post #4025199
| Wow! My sister, Julie, is the one that always has something exotic crawling around her floor...like hermit crabs. Did I ever tell you about the time she purchased live Crayfish (or as I know them..crawdads)...put them in her refrig to cook later. The dog begins to bark loudly as he paws at the refrig door...they are telling him to "pipe down". Finally, got up to get another cold one...OMG...crawfish all over the inside...falling on the floor when they opened it...Just Imagine |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 27, 2007
09:18 PM Post #4025214
| Well I trashed the spelling on that one, but just spelled it phonetically. I just googled it and found this. http://bluestormmusic.com/store/images/ironbutterfly_inagadd...
Now I know that this was just before my time. I don't remember my older sisters having this album. I did see a show with William Schattner recently called One Hit Wonders and this was one of 'em. Perhaps they showed the album cover on that special. Who really knows? But that's what my thought was when the image came up. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 27, 2007
09:20 PM Post #4025222
| HAHAHAHAHA Christy! That is so funny. What a visual!
We haven't had a crawfish boil here in several years. I remember though having to purge them. Someone said to use the bathtub. They were trying so hard to get out of that tub. Imagine 60 pounds of crawling grabbing crawfish in your tub! |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 27, 2007
09:26 PM Post #4025242
| Crayfish in the bath tub?? NO THANK YOU! LOL |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
09:29 PM Post #4025254
| Yep, I knew the spelling was wrong...but I didn't care, knew what was meant. Unfortunately, I actually had this album for a while. Showing my age! But did tire of it pretty quickly.
I love shellfish (pretty much any kind of fish!), but just can't do that! Nope...I'll eat it, but can't watch em being dropped in the hot water, or any of the purging in the tub...nope...I just wouldn't be able to eat em if I watched that. Silly I know, but can't help it. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 27, 2007
10:03 PM Post #4025369
| I think I'm going to have to visit our Aquarium down town, cause that's as close as I"m getting to an underwater garden..other than these great pictures. It's making me wistful, and wanting to find a snorkel/dive place!
Thanks Janet! I don't think I'm making the OCT gathering either.
The Aussie tree is even bigger..had to slide the chairs over as the fronds are so long now. It was poking me in the eye whilst sitting in my chair aka the garden throne. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 27, 2007
10:12 PM Post #4025406
| Maybe I moved to fast. Had the OZ fern from HD last year. It didn't thrive. Mostly it made me had an allergic reaction whenever I touched it. It was so beautiful. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 27, 2007
10:56 PM Post #4025577
| Christi - did you manage to identify what caused the reaction? Just curious...some bother me, some don't. |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 28, 2007
12:37 AM Post #4025825
| I would have loved to see all the crawdaddies crawling about in the refrig! Great visual as Unique said!
RJ we would love to see pictures of your tropical oasis in Texas.
Aloha |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 28, 2007
11:25 AM Post #4026942
| Every time I let the fern touch my skin I had itching and whelps. Didn't last past a few hours like Poison Ivy does but it was enough that it was annoying. Probably should have just moved it somewhere that I didn't get close to it...instead I gave it to the lawn guys. He also has a small nursery so he probably potted and resold it. That was ok with me. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2007
12:59 PM Post #4027303
| LouC,
I bought an Assie Tree Fern, this year, fell in love with it at a nursery. Picked it up myself (bare arms) to take it to the checkout - no warning on the tag...I was ichy all day. Did not associate it with the plant until I did some research. Like the old pink insulation reaction.
I planted it in a out of the way spot beside my driveway, but it really struggles. Was told they were pretty tough and easy to grow...not sure what doin with mine. But I love it and would like to see it get bigger.
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2007
01:04 PM Post #4027325
| Thought this sculpture had kind of an underwater theme, so I thought I might add it here.
This is what they are doing along the ocean in Mississippi, with some of the oaks that died from Katrina. 
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Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 28, 2007
01:09 PM Post #4027355
| Wow, that's beautiful carving. How nice to see something beautiful come out of a disaster.
Thanks for sharing - I would have never known about that. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 28, 2007
01:30 PM Post #4027429
| ingenious. My fern also struggled and first one large frond would die and then another. I couldn't decide whether it needed water or had too much. |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2007
01:47 PM Post #4027498
| Same Same, I was told by one gal at a garden shop, who has one that they require very little care and attention (my kind of plant!)
If its going to have "Australian" , in its name you would think it would be tough!
I watered it lots after planting it and it was doing well, but I have now left it to fend for itself. Its the rainy season, so I am hoping for the best.
They are suppose to get pretty big, so it would be cool to see it grow up! |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
04:12 PM Post #4027970
| I probably should start a new thread to post my pictures right? So we can keep the nice underwater theme going?
I found the secret to the aussie ferns is watering the fuzz portion everyday...
It went from this size last summer
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
04:23 PM Post #4027993
| To this size this summer, the only change was...watering the fuzzy trunk everyday. I learned that the fuzzy portion (and I'm sure there is a lovely botanical term for it), but I like fuzzy portion-- is actually part of the root system. You can tell that was definately a hit with this tree! I will say this...They are difficult the first 3 years. I have 2 others...I brought back from Hawaii..they were little fuzz balls and while they are on they're second year, I'm having a heck of time with them. Seems like if you get them to hit 3 years...they toughen up a bit.
In one year I went from looking down at it, to looking up at it. It's even bigger than this picture now. From one frond tip to the other it has a 13 foot span. It now looks like some of the ones I saw at the Botanical gardens in Kauai
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Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2007
04:31 PM Post #4028008
| Thanks harrison, for the reply. Your fern is beautious, if that is a word. Anything is worth a try.
Cheers
C |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
04:41 PM Post #4028036
| Sure!
I've been known to use the word now and then!
Rj |
Gardnerkett
Pass Christian, MS
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2007
04:58 PM Post #4028107
| Rj
Took your lead and posted a new thread. Thanks again for the great info.
Sorry to take up space on the UW thread.
Look forward to more underwater photo's! |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
04:59 PM Post #4028113
| okay..cool...thanks, I'll look for the new one. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 28, 2007
05:40 PM Post #4028248
| If you were to go to the top of this thread...from #1 to wherever we are today...the subject matter would blow your mind. Thanks, Randy for the information. Sure there will be others that can benefit. I have already given mine away. It was wonderful when I bought it at HD. Never had a new growth the entire summer. It was last fall when putting the garden to bed that I dug it up. The skin irritation was the main thing with me. |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
07:46 PM Post #4028612
| LOL...Okay, well I put a ton of stuff from my journal in the thread created Australian Fern Trees.
You know the saying you can't see the forrest for the trees..well that describes my garden..
It's very jungle, and thick...
The statue in this picture is called a "Teppanom" From Chiang Mai Thailand
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
07:49 PM Post #4028620
| This is one of my favorite photos.
The Lamp Post, inspired by "The Chronicles of Narnia"
For those of you who are familiar, it is a guide back to the Land of Ward Robe, and city of
"Spare Oom" :)
The face is of Mr. Tumnus the faun over looking the garden.
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
07:51 PM Post #4028624
| During the daylight..The lamp post 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
07:55 PM Post #4028636
| The lamp post is in the back garden just off the deck. 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
08:07 PM Post #4028675
| The deck is sort of like the deck of a ship, sailing through a jungle. This picture is during a rainstorm, thus the blured effect, which was not intentional, but turned out kind of cool. Blooming off the edge of the deck are Shell gingers that get about 12 feet tall here, brugs, Ti tree, bromeliads..etc.etc. 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
08:17 PM Post #4028703
| This is a section on the far North side of the garden where nothing but giant brugs abide.. I call it the "Brug Forrest" I grew these from seeds, long before cool names were assigned to them. 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
08:21 PM Post #4028717
| Every 4 months the garden goes through complete decoration and lighting change along with seasons. 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
08:27 PM Post #4028737
| The garden art has been seen in every corner of the garden.
The resident cardinal is in the center of the picture. The couple nest in the garden every year. 
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rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
08:36 PM Post #4028769
| and at night, a whole new scene emerges...a favorite place for my friends and I to hang out.
The green house roof is fiberglass, so I change the colored florescent lights with the seasons
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 28, 2007
08:37 PM Post #4028778
| Christi its a shame that a plant you liked so much bothered you so much that you had to give it away. Guess its some kind of protection mechanism in the plant.
Cath - I love the sculpture! There is a guy in the Rocky's that does this type of tree sculpture and he is very popular. There is an entire outdoor history museum up in Winter Park/Fraser, Colorado that uses his stuff. The one you posted is beautiful, and I agree with Jenny that its good to see something beautiful come from such a disaster.
In keeping with the sculpture theme, here are some underwater sculpture pieces:
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Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 28, 2007
08:55 PM Post #4028840
| Randy - I was off line for a while, and didn't see your pictures before I posted that last one...beautiful! I am in awe! Your glorious garden deserves its own thread just like Don's (Tropicman) does. You don't dig this all up in the winter do you??? |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2007
09:11 PM Post #4028908
| Yeah..I thought I probably should've put in it's own thread..
No...I don't dig a thing up...only potted plants go to the green house...the rest of it gets mulched for the winter, or is burried under a foot of oak leave that I won't pick up until spring. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 28, 2007
09:15 PM Post #4028919
| I can just see you and your friends, sitting out back, enjoying your tropical jungle while other Texans are grousin about the weather! How long have you been growing all that? |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
04:52 AM Post #4029814
| Yes, we just did tonight...talking about the universe and all.
Been growing for about 6 years now...
|
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 29, 2007
04:53 PM Post #4031316
| Looking forward to many more pictures and conversations! So glad you have joined us! |
caribblue
West Bay
Cayman Islands
(Zone 11)
September 29, 2007
08:08 PM Post #4031832
| Is it time for another addition? this one did not make the normal 250 before it wandered off...please advise... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 29, 2007
09:12 PM Post #4032013
| John, please post another few pictures here...we can go to another edition around 250 posts. I would love to see some more of your's on here before we move on. |
Texasgal77
Baytown, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 29, 2007
10:47 PM Post #4032358
| Love your pictures John! It does not matter when they are from, they are all fantastic! So glad that you are feeling better, and know that you will be so elated, overjoyed, etc, to get back in the water! Love your saying! It definately should be made into a nice poster, or hangable sign! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2007
11:07 PM Post #4032412
| Hi everybody. Had a wonderful evening with two DGers. First time to actually meet someone.
Fine young people that live within 20 miles of my home. Convinced more than ever that Dave's brings together the best of the best and that means...YOU.
You must be careful...I may just show up at your door any day now.
LouC |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 29, 2007
11:34 PM Post #4032480
| Waaay Cooool Christi! Who did you meet...details...tell girl! |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 29, 2007
11:36 PM Post #4032489
| Christi, you are welcome to show up at my door anytime.
I agree, details...Inquiring minds want to know. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2007
11:46 PM Post #4032517
| Well, just had one of those experiences that Dave can't explain...typed a really long post and...poof...it all went blue and disappeared. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 29, 2007
11:51 PM Post #4032529
| Will try to start again. Broncbuster lives about 20 miles or less from us...Mitch Ferguson...wrote todays article "Memorial Gardens"...lives about mid-way between. Bronc and I got to chatting about a bonfire a couple of weeks ago...he got it together...we roped Mitch in...and tonight Mike and I went to Bronc's and Mitch came too.
Wonderful young men that have lots of knowledge. Come on over to the Texas Forum and you will enjoy them. Bronc's young family are a joy...Dave has put together a place for the finest people in the whole planet to gather. I am so blessed to have found it. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
12:27 AM Post #4032575
| I envy you so much! I bet you guys had a great time, if I remember Texas get-togethers ! I love my little rock, and wouldn't trade it for the world...but I occasionally miss being closer to "the real world". |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2007
12:41 AM Post #4032586
| There are pluses and minuses to wherever we are at any given time. |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
12:54 AM Post #4032605
| Christi, I'll put the tea pot on... |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
12:59 AM Post #4032611
| And I will save a good bottle of wine! |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
01:13 AM Post #4032645
| Hey John, don't give up on us! We tend to wander off without your beautiful underwater photos! |
rjuddharrison
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
September 30, 2007
10:09 AM Post #4033172
| It's settled then, you have to insist on staying more than an hour here in Nov or is it OCT?
IslandShari...
We need some underwater landscaping and inhabitants! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
06:35 PM Post #4034632
| Okay...you regulars know how much I love the feather stars...well Jb took this one a week or so ago. A Yellow Featherstar or Comanthina... 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
|
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
September 30, 2007
07:02 PM Post #4034735
| Looks like some kind of fern Shari. It's beautiful!
Whaddayawannabet John's out in that blue water taking photos, even as I type this! HAHAHAHA |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
07:07 PM Post #4034748
| I sincerely hope you are right, Janet! I would love to see what he's gonna post after so long out of the water! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 30, 2007
07:46 PM Post #4034890
| He probably can't keep his fingers off the shutter after being out for so long. lol. I can't wait to see what he brings to us. |
tetleytuna
Columbia, MO
(Zone 5b)
September 30, 2007
08:25 PM Post #4034994
| What a wonderful star Shari! It is hard to believe that it is not a land based fern but an animal. Thank you for sharing that with us. |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2007
09:00 PM Post #4035105
| Wonderful...even have Mike's attention...has to leave the easy chair to come look at the pc...
Had a busy day...hope everyone's was good. |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
September 30, 2007
09:42 PM Post #4035256
| I don't know about the rest of you, but I am leaving the opening of #6 to John. This is getting very long for my pooter to open, so I hope I see you all on chapter 5 soon...okay John????? |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
September 30, 2007
09:53 PM Post #4035324
| Joooohhhhnnnn...yyoooowhhooo...are you there?
Your fan club is anxiously awaiting you arrival. We could care less if you even post a photo...new...old...not at all. |
lourspolaire
Delray Beach, FL
(Zone 10a)
October 01, 2007
03:57 PM Post #4037660
| Hi, everyone.
Islandshari, that picture of a feather star is just wonderful. I agree with you when you say you wouldn't trade your rock for the world. This thread is getting long but thanks to my high-speed internet, I don't have to wait too long for the page to load. You pay a bit more but it's worth it.
I recently promised to post a few of my snorkeling pictures. I must regretfully renege on my promise. Those pictures are so unvelievably pitiful compared to your great pictures, I'd only be embarassing myself. They'll just put you to sleep. I guess I'll keep them for myself. That Palankar reef in Cozumel was devasted years ago by a hurricane. It still hasn't recovered.
It has been raining very heavily here since Thursday and we are under severe flooding threat. Florida is basically at sea level and flat as a pancake. Maybe I'll get to use my underwater camera right hee on the lawn in a few hours.
Take care, all.
Sylvain. |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
October 01, 2007
04:15 PM Post #4037736
| Hi Sylvain,
Underwater Gardens Part 6 has been started this morning. http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/776035/
Please share your photos in the new thread. We landlovers that have never been underwater to see this treasure will enjoy them. Don't be embarrassed by anything at all. It's not a contest. It's all about the sharing. :-)
Come join us on number 6!
Janet |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
October 01, 2007
04:19 PM Post #4037753
| Sylvain, I agree completely with Janet...come join us and share! |
Braveheartsmom
Kihei, HI
(Zone 11)
October 01, 2007
08:45 PM Post #4038682
| Sylvain, if I can embarass myself and share my photos with everyone, you can too! You have nothing to worry about!
We would all love to see them! Not everyone has wonderful skills with the camera you know, and besides - you can always blame the camera, like I do! |
LouC
Desoto, TX
(Zone 8a)
October 10, 2007
02:20 PM Post #4068767
| bump |
