Well that happened with this photo, but in this case, it was a surprise flounder!
Alex and I love flounders. And so when I got this photo home, I was about to crop around the Ambon Puffer, another of my fave fishes. And I looked to the right and saw the flounder! What a great surprise!
I needed a surprise today. I discovered that my pal, Perry in California, had passed away this morning from bone cancer. I'm sure it struck me harder since I found out this week that I have breast cancer (a very treatable one, I'm told!), but even though we had been expecting this news since he was on hospice care, it was such a shock to have happened that I burst into tears at my friend's house. He was a believer, so I'm sure he's in the arms of Jesus, but it was still sad, that I can't talk with him again in this life. I was thankful that I had called and caught him on the phone a few weeks ago...I didn't want to go to California to see him, as I selfishly wanted to remember him with his great smile and loads of energy. I don't regret that decision, but I am sad that he was taken from us. I'll bet he's telling Jesus a joke right now! :) He was an inspirational person, who loved the Lord.
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To the left, 3 Rock Mover wrasse. Mouth open.
Three seals on the beach. So cute.
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Ambon puffer.
Bluefin Trevally.
Two Bluespined Unicorn fish.
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Bright eye Chromis
Drupe shell. It's the pinkish/purplish bumpy shell....
An empty shell.
An octopus! look between the colored rocks.... :)
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Peeking at me.
This is the "jewel" i found today....a hair clip! Tell me: how does that fall out of your hair and you don't notice?! Oh and update: I found out the "diamond" that I recently found wasn't....oh well. In any case, it was a found item and so no loss.
Nice hawkfish...suntanning.
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Octopus and Christmas wrasse. This octopus sucked down into this rock when the seal swam by.
Another octopus! I feel blessed by 5 today..just to the left of the white rock. bumpy.
Siphon of the one hidden in the den near the beach entry...
Leaf Fish.
Cleaning station. These convict tangs had issues...
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Peacock grouper. This fish usually hides in the reef...
The Porcupine Puffer. Tried to get a cool photo of his eyes...they are kinda spooky and green.
The Rock Mover wrasses always seem to be standing on their tails.
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Mr. Seal looked at me as he swam by....
And didn't stop. Thank God! We are not supposed to interact with them, so I just let them glide by. And if you think you're a good swimmer, think again! After he glided by, the other swimmers in the area that saw him popped up and said: "Intimidating!" Yup! They swim for work, so they are looking chubby, but they are incredibly athletic.
Cozying up. On the beach.
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Sadly, this shell was inhabited by a crab....So I left it on the ocean floor. Pretty.
Spanish Dancer was pretty too.
Trunk Fish and wrasse.
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This urchin was holding onto shells and other stuff for protection.
Yellow Phase Cigar Wrasse.
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The juvenile of the adult Yellow Tail Coris, which is featured below the red/white photo.
Isn't God amazing? He gives us so much to see, experience and think about. I am def thankful for five octopuses in one day!
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