Monterey Aquarium

while in Monterey for the big sur 21 miler we had time to go to the aquarium.  I haven't been there since i was a small child.  And loved it then and it didn't disappoint this trip either

 the big draw was the jellyfish and the seahorse exhibits.

they had all kinds of jellyfish like this neon jellyfish


the moon jellyfish are one of my favorites



these actually looked like spaceships in outer space



they had many varieties most of which I don't remember the names of



this is one of my favorite shots of them.  Its hard to get a really good shot with all the glass but this one made me happy





do you get the picture that they fascinate me?


then came the seahorses.  so delicate so precious



my husbands personal favorite





and for a last shot on seahorses:




and of course there were sharks


weird and ugly fish


the penguins were just not very social today and this was my favorite shot it made me feel sad for them.  on display for so long that must get frustrating.



this was cool to see.  I have never seen anything but dead sand dollars


and this shot made me hungry



if you ever get to monterey GO to the aquarium there is so much more than this there and it really is a wonderful aquarium.

i won!!!

nahhh April fools day.  but it was a nice one dollar dream.  Did anyone else purchase a mega million ticket?  if so what would you buy that would be totally off the wall extravagant?

I would get a jellyfish tank?? wouldn't that be cool?

these jellyfish are from the Seattle aquarium and I could sit and watch them forever.  unfortunately for us it was a major busy day there and there were people everywhere so I did not sit and watch them for long and here are a few of my favorite shots.



the jellyfish were in an "O" shaped tank that you could walk through so my shots were upside down i rotated most of them. they also had lights that changed colors so the jelly's were all sorts of colors.

a stroll

anyone guess what this is?  well probably not that hard of a question for most but throwing it out there to hear the answers:




while strolling along the beach at the dungenous spit in sequim, washington we happened apon this.

It landed perfectly upside down.  fitting I suppose to die belly up. 

finding this reminds me of how we should always not look forward but down as well all the way around us.  one never knows what you will find at your feet. 

so how many of you guessed jellyfish??  this is probably the best way to encounter a jelly fish that is unless you go to palau where you can swith with millions of them in a lake and never get stung.  someday maybe I can hit that place.  check out the video on this website:  http://blogs.howstuffworks.com/2011/06/01/swim-with-13-million-jellyfish-in-palau/