Time to celebrate the much anticipated and long awaited Vernal Equinox. Wishing all a joyous Spring!
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY....most people I know are Irish today ( if only one day a year!), keep those eyes smiling!
A sure sign of Spring's impending arrival is the location of the setting sun in the Western sky. For me, it is encouraging to watch as the sun sets more and more to the Northwest with each passing day. An earlier photo taken from this location in January shows the sun setting in the left portion of the frame (Southwest). The entire process begins to reverse after the summer solistice in June.
Now, that's a serious bucket and shovel..... (best seen in larger view, click on the image)
Like clockwork, the local farm stand always starts to push the pansies the week of St. Patty's Day. Fills my need for some sign of Spring!!
Oliver, on his grandma's shoulder, seems to be working on his problem solving skills or at least checking out his fairly new environment!
Daylight Savings Time! Could that be light I see at the end of winter's long dark tunnel? Here on long Island the early signs of Spring are slow to appear. Daffodil greens were spotted reaching skyward in the backyard....I'm ready!!
With New York temperatures starting to tease that 50 degree mark, and a very early Easter on the radar...I'm ready for some real Spring flowers!
"Ever see any sharks down there?"...hell no, they all run the other way when they see this duo.. :-)
One last bat shot...just pure luck that the shutter caught this guy doing his Vampire routine. Night life in Bonaire has always been what you make it!
Oliver Scott brought some of that special baby joy into our home this weekend. Amazing just how quickly goes the journey from "baby" to an individual with their own personality. Ollie soon will be a whole three month's of age and he sure seems to lovin' life!
On her way down...dive gear above the surface is clumsy, fins and weights make being graceful difficult prior to entry. It's always a relief to leave the topside chaos (other divers gearing up, etc.) and plunge into the world of a quiet and peaceful Bonarian reef. Alida's happy grin is almost visible behind that regulator!
So what's to do after a full day of Bonaire diving and a dinner out? Not requiring elaborate entertainment, feeding and attempting to photograph the bats brought us more than a few hours of fun. Darting very quickly, these guys made for a challenging subject! The free food seemed to meet with their approval... :-) (See the additional image below)
