the wonders of the sea

lionfish

neck crab

arrow blenny

anenome

parrotfish (with a remora stuck on him, poor guy)

in true form

dy-no-mite

mr. ray (southern ray)

another pea! juvenile of the spotted trunkfish

andy and a sand flounder

decorator crab

hawksbill turtle (with a remora in tow)

"christiiiinnee..."

care to join me?

bearded fireworm

blenny

feather duster worms

moray eel

hole in 'el aguila' shipwreck

sneaky seahorse

this little guy was found hanging out at the end of our dock. the water was pretty stirred up by the time i got there and he kept turning his back to me, then started floating away, and then i lost him. this is the only decent shot i've got. but i swur ta gahd, i will get a better one.

flores hermosas

oh, the ocean

flamingo tongue

sea cucumber

hermit crab

snapping shrimp

sailfin blenny

let's take a long walk

back to normal

queen conch

hawksbill turtle

lionfish

yellow head jawfish

andy looking sweet underwater

and this gets to be my job!

markets, markets

my family and i took ourselves down to the pike place market area. i was here when i was a kid and remember being just blown away by all the fish throwing. it seemed like non-stop fish flying through the air and sitting up on my dad's shoulders was the only way to watch this properly with the amount of people who had bunched in to watch and buy themselves some seafood. this time around it was a little slower, with the fish men asking out for who wanted something and all of us sheepishly standing there looking around for someone to say something so we could get a free show. either way, it was still fun checking out the market and taking a stroll 'round the city.

*third photo down by dan drevlow.