Good morning, chatters! Another bright shiny new week to share.

According to my calendar it's a Summer Bank Holiday in the UK. So put your feet up and enjoy the cams and cameraderie!

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Did you know I'm leaving for Bonaire in 15 days? Can't believe it myself.

Rusty, you asked about the fuzz and the mask in the herring thread, seemed better to respond in a shorter one

Thought I recognized you, Seb. Any problem getting a tight fit on your mask with all that fuzz? LOL





Not when I use my UN-PETROLEUM Rusty, it can help cover up a lack of shaving on the cheeks too. The problem with using food grade silicone that I found is that sometimes you get a contamination of the lenses with the silicone which ends all hope of non fogging. After using the silicone for years and having intermittent fogging problems involving thorough repeated cleaning of every single disassembled mask part, I found out about the silicone/fogging issue. Since petroleum products break down the neoprene seals anyway, I opted for this stuff, which is also non addictive and actually seems to do good things to your lips as opposed to most other stuff that actually dry them out.

So now mostly mask is good. I found a Pana Geo fits my face best, which is good as I was being ever-so-careful with my old Tusa which worked but was 1990 vintage and they went out of bidness.

Margarite, there seem to be a number of eagle rays and coronetfish around right now. Minimum water temp was 80 degrees F, usually 81.
Oh to be cleaning the cam.....

You lucky grrrrlll! All I have to look forward to right now is grocery shopping. Phht.

BoxerBob and I could survive on what's in the cupboards and freezer but the dawgs are out of dog food. So for the dawgs I venture forth into the real world for a couple hours.

I feel like a hunter/gatherer off to do battle with the harsh elements. LOL

Going to be another 100* day! Oh well, I'm inside with the AC and it is supposed to cool down into the 80's for this weekend. YAHOO! since yours truly is going to a motorcycle rally in Topeka, KS for 3 days. Got 30+ quarts of pickles, carrots & hotmix canned on Friday night. Worked out just great, ran out of brine at the same time I ran out of clean jars. Somebody was trying to tell me to go to bed.....
Have to pass this on RedNeck Pet Carrier.

Morning all! Margarite, can't believe you leave in 15 days!

Had a great day yesterday with BTalker John Lidington. Spent the afternoon shooting for the Achilles Inflatables 2004 catalogue. The sea was a little *rough* but noone got sick! It was a lot of fun and a cool experience...I have to go to my *real* job today...I'll post some pics later today from yesterday, and I forgot to get one of John and I together, but I will take one of those tomorrow when I meet them at the lake for the lake shots! Here is the achilles website if you want to see what we are doing!

http://www.achillesinflatables.com/ click on "achilles in action" for more past photos!

Hello everyone!!!

I have great news!!! My youngest son's AAU baseball team won their tournament this weekend. We won every game. This is the first tournament that they have once since they became a team 1 year ago!!!!

Another Diver

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Brian

Seb , seeing an eagle ray would just be way too exciting.......I'm really looking forward to the coral spawn also

GOtta go to work and wrestle the Monday Morning Alligators Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Good morning, everyone.

Just dropping in and out for an instant. Lots to do this morning, and gotta get at it.

Nothing exciting on the Bon cams or the orca cams right now.

Bye!

Dig the crazy skins on that diver! Were they holding a sign up in 11:26?

Hey Brian - do those new 3-D masks really work?

Dig the crazy skins on that diver! Were they holding a sign up in 11:26?

Hey Brian - do those new 3-D masks really work?

During a friendly argument, Billy-Bob asked Betty-Sue why she had married him in the first place.

"I was just stupid."

When he said he was happy to hear that, Betty-Sue requested an explanation.

"People get divorced all the time because they fall out of love," he said. "But I've never heard of anybody falling out of stupid."

Hi Rusty

It is a Sea Vision masks and it put the reds back in. Queen Angels really shimmer.



Brian

They're about my favorite fish, Brian! Spectacular markings and easy to ID - even for beginners.

So what are you up to next?

That angelfish of yours sure is stubborn, huh? LOL He's making my nose hurt.

Ok, here is one Kelly just sent me

Rusty and Cynde - LOL - thanks for making me laugh today - too busy to do much else!! It's Monday!!!!!

Ok, here are a few pics...

The tree in my front yard. Of course, I don't know the kind of tree, all I know is that it has pretty pink flowers in the spring and fall...and sheds a LOT of leaves!


Here is our fellow BTalker John Lidington on the back of our boat. We took him out yesterday morning so he could scout the area for the shots...


There are 2 bouys along that way, the green light bouy which always has sea lions on it...


And the red whistle bouy that of course has them too

Cynde - great pics!!!

Yep Mary they are wonderful ! And I get to see it all for myself when I go see Cynde on Friday... yay !!!! I'm so excited!

Kelly's coming to visit us...YEAH!!! I can't wait! I just hope Michael survives all our CHATTER! LOL!

Cynde and Kelly, you two have a wonderful time.

Thanks, Terri! We will I'm sure of it. I have a good pic. of you and Ralph, email me your address and I'll mail it to you.

Cynde and Terri - I second Terri have a good time and post lots of pics!!! We want to see the fun!!!

Oops - I meant to Cynde and Kelly - my brain has not worked right all day!!!! SORRY!!

Great pix, Cynde. Great to see John in the California sunshine. Think you'll wind up with sunsets for him?

Love the sea lions - sunning themselves and keeping clear of the great whites!

That pink tree is awesome - flwoers twice a year? You must be in heaven!

Is this cool or what? Dadz on the merry-go-round with me a couple weeks ago. He has his hat on backwards so he can take pictures. He be stylin'!

Great pics Cynde! Congratulations to your son's Baseball team Mary!! WooHoo!

Rusty,great pic of dadz on the merry go round! The weather has been great so far, so I think that all will work out fine

Terri, Rusty and Mary, we will have a great time for sure and post lots of pics

OH, Mary, CONGRATULATIONS!!! (did ya hear that?)

Hi guys

Yes, it is a Bank Holiday here in the UK. Banks close = day off. So a lie-in was had this morning.

We went dancing last night to the Sunday club

and had an early celebration of my birthday. We all took food and ended up with a veritable feast.

Granddad has had Jessica and Tammy for 2 days, so I have had a rest. I go and collect them early tomorrow morning, and then back to more fun

Rusty, fab pics of dadz and the merry go round. I love going on those! Where was it? I have been on 2 in the US, and lots over here. When my friends from CT were over a few weeks back I took them to York and we went on the merry go round there.

Great pics, Cynde. Looks like you and John are having a great time. I know Rusty and I had a fantastic time, and hardly stopped yapping the whole day!!!! lol

Cynde, what a tree!!! I want one like that.

Cynde, are you going to be in one of the Achilles pics from the photo shoot? Will you be famous?

Jenni, thanks. No, I won't be in any of the photos (I HATE having my picture taken)...John did offer, but I declinded...however, my doggie Buttercup will be making her debut tomorrow morning...she is the "designated" dog for the shots! I'm taking my camera so I can get some shots of her too

Happy Birthday a little early! Kelly arrives here on your birthday!

Tonights sunsets

Ooohhhh Buttercup will be a famous dog. Make sure her head doesn't get too big for her bones.

Two celebrations then this Friday. Lucky Kelly! I bet you two have a ball.

Thanks for the sunsets. Night Night

some pics from the mud hole...including fresh water jellyfish (dependent on your monitor res and eyesight;))

not bad though for 2-10' vis;)

(the magic of digital;))

http://65.24.34.74/ctq

Shite! I missed all the action today. Cynde. Michael will never be the same once you and Kelly get together. I know this fur sure. LOL, and I am sure Buttercup will be a star in the movie. Great pic of John,and I love the ones of the lions sunning themselves on the bouys. Annie B.

I gotta go to bed.

Nice pics, spongebob. We actually saw a fresh water jelly as well, yesterday evening in a lake near Amsterdam... It was a wonderful dive, with a good vis and lots of fish!! Also a crawfish...
First time in two weeks with a normal visibility!

Work has to be done now!!

Later, guys and girls..

Ok guys help me out here!!!! Been packing for Steve he goes to Turks and Caicos tomorrow....:{
busy busy busy! Did I miss Kelli's Bday? and Boxer Bob's!!!!! I need a buzzer of something to remind me!!!

Happiest to you both! if I did!