Thanks to the different time-zones on our beautiful world, let me be the first to say to all you BT'ers:

Happy 4th of july !
Theo

Happy 4th of July and happy birthday to my Bob.

Happy 4-th to all of you and happy B'day Bob!

Happy 4th of July, happy Birthday Bob and congratulations to Jake and Linda.

Here is a picture I just found from our last trip a Juvenile Ornate Ghost Pipefish from the Lembeh Straits in Indonesia.

Have a great day everyone. I hope the rain holds off until after everyone has their barbeques and fireworks celebrations!

to ALL

Brian, beautiful pic and jus the right colors for today...it almost looks like a little firework!

to BOB too!

Brian, a most excellent shot of a tough subject.

I had a most excellent long weekend. We went out on Mark's boat on Saturday. The ocean was little rough but the rivers were calm. We had a great dinner dockside while talking to the other boaters.

Sunday we went down to Cape Ann and set up camp at Stage Fort Park. Art and myself did a nice long shallow dive out to the reef and back. This was the first dive this year I did not freeze my butt off. On the other hand the vis was pretty sucky, maybe 8'.

After diving we walked over to the Gull restaurant and had a premo seafood dinner. We then waited on a nice lawn for the fireworks at dusk.

Monday was a rest day. Here's some shots.

Saturday's ordeal


Some crab love.


This is a big Moon Snail (There were some even bigger)


Flounder Face

A very red lobster.


Skate


Sunset


Gloucester Harbour at dusk