Here's Grendel at the gate and the neighbor:

mornin' rusty...wonder how the house next door is coming? We have now completed the kitchen, dining room, living room, den, hall, 1/2 of one of the kid's room, and michael is working on his bathroom as I am playing here! Sunny and 75 here today...i am getting ready to go to the dive store, they are having a sale on dive bags, and we need another one badly!

Hi Cynde! You are a busy woman - work and home but it'll be so nice when it's all done!

Jenni?

I think she's doing the Hokey-Pokey!

You go, girl!

Enjoy your kids day on Bonaire!

Doing a bit of yardwork!

Mr Fix-It!

Striped Parrotfish?

Where'd everybody go? You can't all be in Martin's suitcases!

hEY RUSTY i AM IN AND OUT MOSTLY OUT..SHELBY IS COMING BY..
LOOKS LIKE SMOKE ON THE HORIZON..

actually I am busy KISSING MY MATE!!!!

Poor Louise - that does NOT have a happy ending! LOL

Bon Noche all, I'mmm Backkk. Alive and well with only a few wounds that need licking. The rest of the group seem to have fewer open sores than myself, fortunes of age and an addled brain. The diving was fantastic with friendly critters on every dive. The star of the week was definately the Sony camera. I spent the day sorting pictures all 220 of them, never took the 35mm out of the bag.

rusty, i am in cleaning...argh...hubby didn't do any whilst I was away, so needless to say it is a bit "thicker" than normal...yuck...just finished the cat box...now on to the doggie run...i love my life...however, i did go pick up a new dive bag, of course I told michael that i get the new one and he gets the old worn in one

cecil, welcome back...glad you had a good time. can't wait to see the pics!

We can always do a preview, name a fish, any fish.

Rusty-

Worked on something that I know you will enjoy,
sending it off now,let me know if you get it,k?

Hey all,,,feeling alot better(if course its almost monday!),,,decided to venture in! Cecil how about a trumpet fish!! Glad to have you back...can't wait to see the pictures.

I see the water temp has made it to 80 degrees...26 days for me! hope it keeps climbing

Rusty the picture at the top of this thread with "the neighbor" seems like they moved the shark rock up to shore? or is it the tide? what do you think?

Hey Cecil! Great to hear you're back and in good spirits! Looking forward to pix and a lot of gossip about the trip!

Hi Meryl, glad you feel better and I hope the "bug" doesn't work its way north!!!!!
Hi Cecil we missed you!!!! Ok Frog fish...

Trumpet Fish it is, this is one of 8, I do like Trumpet Fish. Most the camera, miss focused, they are small and the camera hits the background. Hard fish to photograph.

Thanks Cecil...great shot...would love to see the other 219 ! I hope you do post a few....

No frog fish or bat fish in the Keys, I did ask. The other fish to exclude are rays (saw some but no photo's), and most mammels (manatee!!).

I still have not seen a frog fish in Bonaire...maybe next time...you did? see Manatee's??? if you did please post a shot if you have one...I would love to swim with them one day

Steve's sister went to the everglades and said there were manatee's there...I didn't think they "mingled" with the aligators...I only thought they were in the springs up north

One came to visit one afternoon while we were outgassing.



He was a young one. Very squishey skin.

owww....VERY cute...think I could fit him in a large tub!!!!! I would be dangerous with more land!

Cecil I hope you are working on a trip report!

Oh yeah, it's almost done. You are kidding, knowing my past history, think July, maybe. I'm afraid what I'll find at work tomorrow, I didn't hear anything on CNN so I have some hope the building is still there.

Ha! well it will be greatly appreciated in July! Maybe after a few days back at work you can send us a few more pictures just to tidy us over a bit!

Hey Freddie...just saw your post....as you can see I'm still a little slow! Thanks for the well wishes...Shelby there?

waiting on the sunset!!!

dinner time

snorkler?

Shelby just left, her mom and dad's 11 anniversary and they went out to dinner.

New thread for sunsets??? yeah why not...
Great shot Cecil looking forward to more and a trip report!!!

cecil, what is up with the hose in it's mouth?...oh, and fish sighting..parrot fish?