Boring they are not. Frequently bathrooms are the only rooms of the house where designers let their creative juices flow (yuck, I didn't mean that literally) and show a bit of their wild side. Today's sunken tub with mosaic Koi was no exception. I have never seen a bathtub quite like this one. Calgon, take me away... Please...
I got a phone call this morning from an aspiring photographer and I now feel bad for being overly optimistic. Those of you who know me are asking yourselves, "Don? Overly optimistic? Are we really talking about Don? Nah, must be somebody else."
I had indicated that there is lots of work out there, but I forgot to mention that there is lots of work out there IF you are the best in your field. There are many average photographers, but if you work hard on improving yourself, then you can rise above the field and clients will come looking for you. Oh, well...
I stumbled across a group of five Spotted Eagle Rays this morning when a photo shoot was postponed and I got to swim. Hooray. They were a bit camera shy and the only shots I got of the entire group were of their rear ends. Nice rear ends though...
When I tried outrigger canoe paddling, they just threw me in a boat and sent me out to sea. The hotels are much more cautious with their guests, giving them sand paddling practice first.
The resorts must have a lot of healthy, athletic types in residence. This is the largest beach yoga class I have ever noticed. Don't believe them when they tell you that yoga is safe and low impact. Us type A personalities can manage to make anything dangerous. My friends organized a private yoga class and many of us pushed ourselves too hard and ended up having to drop out with injuries. We could probably hurt ourselves playing checkers.
Yes, the ocean was murky this morning (at least that's my excuse for the lousy underwater photos) but my friends, the Maui Pink Cap Swimmers, and I still had a great swim. The surf was big enough that we got thrown around in shallow water. Yeeehaaa! The other swimmers commented on how big Bob's eyes got (a visitor from the flat Midwest) and were worried that we scared him away from future swims. Not to worry, he looked like he was having fun to me. (Click HERE to see all the Photos from this morning).
Josh's brother, Brian, rode the Slosh for the first time today. Click HERE or below for a brief Video.
The tastiest seaweed seems to grow on rocks in shallow water. Or at least that is where I often see giant sea turtles feeding, getting tossed and banged about in the waves. Ohhhh. That's why they have those tough shells...
Hey, I love working at home, don't get me wrong. But on days like today when there is way too much work to do, I have been in front of the computer from six this morning and am still going strong now at 8:30 p.m. Although I must confess that I did make it out onto our lanai for lunch. Ah, the great outdoors!
What sounds really good right now for my aching shoulders would be a dip in a hot tub like the one above which I photographed earlier this week. And, yes, the waterfall is heated too.
This morning was only the second time I've ever seen a Frogfish (that I've been aware of), and that was only because it was crossing a large stretch of sand. A frogfish's only defense is their incredible disguise; when one is among coral and rocks, they blend in perfectly. In the photo below look for the tail fin, the open mouth and the eye with a radial design. According to the Wikipedia article, they hunt by sucking in their prey and can swallow a fish which is twice their size (kind of reminds me of myself last Thanksgiving).
