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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Thu Jun 26th, 2008 08:19 pm |
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Since Sunday I've seen rain, big gusts, overcast, lightning, thunder and...no internet to write about it! The trench guys, not realizing that at the end of the runway at our little airport the phone wires are buried underground, chopped a big bundle in half; guess they ran over the sign mentioning that! Oopsy. What with driving up on the sidewalks this week to get around them and the phoneless half the island stopping to *mention* the problem five times a day, it actually got fixed faster than we feared. So...I'm back, AFTER we finally got some weather.
I'd taken a bunch of pics I couldn't post of weather now gone (today we had two nice rains, now it is sunny again and the breeze is down, wait, it's up, no...never mind). One afternoon I was walking down to the bottom of the yard to look at the water and sky, see if there was anything to photograph. Also coming down were three local girls. We got to the water and there was a small, dead shark waiting. The girls were fascinated, one going to get gloves because they wanted to do an autopsy to see how it died, but ended up being satisfied with opening its mouth (the skin was too tough for the razor blade she brought back, oh darn). Something was blocking its mouth but I have no idea what it was. I've never considered myself particularly squeamish, but these girls put me to shame with their unbridled curiousity and willingness to...investigate.
I suggested they all go for either marine biology or medical training. Then I more than suggested we give him a proper send-off with a heave back to sea. They can throw too! Girls of Culebra...they rock!!Attachment: SharkTale.jpg (Downloaded 38 times)
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Diving Debbie
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:25 am |
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It could be the rocks in the background, but that looks like a hammerhead! Please enlighten me. . .
Wondered where you were. . .
Is your iPhoto working now?
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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:44 am |
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No, it wasn't a hammerhead...I'm not sure what kind, but I'll work on finding out.
Iphoto is working, but I had to very much back door it, basically a re-install but not really (wouldn't let me do that) and *lost* all the old photos (didn't lose them but they didn't go into this version). Computers...love/curse.
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Diving Debbie
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 12:50 am |
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Shoot Lewis an e-mail; he can help you find the old iPhoto library in the background, and maybe even merge the two? He's pretty useful sometimes. 
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Island Woman MJ
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 01:06 am |
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He's extremely useful! I already know. I can get to it, it would be nicer to have them merged but I can wait.
In looking at other shots I took of the shark it looks like it is a Caribbean reef shark. Same tail, dorsal, number of fins, mouth. It was young though, I did look at the teeth (those girls would have gotten the jaw for me, I'm sure!) and they were TINY, barely a quarter of an inch long. Poor thing  They should have at least used it as bait!
This is a mature Caribbean reef shark, from google images.
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Posted: Fri Jun 27th, 2008 01:09 am |
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This is the widdle baybee...
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