We found Nemo.
Last Sunday we went to the AQWA (Aquarium of Q-something Western Australia, I think) as we were sans kiddies and eager to explore a bit. I would've posted these pics sooner, but I've been busy with the Immigration BS and I tend to get a bit distracted by my beautiful, amazing wife and wonderful kids. So it goes.
We had one of the most amazing weekends with the trip to Ellis Brook (last entry) and a trip to the aquarium. We enjoyed our "freedom" from the childers while they were at Grandy and Grandad's ("bio" dad's folks) by the Nature Hike, going out clubbing with bro-in-law and his girlfriend, seeing the fishies, and running around in our underwear being all newlyweddy and stuff.
It was simply awesome.
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Leafy Sea Dragon's are cool. Way cool, and we stared at them for a while before Jo suggested we take a picture. The sign that prohibited flash photography got me to thinking about the lack of signage in the entire Aquarium. It's still amazing to me the decided lack of warning labels and "No" this's and that's signs here. It's almost as if this culture pretty much assumes that you should know better and, if you don't, then you're piranha food, and we're all better off without you. Social Darwinism at it's best, and I couldn't be happier about the fact that I don't need to be constantly reminded of the stupidity that I am forced to share the planet with. |
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She reluctantly lets me post about any picture of her, but she's gotten LIGHTYEARS better than she used to be. Living with a guy who constantly reminds her that she's the sexiest, most beautiful, most attractive female ever to walk the Earth... must be good for her. Heh. That li'l bannerfish in the background is one of my most favoritest fishes ever, though it's commonly confused with the Moorish Idol from "Finding Nemo," it's still way cool. The Aquarium has a half-circle, glass, enclosure that runs through a horseshoe route through the biggest area of the place. There's a little moving sidewalk part on the inner half of the walkway and I had to stand on it in order to back up enough to get her in the picture. I'd post the other pictures of her, where she's smiling and ready for the camera to go off, but by the time I got the camera to focus I was already 20 feet away. Ha ha. |
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There were a bunch of these bigass rays cruising around across the glass half-circle so close that you could tell what sex they were... if you knew how to tell that kind of thing, that is. |
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These big buggers are freaky as hell. There were about a half dozen running around the tank and even though water magnifies things, I SWEAR they were as big as a truck. I had probably 30 chances for a good, quality photo, but I was too busy stamping my feet and squealing every time they came near. |
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This one was randomly on our back patio, taken by my brother-in-law Chris when he'd dropped by, and simply way too damn cute for words. Seriously, she's just the cutest little thing I've ever seen, and I admit that I probably won't get tired of hearing how much she looks like me. |
