Sharing The Road

Sharing the road with this rather large lizard in Fort Lauderdale. 

He ran right across my path, and when I say run, he can really run.

Then he stopped on the side of the peer.

I snapped this photo.

But as I got closer, he jumped (flew) into the water and swam quickly away.

Would NOT want to fall into the water and run into this guy in there.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal) 

Sharing The Road

Red Fish Blue Fish

One fish, two fish.

Red fish, blue fish.

Swarms of the sea. 

They swim and they churn.

How many can there be?  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Red Fish Blue Fish

The Amazing Turtle

Love Turtles. 

Peaceful and protected. 

They live in water and land. 

Not the fastest, but the most determined.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

The Amazing Turtle

Fish of the Sea

Thought this was a beautiful painting of a school of fish. 

One pupil at the bottom must have missed a few days of school, because he's going in the wrong direction. 

Always, an odd fish out!  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Fish of the Sea

This Fish Can Swim

Wow, this fish apparently can swim in or out of water. 

Wherever it swims, it makes you look. 

Handsome little fish!

That spike in its bottom looks like it must hurt a little. 

But this fish is not for catching and eating, but for looking at only.  ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy blumenthal)

This Fish Can Swim

How Fish Come Up To Breathe

This was one of the most interesting facts that I learned recently.

Dolphins needs to come up to the surface to get air to breathe. 

But how do they do this when they sleep?

The answer is that only part of their brain sleeps at a time, so that they can continue to rise to the surface for air 24/7. 

Part of their brain sleeps while the other part stays awake. 

I think that this truly happens with people too. 

If you have ever been overtired, your brain still needs to sleep. 

At some point, you can literally feel part of your brain go to sleep even as the rest is awake to do what it needs to do (even at suboptimal functioning). 

This is beyond fascinating how G-d created us to adapt and survive. ;-)

(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

How Fish Come Up To Breathe