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1. My Bucket List When you or your loved one has a close call with death, and yet miraculously is spared and given more time, you are so very thankful. It gives one a new view on living each day to the fullest, to spend time with that person, and enjoy every second of...
2. Whales Passing by Eve Bunting Whales Passing is written by Eve Bunting and she makes you feel as though you are on the the banks of the shores watching the whales with a father and his son. It is beautifully illustrated by Lambert Davis. It is a book that touches my heart every t...
3. The Zoo "The Zoo" is your best, everything you wanted to know but didn't know where to look, resource for zoo and wild animals. Our goal is to make learning about wild animals fun! Use "The Zoo" to prepare for your next trip to the "...
4. Bo Derek Bo Derek is an American film actress and model. Her beaded and plaited cornrow hairstyle she wore in the film 10 where she starred in a very sexy role with Dudley Moore and Julie Andrews together with her open hearted scenes made her famous overnight...
5. 10 things I want to do What are the 10 things do I want to do in the next five years? Like most people there's lots of things I want to do, much of it dependent on having the money to do it. When I mapped out my list I tried to balance it out with things that would cost m...
6. Dolphin Art Dolphins are closely related to whales and porpoises and there are almost forty different species. They vary in size from 1.2 m (4 ft) up to the largest, the Orca or Killer Whale, 9.5 m (30 ft). They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas...
7. Orca - Killer Whales There is something so fascinating about watching Killer Whales. They are these amazingly intelligent mammals, the more I learn about them, it makes me want to study them, and photograph them in the wild. They are beautiful to watch as they move thro...
8. Dolphins and Porpoises This lens is about two similar marine mammals, dolphins and porpoises.
9. Saving Animals When I became pregnant with Katie, I knew on the fourth day. It was a long pregnancy. When she was born I cried so hard the nurses wanted to give me a tranquilizer. I said, no, I'm not upset, I'm so happy I will never have to be pregnant again. That...
10. Travel to San Juan Island Washington This is one of my favorite trips in Washington State. It is definitely off the beaten path and not the easiest place to get to, but definitely worth the effort.
11. Whale Watching Day in San Juan Islands My daughter and I vacation together since she is a widow and I am married to a man who won't travel unless he can take 6 dogs, 4 donkeys, 3 horses... get the picture? So when I asked her, soon after Christmas last year, where she thought she'd like t...
12. Learn About Killer Whales- Orcas One of the most stunning, beautiful and identifiable whales. The orca or killer whale is a toothed whale and is a member of the Dolphin family (it is the largest dolphin). There are 3 distinct species of these warm blooded, air breathing mammals
13. Animal Study- Orca Orcas are part of the dolphin family. They are sometimes called killer whales and have a distinctive black and white pattern. Orcas live in pods and are very intelligent creatures.
14. Dolphin Facts This lens just has stuff about Dolphins. Dolphins locate objects by using sound. They bounce high pitched sounds off of objects to sense where they are. This is called "echolocation" and it is the way that bats 'see' as well. Dolp...
15. Whales:great sea monsters. Photo courtesy of nestor galina A MONSTROUS head, eyes at the corners of an enormous mouth, no ear lugs, just a hole in the head for nostrils. When his mouth opens, a cavernous void that would hold a full-grown African elephant appears! There are...