In celebration..

"This year’s theme focuses on our ocean’s great diversity of life and how we can all help in its conservation. Since everyone has a favorite ocean animal, we are interested in connecting their favorite species with what they can do to help conserve our world's ocean. 
Pick your favorite and protect it - try to pick just one favorite; it’s hard! 
We can help motivate people to take conservation action: 
Together, we can make a difference!" 


a friendly hello..

My beautiful Gulf of Mexico...

Enjoying surf fishing..

another beautiful sunset for a tiny surfer..,



Oysters had been my original post for this event..
but Shelle.. beat me to it!!
please click this link to visit Shellebelle's Tiki Hut to learn more.
about OYSTERS.
You will be greatly surprised.. I was!

The Ocean Project has ask two things of us today. 
*First, wear blue in honor of the ocean.
 *Secondly, tell people two things they likely don't know about our ocean and how they can help. 
I've shared one with you, do you know another?


My biggest pet peeve: LITTER..
My solution for keeping our beautiful emerald waters and sugary white sand litter free:
so simple and easy..
whatever you bring with you...
be sure to take your trash  back with you..

and if someone else' litter was left, pick it up also..
plastics especially..
They are easily tossed about by those wonderful ocean breezes..
and can bob along the waves..
to be mistaken as scrumptious jelly fish hor d'oerves by sea turtles..
who are already on the endangered list..

and we all know what happens when ingested..
they die.. 
and not a merciful quick and easy death.. 
after all .. this is OUR beach..
 yours and mine. 
as well as the birds above and fishes and turtles below..





Thank you all for celebrating World Oceans Day with me..
 and a big shout out to Cris of Here and There and Everywhere 
for hosting the 2nd Annual Oceanic Blog-A-Thon. 
Visit the link to read Cris' entry, see  who else is participating..
 and even add a link of your own!


Tomorrow..sadly I leave Paradise..
winging my way westward..
happily.. homeward..
to Denver...
carrying a heart full of memories..


warm sandy oil free hugs..
laughing smiles...
Loui♥