Finding Joy in Everyday chores
Fifty shades of dark and heavy grey clouds covered every inch of the sky except a sliver just above the ocean that filled with hopeful orange and golden glow.
A solo surfer and o were the only people on the beach for a while. When he went into the water, it was very dark the only light was coming from the channel marker. The stillness, calm ocean and his presence waiting for a wave was a powerful scene.
The surfer brings us the message of timing, waiting for the right moment to surf the momentum. The channel marker encourages us to be the light, helping to guide the way. Be the person who shines bright spreading hope and joy infectiously.
Shortly after sunrise, a pod of dolphins were showing off their artsy talent making beautiful shapes and art with their splash. They remind us to play and find the beauty in our every day chores. They said, “We fish everyday, but it’s never boring because we find a way to play and enjoy the moment.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Dolphin Art. I think he’s impersonating a whale.
Tail Art
Play, giggle, eat good food
TALES FROM THE LAGOON~ EPISODE- DOLPHIN DAY OF CONNECTION
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode- Danika and Bestie Day of Connection
It was an overcast sunrise, so rather than grey photos, i thought I’d share a love connection from the lagoon.
Danika and his bestie spent a lot of time snuggling and relaxing when they were not grabbing fish. Courtesy of their snuggle moves, I’m pretty sure Danika showed me he is a male dolphin.
The closeness these two shared was very sweet. I could feel their love and respect for each other as they hung out nose to nose with long moments of practically spooning. Truly an honor to witness such a connection.
When they were not being amorous they were grabbing snacks and playing the the pelicans. An osprey even joined in the fun making a huge thud as she plopped down in the middle of the fish frenzy.
Stay tuned for more tales!
Rainy day Rainbows
Good Morning!
It was raining at sunrise...I thought I'd share a rainbow series with the message of hope and abundance.
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Fisherman catching the rainbow
Pelican soaking up the rainbow
Seagulls
Osprey grabbing the rainbow
Pelican riding the rainbow
Tales from the lagoon~ Episode- Show me your belly
Tales from the Lagoon- Episode- Show Me Your Belly!
It's the time of year when the babies and young dolphin show up. The moms and other adults are teaching them all kinds of techniques.
Today the lesson was tail slapping, a helpful technique used to help catch fish. Today the mom smacked her tail probably 10 times before this youngin' followed her lead and smacked his tail! It felt like the adult dolphins and myself all cheered for this little nugget learning his new skill.
Often I 'll say to the dolphins, "Show me your belly!" This little nugget came around to to check out the camera a few times, with the supervision of his momma. When he passing by I said, "Show me your belly." And he popped out of the water!
Seeing their belly can let us know the gender. He's not fully out of the water, but I'm leaning toward a male. Males have an exclamation point on their belly ( 1 long line and one short)
and females have a division sign. ( 1 long line and 2 short on each side of the long line)
Whether male of female, so much fun to spend time with this nugget.
Stay tuned for ore tales!
PS~. More tales and sunrise posts…just click the previous posts to see more.
Adult and the kiddo
Momma kickin’ it next to baby
kiddo
Now is the time to take action
With whipping wind and a churning ocean, the energy was invigorating. The flock of seagulls flew in and used the wind to hang in place. The pre sunrise sky filled with a vibrant and intense pink.
To the west a swirly pink portal looking cloud appeared. Maybe I watched too much Star Trek as a kid but it felt like an opening streaming positive energy through it. Ahhhh, soaking good vibrations is good for the soul.
An osprey caught breakfast, then flew by to show off her fish. She said, “Now is the time to take action. Let it be ok if it doesn’t work out perfectly, just keep flying forward. Not to worry, the way in which things unfold is always purposeful. When you catch your goal, take time to celebrate! The energy of celebration attracts more celebratory energy.”
Wishing you a groovy day friends!
Tales from the Lagoon~ Episode- Quality time together
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode- A Dolphin and Solo Pelican Sharing Quality Time
I had the great pleasure of hanging out with this solo dolphin and pelican for 45 minutes. The dolphin and pelican seemed to be enjoying each others company. The dolphin have moods just like us and on some days they are in the mood to play with the pelicans, other days they are more in the mood to tease and pick on the birds.
Yesterday the dolphin was well aware of his pelican friend and appeared patient and kind, like old friends grabbing breakfast together.
This couple spent a lot of time hanging out close in between high speed chases for fish. The dolphin was making a huge wake which seemed to be soaking the pelicans but he stayed in mix grabbing snacks. More photos showing the wall of water coming in the next post.
Stay tuned for more tales!
Wednesday sunrise is 2 posts earlier. :)
Tales from the lagoon~ Hanging in the splash zone
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode- Hanging in the Splash Zone
Ah, what a joyful day with babies, mommas, and a flock of pelicans. The pelicans were right up in the mix getting drenched in the splash zone hoping to grab a fish.
This young dolphin was popping out of the water like popcorn. For the first photo, I was facing the other way, turned and snapped, feeling lucky today!
So fun to catch them out of the water. Most often they are under the water making huge walls of water with their speed.
Stay tuned for more tales!
PS ~ Sunrise from Wednesday is previous post.
Rest into the stillness
Fluffy pink and purple clouds filled the pre sunrise sky. The pink eventually became a powerful golden glow as the sun came up from behind a heart shaped cloud.
The flock of seagulls flew in at their usual time and were extra frisky. I think they like the warmer weather we are having.
After sunrise a blue heron was hanging out on the dock looking very still and focused. She said, “I bring the message of resting into the stillness. You see when you spend time in the quiet, awareness can come. Tranquility is a nice way to calm the nervous system which supports your immune system.”
“I’m also here to remind you to stay determined. Keep the faith even when things are muddy and confusing, stay the course, you will find your way.”
Wishing you beautiful day friends!
Fresh energy in love and abundance
Mother Nature brought us a carbon copy of the pretty in pink sunrise from yesterday. The breeze created texture on the ocean as the sun came up looking like a beautifully painted Easter egg.
The almost new moon (April 1 and April 30 solar eclipse) was bright in the sky. With the pink backdrop it was stunning! The new moon brings fresh starts and new energy. This new moon encourages healing, bringing us the courage to get clarity on how we want to move forward with our life.
This morning the moon looked like it was having a conversation with Venus. Venus is the planet of love and abundance. The two together remind us fresh starts in love, beauty and abundance are available to us.
As the sun came up an egret landed in the deep sand behind me, walked up next to me and watched the sun come up. I could see the sunrise through his eyes giving me a new perspective.
He said, “Egrets are known for the skinny legs. You see, even though are legs are skinny, we are strong. We know how to hang out in the moment, yet ready to move forward when the time strikes us.”
Then, he walked in front of the sun, looked right at me and said, “Hey lady, got any fish?” I said, “Sorry I don’t have any, Go fish.”
Wishing you a day filled with fresh energy!
Almost new moon
Watching the sunrise through the eyes of a friend
Where did the sun go?
Almost new moon and Venus. Venus is the dot top left.
Let yourself dream
Ahhhhh A springtime sunrise with beautiful pastel pink, orange and gold color show. The ocean was calm with perfect waves rolling toward shore. Dolphins grabbing breakfast on the horizon looking like they were drag racing the fishing boats.
As the sun came up I saw three people walking across the sun. They remind us we have support and help, all we have to do is ask.
A solo loon was hanging out just letting the current carry her northbound. She brings a very powerful message that our wishes are coming true.
She said, ”I am the messenger of tranquilly and serenity. I’m here to reawaken your old hopes and dreams. Go ahead, let yourself dream, follow your visions, let your heart guide you forward.”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
People in the sun
Drah race. :).
loon hanging out resting
Let the stress fall away
With a brisk wind and clear sky, the sun came up unencumbered bringing with with it a vibrant orange and golden glow. The flock of seagulls is growing in size again! They flew in loud and full of personality. Bath time was pure joy as they flapped around tossing droplets of colored water into the air.
One of the seagulls spread her wings, lifted straight up and as the excess water fell off she said, “Go ahead take a few minutes to let go of what you don’t need anymore. Let it drip off like sweat, trust me you feel so much lighter.”
Pelicans were rapid fire diving past the waves. They said, “Go ahead dive in! We find when we dive in with friends we have more success. Teamwork with likeminded friends is a key ingredient to our full stomachs.”
Wishing you a day hanging with your flock!
PS The documentary My Invisible Husband is for rent! https://vimeo.com/ondemand/myinvisiblehusband
Open hearted
Bath time with friends
Let the excess fall away
Artsy sunrise
Pelicans diving in
Kisses with a hint of a green flash
Soar above the chaos
The rain from yesterday brought us clear and open sky with a chilly breeze. The sky filled with a vibrant orange glow as the sun came up to greet the day.
The sun seemed to linger above the ocean as if giving the ocean a prolonged kiss goodbye for the day. The illuminated half moon added to the beautiful morning.
The flock of seagulls flew in fast and chatty! It was surprising to see so many, but what fun we had with bath time in the tide pool. One of the seagulls had the refection of the sunrise in his eye. He said, “I bring the message of compassion for what others see.”
The other gulls said, “Open your wings and heart to soar above the chaos. See yourself letting go of anything that keeps you feeling heavy. Join us in flying high with love and joy.”
Wishing you a groovy day friends!
PS~ the short documentary, My Invisible Husband if for rent, just click the link to see more. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/myinvisiblehusband
Prolonged kiss good bye for the day
Rainy day duck message
With rain at sunrise this romping I thought what a good day to be a duck. Mergansers are small ducks with adorable personalities. They are shy little birds who come to the lagoon in the winter months.
They enjoy paddling around the lagoon for hours in groups and even interact with the dolphin. They have the ability to take off quickly both by land or under water.
They remind us not to wait but to keep moving forward. "Go ahead, Keep plodding along and be ready to move when inspiration strikes!”
Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
PS Check out the baby dolphin love fest video in the previous post.
Tales from the lagoon ~ Baby playtime
On this day a pod of young dolphins were enjoying playing together with a few smooches and hugs. Thought you might enjoy seeing their love fest.
Quiet time, Self Care and play!
With rain on the way we had an overcast sunrise with a hint of the peach part of the color when. The grey and pastel sky make the water look even more teal. The breeze was moist and salty and felt good on my skin.
A few birds flew in to say hello. A herring gull was quite chatty with visible bugs. He said, “Bugs are a sign of our self care and immune system. We highly recommend taking time for self care to prevent the buildup of bugs. Less bugs makes us happy!”
After sunrise a blue heron flew by with squawking. She said, “Us blue herons tend to hang out alone unless it is mating season and baby rearing time. Today I bring the message of solitude being a therapeutic time to soul search and meditate. Quiet time is good to charge the battery.”
Then a dolphin and a couple pelicans came to play! They remind us how nutritious food and play time is good for the immune system!
Wishing you a groovy day friends!
Blue heron sqawking on his way by
Herring gull saying, these bugs on my head are letting me know I need more time for self care.
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode- A day with Momma Jade
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode - A Day with Momma Jade and Her Latest Kiddo
If you are just tuning in, I met momma Jade in 2019 with her baby Ruby. Momma Jade is very sweet. Of all the momma dolphins she is the one who I see sharing the most affection, always touching, kissing and hugging her kids.
In this set of photos, Momma Jade was taking some time to grab snacks while Opal, the latest baby played with the other dolphin. When Jade wasn’t grabbing snacks she and Opal were cuddling and kissing. Opal was rolling all around and over her momma with pure joy.
Check out the photo I snapped just after Jade grabbed a fish, she was swimming away when a dolphin in the distance jumped out of the water. That was the feel of the whole day, lots of spontaneous play, fish grabbing, kissing and kickin’ it!
Stay tuned for more tales!
Momma and her youngin’
Momma jade grabbing a snack and swamping a pelican in her wake
As Momma Jade swam away a dolphin in the distance jumped.
More snuggles with Opal the youngin’
Mine Mine Mine
Jade with a fish
A team helps Rescue a pelican
Tales from the Lagoon ~ A Public Service Announcement for Pelicans.
This morning a group of Shineadoors (People shining the light by doing good deeds) helped out a pelican in distress.
The pelican had a sheepshead fish stuck in his gullet. Sheepshead have sharp spines on their back that can slice the gullet and get lodged.
The fish had been filleted and the carcass with spines thrown into the water or to the pelican.
I posted a few photos to show you their amazing pouch and a sheepshead fish being tossed up by a dolphin to give you a visual
If you are fishing and have one of these fish, PLEASE don't throw them to the birds and if birds are around don't toss them in the water where they will grab them.
With 6 hands, we were able to get the fish dislodged without the gullet tearing. The pelican was tired and willingly let us help him. Once the fish was out, the pelican flew away, gave himself a couple of good shakes then went to rest and recuperate.
Stay tuned for a happy dolphin tale!
Sunrise photos from Wednesday are previous post. I posted a few videos in previous posts as well. Enjoy!
A shineadoor helped to get the pelican with a net from the dock then I scooped him up with a sheet and placed him on a floating dock where 3 of us dislodged the sheepshead
Removing the sheepshead
Sheepshead showing off his spikes
Showing off his fish and gullet
What? Too big? :)
Stretching my pouch
Stretch past your comfort zone
Another stunning sunrise with a pretty in pink color scheme. After the sun started to come up about 10 seagulls, a flock of sandpipers, ruddy turnstones and a solo willet flew in to hang out.
The breeze and churning ocean gas us an invigorating vibe to the morning. As the sun came up, I saw a puppy dog walk across the Sun from right to left.
An egret flew by with his head stretched out saying, “Give yourself a good stretch, you know the kind that goes from head to toe and feels sooo good. Stretch past your comfort zone just a little. You’ll be surprised what new energy it brings to you. It’s an easy way to break out of old habits.”
Then a flock of pelicans came in after sunrise to say, “Be ready for action so you can spring forward toward your goal. We recommend being present in the moment so you are alert and ready.”
Wishing you a groovy days friends!
PS~ A group of helpful people helped a pelican in distress, that story up next!
Puppy dog walking across the sun from right to left
And…stretch!
Ready to take action
Spread your wings and dive in
Thanks to low tide and fluffy clouds it was a wowzer of a reflective sunrise. The mirror image on the wet sand was breathtaking. As I watched the beauty unfold my body relaxed even more.
Only one seagull flew in today, bringing us the message of embracing the cycles and rhythms of life.
After sunrise, a huge pelican sushi rave was happening in the river. Eventually, the dolphins joined in the fun too. The pelicans were rapid fire diving reminding us to spread our wings and dive in. They said, “It’s ok if you miss your fish, keep trying. We also find playing with others makes it more fun. Joining the dolphins when they go for fish gives us an edge, you see, we know helping each other out is how we all succeed.”
A momma and a baby came in to grab snacks too. The mom seemed to have a nice balance of teaching and play. In between grabbing snacks, the mom would swim the baby by the birds to give them a little bump. The baby really enjoyed this game, the birds, not so much.
More from the post sunrise rave coming soon. Wishing you a beautiful day friends!
Breakfast with friends
Mom and her youngin’
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Closeness is an honor
Tales from the Lagoon ~ Episode - Closeness is An Honor.
I have been meaning to share a couple videos of the dolphins to give you an idea of their personalities that doesn’t always get conveyed through still photos.
Often when I am in the water the dolphin will swim by showing off their playful personality. This particular dolphin was being playful for the camera before swimming off to catch a fish.
I first hopped in the water in 2018, since then I have had the pleasure of getting to know these dolphins and treasure the sacred trust.
Stay tuned for more tales!