trip to aquarium on Valentine's day

[natatbeach]

this aquarium wa WAY overpriced for as tiny as it was The New Emgland aquarium and parking was 28 dollars for two hours--- hehe

could have taken the train and paid half (she said sarcastically)

anyway just thought I'd share a few are a cross post from Photo critique I had a wicked hard time trying to stay still and not blur but whatever ---enjoy 'em anyway!

[natatbeach]

the first was a starfish thing with like 8 arms

the blurring whir of fishies was a school of fish exhibit the video we got of them would make an AWESOME screen saver

and a yellow green looking anemone

and the penguin island in the center

the next few are penguins, sea dragons (sea horses) and a ray

[walterick]

Hey Nat

Were those spots really on the ray or was that light from above? The Baltimore Aquarium didn't have spotted ones...

I agree, aquariums are way too expensive. It cost about the same including parking. Maybe if more of us went it'd be cheaper?

Rick

[natatbeach]

The spots were there....on the ray...really beautiful...

we had actually considered at one point in time getting a freshwater ray for home (they grow to 12 inches and they are brown with these bright cobalt blue dots all over...

rays are my favorite of all water thingys ;)

as far as it being cheaper....come on up we'll check and see ;)

thi saquarium was about a third the size of Baltimore's aquarium (sad) and the same price (ugh)

[walterick]

You changed your avatar!

I was thinking - if you were going to own a ray, wouldn't you need a huge tank? I'll drive up and install a tank that will replace your entire floor so you will walk all around your home on a tank of water, seeing your rays sailing along underneath you. Just throw a rug over any room you don't want sting rays watching you in Whataya think? A sale?

Rick

[natatbeach]

in all honestly I've talked to Lar already about trying to do something like that some day when we get a house...

I would love it in a living room or bedroom....it would make the most beautiful light on the ceiling...so you're the man to make it happen I will keep it in mind....REALLY

[walterick]

per square foot!

Oh, and you buy lunches

Let's make a deal...

LOL Rick

[paulnj]

per square foot!

Oh, and you buy lunches

Let's make a deal...

LOL Rick

nat.... sorry i've not commented on your recent images, but i'm DEAD to the world lately

these images rock! and put the nat/larry avatar back NOW!!!!!!

as for building a glass floor/ aquarium...... i once helped build a 300 gallon custom plexy tank.... and it held water THE FIRST TIME OUT.

drill, screws, plexy, apoxy and if it's VERY large some framing/ support by Rick's custom woodworking. buy the supplies and i'll twist rick's arm to do it a few bucks cheaper if you add cheese to the sandwich ;)

[natatbeach]

nat.... sorry i've not commented on your recent images, but i'm DEAD to the world lately

these images rock! and put the nat/larry avatar back NOW!!!!!!

as for building a glass floor/ aquarium...... i once helped build a 300 gallon custom plexy tank.... and it held water THE FIRST TIME OUT.

drill, screws, plexy, apoxy and if it's VERY large some framing/ support by Rick's custom woodworking. buy the supplies and i'll twist rick's arm to do it a few bucks cheaper if you add cheese to the sandwich ;)

I know you're tired ...just figured I'd give you a little push in the direction of your favorite subjects...

o.k. maybe for a little longer lar and I will stay up there......

BTW---american, cheddar, havarti,gouda or swiss?

[paulnj]

one word.... VELVETTA

the mystery cheese!

[natatbeach]

one word.... VELVEETA

the mystery cheese!

some cheese in a can---or cheese in jar (cheese whiz)

LOL gross but tasty

[adina]

and I mean mold as in shape, not mold as in green furry stuff.

Do you think if you melt the velveta, put it in a jello mold, and chilled it, it would stay in the shape? I'm thinking I have a new dish for Christmas!

Nice shots!

adina

[Spike]

Velveta, the wonder cheese, could do it! No need to wait for Christmas... Washington's birthday is the 22nd according to my calendar. Do they make crossing the Delaware molds? I think a Velveta mold would be quite appropriate for Fat Tuesday, the 24th. Take pictures! What a riot.

Spike

Do you think if you melt the velveta, put it in a jello mold, and chilled it, it would stay in the shape? adina

[Kokopeli]

Do they make crossing the Delaware molds? I think a Velveta mold would be quite appropriate for Fat Tuesday, the 24th. Take pictures! What a riot.

Spike

If they don't sell 'em, I bet Rickster could make some.. Better yet, have him make a really BIG mold of a camera or something photo related and we could all pitch in and set a world record for the world's largest "cheese" mold!

[natatbeach]

If they don't sell 'em, I bet Rickster could make some.. Better yet, have him make a really BIG mold of a camera or something photo related and we could all pitch in and set a world record for the world's largest "cheese" mold!

in a sick sorta way....I wish you weren't kidding....lol

that would be cool...one giant velveeta sculpture WOAH!

they've done it with spam...we wouldn't even need to build a mold we could use the blocks and stack em into the shape of a camera....hmmmmm...callling all the engineering minds--hehe

[natatbeach]

as if my brain didn't have enough junk flying thru it you have to go put another idea to actually try...I'll post pics soon.

[walterick]

Monterey Jack.

I don't touch the other stuff.