This morning there was a perfect sunrise, or as I called it, The Crack of Dawn. The sun was quite far behind this color in the sky, but, I'll take it! The photo sort of washed out the pinkness of this strip of light---doesn't do it justice.
A trio of manatees resting in the sunshine
My sister, Kerry, had scheduled her vacation to include time here with Justin and me. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, she likely won't be able to come. So very badly she wishes to see the manatees at play in the basin so I have been trying to capture them on video, using my cell phone. The good news is that they were active today, but the bad news is I cannot focus in one them very well. Most of the romping (how's that for a polite word?) takes place further out in the basin and my camera doesn't do a good job of capturing them. I took a video and posted it on Facebook for her and others to enjoy, seeing mainly the water being moved wildly about. To be taken on ground level does not help as the view is better from above, but is not close enough to the action.
But, Kerry got the picture, so to speak, which will hopefully hold her over until such time that she witnesses in person. Her mother found this activity scandalous when she wintered with me in the past. She said, "Those manatees have no modesty..." tsk, tsk, tsk. And she is right! I wish I could post the video here for all to see but don't have the capability to do so. Just envision water splashing and fan tails slapping the water, swishing about...got the picture?
