So there I was, back in California for a long thanksgiving weekeend. Although I didn't plan on taking any pictures, I did bring my Canon S50 to cover whatever whenever.I spent a lot of time at my brother's house in South San Francisco. The backyard garden is pretty much my mom's domain. Lots of cactus, roses, vegetable plants, fruit trees...but this array of bouganvilla (well, I think it's bouganvilla) perched up a trellis is always a welcome sight.
On Saturday, my friends brought me along for a trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to see the latest attraction: a baby great white shark. Seeing it in that big tank with giant tuna fish was a little funny. Soon the great white will be larger and most likely attack them for food...but for now, he just swims alongside them...sometimes I wonder if tuna fish ever passed along historical information to other tuna fish....they could take on this great white now.
Anyway, there are lots of interesting items on display at the aquarium. If I ever maintained an aquarium at home, I would have used this place for tons of good ideas on how to stage the environment. I just wonder why manufacturers continue to sell the same decor (love that 'No Fishing' sign).If you ever come to Monterey and catch them feeding the fish or doing any type of maintenance during exhibit hours, you're up for a treat and see a diver (you know, like that blue one you have floating in your tank :) ) in the big tank.
I just wonder how many janitor fish they use to keep these tanks clean :) ;).
The Sunday before the trip home, I went with my brother to join my parents at the Cache Creek casino. Our usual casino trek back in the days was Reno, Nevada. But Cache Creek casino's 2 hour distance was far less driving stress. The hotel rooms still have that new interior smell.
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