Surprise!!!!! It has been awhile since I've started a thread.....Well...It's almost March and I've hunted down a picture from last years archives...Looks kind of similiar huh?

Well here's to a quick thaw....or an early vacation....whatever comes first!

Good morning Meryl,

With a bit of imagination, one could say it's the salt mountains....

Good Morning Meryl! I am looking forward to warmer weather. As soon as it hits March 1, it should be warm, sunny, the grass should be green, flowers blooming ! I hope you received my Congratulations! If not CONGRATULATIONS!

Good Morning Everyone!

Good Morning All,

Check this out:
http://media.smilepop.com/smilepop/flash/12_2002/may02-smilepop-soapbox4
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I am off to work, have a good day.

http://media.smilepop.com/smilepop/flash/12_2002/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf

LOL

Yes Eileen I did....Thanks again! still hard to believe! Yes....when we hear March we think spring! Hope it comes true!!!!
Morning Martin, Jenni and Tom!

morning all, Look who I found.

Send $10 to the people in the picture or the Bonaire god will never let you land at Flamingo!

Or send me money and I'll let you land. I'll even meet you at the airport.

TGIF............

Bill

mornin' all, it has been raining most of the week here, supposed to get more this weekend...everything keeps getting greener and greener nice pic meryl...gotta get ready for the work day, but all i can say is...

TGIF!!!

ok, peekin' in at lunch...whard' everyone go???? early friday wogga???

Hi Gang! Real quite on the this thread today.. where did everyone go?? I searched the archives and found lots of action underwater today..




and some action at the gate!



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the 10:56 deserves a larger pic..
Looks like they are having a good time

hey fredster! going through roatan withdrawls??? oh, i found your report with the pics of cap don's. i had saved it!

Hey there Tang, Yes definitely going through PRW..Since it is so quite here maybe I'll post a few pics from there.. George at the wreck of the Aguila


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oops...

nice pics ;)

do we get a story too?

Mary Lou (and anyone else who might be interested),
Here's a recipe for your dinner this evening. It is an awesome recipe, particularly if you like spicy food.

Rosemary-Red Serrano Roast Pork Loin

1 (3 lb.) center cut pork loin roast
1/4 C soy sauce
1/2 C chopped fresh rosemary
8 red Serrano chilies (substitute green if red not available)
1/4 C minced garlic
3 T cracked pepper
1/4 C peanut oil
1/2 C fine bread crumbs made from toasted bread
Salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a blender or food processor, combine soy sauce, rosemary, serrano chilies, garlic and pepper. After blending well, slowly add oil, followed by bread crumbs. Set resulting paste aside.

Salt pork loin, then pack rosemary-serrano paste evenly onto all sides of roast. Roast pork until it registers 160 F internally (about 50 minutes). Cut into 1/2 to 3/4 inch slices and serve.

Note: accompany this full flavored roast with garlic mashed potatoes and a chipotle demi-glaze, if desired.

Hi Dan, Your recipe sounds great, I have it written down and will try it out, yum!! Thanks for sending it along.

Hi Freddie, I love your pictures, they are awesome!! What kind of camera do you have? Thanks for posting them.

ML

Thanks for the pics Freddi. They helped to make me feel warmer up here in Frostville.

Got to go back to work now, need to pay for the second trip to Bonaire I am taking this year.

Excellent pictures Freddie, more more. You use a MX-5 right?

Excellent sunset also, Jenni.

Wogga wogga time. Cheers, all.

Hi Cecil


on going to Martin and angela's wedding in Bon. I am jealous. Where you going to stay?

Very Nice Pics Freddie....enjoyed them...UB

Hi UB

Great pics, Freddie

it is pretty isn't it?

and a dark one

great sunsets gang! Here are some great so ca dive pics. Every year there is an avalon harbor clean up dive, and posted by Roger Carlson these...the casino shot is cool!

Avalon Clean Up

ok...gonna have to do a left coast dive...you just keep us posted - silly girl ;)

Great pics, blue. Thanks for sharing them!

Falling asleep at the computer now.

Gotta go to bed.

Sorry for the delay Jenni, eating dinner. Probably at the Plaza, need the beach to keep Sue happy. Final negotiations this weekend, need to see if our friends want to go, probably book next week.

I forgot, tentative plan is from June 4 to 14th.

Thanks everyone!! The pictures were taken with my new toy!! {I know Cecil, it's the compeditor}The camera is a digital Olympus 4040Z with a PT101 housing..It's pretty easy to use.. I don't have an external strobe yet{ I was good but not that good or so says Santa!!}There is a definite learning curve to digital underwater!!! The delay can be quite frustrating, especially on a drift dive!!! The picture of the Banded Coral Shrimp was on a drift dive and actually I had to turn the photo around in order to show it..in other words I took the picture upside down..Fish pictures are hard to take as the fish don't just sit there and pose for the most part..I got a lot of tail shots!!! here are a few more..

Very very nice, even if you are a certified member of the Olympus cult.

Now tell me digital is not a kick in the butt.

Have you tried the half button press. If you push the shutter trigger half way down you get rid of most of the shutter lag. You still end up doing a ready, shoot, aim, get picture drill. It's the same technique as putting a ball through a windmill, timing is everything.

Beautiful Pictures Everyone! It's Friday!!! Having my red vino and just relaxing. I have been having problems posting pics due to something going on in this program. Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great evening!

One favor, Freddie could you e-mail me the original on the turtle, I'd like to play around with it. If that's OK with you? Send it to cecsuej@attbi.com. Blue water shots are a challenge.

A bunch of pics are on their way to you Cecil.. Have fun!!!
Cynde Love the Left Coast Pictures.. and now I can't wait to get in the water here to take some Right coast shots, we can't let Cecil have ALL the fun!! Hope the tropicals come up early!!! They will probably need fur coats this year!!!

OOPs almost forgot.. Let's let March come in like a lion
So it can go out like a lamb

just got home, and you are all probably tucked in beddy bye...bob, come dive the kelp forest anytime. we are making plans to do a boat dive out of san diego to the coronado islands on march 28th...i know you will be ON bonaire, or just getting back, and it will most likely be our first dive of the new year

freddie, challenge is on, yes, you can't let cecil have all the fun!

ok, i'm a bit worried about our annie b and emma...no sunsets tonight, no check in...keep them in your thoughts folks

Freddie GREAT pictures...nice clarity! Steve will be asking a billion questions about your camera...so be prepared!...Congrats again Cecil....we have 2 weeks to cancel our May/June trip....house not near done....suppose to move in end of March but not ready yet!!!
Cynde...the pix's was Rusty's from last year...have to give credit where credit is due!

Freddie,
Thanks for the pics. The turkle was my favorite, but the again, I'm a turkle fan.
Bob

For those who don't know about turkles, try a google on "churchy la femme".

Freddie WOWZA Love the colors, love the critters. You must be agog at the quality of the shots with the new camera - it is really something!

Love the Hawksbill - did you bring him home with you?

Great stuff, Cynde Lee! Very interesting collection of characters in your neck of the woods...similar but yet very different from Bonaire's critters and surroundings.

Rusty: Beautiful work! You'd never know you are still learning. It can be exciting and fun but frustrating at the same time while trying to master digital u/w photography. I will still be "playing" with my Canon S40 this second time around in May/June. I don't dive, so it is even more of a challenge at the more shallow levels of snorkeling. Nice shots posted for us to enjoy, thanks again! Carole (Shutterbug....recently in hibernation)

Great snaps,Freddie, we have the same camera setup. Love those tunicates!