Special Idiots

(Artist credit: junefeier @ Deviant Art)

Yesterday was another dark day in Taiji, Japan.  25 striped dolphins were slaughtered mercilessly and without remorse.  While global awareness of this has increased at an amazing rate over the last few years, there are moments when I wonder if we'll ever see the end of this.  Not just in Taiji, but in the killing of pilot whales in Denmark, whaling in Japan, Norway, Iceland, etal, and other places too numerous to mention.

I recently learned about Diana Reiss, the author of The Dolphin in the Mirror and one of the founders of the website Act for Dolphins.  I've requested The Dolphin in the Mirror from my local library and based on what I've heard, it comes highly recommended among several of my dolphin friends.

I also found an article about her here:  Studying the Big-Brained Dolphin

I find it highly encouraging that more scientists are jumping on board in support of cetaceans and even supporting the notion that these mammals deserve human rights recognition. One such opinion piece I found is here:  Whales are People Too

Even some notable experts in Japan are speaking up more against whaling and one such example is this pdf pamphlet now available in English online that was published last June 2011.  You can find that here:  Research Whaling? 

One highly suspected culprit in why so many whales and dolphins around the world are stranding themselves lies in the military use of sonar.  Will suing the military make a difference?  I don't know.  But I'm heartened by the efforts of so many compassionate souls out there bringing this to every one's attention:  Groups Sue Over Navy Sonar Impacts on Marine Mammals

Another example of people coming together to speak up and to protect these mammals is A Voice of the Orcas.  This site was put together by a group of former Sea World trainers who are now making their voices heard on what really goes on at Sea World.  Please help spread the word on this.

Here's some good news!  As you know, Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has not only been active in helping to protect whales, sea turtles, sharks, and dolphins, he's also been instrumental in making people aware of the harp seal cull up in Canada.  Many other organizations and people who've been involved in this deserve all the kudos and credit in the world as well.  It's been a battle that's raged for over 40 years.  According to this article by Paul Watson, it appears these slaughters are finally coming to an end.  You can read his commentary on this here:  The Canadian Seal Hunt is Dead! 

It takes a special class and level of idiocy to not give a shit about what you're doing when you're out on the water in a boat or on a jet ski.  Some people thought it would be a great deal of fun to terrorize a pod of dolphins (with babies) with their jet skis down in Hobart, Australia.   Their self proclaimed ignorance that they were bothering a pod of dolphins is no excuse.  Boating requires one to be mindful and watchful of where you're going and to be careful to not disturb the wildlife.  That's just common sense.

Here's an interesting site that has a page full of varying whale and dolphin links dating back a few years.  Dolphin and Whale News

"It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment." ~ Ansel Adams ~

World Cetacean Day

Artist credit:  Labrynith's Eye by Polygame

In honor of today being World Cetacean Day, today's post will simply be a tribute to these amazing sentient beings.

"Man has always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much .. the wheel, New York, wars and so on ... while all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.  But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man ... for precisely the same reason."  ~ Douglas Adams ~

"It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese." ~ Carl Sagan ~

"Listen to the voice of a dolphin and you shall learn the secret to mankind's survival:  Peace." ~ Mallory Watson ~

"Pushing through green waters ... symbol of joy ... you leap from the depths ... to touch the sky ... scattering spray ... like handfuls of jewels ... " ~ Horace Dobbs ~

"For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love."  ~ Pythagoras, Greek Mathematician and Philosopher ~

"To the dolphin alone, nature has given that which the best philosophers seek: Friendship for no advantage. Though it has no need of help from any man, it is a genial friend to all and has helped mankind."  ~ Plutarch ~

"No aquarium, no tank in any marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea.  And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal."  ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau ~

"The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist.  For man it is to know that and to wonder at it." ~ Jacques Yves Cousteau ~

"The Cetecea hold an important lesson for us.  The lesson is not about whales and dolphins, but about ourselves.  There is at least moderately convincing evidence that there is another class of intelligent beings on Earth beside ourselves.  They have behaved benignly and in many cases affectionately towards us.  We have systematically slaughtered them.  Little reverence for life is evident in the whaling industry - underscoring a deep human failing...In warfare, man against man, it is common for each side to dehumanize the other so that there will be none of the natural misgivings that a human being has at slaughtering another ..."  ~ Carl Sagan ~


"When Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear.  When that happens the Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them."  ~ Chief Seattle ~

"If you talk with the animals, they will talk with you.  And you will know each other.  If you do not talk to them, you will not know them.  And what you do not know, you will fear.  What one fears one destroys."  ~ Chief Dan George ~


Video:  John Denver's "Ancient Rhymes"



(Direct link to video:  Ancient Rhymes)

Lyrics to Ancient Rhymes:

Two days before the moon was round

You felt the urge of sun's light beams

The muffled world of dolphin sounds

Slipped down and back into your dreams

For nine full months that passed before

You learned of all of life's Ancient Rhymes

Then mother sensed a farther shore

And brought you forth into these times

So taste the air of your new world

And gently guide us to your mind

It knows the winds and sails unfurled

And holds to heart the dolphin kind

Welcome precious earth made child

We met you first in your father's songs

And mother's smile and waters wild

It's in this place you now belong

I know you know of all these things

And feel the faith of a dolphin's sigh

For you were born on silver wings

To taste the high blown crystal sky

So sing one day to all of us

The songs you learned in dolphin lair

Giving hope to life as all we must

And teach us how their grace to share

"So long and thanks for all the fish!" ~ Douglas Adams ~

Good Vibrations

(Artist credit:  Andrew Forrest)

(Today's post includes four videos, which may not come through if you are an email subscriber.  Please go directly to my blog if you wish to see these videos.  Thank you!)

Did you know that our vibrational energies have a positive or negative impact on water?  Please see this video:



Given that we are made up of primarily water .. and given our planet is 2/3's water ... it's amazing the power our energies have.  I wonder what would happen if we all harnessed that energy and put forth a collective vibrational message of, say, peace?  How about love? 


This Peace in the Water video states "It only takes a fraction of 1% of the population to tangibly shift the energy of a whole area."




Dolphin and Whale stories:

Dolphin Saviors

Divine Dolphin


This is a beautiful video of whales singing:



If you live away from the ocean and miss the powerful force and energy of the waves, this video is for you:

Wanted: Whale Whisperers

(Artist credit:  Eva M Sakmar-Sullivan)

Congratulations to the city of New Orleans in claiming it's first ever Super Bowl championship :-)  That was honestly the first SB game in years I've actually enjoyed. 

Latest updates via Sea Shepherd:

Countering Japan's Ministry of Truth

Whalers Escorted out of the Whale Sanctuary by the SSCS Crew

In the Japan Times:  Watson to Whalers: We Will Never Surrender

Is Japan finally starting to give up on whaling in the Southern Ocean?  This article says yes:  Japan May Scale Back Antarctic Whaling

If Japan actually decides to do this and do their whaling closer to home, is there anyone out there that speaks whale?  Be nice to warn all the whales and dolphins to stay away from Japan ... far far away. 

Besides, this article should be enough to tell anyone, including whaling friendly countries like Japan and Norway, that killing our marine mammals is NOT sustainable:   Man Made Ways of Killing Dolphins

The Huffington Post had an interview with Paul Watson:  Bob Barker Rammed by Whalers

Please check out and support Blue Voice.  They are another terrific organization doing wonderful things to raise awareness and working overtime to protect our friends in the sea.

Another organization deserving of everyone's support:  Surfrider Foundation

Do you live in Florida? Are you against oil drilling off your coast?  Are you free this Saturday?  Be sure to check out Hands Across the Sand

Between the greed of the oil industry, the damaging sonar noise from the military, and the fishing industry leaving their nets, longlines, etc. in the water and causing many species to get trapped and to drown, is it any wonder they are dying off?  Is it any wonder so many are beaching themselves?  I see it as a cry for help.  They are sending a blunt message to each of us that this can not go on. I don't know about you, but I personally can not envision a world without whales, dolphins, manatees, etc.  Can you?   Do enough people care?

A Message From the Dolphins and the Whales 

The dolphins and the whales commit to serving humanity. 

We do so with great compassion.  

We serve you with the essence of our heart song;

Be the Peace
Love yourself as you love another
Give our Earth Mother your commitment to treasure her natural resources.
Develop safe sources of energy that give back to Earth what she has given.
Live your lives as heart centered, conscious, light filled seekers of the truth;
Love is the only answer

(Source:  Blue Dolphin Essences)

Mahalo,

Dolphin

(Artist credit: Howie Cooke)

I had written a post a few days ago about the cow slaughter and abuse news that was in the headlines. However, I never got back to the draft and decided to just put it aside.

I will say that I saw the images on the news of cows being abused, kicked, electrocuted, and either not being fed or being way under fed. The images made me literally sick to my stomach.

I am not a vegetarian and some may say that makes me a hypocrite to speak up about animal rights, but I disagree. One can eat meat while also not condoning in any way, shape or form, any kind of abuse towards animals. Livestock can be killed humanely. And much livestock is raised for the very purpose to supply beef, ham, etc. for our country. But there is absolutely no reason to treat the animals with such disregard and with such horrific abuse.

There's a lot I'd like to cover today since I have not written a new post in a week.

On the whaling front, Sea Shepherd has once again succeeded in putting the Japanese whalers on the run. So for the past couple of days, no whales have been killed because of this pursuit. It is alleged that Sea Shepherd has a tracking bug on one of the fleets, and that is how they've been able to find them and put them on the run currently. The trawler that had been spying on Sea Shepherd before they returned to port to refuel, etc., is also back on Sea Shepherd's trail and supposedly keeping the whalers abreast of where Sea Shepherd is. Either way, what matters is that once again, no whales are being slaughtered while the Japanese fleets are on the run.

It's interesting to note that a couple weeks ago, if you recall, there was a so-called poll that indicated approximately 60% of Japan's citizens supported their country's whaling. However, a new poll recently indicates that 72% do NOT support the whaling and in fact, most are UNAWARE that their tax dollars are being used to subsidize these whalers.

Public opposition in Japan is definitely growing, despite what the politicians and corporate interests there will have the world otherwise believe.

In other news, mercury taint in dolphins is causing division in Japanese whaling town. These residents can boast all they want about being proud of their whaling and dolphin culling heritage, but personally, I call it karma.

Scott over at Dolphin Smile wrote a good post I think is worth your while to read: Why Japanese Slaughter Whales and Dolphins

Be sure to check out Sea Shepherd's website to keep updated on their continued pursuit of the Japanese whalers.

My updates here might become a little more spaced out. I'm a huge sports fan, especially basketball, and with March Madness quickly approaching, I will be tuning into a lot of great games. I mostly follow the women's college tournaments during this time of year and believe the games leading up to the Final Four are going to be very exciting to watch. I do not believe there is any clear cut favorite. Many have the potential to upset the higher ranking teams and I do not even personally give credence to the rankings, given the talent that is out there. I do predict that at least Tennessee and Rutgers will make it to the final rounds though. LSU has real potential to get pretty far, as well as Stanford and UC Berkeley.

Once the college games are over, I then get revved up for the Softball tournaments, WNBA season, and the NBA Playoffs. :: big grin :: My partner is infinitely patient with my undying love for all things basketball.

Mahalo,

Dolphin

The Call to end ALL Whaling

(Artist credit: Jean Luc Bozzoli)

This is an interesting article written by a professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland:

The Whale Hunt that Knows No Tradition

Some excerpts that I liked:

Another argument Japan makes in favour of whaling is that it is for scientific research. Simply, if research destroys a species it should not be carried out, and if research is necessary to improve the ecological well being of a species every effort must be made to minimise the impact of the research.

and

If the research was genuinely concerned with conservation of the humpback it would not be abandoned for a better bilateral relationship, or the hunt would not even have been considered in the first place. Humans are in no position to "cull" wild species, except in cases in which our past mistakes have skewed the natural balance and thus need to be corrected, such as with the cane toad.

also

The extent of the impact of humans on the planet is undeniable. This must be compensated for in every way possible, and we must keep changing unsustainable practices. Clearly it is time to move on.

It's a small victory that the Japanese whalers have agreed to not hunt the humpbacks for at least a year or two. In saving face and keeping with their national "pride," they deny that they buckled due to increasing global pressure. However, the pressure is still on and globally, people are not backing away.

Japan is currently in the hunt to kill at least 50 fin whales and over 950 minke whales. Fin Whales are considered either endangered or vulnerable, depending on who you talk to and who you're reading.

Battle Turns to Rare Fin Whales

It will be the first time fin whales - the second largest creatures on the planet - have been hunted since the 1960s. They were brought to the edge of extinction before commercial whaling was banned in 1986, and even now may number only 5000 in the Southern Ocean.

The Australian Government made a formal diplomatic protest, backed by 31 countries, in Tokyo on Saturday night to mark the start of Japan's whaling season.

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, New Zealand's commissioner to the International Whaling Commission, said killing fin whales was unacceptable. "They are more endangered than humpbacks and they are much bigger. These animals are very difficult to study. The idea that you're going to kill them off before you find out about them is really pretty awful."

Meanwhile, Greenpeace refueled yesterday morning and headed back out to the Southern Ocean, in search of the Japan whaling fleet.

In keeping with their peaceful, non-violent means of protest, Greenpeace will attempt to "foil" the whalers by placing people in six inflatable boats situated between the Japanese harpoons and the whales to protect them from being killed.

Read more here: Greenpeace out to foil Japanese whalers

Over 41,000 people have signed the following petition, pressuring Japan to end ALL whaling. Have you?

Sign the petition to end whaling

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Dolphins and Whales

(Artist credit: Jim Warren)

Here's something to look forward to in February ...

Jean-Michel Cousteau will have a new IMAX film coming out in February called Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean.

The video trailer is awesome and just a small sampling of what a treat we have in store for us.


Check out the trailer and sign up at Dolphins and Whales 3D to keep updated and to be informed when the film is available at your nearest IMAX theatre.

Personally, I can't wait to see this!

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Humpback Kill Suspended - For Now

(Artist Credit: Jeff Wilkie)

Well, it appears to be official now. Japan has agreed to suspend it's humpback whale hunt while discussions are under way to reform the International Whaling Commission. They still are still on track to pursue over 900 Minke whales and over 50 Fin whales.

Links:

Japan Calls Off Whale Cull

Under Pressure, Japan Suspends Humpback Hunt


I was going to write something snarky about the Beluga Whales being forced to entertain the ignorant Japanese audience members, but this writer did it for me. Leave the Animals Alone


Enough (for now) about all the killing, politics, and fighting, it's making me depressed.

Check out the following links. They are absolutely stunning.

Whale Footage

Wild Things Photography

Life Size Whale


Mahalo,

Dolphin

Japan's New Whaling Fleet

(Artist Credit: Jean Luc Bozzoli)

According to Greenpeace, it seems that Japan, despite global pressure to cease and desist with their whale hunts, may be secretly planning to build a new whaling ship. Doing so would keep Japan extending it's whaling operations for decades to come.

Please check out the following link and take a moment to let the Japanese Prime Minister know how you feel:

Japan's New Whaling Fleet


On a lighter note, Greenpeace has honored Mister Splashy Pants with his own holiday greeting card. It's cute.

Happy Holidays from Mr. Splashy Pants

In recent coverage out of Australia:

Keep your hands off Migaloo

Migaloo is a rare albino breed whale that is in danger of being killed by the Japan whaling fleet. Japan won't give a commitment that they'll spare this rare white whale. Apparently in sushi restaurants around the world, whale meat can go for about $90/kilo but the Migaloo could demand a much higher price due to its rarity.

Ain't gluttony and greed grand?

Apathy in the face of whale slaughter

By this Saturday, the Japan whaling fleet will be in position to begin meeting the whale migration and start it's killing.

Excerpt:

"Yet the only intimidating presence that stands between the whaling ships and the slaughter of more than a thousand whales - the Japanese have set themselves a quota of 1030 - will be a private ship sailing under a Jolly Roger on which the crossed bones have been replaced by a trident and a shepherd's crook. The shepherd's crook signifies that this ship is operated by Sea Shepherd, the environmental vigilante of the sea . . . "

Go Sea Shepherd go!

Mahalo,

Dolphin

If Whales Could Scream ...

(Artist Credit: Jean Luc Bozzoli)

Excellent article written at Wired about the Japan Whale hunt.

Excerpt:

Of course, using the word "culture" is a smokescreen anyway. This isn't about culture. Like almost everything else in the world that stains the human spirit, this is about greed.

Read more here: Slaughtering Whales as an Expression of 'National Culture'

To get to the heart of the matter in a graphic way (at least via words), the following link is not for the faint of heart: If Whales Could Scream, the Killing Would Stop

The inhumane manner of whale hunting, via the use of explosives, is absolutely sickening. And it's an insult to the intelligence of everyone for Japan to justify it by slapping the whole thing with a scientific or cultural defense.

There's a lot of debate about whether Global Warming is fact or fiction, truth or a hoax.

Personally, I think it's a combination of humanity's abuse of the planet and natural cycles / changes.

Regardless of where one stands on this issue, I think everyone can agree that if each of us did our part to take care of our Earth, to help keep it clean, to help protect our plants, animals, land and seas, and to minimize the impact of our own dirty footprints, it would be a better world. Instead of arguing over who is right, who is wrong, and criticizing everyone who has a different point of view, the fact remains that we are partially, if not largely, responsible for the damage we do to our planet.

Be sure to check out this site: The Last Iceberg It's absolutely stunning.

These are also incredible photos: Ice Wave

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Splashy Pants and the Crazy Clicker

(Artist credit: Christian Lassen)

Turns out that the Whale naming contest going on over at Greenpeace has a crazy-clicker. Everyone is allowed one vote. But due to a script error, which this crazy-clicker figured out, multiple votes from one I.P. address were recorded.

Multiple? Big deal huh? Well ... 150 clicks per minute is a sign of quite the dedicated (or obsessed) whale fan ROFL

This writer over at Greenpeace wrote a blog about this ... and it's really quite funny.

Incidentally, Mister Splashy Pants is winning in a landslide. So far, he's got well over 70% of the vote. In addition, this vote has been extended until December 7th. With a name like this, you can't help but smile.

The public relations on this competition and the catchy name of Mister Splashy Pants, has already gone into hyperdrive. You can check that out here -> Mister Splashy Pants Goes Viral!

So be sure to get your Mr. Splashy Pants T-shirt and bumper stickers soon .. and expect Mr. Pants to make the headline news. Heck, maybe we'll see a movie or a cartoon come out with this title. How about a children's book? He might even become a popular write-in candidate for President next year ;-)

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Scientific Whale Slaughter - Yeah, Right

It's interesting that the Japanese do not eat a lot of whale meat, which is further indication of how unnecessary their whale hunts are. It's also interesting that they claim to not care what the rest of the world thinks about their whale hunting, and yet they are seemingly scrambling about, finding ways to use the whales to their maximum benefit (aka greed) while still calling it "scientific research."

A Japanese company says it will start offering whale curry in its takeaway business lunches, as the country pursues its controversial whale hunt in the Antarctic.

Read more here -> Beautiful whales to end up as $6 curry

"I'm getting so tired of the biased articles I read in Western newspapers each year at this time," says Dr Pastene, who supervises nine scientists studying whale samples at Tokyo's Institute of Cetacean Research.

It is the work his team does here that drives Japan's "scientific whaling" program, and in turn provokes international outrage. Invariably, he says, the substance of his research is lost amid invective from activists. "It's time someone told the truth," he insists.

Also:

This and other research, Japan's Fisheries Agency insists, is all carried out with the innocent aim of monitoring changes to environmental conditions and whale populations in the Antarctic. That could require "employing control of whale populations if needs be", the Government says more ominously in its whaling plan.

Read more here: Japan stands by its renewed 'scientific' whale slaughter

I'm sorry, maybe it's just me, but if so-called scientists like this are aiming to control our marine population in the "greater interest of the planet," I'd suggest we start with the human population. Is there a reason why we can't co-exist with our wildlife? Why is there such a need to drive or to do away with our animal kingdom? They are as much a part of our planet's ecosystem as we are, if not more so.

People move to the mountains and complain about the bears or raccoons invading their properties, their trash, etc. Hello? If you're going to live in the mountains, then you know better to expect that you're gonna see bears and whatnot. What right do we have to just push them out? The animals were there first.

People move to the beach and live within some master-planned community where the developers surround the property with a glass enclosure. So what happens? Birds fly into the glass and get killed. But that's okay because, ya know, the residents there want their views of the environment but they sure as hell don't want the wildlife. (A story on this is here: Glass Wall of Death Surrounds California Suburb)

You can't have your cake and eat it too. All wildlife on this planet are a crucial part of our ecosystem. We are not the end all, be all of this world and we need to stop acting like we are the only inhabitants of this tiny space in the universe we call Earth.

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Japan Whaling & the Human-Dolphin Connection

Japan has begun another season of whale hunting, despite the fact that most Japanese would rather eat a hamburger than whale meat.

A Political Brawl for Meat They Don't Even Want To Eat

So here we are, trying to Save The Whale, Again, and the Japanese fishing industry is wondering what the fuss is all about.

The Whales had been protected for over 40 years because their numbers had dwindled to the point of being an endangered species. Even the whalers, by that point, agreed to back off and leave 'em in peace.

Not so now. They feel that the numbers have come up significantly enough that it's perfectly okay for them to be back out there, harpooning and torturing these creatures to death. For what? Public and peer pressure has been enough over the years to change most peoples' minds about the hunting for these creatures.

Japan's official statement on the reason for the killings are for "scientific research." Yet the meat of the whales they kill are put out on the open market for sale.

Excerpt from the article:

"This year, for the first time, it has awarded itself a "quota" of up to 50 humpbacks to be killed in the summer hunt in the Antarctic and Southern Oceans, which is starting now, to accompany the killing of as many as 935 minke whales and up to 50 fin whales, in what Japan's Fisheries Agency says is its largest-ever "scientific" whale hunt.

It is a growing industry, despite enduring global protests. This season's target of up to 1,035 whales is more than double the number the country hunted a decade ago, and Japan continues to work actively within the International Whaling Commission to undermine the moratorium."

Greenpeace is following this situation and you can read more about it here -> Whalers Depart Japan

In other news, did you hear the story about a pod of dolphins who saved a surfer from a great white shark?

Just how smart are dolphins anyway? Check out this oldie, but a goodie of a blog article.

I've long had a fascination with the human-dolphin connection. If you have too, you may find the following article to be as fascinating and thought provoking as I have:

Dolphin - Human Connection

Mahalo,

Dolphin

Welcome to Eye of the Dolphin

Welcome to my new blog :-)

I actually have another blog at The Dolphin's Wink and have for about a year and half, but decided to create another blog back here on blogger. My reasons for doing this are mainly because I felt I was trying to put too much in one place, causing my blog to have the feel of going off in all sorts of different directions.

I will continue to keep The Dolphin's Wink focused on those projects I do that are earning me money online, such as affiliate marketing, skill gaming, and traffic exchanges.

Eye of the Dolphin will be more of a hobby thing for me, with a focus on my passion for environmental causes, marine mammal issues, and my love for dolphins and other marine wildlife. There will also be some focus on outdoor recreational activities I enjoy such as kayaking, as well as other things I feel passionate about such as animal rights, human rights, and debates on the issues of child abuse.

I have a bit of a liberal bent to my views on the world and of politics, so don't be surprised if I engage in a rant now and then about something our government does or doesn't do, that pisses me off.

I have no real monetary goals for this blog at this moment. I do have an Adsense account already and have implemented that here but have kept it small and hopefully non-intrusive. But for the moment, anything I do to earn money online will be mostly restricted to my original blog over at The Dolphin's Wink.

This still a work in progress, so some things may change, be added or removed, etc. I welcome feedback, comments, suggestions, etc. I also welcome links to places that relate to the topics I write about here and would be happy to do link exchanges if I feel it fits in with what I am working towards here. I don't want to create a long-assed list of links (lol) .. so if I decide to not include a permanent link in the sidebar, I'd still welcome sharing or highlighting a link within a blog post. Just leave me a comment here or contact me at my email address.

I am always on the look out for photos to share here and stories or news links to any of these topics I've mentioned here। So please don't be shy। I'll be glad to give credit and provide link-backs as warranted.

Mahalo,

Dolphin