Panda and I went to Fiesta Hermosa today and boy was it windy and chilly at the beach! Waves were crashing in more violently than normal, sand was getting blown around, my hair and dress got whipped about, and so did a kite some people were flying.
windy beach day from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
blown around from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
kite in wind from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
It sounds like roaring to us, but hey maybe this is just how they talk.
roaring lions from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
If I could have a huge saltwater tank, I’d want a pet ray. Remove the stinger and these guys are amazing – so soft, so graceful, and quite friendly too!
This guy was so eager to be petted he was coming out of the water!
bobbing ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
They’re not just soft, they kind of feel… fluffy.
petting spotted ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
I quite like the cownose ones, probably because this one was super friendly.
pet cownose ray from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Their little mouths are so cute! They look like a face themselves, but the eyes of course are actually on top. I believe those are the nostrils?
hermit crab from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
He seems scared of something! Maybe he only feels safe when against a wall… quite unusual for a fish.
suction fish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Carlos loves frisbees. 🙂
carlos the seal from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
It’s almost Mother’s Day, so here’s a baby turtle who loves his (or her?) mommy and wouldn’t stop following her around everywhere.
turtle love from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Ngong Ping is a nice little (fake) village up in the mountains of Hong Kong. The town center is a tourist’s dream, with shops, food, and even a tea house. As far as I can see it’s kind of like Disneyland though – completely constructed for tourists and not actually lived in. However, if you go outside this main area, you’ll find some real people along the way to the temple and the Buddha way up high.
ngong ping village from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Now either the JetBlue terminal in JFK has taken on some pet birds or it has been taken over by them…
jetblue birds from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
It’s so calm and serene, this scene of jellyfish slowing moving around. Where are they going? Nowhere, really. What are they doing? Just living out their lives, I guess. When life is simple and you’ve got nothing else to do but meander around your world… I wonder if that makes you content with everything.
gliding jellyfish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
