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Style of Eye - October 2007

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October 29th 2007 05:48

… and chip butties. Yummy. But I’m not doing a post on great weekend easy meals. I’m doing a post on those cold-blooded swimmy things that live in the oceans and sometimes rivers.

Feeesh, I say in my adopted Aussie accent. Yeah, they can be as ugly as sin and as beautiful as a tropical sunset. Mind you, even the dog ugly ones command a certain majesty about them; wet and cold and dark, but a dignity nevertheless. Take the Barracuda for instance. A damn impressive fellow he is. Bloody scary lookin’ too!

But if you want the fear factor, then one goes no further than the white pointer, the Great White shark that is. Eeek! That monstrous beast elicits more fear than a dozen Halloween movies! There are plenty of different types of sharks. I’ve included three in this post; the three most interesting.

I plan to go scuba diving one day. I wish to be among the Beautiful People of the fish world, the tropical ones that meander and swagger with such divine underwater nonchalance, their colours dappling in the filtered sunlight, as they swish past a bed of sensational coral.

Piranha is an intriguing one. Small, but very mean looking, with those razor-sharp teeth, and that taste for copper. I’ve got a yellow one on my bookshelf, stuffed mind you. He keeps an eye out.

I wanted to include Manta rays, but I think they’re classed as rays, not fish. I thought about the sturgeon, but I can’t stand caviar. As much as I love whales they’re not fish, they’re mammals. And I didn’t include any eels either … ‘cos they’re eels.

So, without further adieu, here are my fishies:

Aren't some of them so pretty! And other ones damn fierce!!! Gotta say that Barracuda is a great pic! And the jaws of the Great White I have a morbid fascination with. I honestly can't think of anything scarier! How's the Devil Fish?! The eye of that piranha is something to behold too! But my favourite? The Blue Groper. What a gentle charmer!

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Comment by Lily

October 29th 2007 06:21

Ars Poetica

ah, someone else who loves fish, i'm piscean how could i not. I share your sentiment for the blue groper, adorable! The great white shark, i gasped at, those teeth are the stuff of nightmares. I have a great fear of them, as do a lot of people. The trunk fish looks like he's whistling an eternal tune. Fabulous gallery of ocean wonderland Raoul, thankU.

~Lily

Comment by Raoul Duke

October 29th 2007 06:27

Style of Eye

Hi Lily, yes that Trunkfish was another fave! I wanna hear that underwater warble! Glad you found bliss with my fish.

Comment by Tracy

October 29th 2007 11:57

Movies and Life

Love those pics

Comment by James Rickard

October 30th 2007 00:35

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Angling Fish

Nice pics, dude!

You summed up a lot!

Comment by Raoul Duke

October 30th 2007 03:42

Style of Eye

Hi Tracy, muchos bubblios!

Hi James, It's not easy maintaining brevity! Cheers!

Comment by James Rickard

October 30th 2007 21:59

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Angling Fish

It's not easy maintaining brevity

Ya got that right!

Comment by Raoul Duke

November 1st 2007 02:29

Style of Eye

... 'cos I'm a waffler from way back.

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