Sunday, February 26, 2012

Animal Kingdom

Sunday was ridiculously busy...we don't let any sea grass grow under our feet around here...no sireeee.To church, the Hurricane for lunch, to the Stuffed Pig for the Pig Races, and to the Dolphin Research Center for the Annual Members Only party.  What a blessed day!  So many pics to fill y'all in-
We were going to pedal, pedal, pedal our clown bikes to the pig races, to
work off some of our lunch.  It was not meant to be.  Mine is a very sad
 and rusty clownbike, and Donnie's had a flat- it wouldn't hold any air.
Clearly, we are not using our clownbikes enough these days.
The gang is all here; we've placed our bets and are ready for some pig action!
Frannie is taunting Ken; we'll see who has the last laugh.
Who's got the winning ticket?!  The pig.
The first two races with 6 mo old piglets were over in quite a hurry.
Let's just say the pot bellied pigs needed LOTS of encouragement.  The final
race was dubbed, "The Race We Hope Are All Losers." And the pot bellied
pigs were aptly named Obama, Pelosi, Biden and ???
 (I can't think of the last Democrat's name :)
The Number 3 pig lead the whole race...in the final turn, the #1 pig, named
Obama, was making his move. (insert cheering, screaming, crowd noise here)
The #3 pig (our bet) gave out at the finish line.  He drug his sorry a**
as far as he could, as fast as he could, until he collapsed at the finish line.
Look who's smiling now!  I'm thinking this is one of the few times
you'll see Kenny give a thumbs up for Obama, lol.
I won a stuffed pig and a pig puppet!
The winner's circle!!!   Let's see....who's absent...hmmmmm????
After all the fun and games, Mom, Fran and I went to the Members
Only Party at the Dolphin Research Center.
Where we got to see the dolphins up close and personal.
This boy was flirting with me and waving :)
So cool how they turned to look the people in the eye, and smile :)
A few weeks ago, overnight, the boys broke through the gate into another
pod of four boys....it's been one big frat party ever since.  Some had scuffs,
scratches, bite marks and sores where they've been rough housing. 
Such typical boys...too testosterone-y for their own good!
Hi Jax! You can always tell which one is Jax.  He was a rescue
dolphin when he was found with his dorsal fin bit off by a shark. Stupid sharks.

Its such a shock to see them pop straight up out of the water for a look-see.
It was nice to get close and ask questions.
Molly and Aleeta are gearing up for the finale.
Wave 'hello' to the crowd, girls :)
There they go!  The music started and dolphins were
flying everywhere!  They seemed to love the music!!

Each time Tursi jumps, she squeals!  It cracked me up....reminded
me of the piggy in the commercial "Wheeeeeeeee!!!!"


Yay!

Do not be fooled by these pics- I had a dozen dolphin splash photos.


Only DRC dolphins tail walk, and it's a behavior they taught each other :)


They really put on a show today.  It was awesome!


Goodbye y'all :)

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