You may have noticed the “Damsel’s Water Zen” widget in the sidebar. This is the background behind it.
Damsel likes the light patterns that water makes when sunlight dances through it. Whether in a swimming pool, in a river, in a marina channel or in a shallow harbor, it doesn’t matter, she likes the shimmering ripples.
Last September (2007), we spent our anniversary, as usual, on Catalina Island. We go to Avalon every year since that’s where we got married. While we were there, we took a lot of pictures and a few movies.
While we were waiting on the Green Pier for our glass-bottom boat tour. I leaned over the rail and captured this short sequence of the rippling water in the harbor. I used my little Canon A710 IS digital camera in AVI mode. I pointed the camera straight down and captured about ten seconds of video. When I showed the preview to Damsel, she said it was relaxing like ‘Water Zen.’
So, when we got home, I converted the short video to Flash® and popped it in the sidebar as a remembrance to our time in Avalon and an opportunity to ‘gaze and relax.’
I had wondered about that image. Where it came from. What it was about. Interesting.
We have never been to Catalina Island, but we did pass over the Catalina islands on our way to Hawai’i from Los Angeles. Neighbors & friends of ours are from Catalina Island and run an orchid nursery here in Orchidland subdivision. http://www.kaleialoha.com
It is relaxing. Aloha
Wow! Your friends in Orchidland have a terrific website. We both love orchids. Cymbidium and phalaenopsis do well here. Damsel has several in pots that will be due for repotting soon.
While Hawaii and Catalina islands are both beautiful places, each has it own special charm. I made reservations for our next wedding anniversary just a couple of weeks ago. We’re looking forward to that and have been thinking about a vacation on the Hawaiian Islands for a while. Soon, we hope.