Just keep swimmin'

Denver has a great aquarium!  We visited it last weekend. It was a bright and beautiful day...I think it topped out at 40 degrees, but it was fine --when you were in the sun.

Sean has not been to an aquarium before, so he was not sure about getting so close to the tanks.  Those fish are big! He was not putting his hand out to touch the glass, at first.
 

 There were huge tanks that huge fish swam in. We walked through a tunnel and manta rays swam right over our heads. The shark tanks were very impressive! They looked like they needed some dental work though...teeth stickin' out every which way! They even had those sharks with the saw like head. Called a Saw Shark.--of course! Weird!!

Kameron and Sean

In the very front of the exhibit is an area that recognizes the fish and some wildlife you'd find in Colorado. 

It is kind of a dark picture, but they simulated a flash flood!  The sign says...Danger!  Wet Area!  you can hear thunder and see flashes of lightning and hear the rain falling.  Then a huge amount of water rushes down a slot canyon and splashes up against the glass.  So cool to have this huge amount of water come down at you and not drench you. Joel and Sadie liked that a lot!

 

Slot Canyon Flash Flood Simulation

 

When I was in elementary school I loved to swim!  On the playground with my friends, we would pick our favorite animal and play around like them.  I was an Otter.  Yep.  So I had to try and capture these guys. I got to wondering if they get a little bored in those tanks...their routine looked a bit too repetitious...

 



Kaleb and Sean

 There was a more tropical area with some great parrots and this George-ous tiger! Sleepy but so neat to see up close.


Tiger? at the aquarium?

This little guy is quite lovely, don't you think?  Sadie wants to paint him and I think we can come up with some creative ideas for a picture.  Such great color!  I loved to see how nature isn't just black and white and dull variations of grey.  This little fish just screams...{LIVE} and show everyone how beauty-ous you are ...even if you are little.