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I have always wanted to go on a whale or dolphin watching tour. Since we actually got the chance to see whales near the beach last week we decided to take a dolphin tour in hopes of continuing our wildlife spotting luck. The tour took us out into the Chesapeake Bay and towards the ocean.

The weather was pretty bleak. A storm was moving in and the water was pretty choppy. I don't get sea sick easily so it did not bother me. It didn’t look like we were going to see anything until the captain spotted a fin near shore. There were a handful of dolphins occasionally coming up for air. They were pretty elusive and it was hard to keep our eyes on them. Perhaps we could have tempted them with a full wine rack. I know that always gets my attention.

The captain told us that the dolphins are usually more active during the warmer months. They are more likely to jump and play then.

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As usual, I had a hankering to go down to the beach last week and my fiancé took me after he got home from work. We found a new place to park that is in a residential area where we don’t have to pay to park. There are fewer tourists there and it has a calmer atmosphere. We walked along the beach and looked at the multi-million dollar homes bordering the beach. I wonder what kind of wine racks they have.

I am constantly looking where I am stepping on the beach. I am always on the look out for cool shells or beach junk. Because of this habit, I saw a funny looking crab run into a hole. We tried to dig him out but couldn’t. We kept seeing more of these little guys but they were so fast there was no way we could catch them.

On the way back to the car, a woman playing with her dog mentioned to us she had seen some whales off to the south. I thought this was too good to be true but kept scanning the horizon for signs. I finally spotted one spouting. We were able to watch them for a while before they swam out of sight. I was really excited because I had never seen whales in the wild like that before.

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Ducks have started stalking me. They stop by my apartment several times a day. They’ll look in at me through the sliding glass door. They don't leave until they realize I am not going to give in to their begging. Since moving into this apartment I have made a habit of occasionally feeding the ducks stale bread at the local pond. Then yesterday a lonely female mallard showed up and I gave her some bread because I have seen the male ducks pick on her when I tried to feed her in the past.

Later on in the day she brought her mate and then three male ducks followed, who I like to call the three amigos. I fed them all a little something but I am quickly running out of stale bread. I am going to avoid feeding them now from my apartment patio because I don’t want be known as the “crazy duck lady.” I rather be known as the “crazy wine lady” with a well stocked wine rack.

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While on my trip to the Seattle Pacific Science Center, we took sometime to see the other exhibits besides Lucy. The one I just had to see was the tropical butterfly house. They are such beautiful bugs.

The room the butterflies are housed in looks and feels like a tropical forest. The temperature in side was over 80 degrees. After being outside in the snow, it felt absolutely amazing. The room is full of different, luscious tropical plants. About dozen different butterflies call the exhibit home. I was only able to spot about 6 different species.

Walking through you had to be very careful not to step on the butterflies resting on the ground. I can’t imagine how many have been squished by quick moving children. If only they had some wine racks to perch on, they’d probably survive a bit longer. The center releases new butterflies twice a day so the mortality rate must be high.

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