My answer never seems to change. I would be any oceanic animal (blue whale, dolphin, shark, etc.) and my super power would be to have gills so I could breathe underwater. I know many people would want to be an animal that flies in the air, but when you think about it, everything flies through the water in the ocean. It’s just a different medium/element.
I came across these photos last week and instantly connected with them. It’s on my Bucket List to swim with whales in the wild. And after seeing these photos…I may have to change that Bucket List item to include being dressed as a mermaid 😉
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These photos are of the beautiful Hannah Fraser, a 36 year-old professional underwater swimmer, ocean activist, artist and model. She’s an Australian native, but resides here in Los Angeles. She’s been practicing free diving since she was a child, and even created her own mermaid tails from scratch utilizing flippers, plastic boomerangs, and duct tape.
Hannah is currently working on a project with Cetacean and Whaleman Foundations to discontinue the slaughter of thousands of dolphins and whales across the globe. She creates her own mermaid tails , and a percentage of her earnings as a mermaid goes towards charity for anti-whaling drives. After watching the tear jerking documentary The Cove in 2009, I’ve been a strong activist against the killing of dolphins and whales. They are one of the SMARTEST creatures to live on this planet, and it pains me to think of all the horrible methods people use to kill them.
(c) Shawn Heinrichs
“The ocean is the birthplace of life on Earth, and if I can be a visual link to inspire other humans who have become disconnected from this amazing world, I feel I have done something worthwhile.”
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The ocean is the only place where I feel fully at peace. There is no doubt I was put on this planet to help conserve our seas and ocean animals. I am currently in the process of looking for a new job – a job where I can work with/around/near the ocean. I won’t give up until I wake up to the smell of salt water coming through my window, and watch the sun setting over the sea every evening. I know what where I need to be – what I’m meant to do – and it’s time to find that pathway to get there.
Mermaids are cool 🙂
The Cove was terrible to watch and I believe we need to act now to stop not only the slaughter of the dolphins and whales but pretty much the whole ocean needs or help now 😦
Yeah I can understand people need to eat BUT I can’t understand why it has to a slaughter like that or why they hang on to “tradition” when it’s very clear our oceans are in trouble from pollution and overfishing!
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what beautiful pictures………..they are a reminder that there is a whole another world underneath our waters that is worth exploring. On a side note, I would be a sea dragon since it is the males that deliver the kids!
Many years ago one of my all time favorite jobs ever! was swimming as a Merman in a water show set on a spring feed river in San Marcos, Texas. It was 1981, college and I made $2.15 an hour plus .15¢ an hour for every hour worked during the semester. I was so rich. Later I also became an underwater gardener cleaning the growth from the springs. We used hoses that would shoot compressed air into our mouth. More often than not I would spend 6 or more hours a day totally underwater.
The spring fed river was always at 72º so during the Winter is was pure magic.
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Mermaids are cool 🙂
The Cove was terrible to watch and I believe we need to act now to stop not only the slaughter of the dolphins and whales but pretty much the whole ocean needs or help now 😦
The Cove was really eye-opening huh?
Yeah I can understand people need to eat BUT I can’t understand why it has to a slaughter like that or why they hang on to “tradition” when it’s very clear our oceans are in trouble from pollution and overfishing!
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what beautiful pictures………..they are a reminder that there is a whole another world underneath our waters that is worth exploring. On a side note, I would be a sea dragon since it is the males that deliver the kids!
Exactly – we still know more about the surface of the moon than we do the bottom of our oceans. Oh sea dragons are awesome – great animal to be 🙂
Many years ago one of my all time favorite jobs ever! was swimming as a Merman in a water show set on a spring feed river in San Marcos, Texas. It was 1981, college and I made $2.15 an hour plus .15¢ an hour for every hour worked during the semester. I was so rich. Later I also became an underwater gardener cleaning the growth from the springs. We used hoses that would shoot compressed air into our mouth. More often than not I would spend 6 or more hours a day totally underwater.
The spring fed river was always at 72º so during the Winter is was pure magic.
What a great story!! You have lived a very fun life Derrel.
Photos and description was amazing. She is lucky to have the opportunity to enjoy the sea and nature.
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