One thing is certain, and I have always known it β the joys of my life have nothing to do with age. They do not change. Flowers, the morning and evening light, music, poetry, silence,
Spending the day with T100s, Freya and her offspring, along with one of their cousins.
Transient Orcasβor Biggβs Killer Whalesβare just one Orca type that live and hunt in the Salish Sea, which is the combined waters of the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and the San Juan Islands.
The sea is named for the Coast Salish Peoples who have lived in the region for over 10,000 years.
While the Southern Resident Orcas hunt salmon, Biggβs are mammal eaters. We often observe them doing wide passes back and forth, hunting sea lions, seals, and porpoises.
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All videos I post observing marine mammals were recorded adhering to all relevant laws. All direct interactions with marine mammals are done so with proper NOAA permits or permits from the relevant governing body when outside the U.S.
I feel like in the rush of βthrow out etiquette who cares what fork you use or who gets introduced firstβ we actually lost a lot of social scripts that the younger generations are floundering without.
Either people need to learn how to tell the difference between an βIβm sorryβ that takes direct responsibility and an βIβm sorryβ that signifies sympathy, or Iβm gonna start responding to unfortunate information with a solemn nod and a βSympies,β because I am tired of receiving a βWhy? It wasnβt your faultβ every time I try to vocalize compassion.