Summertime is full of laughter and splashing water. Growing up, all I wanted to do was spend the day at the pool. Cool water under the full sun and friends rough housing. I greatly disliked the ten minutes every hour we had to stop playing for the adults to have a swim. Now, as the adult, I appreciate those few minutes I can actually swim in the pool and not be bumped or splashed by kids.
My favorite thing about summer is taking a beach trip and swimming in the ocean. I lived in a landlocked mountain state as a child. The beach was a mystical place of flat, sandy beaches and warm water that surrounded you in a cocoon. I didn’t get to visit very often but I harbored a secret dream of owning a beach house so I could swim every day.
I don’t have that beach house but I married a man who loves the beach like I do. We try to go every year or two and the kids love hanging out at the hotel. They don’t want to walk on the sand or be in ocean, but they like the hotel pool. At least they like swimming.
My current work-in-progress is the third novella in my Paranormals of Arilase series. It features a mermaid heroine who lives and draws power from the deepest waters of the seven seas. She’ll discover love on an uncharted island, fight mutated creatures and help her people defeat a powerful land-dwelling sorcerer. I’m almost finished with the rough draft and hope to have the release in late fall.
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What’s your favorite ocean animal?
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My favorite ocean animal is the dolphin, thanks for the chance 🙂
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I love dolphins too.
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My favorite ocean animal is the manatee. Never saw one until I moved to Florida. But those beasties are pretty cool and endangered from what I understand.
Interesting choice. I’ve not seen one yet.
dolphin
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Love dolphins.
My favorites are dolphins and whales, especially the really large, majestic ones. Orcas are beautiful animals, but I think the huge ones are amazing.
Whales are interesting. Love the size of the Humpback.
This is beautiful! and thanks for the chance 🙂 Happy 4th of July
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Sea dragon.
Great choice.
Dolphins for sure, they’re wonderfully friendly and very smart! Thanks for the chance!
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Love how smart dolphins are too.
Whales, although dolphins are amazing too!
Whales are so big. I would like to go whale watching at some point.
I’ve always been fascinated with the orca. Something so big and yet can move so graceful.
Agree, Angie.
I love dolphins but I think the starfish is a beautiful thing. jean60212@gmail.com
I like that starfish will regrow a limb. Nice.
I am so in love with dolphins!! Thanks for the chance!!
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Dolphins are really popular.
I love any kind of salt water fish. So colorful and bright! nitefallenstar13@att.net
It interesting that even deep water fish are colorful despite a lack of sunlight.
I really don’t have a favorite ocean animal per se…but I love deep-sea creatures that are bioluminescent or just bizarre looking.
Bioluminescent fish are interesting.
I love turtles! There so pretty and unique. Theres something about them that just catches the eye! There colors, styles, designs. How small they start out and how big they can get. There by far my favorite. Thank you for the awesome hop! Happy 4th!
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Turtles are great. I love how long lived they are.
I love dolphins. They are so smart.
Dolphins are great.
My favorite ocean animal that comes to my mind right away is a starfish. This is probably because I have been able to get near them. Dolphins and wales and otters and turtles are so cute and many of the fish are adorable as well.
There are lots of interesting animals in the sea. It’s so hard to choose just one.
My favorite ocean animal is otters! So cute! ShanCol19@gmail.com
I love otters. We saw several in San Francisco when we were there. Great choice.
I love octopi they are so cool looking!
Octopus kinda swig me out. They feel so slippery. But having 8 legs would be cool. Easier to get things done.
My favorite ocean animal is the whale. They are truly one of the most magnificent creatures to behold…
Very big but so nice in the water.
My favorite ocean animal would either have to be Dolphins or Sea Turtles…I really can’t say which one wins out for me! I love them both! I can’t wait to read the 3rd installment of the Paranormals of Arilase series. I absolutely adore anything to do with mermaids!
It is hard to choose between Dolphins and Turtles. Thanks, I’m hoping for a November release for the 3rd book. Depends on how my edits go.
I luv when we go to the beach for vacation. The last time we went we learned about sea turtles. We got to witness them at nite when they come ashore to lay their eggs. It was a great lesson in the life of turtles. So i appreciate them greatly. It was sad to find a washed up dead shell of one early one morning. My husband helped the beach patrol
Load it up for them to study.
That sounds like a great vacation. I’d love to see when the turtle eggs hatch.
I love manatees
Sounds good. Thanks for stopping by.
Angel Fish are beautiful creatures. great giveaway.
Cute fish. I love the extra long streamers on them.
Hands down Dolphins
Dolphins are cool. Thanks for stopping by.
A sea lion just lounging in the sun being all lazy & loud
Oh, a sea lion. Big and lazy. I wanna be one.
Dolphins are my favorite ocean animals. Something about them makes my heart happy.
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I think they are the most popular. Must have been those Flipper tv shows.
I think stingrays are awesome. Don’t know why, but the just appeal to me.
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I love to watch them swim. They just seem to glide.
Sea horses. I smile every time I see one. blueirishmoon at Hotmail dot com
Small but cute little suckers. I like how they curl around things and hang out.
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