While we were in Charleston, SC, we spent a couple of days at the aquarium there.
I managed to snap this shot after turning a corner and becoming mesmerized by the jellyfish tank for a while. The first day that we went was a Sunday, the weather was gorgeous outside, and we had the aquarium almost all to ourselves -- which meant we could stand and gaze upon these beautiful jellyfish for as long as we wanted.
There were maybe 7 or 8 of these types of jellyfish in this particular tank, and there must have been a current in it because they kept cycling up and down. It was like a sort of slow-motion ballet, and absolutely mesmerizing.
Aren't they gorgeous?
I forget what type of jellyfish this was, but their color was just amazing against the bright blue of their tank.
The Peanut loves all things ocean, so this was a wonderful way to spend time the first full day in Charleston, and all the more fun because we all got to go before Daddy's meetings began and also got to spend the day with friends of ours and their 18-onth-old son who was fascinated by all the cool animals.
When we were faced with a horribly cold and rainy day during the week, the aquarium was the perfect choice for us again while Mr. ReddHedd was in meetings. The second time we visited, it was far more crowded, but we did a "behind the scenes" tour that was a lot of fun mid-way through our day.
Next to the first jellyfish tank was another with some moon jellyfish in it. I snapped some photos of them as well:
(All photos by Christy Hardin Smith.)
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