In Hawaii, snorkelers get to celebrate Christmas year-round thanks to the Christmas wrasse. I’m not sure why it got that name – it has others – but I suspect it has to do with its colorful appearance. Regardless, I’m sure it would like to join me in wishing everyone a happy Christmas.
Graham's Island 
A suitably decorative fish well-named for Christmas. Nice to be able to see it year round!
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It’s fairly common, often seen swimming with much bigger parrotfishes to take advantage of any snacks they stir up.
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Gorgeous shots of the fish. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Thanks, Geri. They’re very pretty fish.
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Appropriate for Xmas. A festive fish.
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That’s what I thought. Season’s greetings to you.
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Thank you Graham.
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Mele Kalikimaka Graham! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. This is a beautiful fish!
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Mele Kalikimaka to you too. Christmas was quiet here. Alas, we couldn’t go snorkeling as the water was too rough, so no Christmas wrasse sightings on the day.
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Perhaps a new years day sighting??
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I saw some today actually, but no doubt in the new year as well. With those colors, they’re easy to spot.
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It’s so beautiful 🙂 Happy Christmas (again)!
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I hope you’re having a wonderful day. Sunny and warm here, but the ocean was too rough to swim this morning. Boo hoo.
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Poor you!!! 😄 We had a fun day, tomorrow we might be getting sleet which is as close to snow as climate change will give us! So… yay?!
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You don’t get snow? I think of it as being pretty snowy there in the winter.
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This is the 2nd winter without snow in the Helsinki region (southern part of the country). It’s just rain all year round. Reminds me of Blade Runner!!!
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I hope that’s the only similarity to Blade Runner. It would be a bit worrying otherwise.
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Beautiful shot of the wrasse, Graham! Merry Christmas 🌲
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Thanks, Terri. I hope you’re enjoying your first Christmas in the northwest.
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We did get a couple of inches of snow Christmas evening. Sunny skies predicted for a few days.
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A bit of a white Christmas then. One thing I liked about winter in Eastern Washington is that it might be cold and snowy, but at least the sun shines a lot. In Western Washington that definitely wasn’t the case.
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That’s what I’m told, Graham! The snow melts rather quickly and they keep the roads clear. Good exercise today shoveling my BIL sidewalks 🙂
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A good way to keep warm!
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I changed January to include Jan 3. Just a heads up: https://secondwindleisure.com/photography/sunday-stills-photo-challenge/
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Thanks for the info.
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