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| Sunrise Burgundy, 6 x 8 oil |
There are swells from the south today, and water shifts back and forth over the coral. Tiny juvenile butterfly fish are stationed above the coral heads, like swarms of moths. They flutter tails and fins madly to stay in place over the coral, then with the surge, spin around like a flock and flutter the other way.
A turtle glides by, barely moving his flippers in his slow climb. I move more like the turtle, holding station by gently waving my fins. Is it because I am big that moving through the water requires so little effort? After all, how much muscle can there be in those tiny fish bodies that are mostly fin?
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