Weekly Photo Challenge – Wall

Coral on the Wall

To a Scuba diver, a wall means something very special. Jumping into the water from the back of the boat, we descended to about 30 feet and finned along a sandy bottom for a short distance until we came to the edge. The sandy bottom disappeared and below us was the vertical wall descending to what seemed like infinity, and along its structure, amazing corals, tiny shrimp, anemonies, fish. Frequently swimming along the wall out in the blue, we saw Eagle Rays and sharks – they seem to like to cruise at around eighty feet.

Certain parts of the world host coral reefs living along these walls – Grand Cayman is famous for them – with the wall extending several thousand feet into the depths. This particular lovely coral lives on the walls of Belize in the Lighthouse Reef Atoll system. I love the textures and colors of these amazing colonies of creatures. So here is my offering for this week’s challenge – and it seems to be celebrating the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day, doesn’t it?

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