Dance Of The Orcas

The first time that I saw Orca whales in the wild was in Yaquina Bay in Newport Oregon in the late 1970's. The pod of whales stayed in the bay for about a week. I spent many hours down on the docks watching them swim together performing their beautiful synchronized dance. Over the years I have only seen them from a distance and on tv on our local news stations when the whales are in Puget Sound.  The last encounter that I had with Orca whales up close was on a trip that we took to the San Juan Islands (click here to see post). They are amazing creatures to watch and I hope they continue to be protected for future generations to enjoy.

Click here to see a wonderful video with Nancy Wilson of the group Heart singing their song "Baby Wild". Also, on Earth Day on April 22, Heart will be performing at the EMP Museum's Sky Church in Seattle at the "Kiss The Sky! The Orca Freedom Concert".  Click here for more information and I wish I could go to the concert!

Dance of the Orcas

I made this basket to honor the Orca whales. I used natural brown and dyed dark blue Long Leaf pine needles, two different shades of dark blue artificial sinew, two sizes of Peruvian Orca whale beads and a blue agate base.

Enjoy!