Bio Park Aquarium

Today's ADAD prompt is "deep".

It was one of those days where I got an idea,

and went in search of taking a photo for the prompt.

I decided that the "deepest" place we have where I can photograph

water is the Bio Park Aquarium.

I like the local focus presented by the Bio Park.

The Bio Park property, especially the Botanic Garden/Aquarium

is located next to the bridge at Central Avenue over the Rio Grande.

There are two tanks near the entrance and this sign.

One tank holds types of fish currently found in the river

along with examples of trash and debris like a car tire.

The second tank holds some of the types of fish that used

to live in the Rio Grande. This fish looked primitive!

I find this area interesting because part of the display

holds part of a bridge and a car. Today I looked more closely

at the painting.

The El Vado Motel shown above the car was an early

Route 66 motel that is now closed, in poor repair

and surrounded by a fence. It is directly across the street from the 

Botanic Garden/Aquarium. 

The dirt road past it running toward

the mountains is the location of Central Avenue, which was Route 66.

A fountain beyond the two tanks has a sign mentioning trout.

There are no fish in this fountain, but it is a nice doll sized photo op!

One tank looks like the pillars supporting structures

in the ocean.

We enjoyed the morning sun through the window.

The next tank was the tank for sting rays.

ADAD Deep

We walked down the ramp where the larger, 

enclosed tanks are displayed.

My camera has a more difficult time capturing

the movement of fish and clear photos in the dark,

so I had fewer photos of this area.

I changed over to my iPhone camera.

We were on the floor for awhile. At one point,

I had a toddler on both sides of me; a boy on one

side and a girl on the other. Both toddlers reached

for Ella several times. I finally stood up.

 Is there an easy way to capture a shark in the shark tank?

Not unless you have the right camera and settings!
But, at least the shark tank was deep and I ended up with a morning outing

and some photos to choose from!