Mom, semi-retired software engineer. Pics include a scuba diving vacation from August 2003: www.flickr.com/photos/sithsnoopy/collections/721576075254...

Also, pics from learning how to dive (and learning how to use an older camera underwater) off the California Coast, mostly off of either Anacapa or Santa Cruz Island’s, which are part of the Channel Islands: www.flickr.com/photos/sithsnoopy/collections/721576075337...

Learned how to dive in 2002 and 2003. Heated swimming pool, very cold ocean, lol.

Went on Scuba Vacation in August 2003. 82 degree sea water.

Came back. Could never quite get back into cold water diving. Tried diving off the shore, and the viz was just way too bad. Hope to one day get back into diving. But I knew in my heart that scuba vacation from August 2003 was pretty special, and unlikely to happen again. Hence the reluctance to delete any pictures!!! Enjoy.