Aloha ,
I have a really FUN story today about my Octopus Encounter yesterday. But first, I want to share what even led me to Octopuses...
As I've become more and more organized and decluttered my home over the past few years, I've found that I have more time for the things I enjoy, like reading and crocheting. Last year I made tons of crochet items including snowman ornaments, sweaters, vests, and more (see a pic of my latest project, fingerless gloves below with pattern link). Plus, last year I read 50 books!! That's almost one book per week.
Even I am amazed by that accomplishment. ⭐Gold star for me!
🐙Back to the Octopuses...
A friend had recommended a number of books to me last year and one of them was Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt. It was such a great book and had me riveted from the get go! One of the main characters in the book is an Octopus. In the acknowledgements Shelby mentioned another book that I decided
to read called The Soul of an Octopus and I learned SO much about Octopuses between these two books. They are extremely bright and intelligent creatures and they can "taste" other creatures, including humans, even through glass.
Partly because of my new interest in octopuses and also because it's just a really cool place, we decided to visit the Maui Ocean Center yesterday. Even with it being a Kamaaina (locals) discount weekend, there were very few people wandering through the exhibits. I knew they usually had an octopus there, but of course I wasn't sure if they would have it now and whether it would be visible, as they do like to
hide.
Well, boy was I in for a surprise! I came up to the octopus tank (and now feel sad I didn't look for the dear thing's name) and it was tucked up towards the top in a far corner. I talked to it very sweetly and asked it to come and see me and it started making it's way over to me!
