Professional surfer, Chuck Patterson, had spotted two sharks while out stand-up paddling surfing  (SUP surfing) with a couple of friends at San Onofre beach, California.

The 41-year-old surfer returned the following day with a waterproof camera and stroked out to see if they would show up again!

Within a matter of minutes, the Californian found himself surrounded by a pair of Great White Sharks and caught them on video swimming just feet away from him.

At one point during his 15-minute encounter, the bigger of the two creatures – a 9ft shark – even slapped his tail on Patterson’s surfboard.

Chuck Patterson,from Dana Point, California, said: “The day before I shot this video, I was stand-up paddling surfing with a couple friends and two sharks circled us for about 15 minutes.

“The next day, I decided to go back out at around the same time and take my camera mounted on a 10ft pole and do some exploring. Sure enough within five minutes a 9ft shark came out of nowhere and circled twice and slapped his tail on my board before disappearing. Then a minute later a 7ft young juvenile Great White swam circles around me for 12 minutes.”

Some of the footage shows the sharks’ dorsal fins breaking the water next to him, while more underwater shots see the pair swimming just feet away.

http://www.vimeo.com/14054518

A dog basket for your bike!

Birth Defect Research for Children is having an online auction of a large variety of eco-friendly goods to  support services for children with birth defects and research through the National Birth Defect Registry. Go Natural Baby supports Birth Defect Research for Children each year with a donation and this year we are happy to be apart of their online auction.

Go Natural Baby has donated several baby packages and bidding starts at 50% off. You will see products for baby, home, pets, and more. Consider doing some holiday shopping at their online auction!

Did you know they have a Naturpedic Organic Crib Mattress (bidding starts at 50% off !)

The auction runs from November 9,2009- November 18,2009.

Here is a  peek:

Himalayan Salt Lamp

A quick peek at some of the baby goods.

Lots of fun toys too!

Here are some quick links:

Main Auction Page

Baby Products

Bags and Baskets

Organic Bedding

Books

Organic Clothing

Personal Care

Toys

Moms, this will make you laugh … here’s to the moms!

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19548663

Okay, how cool is this picture? Experienced surfer, Craig Hunter, decided the waves were too good to get out of the water just because a killer whale (Orca) and its two calves were nearby. All of this excitement took place just off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island.