http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html Update 10/07: Winter is a lot bigger now that she is 2 years old. There are recent underwater photos of her and some of her prosthetic tail linked on the main Oceangrant Blog Photos of Winter below were taken when she was 3 months to 9 months old from December ‘05 to May ‘06 Click here for her full story: Winter the Tale of the Dolphin Who Lost Her Tail http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#0 61d680f8-9901-4ee4-b8f9-8e9f09427ad1 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_happy_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_happy_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter at 3 mos old, she always found ways to make herself serene and “happy”.</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#1 56d3cd8c-27c2-44b3-9552-9a863d625ad6 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_notail_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_notail_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter learning to swim w/o a tail, 3 mos old, Jan 06</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#2 912e5fe2-b2b3-4687-b0b1-6bb10716183c http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_feeding_winter1_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_feeding_winter1_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter PLEASE eat your bottle</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#3 6fcf13b9-a9bd-4fcd-9f98-51d04b3ab207 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_feeding_Winter2_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_feeding_Winter2_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Like many children it was sometimes a chore to get her to eat</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#4 a243feb9-eb3b-4748-a946-928e9d693d96 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_rubs1_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_rubs1_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter, playing - Jan 06</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#5 5dd5b277-bee9-42ab-aa4c-e07e8e02885c http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_Carol_talk_scratch_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_Carol_talk_scratch_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter always loved scratches in particular places</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#6 a1508901-09ae-4cb2-8f40-ebaabbea850c http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_handinflipper_web2/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_handinflipper_web2/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter is squeezing Carol’s hand here with her flipper, she did that often to display affection</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#7 a9ed7914-0d27-47aa-872c-5e824759090c http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_eyeing_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_eyeing_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">She has lovely eyes!</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#8 ff838f41-8d9a-4952-b607-4706134913e1 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_gaze_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_gaze_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Very sweet and serene</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#9 a33a621d-1366-4eb7-9e11-d0f5a396646b http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_buzz_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_buzz_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Carol using Winter’s fav “sound”, she couldn’t get enough of it</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#10 52b4d555-5300-499b-b627-6a59241e5d07 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_motorboat2_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_motorboat2_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The game is “motorboat”, Carol’s lips got really numb</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#11 c2763e76-40ee-4c1e-96bf-81186e9efd14 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_inarms_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_inarms_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter only barely tolerates Carol talking to others, she wants to PLAY!</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#12 99191604-549c-4b3a-8ac6-65543e1cae12 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_motorboat_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_motorboat_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Motorboat went on and on and on and on.....</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#13 9e35cbcc-681b-4c26-95af-f98621e94fcc http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_swim_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_swim_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter swims great for having no tail</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#14 b5c861f5-4760-4c36-841a-7c44c8590bc4 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_nuzzle_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_nuzzle_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter loved to nuzzle on Carol, some thought it might be close to “melon bumping” in cetations</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#15 4f949c6b-2360-4669-a81f-45a95297455a http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_mesmerized_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_mesmerized_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter really did get like “putty” when I made the buzzing sound with my lips</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#16 41314cfc-4690-48df-8afa-a028a51a0172 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_buzz_Winter_ear_ear/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_buzz_Winter_ear_ear/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">She would completely relax and want me to scratch her also</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#17 a619a9f4-05d1-4748-9f4c-e7ce51099379 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_vibrations_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_vibrations_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter, wallowing in happy “vibrations”.  Carol discovered this sound Winter loved so.</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#18 c72652a8-f2f4-4c56-b2aa-152c88f8f848 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_correct_rubs_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_correct_rubs_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">More of Winter’s fav rubs</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#19 f46fad49-14ae-4fc4-af7e-d3c31118bb25 http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_smiles_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_smiles_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Two souls - bonded</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#20 0a4d4636-2dc1-4982-b08f-b9e94c7357bd http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_talking_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Carol_Winter_talking_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Winter LOVED to be sung to</p></div></div> http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter.html#21 bbccbf72-3599-44fe-9b2b-820ce9adab4c http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_getting_scratched_web/thumb.jpg http://oceangrant.com/OG/Winter_files/Media/Winter_getting_scratched_web/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">THE cutest pink belly I’ve ever seen!!!</p></div></div>