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46. “When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused.” – Rainer Maria Rilke more
2. “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans” – Kahlil Gibran
39. “Hark, now hear the sailors cry / smell the sea, and feel the sky / let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic.” -Van Morrison more
88. “Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.” – Bob Dylan
'At night,' Bernard continued, 'they turn on an electric eel for a night-light, and they light a fire, and the smoke goes up a chimney made from coral.' more
“Where mermaids live looks a bit like your pool.' said Bernard. 'Except they build houses out of whale bones and the wreckage of sunken ships. They play chess with seahorses. They wear capes of fish scales and sleep on beds made from seaweed.'
'Wait a minute,' interupted Zoe, clearly immersed in Bernard's description. 'If they live underwater, how could they have a fire?' more
'You should ask them,' said Bernard.
Well, the coral reef is not an individual animal species rather an entire ecosystem. more
In the age of science and technology, coral reefs have become one of the endangered species due to the increasing human population. So, what exactly are coral reefs?
These coral reefs are non-motile animals which gradually tend to build their own colonies with the help of calcium carbonate secreted from the corals. more
At the end of the day, the hard exoskeletons of these beautiful organisms are very eye-soothing.; as a result, they are constantly being plucked from the ocean bed and sold into the markets.
A poor life this is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare. [links]
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows. [links]
Birds most fascinating
of God’s creations
So many eye pleasing
colorful variations here
‘Now I see the secret of making the best person: it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.’ – Walt Whitman
Anti-vax radio host dies with Covid after three weeks in hospital
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night. [links]