“A very special moment from a few days ago, this particular Grey Whale repeatedly lifted up the front of the boat, and continuously stared at @guadalupelobos.lab and me allowing me to get this macro eye shot.”
Look west at the hill of water: it is half the
planet:
this dome, this half-globe, this bulging
Eyeball of water, arched over to Asia,
Australia and white Antartica: those are the eyelids that never
close;
this is the staring unsleeping
Eye of the earth; and what it watches is not our wars.
A beautiful video. Music accompanying it is perfect. Really gives one pause to consider our caretaker status in relation to God’s other creatures. We’ve been given Dominion, and with it, great responsibility.
Snakepit KansasFebruary 26, 2022, 10:11 PM
Richard,
I could go with some Metallica in the background and it would still be fitting. What an enormous and powerful creature, yet gentle and curious. I would like to understand it’s thoughts.
Richard G.February 26, 2022, 9:23 PM
I have paddled off shore through the breaking surf
on a calm winter’s day
through the swelling kelp beds, the bobbing otters
the plunging pelicans
and diving cormorants.
The murres winging back to their white washed rocky perches.
All this while the grey whales run down the coast
to their calving grounds
south in distant Baja.
They cleave close to the coast
when rounding the point
where the Big Sur Light
sits atop the crag.
The whale spouts announce their approach
and the mad dash is on
like a modern Ahab
bent on an intercept course
to draw within a rod’s length
to hear the rushing breath
feel the warm vapor
stare back into the intelligent orb
shrouded in a barnacled hide.
Sublime.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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A beautiful video. Music accompanying it is perfect. Really gives one pause to consider our caretaker status in relation to God’s other creatures. We’ve been given Dominion, and with it, great responsibility.
Richard,
I could go with some Metallica in the background and it would still be fitting. What an enormous and powerful creature, yet gentle and curious. I would like to understand it’s thoughts.
I have paddled off shore through the breaking surf
on a calm winter’s day
through the swelling kelp beds, the bobbing otters
the plunging pelicans
and diving cormorants.
The murres winging back to their white washed rocky perches.
All this while the grey whales run down the coast
to their calving grounds
south in distant Baja.
They cleave close to the coast
when rounding the point
where the Big Sur Light
sits atop the crag.
The whale spouts announce their approach
and the mad dash is on
like a modern Ahab
bent on an intercept course
to draw within a rod’s length
to hear the rushing breath
feel the warm vapor
stare back into the intelligent orb
shrouded in a barnacled hide.
Sublime.
The sea was angry that day my friend.