bloom
Im trying to be like water but its full of little micro-beings that are rendering our oceans unsafe
the weather is getting warmer, punctuated still by spring storms but the hope of the beach reigns
we walk down the jetty every week when we go get curry and eventually spiral into “i dont know how they are going to fix this”
then i get overwhelmed
... See morewhat a river can be—a friend, a companion, a hint of heaven.
Mary Oliver • Devotions
The algae does not produce a toxin that is harmful to humans or one that could cause long-term effects. However, exposure can cause:
These symptoms resolve within several hours after leaving the beach and adjacent area.
- skin irritation
- eye irritation
- respiratory symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath.
These symptoms resolve within several hours after leaving the beach and adjacent area.
Department of Primary Industries and Regions • Attention Required! | Cloudflare
One of my favorite ways of understanding nature creating more possibilities, is to watch water move through the world. Water creates the ways for itself, moving with gravity, moving around obstacles, wearing down obstacles, reshaping the world. When there isn’t an overt way forward, water seeps into the land, becomes a vapor in the sky, freezes
... See moreadrienne maree brown • Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
We carry oceans inside of us, in our blood and our sweat. And we are crying the oceans, in our tears.’
Gregory David Roberts • Shantaram: A Novel
"I wanted to see what the river had to say for itself."
Olivia Laing, Everybody
"We are all bodies of water... To think ourselves as bodies of water is to understand ourselves as porous, leaky, and dependent."
Astrida Neimanis
Another warning light for the biosphere has just started flashing.The increasing acidification of the ocean - a process driven by the burning of fossil fuels - has crossed its safe limit for the first time ever, putting all marine life and ecosystems at risk.Ocean acidification is the 7th of 9 natural processes that regulate Earth’s... See more