Yesterday
The icy edges weren’t kissing
Like they are
Today.
Now the water runs under shimmering sheets of crystal,
And the light,
Dappling through snow-hugged tree arms,
Is blinding my glacial eyes.
I didn’t have to squint as much
The day before.
But it doesn’t bother me —
Because what I can no longer see,
I can hear clear as quartz,
And the brook makes this bubbling bumping sound
Beneath the merging ice blankets,
And it might be
My favourite sound of the season
So far.
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❤👽
~~~
*** Kissing ice sheets over bubbling brook. ***
Photo & gif by moi ❤👽
Nerd alert:
And the ice is also water, one of the most mysterious substances in the universe. I always found it ridiculous in some sci-fi that aliens would be interested in Earth for the water. Which it still probably is (though maybe not so phosphorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPU9jeQbTOU). But water is mysterious, a second liquid state was just discovered: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsQXN-Kh2-w&t
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I love science. Gonna check those out. Yes ice is water but a totally transformed version of it putting it in a league all its own.
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Isaac Arthur is especially good, he’s a futurist while Anton deals in current research. I find it helps keep perspective and can give perspective if you lose track.
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I’ve already dug into a few of their respective videos and I am a fan now. I enjoy learning new things. Thank you!
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