I went tidepooling today. Apparently, it's something that people do when they live near the ocean. I'd never heard of it, and when my roommate found out that I'd never been, she signed me up for the trip today. Tidepooling, in case you don't know (although you probably do), is exploring the pools of water left behind in rocks when the tide is low. All kinds of sea creatures stay behind in the rocks and you can see them up close. We saw anemones, starfish, crabs, clams, and plenty of other things I couldn't identify. It was cool. And it was cool in more than just a "I love sea creatures!" sort of way. Experiencing the beauty of nature, for the sheer and simple joy of it, is pretty awesome. Especially with other people.
You know, even though I suggested we write about New Years resolutions in my last post, I couldn't think of one to write about. Well! I just thought of one. This year, I'm going to go out of my way to appreciate creation. Nature. The great outdoors-- whatever you want to call it. It's pretty amazing.
DFTBA,
Emily
Oh, P.S. I have met a couple of Nerdfighters here, and we were planning to go see John and Hank when they come to Santa Monica next month on the TFiOS tour.... but I didn't get a ticket in time and it sold out. Very sad! But my friends have promised to take lots of pictures.
That's a beautiful picture! I really like when we have pictures, can we do this more?
ReplyDeleteEvery so often it's good to get out of the city, away from everything concrete and man-made and take in the joy and beauty of the world :)