Remember the old science fiction movies, where they took a 2-inch lizard or tarantula and superimposed it into the scene of frightened people and cities being crushed? You just knew that Godzilla really was forty feet tall!Check out this tree-like structure from today's walk on Duxbury Beach, south of Boston. In another setting, you might be persuaded that the photo above is of a large tree knocked over by a storm. But, no, it is just an interestingly shaped sponge, and, as you see here, merely a few inches tall.
Meanwhile, watch the video below. It is a little unclear, but if you watch closely, you will see a flock of birds just to the right of the SUV, turning and swooping as a group. As they do so, they show us bottom, side, and top views; and they go from nearly invisible to dark to shimmering white. (Stick with me here. You may have to watch it 2 or 3 times to see the birds.)
If you cannot see the video, click here.
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ReplyDeleteLeanne: I thought of you today when I thought "what a beautiful day for a walk on the beach." Thanks for sharing the experience.
Lynn: Winter beach is so beautiful! Duxbury is my hometown.
I've recently learned some sponges are actually carnivorous; watch those fingers! (:
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