". . . We and many other animals sleep and wake in cycles that repeat every twenty-four hours. Some ocean protists, dinomastigotes, luminesce when dusk comes, ceasing two hours later. So hooked are they into the cosmic rhythm of Earth that even back in the laboratory, away from the sea, they know the sun has set. Many similar examples abound because living matter is not an island but part of the cosmic matter around it, dancing to the beat of the universe.
Life is a material phenomenon so finely tuned and nuanced to its cosmic domicile that the relatively minor shift of angle and temperature change as the tilted Earth moves in its course around the sun is enough to alter life’s mood, to bring on or silence the song of bird, bullfrog, cricket and circada. But the steady background beat of Earth turning and orbiting in its cosmic environment provides more than a metronome for daily and seasonal lives. Larger rhythms, more difficult to discern, can also be heard. . . "
Enjoy the wonderful diversion, Claire. I look forward to reading the poem and seeing that photo.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Elizabeth. It's going to be a relaxing break and special to have the time with my dear daughter. She's about to turn the age I was when she was born, so this is one of those 'once-in-a-lifetime' scenarios when she will be half my age/I will be (just about - in three weeks time!) double hers - which feels somehow significant. L, C
ReplyDeleteAh, happy birthday to your -- I'm certain of it -- lovely daughter!
ReplyDeleteDidn't you blink and she went from seven to twenty-five? I met my two sons downtown Seattle last week for lunch, and at first glance, wondered who were those two handsome young men walking up to me?!
Have a wonderful week.
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ReplyDeleteOh, T - I've had exactly this happen to me! They're entirely familiar, of course, but I still pinch myself sometimes when I come across my offspring by surprise. One sees the babe, the young child and the grown man/woman in one gaze. How do they go from seven to twenty five in almost no time at all?
ReplyDeleteI passed your birthday wished on to Alisaundre (who says 'thank you' - as do I.)
L, Cx
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ReplyDeleteHi Maria - thanks for visiting and for your supportive comments. I will look into the link you have suggested. All the best, Claire
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