THE SEA: observations, experiences, and interdependence.
What kind of emotions does the sea or ocean make you feel?
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky;
there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
Victor Hugo
But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Khalil Gibran
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest.
Charles Moore, Marine Researcher Above and below Nestucca Oil Spill 1988
In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
Rachel Carson
Men (and women) go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
Saint Augustine
Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.
Sylvia Earle, Oceanographer
However fragmented the world, however intense the national rivalries, it is an inexorable fact that we become more interdependent every day.
Jacques Yves Cousteau
Above image is from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries website
through the luminary lens 
I really like this picture. It looks like a place I would sit and read for quite some time. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Java girl – somehow I hadn’t noticed your comment about the Sea post. My apologies. I genuinely appreciate your frequent visits. Best regards – Bruce
Thank you again Bruce for photos and quotes and positive energy in my day spent by the sea in Buncrana Ireland.
Your welcome Brendan. Glad you too found some inspiration from the sea. It is good to get rejuvenated. Always I’m glad to hear from. Thanks so much.
I think my favourite among those is the pristine beach with the vertical cliffs which look like they are being quickly nibbled away at the base by the tides.
Heh Roy. Sorry for the delayed comment – really busy, away at work, spotty internet, ya-de-ya-de-ya. The photo you’re likinmg is in Northern California – I’d have to pull out my map from that trip, to remember exactly where. The erosion is something to see along the coast highway, for sure.
Bonjour
Fantastic – fantastic – fantastic
Dan
Thanks Dan.
Oh yeah, it was watching Jacques Cousteau’s adventure that turned this Alberta girl into an Island girl! I love paradise on the ocean. Thanks for a great post, Bruce. 😉
Yes. Undersea World of Jacques Costeau, the Nature of things, and Here come the 70’s were three great CBC shows that impacted me as a youth.
I’m a born an bred ‘Islander, and don’t think much can move me away from here. Thanks for the comment Dawne.
The pictures and the quotes are manificent. Love them!
Thank you seeker. Sorry for the time lag – Ive been busy at work and no time to blog 😦
What a great collection … the first one is my favorite.
Thanks. I think it is my favourite too, with a sort of zen like quality. It was taken in Victoria BC, our capital city and located on a penisula. I was lucky to visit there for 8 years in a row, when my wife was working and studying there.
Beautiful series of photos and love the quotes too! 🙂
It was fun putting it together, and the quotes sort of choose the photos, if you know what I mean. Enjoyed looking over at your blog, and will visit again. Thanks for enjoying this post and commenting. Bruce
Bruce – what a great series! They are all wonderful, but I think my favorite is the one with the snowy mountains in the background, then the forest; then the man-made piers and such, then the ocean. I like the layers in this photograph……neat progression.
Very nice gallery for the Photo Challenge. Happy Wednesay to you!
Thank you – heh you’re back your vacation. Hope it was good. Bruce
Yes, it was mostly good – not restful, but chock full of stories and experiences. Maybe a few pics to trot out. :O)
Restful vacation – what’s that? Stories and experiences is my kind of holiday! Glad you’re back, safe and sound.
Thank you, it’s good to be home, snug in my own bed. There’s no place like home!
Beautiful pictures and quotes!
Thanks Tanya. I haven’t been able to follow your posts, or many blog at all – it is my busy time, and I’m making hay well the sunshines, as the ol sayin goes. Hope your well. Bruce