This seaweed appears to be waving hello. Bellerive Beach, December 2010.
Why?
Why not.
Why not indeed!
Because.
Because why?
Just because.
Just because I said so.
Why?
Because!
Why not?
Because.
Because why?
Why because?
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Hold me now, oh hold me now, until this hour has gone around. And I'm gone on the rising tide, to face Van Dieman's Land
Theme Thursday again, and this one is rather easy. I am Tasmanian, you see, and aside from being all around general geniuses - as I have amply described previously - we are also very familiar with the concept of WATER. Tasmania is the ONLY island state of an ISLAND continent. That means, we're surrounded by WATER. That should help explain why I take so many photographs of water . Tasmania was for a long time the place where the British (an island race terrified of water) sent their poor people most vile and horrid criminals. The sort of folk who would face the stark choice of a death sentence , or transportation to the other end of the world. Their catalogue of crimes is horrifying : stealing bread assault stealing gentlemen's handkerchiefs drunken assault being poor affray ladies being overly friendly with gentlemen for money hitting people having a drink and a laugh public drunkenness being Irish Fenian terrorist activities being Catholic religious subversion. ...
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Why?
Because!
The Quote rings so true...and the photograph is very beautiful too~The poem remind me Of a quote once mentioned in an English course that I was enrolled in..."To every because there should be a why and to every why there should be a because"
[Or is it vice-versa?!?]
Thanks, for sharing!
DeeDee ;-D
And love that photo! The seaweed also looks like some weathered fan!
DeeDee, the light was dull, but it didn't seem to bother the shot.
GT, it is indeed. Douglas Coupland, I think.
Roddy, a small reindeer.
Sue, it never stops?