Friday 3 February 2012

They that go down to the sea in ships...

As the Good Book says, these shall see the wonders of God in the deep.

Impressed by the mini-Leviathan they discovered in the dark cold depths off New Zealand. Personally I would have named it a "mega-prawn" because it would make a better headline. And because I could annoy Drayton by talking about being "prawn again".

It makes you think of the great age these things must live, to grow so big.
It makes you wonder about the sense of consciousness, even self-consciousness, that these things experience.
It makes you astounded, the wonders that are still to be found on this wondrous planet.

And it makes me ponder, where are we ever going to get enough garlic butter?

4 comments :

  1. 'Tis said there's life (albeit rudimentary) in the House of Commons.

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  2. All very well, but can it predict the 2012 Euro Championship results. (RIP Paul the Octopus)

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