These have fascinated me since I was a child. I had one I used to look at for hours, but we lost it when we moved.


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Isn't it a lovely smell when you dig and smell the earth? It smells so good, so right somehow. I think this scent resonates deeply with my soul.


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This link has some really beautiful pictures of amazing places on Earth that I really enjoyed looking at. :)

It looks like this where I live.


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It's a natural part of all life. We don't like the idea of it. We hunt for youth, try to look younger, feel younger, lie to ourselves that we're not aging. There's a thing in Japanese culture that I really liked and respected. I think it was from some monks. They strive to fing beauty and acceptance in every stage of life. A sprouting seedling is ( Read more... )

So apparently, there are precious stones in sand. Just goes to show that even the mundane, ordinary, and plentiful -- like sand -- is really quite special once you take the time to learn about it and appreciate it. The most gorgeous pictures are at the link.

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That's fascinating! It's crazy how bug huge things are made of tiny things. We're so big in relation to quarks, yet so small in comparison to planets and stars.