Life has evolved to thrive in environments that are extreme only by our limited human standards: in the boiling battery acid of Yellowstone hot springs, in the cracks of permanent ice sheets, in the cooling waters of nuclear reactors, miles beneath the Earth’s crust, in pure salt crystals, and inside the rocks of the dry valleys of Antarctica. –Jill Tarter
My hubby and I visited a cute garden shop today and while waiting for him to complete his transaction, I explored the grounds–checked out the various fountains, marveled at the ice patterns formed in what was once flowing water. I was drawn to a fountain pouring water into a heart-shaped basin and was so pleased to find goldfish surviving and thriving in the frigid water.
There’s a lesson in there somewhere…
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fantastic. amazing what survives in the frozen state. what a lovely idea to capture beauty in a garden shop.
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Yes, simply amazing. I’m still pondering the lessons.
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A wonderful lesson indeed! Everything about it!
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Indeed. I’m wondering if it would be redundant to do a second blog post with some of my musings on these lessons.
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Nope. I’m always a fan of taking a part of one blog and dissecting it.
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