Advice ... from the OCEAN

Viewing my previous blog...Advice from a Tree...I trust you envisioned a sturdy tall tree set against a full blue sky...whether maple, pine or redwood...with numerous strong branches and full foliage of leaves or pine needles and cones.

Observing lake or ocean water, I've always been fascinated with the shadings of blue from the far waters being a marine blue, and as the waves crest toward the shore, the water depths lessen, the colour alters to azure and pale blues. Amazing, that water in the hand is colourless, yet a body of it gives intensity! Lake and ocean waters are also believed to reflect the sky and clouds...and if so, the far shadings of water could be slate gray.

Picture this scene with a sail boat on the far placid deep lake water, billowy white clouds drift above the horizon and sea gulls grace the sky ...either sight-seeing or searching for their next meal. As the pale blue water washes upon the sandy shore, you can see starfish and other shells. Imprinted on this peaceful scene is the “Ocean's Advice”:

Be shore of yourself.
Come out of your shell
Take time to relax and coast.
Avoid pier pressure.
Sea life's beauty.
Don't get tide down.
Make waves!

Merle Baird-Kerr
May 11, 2011