Glimmers of the Hidden Depths II

So much of the world is outside from under our easy observation. Even what we do see, so sweetly glosses over deeper realities that reside mostly unobserved and hardly imagined by surface dwellers.

Taking in the beauty that glitters on the surface does not necessarily allow us to appreciate the wonder and intimacy of deeper things.

The six-week old Gray Whale calf (at left) almost fills the frame while its mother hangs close, under girding the infant’s explorations. Her presence is so large and foundational that we can’t quite take in the whole scene.

What a joy to exist above and below and know the wonder of each, allowing the pleasures of air and water to augment the gift of the other. “But don’t forget to breathe,” she prepares to sing.