How Do We Clean Up the Sea?

I saw an online story about twenty million tons of debris from the Japanese tsunami heading towards the western coast of the US. I've also seen news pieces on a swirling mass of trash as big as the continental US in the South Pacific. The B. P. oil volcano and follow up toxins continue to cause death and health issues in the Gulf region. It seems we have this illusion of somehow our garbage magically disappearing once we send it off in a barge or toss it into the waters. We are a messy species.

So, how do we clean up our mess? It's a good question. I guess it would have to start with educating followed by strict international laws and finally getting our butts in gear and coming up with specific ways to clean up. We owe it to the sea and ourselves. In the end the Merworld will thank us.

Water, Water Everywhere

I've been admittedly feeling like I'm circling a landing strip waiting for the okay to fly down and settle in. My editor has had plenty of challenges and I feel may be overwhelmed (which is both good and bad). I'm looking forward to getting her edits for BNB. I know she's finished the first half (and shared she didn't make many edits) and I hope to hear soon the whole manuscript is ready for my final revision. Editing, writing, publishing and all is not the easiest process. Of course my main pleasure comes from hearing about readers enjoying the product. It'll happen. Patience Little Grasshopper...patience.

How Would Living Under the Sea Be?

I've thought about this often...especially if you are half human/ half fish. What would the sensations of life undersea be? Sound carries differently and further (for whales thousands of miles I'm told). Communication would be immensely different. Taste and smell are connected and seem to also carry far under the waves (a shark can smell from a very far distance). Seeing would have limitations not found above water. It is distorted by wave action as well as depth (it gets darker and bluer as you go down). Touch has a uniqueness to it. Certainly direct touch would differ, but also to consider is the lateral lines found on a fish body; this allows rhythms and vibrations in water to be sensed from a great distance. I have tried my best to get into character as a merman under water. I find the notion of understanding sensations as a Mer to be key in creating an understanding of how life undersea would be.

Merworld- What Should it Include?

Here I am once again asking for input from my two followers and occasional cyber-lost folk. While my version of the online Merworld has not yet taken full form, I wonder what you who are interested in the Merworld would like to see? I will definitely include access to Merworld literature. I'd like to provide links to good organizations supporting the sea all all of its life. I may also try to see about Mer related merchandise. Those are my thoughts. Let's hear yours!

Grey and Chilly

I'm house/cat/chicken sitting for some friends. The day is overcast, gray and dull. I'm one who loves the green and the woods, but I also love the sunshine. On days like this I remind myself to have green you have to have humidity.

The rain also reminds me of Scotland and Ireland. I think of the crashing waves of the sea and the mist and the seals barking down below a twisted cliff. There is beauty in rain.

What would the Mer think of gray rainy days? Of course they're not likely to care about it being wet. I wonder though if they would value the light? Would they seek out the rays of sunlight and rippling bubbles of a bright day?