tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2043306493400768051..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Why does the sea sparkle? - Katherine RobertsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-2356193050568924342016-08-22T16:41:54.962+01:002016-08-22T16:41:54.962+01:00The Devon Exmouth, Katherine. I was at university ...The Devon Exmouth, Katherine. I was at university in Exeter. I'm not sure the Gulf Stream (which brought us the sparkly creatures) reaches the same parts nowadays.<br />Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47507562688817116732016-08-22T15:54:29.461+01:002016-08-22T15:54:29.461+01:00I guess photos freeze sparkly moments in time, but...I guess photos freeze sparkly moments in time, but they're never the same as the real thing.<br /><br />Bill, your experiences sound magical! Do you mean Exmouth in Devon? Or is there one in Scotland?<br /><br />And is it possible to glimpse your own sparkle, as Lee suggests when the writing is going well? Or is that more of a sparkly feeling inside as yet unseen by anyone else?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-12330799419207464652016-08-21T21:02:46.513+01:002016-08-21T21:02:46.513+01:00Sea fairies, mermaids' pearls, whatever. Littl...Sea fairies, mermaids' pearls, whatever. Little dancing sun refections on water is also magical, as is the real world of nature and fact.<br /><br />I did a major sparkly, bookwise, once, back in 2001. Not healthy to have these, as they spoil you for any lesser futures. Would be great to be able to freeze them in time, like diamonds.<br /> Enid Richemonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218197995089241666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-8180517546959324702016-08-21T20:57:16.448+01:002016-08-21T20:57:16.448+01:00I've recently read "Reading Water" b...I've recently read "Reading Water" by the natural navigator Tristan Gooley and was gladdened to find that the scientific explanations are often almost as magical as the best attempts by fiction. However they are not (for me) as memorable sp I can't show off my new learning here. (I'll recommend the book though.) Loved the post and thought the glitter of public approval an apt analogy, whether scientific or not. Thanks<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-18020819868619166722016-08-21T13:54:08.897+01:002016-08-21T13:54:08.897+01:00Lovely images, Katherine. They reminded me of anot...Lovely images, Katherine. They reminded me of another type of sparkle in water - bio-luminescence. Sailing at night off Scotland's west coast can be magical as the hull leaves a flashing green trail behind it. Better still, a long-ago midnight swim after a party in Exmouth where the sparkles actually streamed down our bodies and churned in the water around us. (Sigh.)Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-71168430626884351592016-08-21T10:39:33.844+01:002016-08-21T10:39:33.844+01:00An interesting image, Katherine, and the scenes al...An interesting image, Katherine, and the scenes all too recognisable and chilly. The sea is certainly as powerful - and probably more so - when dark and grey.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-37519031985495624012016-08-21T09:23:28.249+01:002016-08-21T09:23:28.249+01:00A great post! One to treasure on the dull days whe...A great post! One to treasure on the dull days when the sparkle seems like a distant memory!Thank you, Katherine.Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-3215023274980458532016-08-21T09:11:13.766+01:002016-08-21T09:11:13.766+01:00The dinoflagellates sparkle whether observed by pe...The dinoflagellates sparkle whether observed by people or not. I sparkle when I'm writing well, whether or not readers are paying attention. But this is only my own experience; other writers feel differently.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.com