Solitary
On a silent summer evening
The sky’s alive with light
Building in the distance
Surrealistic sight
On Echo Beach
Waves make the only sound
On Echo Beach
There’s not a soul around
Echo Beach ~ Martha and the Muffins
Tag: clouds
Carved
Clarens is part of the scenic Highlands Route and is surrounded by mountains. The Rooiberge is the range encompassing the village, whilst further towards the southeast are the Maluti mountains in shades of purple and blue. All around are the sandstone cliffs with their multi-coloured layers – these horizontal strata are a characteristic feature of the area. Many homes in the Clarens Valley are made from or clad in sandstone. The rock was formed when the area was a desert 190-196 million years ago. Sand dunes built up over time and the sand particles were squeezed together to form a weak rock. Black stripes on the rock can be seen, even long after it has rained. These are areas where water seeps out of the rocks. Minerals from the top basalt layer are carried in the water and these stain the rocks black. The water enables organisms like algae and moss to live on the rock as well.
Contaminated
The Indian Ocean garbage patch, discovered in 2010, is a gyre of marine litter suspended in the upper water column of the central Indian Ocean, specifically the Indian Ocean Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The patch does not appear as a continuous debris field. As with other patches in each of the five oceanic gyres, the plastics in it break down to ever smaller particles, and to constituent polymers. As with the other patches, the field constitutes an elevated level of pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and other debris; primarily particles that are invisible to the naked eye.
