#ocean first time

[jabberingdragon]

So, this past January, I was down in Florida. For the first time in my life on earth for 26 years, I was able to encounter the ocean.

Her beauty left me absolutely thunderstruck. The first time I stood at the sandy shore, I was agasht of the fine grain of softness the sand was on my feet. I'm used to sand be coarse and harsh, but not here. The sandy beach traced the emerald green shoreline as far as I could see, such a pure ivory white that glowed beneath the sun, yet somehow, was soft on the eyes, unlike snow when it reflects sunlight. I watched the ocean roll, observed the absolute vastness of it, I listened to it, took in the smell of the air. Yankee candle has tried to capture the smell of ocean air in the past, but it pales in comparison to the real thing. Aromatic, pleasantly salty, with a note of sweet. Someone may call me crazy, but I swear the fragrance was a pleasant savory aroma, not one that induces hunger, but melts away your worries. Just by taking a deep breath, you can tell the air is alive. A candle company can never replicate the air itself, for they miss one key ingredient: Life. the first time, I allowed the sultry waves to overwash my bare feet, it connected me to a special kind of energy that surged over me and took me to a state of mind I've never felt before, at least, not to this degree. I remember feeling my eyes begin to swell and tears fighting to drip over my widened eyes as the waves crashed like thunder and rolled gently over my feet. I could never imagine how beautiful my first time was, and I am glad to have experienced it.

As the week went by, I encountered some lovely creatures, chatted with some friendly locals, and even met an internet friend who was just as lovely as they always are when we converse.

May I add, I adore how cheeky pelicans are. They're hilarious looking, and surprisingly large in person, but this particular fella I photographed was pretty used to people, of course did a light hiss and polite beak-snap if he felt you were too close, and to my surprise, he was quite intelligent. He definitely impressed me when he was using his long beak to point us to the food dispenser machine to feed him, but sadly, it was broken. He may not have gotten his free lunch, but he did win my heart. Nothing like the hardcore Canada Geese encounter, who will definitely not hesitate to shank me in the deepest darkest alleyways if I so much as look at them funny. Don't worry, I still love my foul fowls.

As for the cat? This lovely lady is Atticus, and she's a beloved Pier Cat that frequents the restaurant I happened to be by. She was stunning, and extremely friendly!

Now swimming in the ocean? I didn't get to do until near the end, as the riptide was rough during the week. The surf was a touch rough, but I didn't mind. I gotta admit, it was definitely intimidating. The ocean is absolutely nothing like the great lakes. There's a power to it that makes the ocean terrifyingly beautiful. What really left me speechless was the absolute vastness. No matter how far you look out into the sea underwater, you're staring down towards an infinite space that holds so many secrets that man has yet to even discover, let alone fathom. It's terrifying, but humbling. It made me realize how small my problems are....and understand and appreciate my roots as a multicellular organism, thinking about how far I have come to be into the existence I live in now VS my long since dead single-celled, archiac ancestors that lived in the primordial sea billions of years prior to me. In a way, it makes me proud of how far I've come in life, and reminds me of how little my problems are, because there is greater, more magnificent things out there that are worth my time and energy to ponder and engage with.

As much as I regret never experiencing the ocean at a young age, I am glad I did now as a fledged adult, because I wouldn't be able to string together words to perfectly illustrate to you my first hand experience, and how it made me feel.

#ocean waves #ocean #first time #ocean first time #beautiful birds #ocean birds #pier cat #poetic #poetic experience #ocean pictures #beautiful ocean #ocean sunset #sunset #dragon's jabber #caw! caw! *puff!*

[hellsitegenetics]

Can you please do:

IT’S ME BOY IM THE PS5 SPEAKING TO YOU INSIDE YOUR BRAIN LISTEN TO ME BOY LEAVE THE GIRL WE DON’T NEED HER COME WITH ME AND PLAY MY GAMES WE’LL HAVE COWBOY TIMES IN SPACE DO DOO DO DO YEEEAH YOU NEED ME BOY YOUR FREE WILL IS AN ILLUSION

String identified: T’ T 5 AG T A T T A T G ’T C T A A GA ’ A C T AC A A

Closest match: Pseudochaenichthys georgianus genome assembly, chromosome: 8 Common name: South Georgian Icefish

#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #requests #sent to me #thatwitchynerd #its me boy im the ps5 #fish #ocean #icefish #south georgian icefish #first fish we've gotten 3 times

[vulcannic]

Good Omens + Our Flag Means Death

#good omens spoilers #good omens #good omens s2 #good omens gifs #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd gifs #aziraphale's little yells while nina and maggie threw his books reminded me of stede's yell during the storm with his books falling #so i started making those gifs #then i was like wait..... crowley and ed both throw the books too #and LISTEN #we are not going to mention ed throwing all of stede's books into the ocean im not strong enough to watch that scene again OKAY #also this is my first time making gifs again in a long time.... pls be nice

[delicourse]

lilac season

#jolyne cujoh #Jolyne Kujo #jjba #JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #Stone Ocean #deliart #this has been in the works for like 3 months<3 but im picky with colors so<3 #just been into tweedlike fabrics lately #so this is my first attempt to do that texture #also ofc its heavily based on that one chanel runway etc etc and yes if im doing that #im also supposed to draw camellias since thats their thing #but lilacs are blooming and they are my fav flower overall so <33 #like for scent citrus flowers win so hard. and for looks its hydrangeas. but for overall package? lilacs easiest win of all time #STILL can't find a good lilac perfume i tried the issey miyake one but what was up with that milky aftersmell :( #ALSO ONLY GOT TOLD LILACS ARE EDIBLE THIS YEAR!!!! #i should try to make lilac lemonade. i heard that's where it's at

[oriiduckko]

Dear lord it's...Angie!?

The reference I made for Angie, tho technically he was created and designed by @shandzii ( but since he's Larus and Khora's child, we be sharing custody )

Given that, he got a rainbow trait from Khora and that, unlike Wren, he is entirely an avian, he is based after Brush bronzewing

#he's technically the first born child but he was born kinda almost the same time with wren #Angie is Unhinge mannn #other than that. I wouldn't stay close to this child. #cause this child has no power what soever but he can kill #// #mii ocz #ocean idiots #angie

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

fantasy au scribbles!!

#ft. bardaby and wall beefing <3 #ok yeah im just gonna call possessed wally wall. #cause yk. homes. home. walls. wall. #the alternative options were like. walome. holly. etc. bad options #In My Mind that scribble is the result of barnaby's first time seeing home possess wally #he did not know home could do that! they'd already had a very stressful and bad few months! #both of them were at their limits and were ready to Start Biting! #scribble salad #wh fantasy au #wh au #welcome home au #anyway yeah i gave howdy a lil ponytail. what about it #and his lil magic bullet bandolier <3 #ALSO DRAWING THE PUPPETS WITH TEETH IS FUN BUT ALSO VERY STRANGE #I AM NOT USED TO SHOVING CHOMPERS IN THEIR FACES #but in this au they're Real Fleshy Beings so. they need teeth i guess #ok i just wanted to give them teeth in a way that my brain allowed #still very unwell about this lil au btw #my little imaginings have been keeping me going lately #my favorite plotlines at present are bardaby-home bonding / wally & home are separated / ocean adventures / disembowelment <3 #fun things all around!

[mi-spark]

happy anniversary to explorers of sky!! i wanted to finally finish up this old wip to celebrate.

it’s based off a little headcanon i have where the partner remembers where they came across the relic fragment (rather than the extent of their memory being that they “happened to pick it up” somewhere they can’t recall)– it had washed up to them at the very same beach they met the hero on. the fragment/hidden land seem to have a strong connection to the ocean sooo it made sense to me. the rock that began it all

#pokemon #pokémon #mystery dungeon #explorers of sky #vulpix #bubbles (explorers) #beach #ocean #fanart #myart #the file name is 'magical beach of destiny' #this piece had several other color comps so i guess i'll just have to draw this beach 28 more times #also by 'old' wip. i mean literally 2 years old #but it's changed a lot and i like it much better than the first version

[solargeist]

Can we pretty please get a Grian and Xelqua meet-up?? I love how you draw Xelqua and Grian and I just need to see what they would do if they meet......for science of course

wait hold on.. goes crazy .. I don’t have a design for Xelqua, that was just Grian earlier, but…. I think it’d go well

I think Xelqua is his patron, so he’d be excited to meet him !

but I was also playing with the idea that Little Grian here is a reincarnated version of Xelqua, but still looks up to him, prays to him, would want to be picked up and hugged by him, the safety of it. (How can he be reincarnated and still have a form here ? Well the divine can be a bit finicky)

#something something abt the first thing little grian says to Xelqua is did you hear me ? When I thanked you for the food ! #<- Aether showed him how to pray before meals #ask #my art #Xelqua #sketching #Late night doodle of them . Yawnssss #Also something something abt Grian being a reincarnated Xelqua and the two angels having to take care of him #he has no divine memory ! Maybe some vague feelings involving being scared of lightning and missing the ocean . But he’s just a little kid #that needs to be fed and kept out the weather and his back scratched so he’ll go to sleep #someone hold me back this is becoming a one shot au #Also Xelqua is 5’0/152cm still. Aether and Flora can’t tell if he’s another child when they see him 😭😭😭 #Grian and Xelqua meet and it’s like when Goten met Goku for the first time . Bursts into tears rn live

[starfiresky]

“…In your true memories, I was never there...”

#art #artists on tumblr #kingdom hearts #kh #my art #Namine #thank namine #pastel #simplistic #chain of memories #emotional #ocean #memory #ooo my first time trying this form of art #me likey

[0rchidm4ntis]

Son of the Sea

#micas art #twst #twisted wonderland #twst silver #silver vanrouge #selkie au #ell's amazing fic and my trip to the ocean yesterday spurred this on! #i have a few ideas id like to explore with my art for this au but theyre gonna take me a bit of time to work out #i just thought id get this idea out first bc the image of baby silver all wrapped in his big warm comfy coat would not leave me alone #this niche little au means so much to me :'))

[athanoraa]

jojo meme collection volume 1

#jjba #jojo bizarre adventure #jojo fanart #stardust crusaders #vento aureo #stone ocean #kujo jotaro #kakyoin noriaki #giorno giovanna #jjba diavolo #enrico pucci #i feel so guilty that this is my first time drawing some characters #im so sorry kakyoin giorno and pucci y'all deserved better #anyways i hope you find them as funny as i do #jojo memes #hall of funny art

[plurpaws]

#drew a Really old character for the first time in...years #my art #sparkledog #sparklefur #furry #sfw furry #fish #ocean

[qpjianghu]

–ocean vuong [x]

Li Lianhua | Mysterious Lotus Casebook (2023)

#HIM !!!!!! #blorbo of all time #li lianhua #li xiangyi #mysterious lotus casebook #mlc #my mlc gifs #lhl #i haz a sad #also yes that quote wrecked me forever when I first read it #ocean vuong #gorgeous gorgeous writer #everyone check out #on earth we're briefly gorgeous

[pink-november]

There's something almost magical when you first meet with The Shifting Mound.

The way your options are staggered from the mirror to proceeding to the cabin to approaching her, like bated breaths waiting to be left out. The way the piano sounds when you're facing her, lonely keys being pressed, solemn and so so beautiful. Her soft melodic voice dances, like comfort and familiarity. You ask your first question, asking her what she is, and she responds with the most profound thing you've ever heard. I am solitary lights in an empty city. What are you?

You explore. Press her for more meaning. She responds with more metaphors, sketching out the barest lines of her budding existence. Then she says: We are oceans reduced to shallow creeks.

Then the vocals trickle in, filling the silence of The Long Quiet with her enveloping presence.

And you stare at her, basking in the song that follow, and think to yourself, oh.

#slay the princess #it may be with my own playthrough but if you play at relatively normal speed during this section of the game #and pick the first option and let shifty finish her dialogue #then by the time she says the line with the oceans #the vocals comes in #almost like fate #synchronized perfectly for maximum impact #it's beautiful

[delicourse]

my full artwork for the chrysalis zine!! its currently on sale til the 15th! 🦈🦈

#Jolyne Kujo #jjba #JoJo's Bizarre Adventure #stone ocean #deliart #i had a great time making this!! it was really nice to truly make a large high effort artwork #and the zine turned out wonderful!! #please do check it out! #its 10 bucks #if anything do it in solidarity of me researching all 2010 ss runways. and sharks #i had 4 alternate recolors of this. 3 different fits for jolyne. i looked up what flip phones one could possibly own in 2010 and be cool #she has orange blossom on her bc thats floridas state flower #i made my own sharks in blender to later use as a reference #and thats just the effort im not too embarrased to reveal. i felt so activated #like a wild mouse finding a hamster wheel in the woods for the first time..... #wow posted an artwork and the queen just fucuking dies. lmaoooooo

[brainfilehasstoppedworking]

*cries*

#I remember watching part 2 of Stone Ocean when it came out and seeing this for the first time all I felt was pain #UGHHH THE FAMILY FEELS STOOOPPP #jojo's bizarre adventure #jojo no kimyou na bouken #part 6 #jjba part 6 #stone ocean #jolyne kujo #jolyne cujoh #jotaro kujo