* Leonardo Thoughts.

Twittering One wrote:
"Why is the fish in the water
Swifter than the bird in the air
When it ought to be the contrary,
Seeing that the water is heavier and thicker
Than the air, and the fish is heavier and has smaller wings
Than the bird?

Lobsters and crabs are empty at the waning
Of the moon, for there is little light
For them to feed themselves by,
And if one brings them a light at night
They all hasten to this light."

~ Leonardo
[The other one, that gentleman
From Vinci],
From The Notebooks,
Natural History, VI
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I have seen the trout playing in the mountain steam as it cascades down
over the rocks forming deep pools for the fish. Darting lightning
fast, they can shoot through the clear water. The big ones stay hidden
until some morsel of food drifts downstream, then shooting out of their
hiding place, the grab it ahead of the small fry, and immediately are
back to their lair.

Sometimes they just chase each other around a pool, like elk jousting
over territorial or mating rites. At such times as these, they have no
interest in the fisherman's lure.

The many little waterfalls make sounds like many voices. At times you
think you hear laughter therein, and you look around to see who's
there.

And there are little brown birds about, sitting on the rocks, flying to
and fro. If you watch them closely, you will see then dip under the
water in search of food. What a curious behavior for a bird! That is
why they call them Dippers, or Water Ouzels.

When the morning Sun shines down throw the trees onto the fern covered
rocky sides of the high walled narrow canyon, one feels that one is in
one of natures great cathedrals. One looks up to lofty heights, as the
light beams down, and one feels that this is God's own holy place.

Nowhere on Earth have I felt closer to heaven than by the side of those
cool waters on warm summer days.

Double-A

''I have seen the trout
playing in the mountain steam
as it cascades down
over the rocks forming deep pools for the fish. Darting lightning
fast..."
~ Double-A

Well, I would say,
Birds do it,
Bees do it,
But no, never mind!

O gotta run ~ gotta new
Shrink to see!

Later rabid gators!

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