The bliss of being in or near the water

Blue, aquamarine, teal, cobalt, sapphire, sea green. Sensual, languid, fun, contemplative, soothing, expansive, blissful enjoyment of being in or near the water. Floating, frothy, limpid, relaxing, plunging, calming, peaceful, laughing, playful.

Tombé du ciel by Antoine Renault

by Bato Dugarzhapov

Zig Zag by Lorraine Shemesh

Matthew Davis

Sandy ocean floor , Great Barrier Reef , Australia Creative RF By: Comstock

Por alla resoplan! / Blow ho! by purolipan 

Mária Švarbová

Mária Švarbová

 Heather Horton 

Samantha French

by Antoine Renault 

Underwater by Keek

Water Reflections by Jill Wagner 

Blue Bacchanalia by Martine Emdur

Tatyana & Vadim Klevenskiy

Samantha French

Heather Horton

underwater I - Giordano Cipriani

Tuesday July 10th 2012

Photo credit:  

atlanticwire.com

Sunbathers in Qingdao, China's north-eastern Shandong province, who do not want their faces to become dark wear these protective masks.

Photo credit:  atlanticwire.com

More pics here on the Wall Street Journal

It's SUMMER TIME!!! Whoo hoo!

Water Time - Compilation - Zapatou

From IDV User Experience

Animated Tornado Tracks over 61 years Tornado Tracks by Year, 1950 -"Pro tip: check out 1974 and 2011"

Also there

Love this artist's work, Myeombeom Kim. Apparently her work is influenced by this concept: Hylozoism is the philosophical point of view that all matter (including the universe as a whole) is in some sense alive.

Something I learned about this week, Sahel Dynamics. What is the Sahel?

The Sahel is the semi-arid transition region between the Sahara desert to the north and wetter regions of equatorial Africa to the south. It extends from the Atlantic in the west to the Indian ocean in the east. It has high variability of rainfall, and the land consists of stabilized ancient sand seas. It is one of the poorest and most environmentally degraded areas on earth.

Summertime and science illustrations

It's Summertime! Whoo hoo!

Helen M. Turner Lilies, Lanterns and Sunshine

Paul LaCroix Still Life with Fruit 1864

In case you want to be a merperson this summer, it's do-able! Available at monikanaumann.The tails, which function in water, are made with a material called ‘mono fin,’ which is an apparently sturdy and durable swim fabric. The pieces, which are made to order, come in a variety of colors from orange to bright pink. Textured and as luminescent as you might expect to find on a real-life sea maiden, these are realistic in a way that is truly stunning. Priced at around $250, these might be an expensive splurge, but will surely delight anyone with a mermaid obsession.

With your mertail you might also wear webbed fingers.

Love this. I am fat, Veda, 22

This video blew me away! A crash course to shine

This one is also very powerful. Via MetaFilter: How to look your best the morning after

Okay, so this is the big news of the week and this is my favorite video, explaining what the heck is Higgs Boson anyway: The Higgs Boson Explained from PHD Comics on Vimeo.

Wandered around the Scientific Illustration site, enjoying all the interesting and beautiful images.