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Scientists think they've unlocked a mystery behind one of the most majestic sounds on Earth. While whale songs have been studied for decades, it's been tough to say how, exactly, some of these ocean giants produce such haunting tones. While toothed whales, which include dolphins and killer whales, developed a vocal organ in their nose to produce sound, a new study claims baleen whales actually use a larynx — or voice box — in their throat. Using computer simulations, researchers concluded that the baleen whales’ voice box has "a completely novel mechanism that is not described in any other animal." Among the specialized structures was a fatty cushion that vibrates when air is pushed out from the lungs, allowing the whales to create low-frequency sounds underwater to communicate over large distances.
Demura Sensei said I am a geranium.
It rained last night, but it was gone when I got up. But, everything was still wet and happy.
The geraniums in my little yard are starting to bloom. This reminded me of ...
decades ago, Demura Sensei pointed to a
geranium i a vase on his desk ... and said to me,
"you're like that flower".
I said, "But Sensei, that's a geranium",
with the same intonation as if a weed.
"Yes, you are like a geranium!".
"Oh Sensei, can't I be a rose, or an orchid ...
or a tulip?" I pleaded.
"No, you are like a geranium!".
I was crushed.
I wanted to be something elegant or beautiful.
Then later Sensei said, "No, they are good. They don't need a lot of attention and they bloom easy."
And so, I am a geranium.
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"You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. Don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." |
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3 comments:
You have bad weather over there? They spoke on TV but I didn't hear all of it. The rain reminds you of Demura Sensei and how much you miss him. Happy and sad feelings so close to one another....
Thinking of you, Jacki!
Yes, Elenor, we have had a lot of rain, moew than we get in a year normally. The local mountains have had more than 15 feet of snoe in the past two months. Good for skiing, but not for driving! More rain later this week! ;o)
I love this geranium story. Very touching. Thanks for telling it here. xo
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