Oh Whale.

Rudolf Freund

MBARI’s robotic submersibles often spot this little octopus resting on the seafloor, its orange body resembling a flat, fluffy pancake. When startled by a predator, a flapjack octopus perks up and swims to safety by flapping its stubby fins, pulsing its webbed arms, pushing water through its funnel for jet propulsion—or all three at once. When the coast is clear, it stretches its webbed arms and parachutes back to the ocean floor.

In this world of undeniable anxiety and woe, there are also small rocks that want to be manatees.

mlm/wlw solidarity hostility

worst day ever

Max Half Empty on Etsy

The fourteenth century Manor House in Chipping Campden, now a five-star hotel with a Michelin starred restaurant. (@_dpc_photography IG)

me: loved and appreciated

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