And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, January 19, 2015
Abalone shell, so common, yet at the same time so extraordinary.
There are different subspecies of abalone. Usually you find them at different depths - blacks in shallower water, sometimes reds. Greens and pinks in deeper water and whites in very deep and clean water. The color designation comes from the exterior color of the shell. They were abundant off the Southern California coast when I was young. Now due to rampant pollution, they can't be found in the area.
"Mother of Pearl"
ReplyDeleteI have heard that these beautiful shells have no monetary value when they are less than 12-inches across, but become VERY costly when larger.
ReplyDeleteThere are different subspecies of abalone. Usually you find them at different depths - blacks in shallower water, sometimes reds. Greens and pinks in deeper water and whites in very deep and clean water. The color designation comes from the exterior color of the shell. They were abundant off the Southern California coast when I was young. Now due to rampant pollution, they can't be found in the area.
Deleteshells on the beach are beautiful, as is the sand...
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