Things that make me happy (in no specific order!): the promise of true love, music, books, turtles, the ocean, my daughter, my friends, sunshine, palm trees, wine, waves in the ocean!Tumblr (3.0; @turtlesblowmymind)http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/585cce4292e77e0092284909a9e0a00f/tumblr_mir6glDJA21r5j5ngo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44502522530http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44502522530Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:55:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/711acac9716a999686d275444c49f146/tumblr_mfx1pa7p351re6ar6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44501772847http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44501772847Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:45:42 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m83dsyfpxc1qkurtko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44501689759http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/44501689759Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:44:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maz2vmM0Hi1qjm9bpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40377281011http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40377281011Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:47:57 -0500““Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you.””<br/><br/> - <em>Deepak Chopra (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://aurelle.tumblr.com/">aurelle</a>)</em>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40376959479http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40376959479Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:43:48 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61f4938c905d8a241870ca67f63fde92/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc2179dde63e209eaf5840ade1faf0f0/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/19dd00c615486f0bdd1caccbd51c6855/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo11_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce8ffe7708332b008935b8dfd5152735/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9dbaabaa1d13113b14862fe19ea6ff06/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b64df608967ea7c029d4c201064bdba2/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/53ab2f25b09ec203a178cbbe44437f17/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f6e49b30a9fe9e1ba7c8c915a9f3ac88/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1fd598500867f869ba74d51f6fa81231/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c53de4d2e911479f780244786f2191c4/tumblr_mgeuiz8wyT1qm8fzgo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://earth-song.tumblr.com/post/40189736190/peacock-mantis-shrimp-the-peacock-of-sea-this">earth-song</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"><strong>Peacock mantis shrimp- The peacock of sea</strong></h3> <p><strong><br/></strong></p> <p>This extraordinary beastie is a marvel to see but also has super natural vision.<br/>It views the world in 11 or 12 primary colors, as opposed humans who only see 3 making it possible for them to perceive both polarized light and hyperspectral color vision. Not to mention they possess super strength in their claws, that can break aquarium glass. During mating rituals, mantis shrimp actively fluoresce, and the wavelength of this fluorescence matches the wavelengths detected by their eye pigments. Females are only fertile during certain phases of the tidal cycle; the ability to perceive the phase of the moon may therefore help prevent wasted mating efforts. It may also give mantis shrimp information about the size of the tide, which is important for species living in shallow water near the shore.</p> <p>[read more]</p> </blockquote>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40285661303http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/40285661303Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:01:47 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly0yefT3HO1qeza1jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hidden-scars-will-kill.tumblr.com/post/29070023275/this-is-my-brother-two-years-ago-we-were-at-the">hidden-scars-will-kill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>this is my brother two years ago. we were at the park, just me and him, and he turned to me and said “kayla, don’t you ever wish there were no bad people in the world?” i thought it to be a funny thing for a 5 year old to say, but shrugged it off. last year, he didnt come home from school, we thought that being only in grade prep, he might’ve decided to go home with his bestfriend without telling us, but he didn’t.  the school confirmed they saw him get on his school bus after the bell rang. but thats all we knew, the bus driver said that he had gotten off a stop early, my mother was frantically searching the neighbourhood for him. we never found him. it’s been two years and we’re still looking for him, he was such a beautiful boy, and i cant help but think the worst. he could be anywhere in the world by now, so please, reblog this, no matter where you’re from, you could save a life. xx</p> </blockquote>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/29129078618http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/29129078618Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:14:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwn93iqwQm1r8fpcno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19655123152http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19655123152Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:53:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqklnqDRIf1qeeb0zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654976882http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654976882Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:51:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hzk16kO11qjlwh3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654552805http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654552805Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:44:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0hwiqfx0r1r7vzbio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654416604http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/19654416604Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:42:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m058u4UgQG1qa9omho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://magicalnaturetour.tumblr.com/post/18503080996">magicalnaturetour</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Photographer Natalie Kolyadyuk ~ I would love to be there ~ well maybe not swimming with the shark :)</em></strong></p> </blockquote> <p>One for Punk and one for me! </p>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/18508931995http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/18508931995Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:06:04 -0500“Man cannot will unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.”<br/><br/> - <em>Jean-Paul Sartre, ”A propos de l’existentialisme: Mise au Point” (Characterizations of Existentialism)<br/>Published in <em>Action</em>, December 29, 1944 (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://liquidnight.tumblr.com/">liquidnight</a>)</em>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15671365983http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15671365983Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:59:44 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvrd4xfNzo1qb078eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15671151335http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15671151335Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:51:18 -0500“I love no one but you, I have discovered, but you are far away and I am here alone. Then this is my life and maybe, however unlikely, I’ll find my way back there. Or maybe, one day, I’ll settle for second best. And on that same day, hell will freeze over, the sun will burn out and the stars will fall from the sky.”<br/><br/> - <em>Lemony Snicket (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://venebelle.tumblr.com/">venebelle</a>)</em>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15279542441http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15279542441Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:26:23 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx6g0wV2Qh1qe52v7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>this is sooo true</p> <blockquote></blockquote>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15279356683http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/15279356683Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:22:45 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7ai2HM6h1qbpwzeo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14274446997http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14274446997Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:56:52 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw0vaxcMYa1qdl1apo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14274135526http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14274135526Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:49:51 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw9fenQyir1qarjnpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://darksilenceinsuburbia.tumblr.com/post/14270947369/james-guppy-dark-iris">darksilenceinsuburbia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://thombeau.blogspot.com/">James Guppy</a></strong>. <em>Dark Iris, </em><em>2005. Acrylic on linen, 183 x 122 cm.</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.jamesguppy.com/"><a href="http://www.jamesguppy.com/">http://www.jamesguppy.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14273504516http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14273504516Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:35:28 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw5y09ikCy1qhhtkko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14219090537http://turtlesblowmymind.tumblr.com/post/14219090537Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:59:19 -0500