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Did you know that the Hawaiians have over 200 words for rain? Hānau Ka Ua: Hawaiian Rain Names by Collette Leimomi Akana with Kiele Gonzalez is the fullest record of Hawaiian rain names and their lore to date, drawing on oral tradition and literature, including approximately three hundred ‘ōlelo Hawai’i primary sources from the ninteeth … Read More “Day 3: Rain #100DaysofBlue” »
“It’s all about creation and surprise. It just needs to be appreciated and watered like flowers. You have to water flowers. These peaks will come again.” – Sonny Rollins The legendary tenor saxophonist, Walter Theodore “Sonny” Rollins died on May 25, 2026 at the age of 95.Yesterday, May 26 marked the Centennial of Miles Dewey … Read More “Day 2: Bluing with Sonny & Miles #100DaysofBlue” »
The 2026 100 Days of Blue Mind Challenge takes place from May 26th and goes through Sept 2nd. Blue Mind – A mildly meditative state, characterized by calm peacefulness, unity, and a general happiness and satisfaction with life in the moment. The idea is simple: get near, in, on or under water daily. If you … Read More “#100DaysofBlue 2026 – BTS SWIM” »
World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of fresh water. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2.1 billion people living without access to safe water. It is about taking action to tackle the global water crisis. … Read More “March 22 is World Water Day!” »
Antarctica Day is an international holiday recognizing the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. It is celebrated on December 1 each year. As an annual event, Antarctica Day encourages participation from around the world. Antarctica Day on December 1st as a globally-accessible platform to share, interpret and cherish the values associated … Read More “December 1 is Antarctica Day” »
Bluemind view (from Embarcadero & Brannan Street), San Francisco, photo by Genny Lim. On this World Ocean Day 2024, enjoy a poetic quote by Rumi, and two photographs shared by poet/playwright/performer Genny Lim. You are nota drop in oceanyou are the entire oceanin a drop. — Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī تو قطره ای در اقیانوس … Read More “Happy World Ocean Day 2024” »
NASA’s High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) Experiment, mounted on the ISS External Payload Facility of the European Space Agency’s Columbus module, was activated April 30, 2014 and after 5 years and 79 days was viewed by more than 318 million viewers across the globe on USTREAM alone. This high definition video opens with a text … Read More “HDEV Livestream (2014-2019): The Pale Blue Dot” »
The United Nations designated June 8th as World Oceans Day. On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honor our one shared ocean, that connects us all. The ocean covers over 70% of the planet. It is our life source, supporting humanity’s sustenance and that of every other organism on earth. The … Read More “June 8th is World Oceans Day!” »
The technological developments of the latter half of the 20th century are widely considered to have altered the public’s perception of the Earth. Before space flight, the popular image of Earth was of a green world. Science fiction artist Frank R. Paul provided perhaps the first image of a cloudless blue planet (with sharply defined … Read More ““It’s a Blue World”” »
You are not a drop in the ocean, you are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi Many of us are naturally drawn to the water’s edge. But why? Is it just pleasant memories from childhood happy holidays? Is it the tranquillity of its natural surroundings? Or is there more to it? It turns out … Read More “Blue Mind” »
