Through the hourglass it filters, grains of our life slipping by in fine speckled moments, the pot boiling on the stove, our time cooking away, egg shells rattling and clanging on the teflon bottom of a pot, an electric element glowing orange hot, bubbles forming and bursting, like our dreams and ideals.

Shoes off, walking along a beach near sunset, shadows grow long and the light takes on an orange hue, our eyes adjust but the camera is faithful, pictures later have a wash of orange through them. Sand between toes, dry and wet. Wet where we walk along the border between sea and land the interface, the ever changing picture where the dampness is sucked like a sponge into fine particles and golden grains, tiny salt and pepper grains. On the dry side the sand squeaks as we leave the beach in pliant trainers.

Sandcastles, plastic buckets and shovels, taking the half wet sand and packing it into a bucket, it’s rough sand , Atlantic sand. The smell of kelp the call of gulls in the air, the wash of the  tide on the beach, ah childhood, no need to think about anything then, just act , be , do. Pack those grains down and then invert. The round turret comes out close to perfect a few chips have drifted off, easily re-packed with fresh sand. Three more and the castle outline takes place. Gather together more half wet sand, digging down deep below the surface for solutions, like we need to do with ourselves sometimes, deeper than the surface thoughts. Down underneath are the grains of our memory, the particles of our being, we man the gates of our defences and build our own castle walls to survive within, but maybe that’s just my castle. Now the walls form on this one, they have to be thick without the packing of the bucket, big thick icing walls, that icing you get on a Boston bun. Could be time for some rock candy……

Most magical liquid glass; (Mar. 10, 2010)

            A manufacturer in Germany has discovered a great application for nano-technologies. Particles of dioxide of Silicon (sand of fine quartz) are mixed with just water or alcohol; the mixture produces a fine layer of liquid glass no thicker than 500 times less the thickness of a hair.  No resin or other toxic substances are combined; water or alcohol evaporates and the liquid glass layer protect against water, bacteria, dirt, heat, and moister. Nothing can get attached to what the liquid glass covers.

            Thus, if the mixture is sprayed or painted over cloths then you could dive in arctic water or walk in arid desert climate and reach destination feeling comfortable. This liquid was sprayed on buildings such as the mausoleum of Ataturk in Turkey.  The edifices will need no further cleaning for decades.

            The liquid glass can be added on hospital equipments, kitchen utensils, or anything so that bacteria are out the window.  Everything slides easily on this ultra thin mixture. I am not sure if army uniforms that are sprayed with this mixture can protect against phosphorous bombs or orange gas.  I would not rule out if this magic liquid glass is categorized as security and military material sooner than later!