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From The Restory - Conversations On The Journey (205)

  Jonah At The Sea Probably a painting by Dutch painter, Pieter Lastman (ca. 1621)  The Conversation Elements From The Conversation Music As always, with great love. George & Matilda

Vanuit Die Restory - Gesprekke Tussen Reisgenote (205)

Jona By Die See   Waarskynlik geskilder deur Nederlandse skilder, Pieter Lastman (ca. 1621)  Die Gesprek Elemente Uit Die Gesprek Musiek Soos altyd, met groot liefde. George & Matilda

Look upon the sea in a storm

If you would know the age of the earth, look upon the sea in a storm. The grayness of the whole immense surface, the wind furrows upon the faces of the waves, the great masses of foam, tossed about and waving, like matted white locks, give to the sea in a gale an appearance of hoary age, lustreless, dull, without gleams, as though it had been created before light itself.                                                                                                       ...