Boris ... Pablum is a type of porridge fed to babies, and sometimes old people, especially those with digestive problems, will eat it as well. So, the Pablum reference was to my dottering old age and lack of memory.
The sand has a greenish/bron/grey color because that's the way it is. It's got nothing to do with cultural differences, but, rather, geography and geology. You might find the redone photo more to your liking, and while it may look a little better photographically, the original representation of the sand may be a bit more accurate. Sand is different on beaches throughout the world ... there are wonderful black sand beaches as well as white sand beaches, sand in shades of grey or brown, green sand beaches, beaches with rough sand and beaches with smooth sand, and so on. Beach sand is derived from many sources, usually from the surrounding areas. Hawaii, for example, has black sand beaches, the "sand" being derived from volcanic lave. There are also white sand beaches in Hawaii, the sand of which is derived from crushed coral and shells, and, of course, the famous Green Sand Beach at Puu Mahana, is located in the Kau' district. It is primarily located on the slopes of Mauna Loa, the world's largest and most massive active volcano. It's interesting to note that all these different sands and beaches are found on the same island, and there is a red sand beach on Molokai. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Boris Liberman > > http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/otb-6.html > > > > Details: ME Super, M50/2.0, some kind of Kodak film ... > > > > Comments welcome. Time for my Pablum. > > What is it "Pablum"? > > I should admit that almost always when I open a PAW or PESO or any other > message containing a photo link I skip the rest of the image until I > look at the picture. > > So I was just about to ask how come the sand is so green? > > But then I've read the rest of the message :)... > > But my question still stands. I realize it is geographical/cultural > thing, but I am really used to rather different color of sand. > > So, I feel quite odd looking at the picture. If I force myself to be > undistracted by this sand, I see rather lovely picture of two friends > having great time together :). > > Thanks for sharing. > > Boris
