The rugged, fossil-laden Ironshore Formation in the foreground is the remnant of an ancient reef and the remains of creatures that once thrived there. It was laid down eons ago when sea levels were higher and is now slowly eroding away from the effects of waves and microorganisms. In the distance, waves break on theContinue reading “An Iron Shore”
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Holey Ground
Sinkholes forced us to watch our step to avoid falling into the underworld while walking about this private arboretum in Grand Cayman. Water acidified by dissolved carbon dioxide has slowly eaten away at the fossil-laden limestone from eons past to leave a system of caves connected to the surface by sinkholes. Sounds of the oceanContinue reading “Holey Ground”
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 