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Take your minute to relax with cephalopods. Our video series „Take a minute“ reached already clip number 30. More underwater beauty and knowledge is in the making. Cephalopods are molluscs with their arms attached to their head. The word is based on old Greek (kephalópodes; „head-feet“). Octopus, cuttlefish and squid are in a class of their own in multiple ways. Classified as cephalopods they lack a backbone in their soft bodies but show remarkable intelligence for invertebrates. These savvy softies arouse a great deal of interest in divers and science alike. Probably the most fascinating aspect of cephalopods is their ability to change colour as well as the texture of their skin in a blink of an eye. This way they can blend in with their surroundings perfectly. Alternatively, they show bright warning or hypnotizing patterns at will. Just below the surface of their skin sit thousands and thousands of chromatophores (colour-changing cells). Each chromatophore contains a sack of a particular pigment (black, brown, orange, red or yellow). By stretching the sack, the colour appears brighter. A complex system of nerves and muscles controls this magical transformation including the texture of the skin from smooth via small bumps to high spikes. Additionally, some cephalopods have iridophores, plates reflecting greens, blues, silvers and golds, while leucophores mirror the colour of the surroundings to perfect their camouflage. They use their skill to hide from predators as well as to sneak up on their prey. But colour patterns are also a way to communicate to another or others in the form of flashing bright warning colouration, like the poisonous and venomous Flamboyant cuttlefish. As a last resort, they can release a cloud of ink and disappear through any hole their bony beak fits through, the only hard part of their body. More on cephalopods our website or on our YouTube channel (links in bio). #TakeaMinute #relax #videoseries #devocean #devotion #cuttlefish #cephalopod #macro #underwatervideo #uwvideo #1minute #underwater #diving #squid #octopus #meditation #lovetheocean #safetheocean #lembeh #indonesia #beauty #knowledge #calmyourmind #visualmeditation #connectvor 1 Tag -
Two years ago and hopefully forever: "Not talkin' 'bout a year No not three or four I don't want that kind of forever In my life anymore Forever always seems to be around when it begins but forever never seems to be around when it ends So give me your forever Please your forever Not a day less will do From you ..." Please listen to this wonderful song "Forever" by Ben Harper yourself and you'll get our loving mood. Feel inspired to live and love. Every single day! . Wedding photography: Ines Heider www.fotografie-muenster.com Thank you and the small group of guests for a truly wonderful day. . . . . #forever #wedding #marriage #married #memories #music #sayyes #benharper #lyrics #love #live #everyday #look #listen #feel #hochzeit #trauung #holdinghands #devotion #devocean #thankful #thankyou #danke #hochzeitsfotografie #münster #Hamm #kinderfotografie #wonderful #Porträtfotografie #eventfotografievor 4 Tagen -
There are no words to express how thankful I am for all the wonderful people in my life and all the unique souls I had the privilege of meeting throughout the years all over the world. Nevertheless, I shall give it a try. I feel like pure love is running through my veins, like the world around me - or possibly even through me - is vibrating. Completely content, yet ready to rock. Fully at peace, yet sensing that this is just the beginning. I am 41 years old now and I never felt better in my life. The key is within, but without support from the outside, I would have never found the key or the lock. Possibly not even ventured into the world to search for all the pieces now falling together. Soaked with life I want to take a moment to say thank you for all the lovely birthday wishes - offline as well as online. Thank you for making my day! Thank you for being you! Thank you for making a difference in this world! Thank you for supporting each other! Thank you for protecting others as well as nature! It's the total picture that counts, our love and devotion shining through the things we do. I feel whole and blessed. Yoeri made "Take a Minute to Relax XXX: Cephalopods" for me. It is waiting for you on our YouTube channel (link in bio). In this video series, we invite you to relax and refresh your mind and soul with visual meditation. Take a 1-minute break from whatever you are doing to immerse yourself in the beauty of our blue planet. For this minute, Yoeri selects one long shot to allow you to fully focus on one creature or seascape. Dive into the scene, feel the energy, open your heart, connect to the subject, look for details or simply get carried away! Feel the love and press the red subscribe button to express yours. Thank you for helping me making my day his day and to spread our passion for the ocean and the whole wide wonderful world. You rock! . . . . #thankyou #love #passion #devocean #devotion #birthday #41 #thankful #fulloflife #powerofnow #atpeace #happy #wonderful #present #nicolajaeger #readytorock #content #youtube #takeaminute #relax #energy #makeitcount #support #smile #blackandwhite #life #nomakeup #keineschminke #ungeschminkt #naturallookvor 2 Wochen -
Our happy news over the last two months! Our YouTube channel is finally taking off. Fun fact: During that time Yoeri couldn't upload any new clips as his laptop was on a long journey of repair (thanks to Brexit and Covid). Join our little club now as we start to "Take a Minute" tomorrow again. More ideas, projects and lots of natural wonders are in the making. See you on the bright side of life (link in bio). Interestingly, the Coconut Octopus is our most-watched clip now. With almost 14,000 views it overtook the longtime favourite of "Long Island on land" and keeps ongoing. Take your Minute to relax and fly right now. Thank you and enjoy! . . . . . #devocean #devotion #takeaminute #relax #fly #enjoy #youtube #thankyou #subscribe #watch #video #uwvideos #underwater #unterwasser #coconutoctopus #octopus #coconut #happynews #happy #brightside #stayathomeandtravel #brexit #screenshot #diving #tauchen #duiken #plongee #buceo #visualart #visualstorytellingvor 2 Wochen -
My unlikely mix to start this weekend. With the useful books of @delius_klasing_verlag we prepare for our skipper's exam next week. 📕 Even though we don't thrive to be perfect I needed some beautiful distraction for my mind whilst learning for our boat driving licence on lakes, waterways and the sea. 🛥 As I am already picturing myself as captain in the Caribbean, Rachel Joyce's books show how life can take a wrong turn and change forever. Actually, as nothing is perfect, nothing lasts forever. 🏞 Follow the journey of her characters to dive deep into the minds of her protagonists. Get ready to laugh and cry and change - at least your perspective. Maybe the mix isn't as unlikely as it seems. 🌈 We can all learn, relearn and transform our lives. Sometimes it happens in a blink of an eye. Sometimes it takes years. Sometimes we just have to study for a little while longer. 📝 See you at the desk. Navigation is calling! Ahoy 🐳 . . . . #ahoy #skipper #Kapitän #captain #boat #driving #licence #sea #Bootsführerschein #books #Bücher #read #lesen #learn #change #perfect #distraction #caribbean #nothingisperfect #nothinglastforever #journey #mind #story #character #laugh #cry #study #weekend #exam #navigationvor 3 Wochen -
A flyby! One of these magic moments that stretch forever, yet manage to finish way too quickly. This screenshot of Yoeri's "Take a Minute to Relax XXIV" shows how we could spend eternity. Gliding and floating like a manta through the deep blue sea, vibrating with love through the endless universe. . The video clip plays on our YouTube channel (link in bio): Reef Manta Ray (mobula alfredi). 💚 Thank you for your views, likes and shares! 💙 . Stories regarding our personal dances with Mantas on our German blog "Abgetaucht": Tanz mit Mantas - Begegnungen auf Augenhöhe. . . . . . #manta #ray #reef #screenshot #mobula #eternity #magic #magicmoments #diving #tauchen #plongee #buceo #duiken #gliding #flying #floating #underwaterphotography #underwatervideography #blog #abgetaucht #devotion #devocean #visualstorytelling #rochen #Augenhöhevor 4 Wochen -
Richardsonichthys leucogaster a.k.a. white face waspfish only grows up to 10 cm and has no close relatives as it is the only known member of its genus (see classification below). As a creature of the dark it’s best met during dusk and night dives in silt, sand or rubble. In short: 13 dorsal spines, 8 dorsal soft rays, 3 anal spines, 6 anal soft rays with large rounded head and deeply incised dorsal fin – venomous. Being more robust than a cackatoo or leafy waspfish, he is ready for the circle pit at any time. The general public doesn’t know much about this loner. We like such outsiders as well as being on our own as we know we never truly are alone in this world. We are all connected, if we want it or not. . White face waspfish, also known as whitebelly roguefish, rouge fish, torres strait soldier fish, white-bellied roguefish, whitebellied rougefish Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniforms Family: Tetrarogidae Genus: Richardsonichthys Species: R. leucogaster . . . . . #fish #marineidentification #species #scientific #classification #diving #tauchen #underwaterworld #unterwasser #duiken #plongee #buceo #uwphotography #uwpics #underwaterphotography #underwaterphoto #nightdive #nachttauchen #lembeh #indonesia #nightlife #marinespecies #safetheocean #macro #olympus #nauticam #inon #protecttheocean #lovetheocean #naturevor 1 Monat -
Dreaming of the Golden Rock ... "You have never heard of Statia before? Not to worry, most people haven‘t, even lots of Dutch citizen‘s aren‘t aware of their Caribbean gem. For some Statians that‘s a blessing as it keeps Sint Eustatius protected from any form of mass tourism as well as other influences from the outside that might take away the special charm of this island. The Golden Rock is pretty much as the Caribbean used to be 30 years ago." How Sint Eustatius got to that nickname, why we are following the call of the blue beads back to the Golden Rock in September and more in "Go Statia! Why to visit the Dutch Caribbean island" on our blog "Dive, travel, connect & protect" (link in bio). Apart from the underwater wonderworld waiting to be discovered and shared with our guests, we are looking forward to driving boats. Happily working on our skipper's licence at the moment. Rock on! . . . . . #karibik #caribbean #caribischnederland #nederland #island #islandlife #insel #Meer #Ozean #ocean #vulcano #vulkan #rock #goldenrock #statia #steustatius #sinteustatius #travel #visit #dive #connect #protect #love #devocean #devotion #blog #travelstories #reise #boat #captainvor 1 Monat -
Hippocampus kuda holding on to a piece of algae in the bay of Amed, Bali, Indonesia. This common seahorse is proudly presenting its rounded belly. Quite uncommon is the fact that the males are getting pregnant and giving birth. Here is the story: It all starts with days of courtship during which the female and male swim side by side in motions reminding us of dancing. When the time has come the female will move in close to pass up to 1,500 eggs to the male in multiple rounds. Immediately stored in his pouch, the male fertilises the eggs. 21 days until the baby seahorses hatch inside the pouch. The male bends forward and backwards several times to expel the young ones with muscular contraction. While their parents start their courtship all over, these miniature seahorses settle nearby (or wherever the current is taking them as they aren't good swimmers even when fully grown), ready for a life on their own. Unfortunately, human activities are threatening many species of seahorses, especially through loss of habitats and dumping of waste as well as runoff (e.g. fertilisers and other chemicals). All life on earth is connected. We are part of nature on this planet neither above nor alongside it but deeply intertwined with one another. Connect and protect! . . . . . #seahorse #seepferdchen #hippocampus #zeepaardje #birh #pregnant #schwanger #zwanger #connect #protect #protecttheocean #nature #uwpics #underwaterphotography #devotion #devocean #amed #Bali #indonesia #diving #tauchen #duiken #courtship #story #storyoflife #reproduction #marinefacts #marinespecies #safetheocean #macrovor 1 Monat -
💗 Strawberry fields forever! 💗 All you can eat buffet. 😋 . . . . . #strawberry #strawberryfield #erdbeeren #aardbeien #feld #field #selberpflücken #pflücken #weekend #veld #wochenende #beatles #strawberryfields #strawberryfieldsforever #thebeatles #summer #sommer #straw #stroh #strawberryplant #erdbeerpflanzen #erdbeerpflücken #pickvor 2 Monaten -
Schon wieder so ein Buch aus dem Hause Malik @piperverlag, was ich nicht aus der Hand legen konnte. Anne Siegel bereist die Insel seit Jahren immer wieder und stellt in ihrem neusten Buch 10 wilde Frauen vor: "Wo die wilden Frauen wohnen - Islands starke Frauen und ihr Leben mit der Natur". Dabei kommen wir nicht nur diesen Isländerinnen und ihren jeweiligen Krafatorten näher, sondern ergründen Geschichte und Seele eines Landes, in dem sich die Menschen immer wieder neu erfinden, noch politisch miteinander diskutieren und grundlegende Veränderungen an der Tagesordnung sind. Und das nicht nur beim Wetter. Vorher kannte ich nur Björk, jetzt bin ich verzaubert und wäre in meinem nächsten Leben gerne Isländerin. In diesem Leben würde ich mit dem Lichtmangel im Winter nicht gut klarkommen (dazu im Blog Abgetaucht "Im Bann der Jahreszeiten: Raus, wenn du kannst" - Link in Bio). Ein Besuch wäre aber selbst im Winter reozvoll, mit all dem Schnee und Eis und dazu Polarlichter oder doch Mittsommer mit diesen sympathischen Menschen feiern. Nur noch eine Woche bis zum längsten Tag des Jahres. Ich danke alle Insländerinnen, der Autorin und dem Verlag für diese zauberhafte Inspiration und werde sie an möglichst viele Herzensmenschen weitergeben. Schönes Wochenende! . . . . . #Island #insel #buch #malik #piperverlag #Inspiration #lesen #Porträts #Blog #Mittsommer #weitergeben #Wochenende #reise #wildefrauen #natur #kraftort #geschichte #devotion #devocean #autorin #björk #seele #diskutieren #Austausch #Entwicklung #neuanfang #leben #reiselust #fernweh #jahreszeitenvor 2 Monaten -
Today is a good day to smile. Okay, every day is worth many a smile as it makes life easier and more enjoyable. So does the prospect of living on Statia (see our blog "Dive, travel, connect and protect")! Until we move to the Caribbean gem, we make the most out of the seasons and the natural events they bring. Our first spring to summer highlight was watching seals and their freshly born youngs. (Though this photograph is actually from two years ago on Heligoland.) Just 10 days ago we watched mothers bring their young ones onto shore at the Dollard, a bay at the border of Germany and the Netherlands. 1 1/2 hours before high tide the seals are coming in from the sandbanks in the front to rest in the sun. Ideally. That day the clouds were hanging almost low enough to touch so all the pictures look grey on grey. Nevertheless, it was a real treat to watch these animals. It most definitely put a smile on our faces. Close to Termunten, there is a dedicated part of the bay, for seals only, while visitors can watch from behind a wooden wall to not disturb the animals. Bring binoculars! Even though the population in the north sea is growing, seals are still an endangered species. More about seals (Phoca vitulina) and other interesting nature trips in the Northeast of the Netherlands on groningerlandschap.nl Keep on smiling! . . . . . #seal #seehund #zeehond #termunten #nederland #netherlands #Niederlande #groningen #groningerlandschap #smile #keeponsmiling #heligoland #nature #enjoy #devotion #devocean #seasons #summer #spring #sunshine #beach #seaside #ocean #dollard #rest #bay #observe #animals #travel #protectvor 2 Monaten -
Spring out of your box! Try something new. Enjoy and go with the flow as nothing is here to stay. These tulips have been cut down weeks ago. Also our time is limited. Today we shall let the sunshine in and spring out of everything that is still holding us back. Ready to live, love and laugh. Have a wonderful Sunday too! . . . . . #spring #springout #try #enjoy #gowiththeflow #wonderful #sunday #today #sunshine #devotion #devocean #tulips #flowerfield #sheep #horse #stream #bluesky #warmregards #postkarten #postcard #live #love #laugh #outofthebox #netherlands #holland #Niederlande #nederland #Blumen #tulpenvor 2 Monaten -
For World Oceans Day we'd like to invite you to dive into the healthy, rich and diverse underwater world around St. Eustatius (Caribbean Netherlands). The turtles in the marine park of this beautiful little island close to Sint Maarten are the most relaxed we have met anywhere in the world. Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), like the one in the picture, can be found grazing on vast seagrass fields as well as resting on the reef or gently swimming by - and even right into a group of divers. After all, they are the protected species in these waters. Thanks to @stenapastatia it is going well even with turtles nesting on the beaches (Green, Hawksbill and Leatherback Turtles). Visit our YouTube Channel (link in bio) to immerse yourself into this underwater wonderland and explore other species and destinations. Enjoy and happy World Oceans Day to all of us. . . . . . #worldoceanday #turtle #greenturtle #healthy #rich #diverse #protected #caribbean #resting #sponge #seagrass #caribischnederland #underwater #unterwasser #diving #tauchen #duiken #marinepark #statia #sinteustatius #screenshot #devocean #devotion #uwclip #uwvideo #underwatervideo #dive #emerse #enjoy #explorevor 2 Monaten -
Looking forward to living on Statia again! Read all about it in our blog "Dive, travel, connect & protect" (link in bio). Entering the stage this weekend is an iguana. Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) are actually an invasive species from Central and South America and a threat to the local Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) as the intruders get bigger, are very opportunistic eaters and bread quickly. From this picture I can't tell if it is a young Iguana delicatissima or Iguana iguana. It might even be a hybrid as these two species can mate. Luckily there is @stenapastatia on the island to bring clarity to anybody spotting iguanas on the island. STENAPA is tagging the local iguanas. There is even a breeding programme in the zoo of Rotterdam where the first babies hatched last year. . . . . . #iguana #leguan #green #grün #juvenile #endangeredspecies #stenapa #statia #steustatius #sinteustatius #caribbean #islandlife #breeding #wildlife #lesserantilles #devotion #devocean #tagging #artbynature #stage #blog #zoo #groen #protect #lovenature #savetheplanet #weareone #travel #wildlifephotography #weekendvor 2 Monaten