Seahorses

Since I was quite little, I've had a fascination with seahorses. They are the only species, for example, where the male gives birth to the children; they're great at hiding, often looking like specific plants so that they can blend seamlessly with their surroundings; and above all, I have always thought they were beautiful. Not many people know this about me, but they make up my favourite exhibit at aquariums. I'd pay a great deal more money to get into an aquarium exclusively for seahorses.

As those of you who keep up with this blog will know, I flew back from Malta today after Mark's birthday. On the flight, as well as taking pictures of clouds, playing animal crossing, and reading, I watched some of the silent nature documentaries that Air Malta show on their flights and there was one about the seahorse. I found it very interesting even though the writing was terrible and my brother could probably do better.

When I play chess, so I'm told, I play very aggressively with my knights. I have to admit, they are my favourite pieces on the board, mainly because they are so versatile, yet dispensable at the same time. I don't pride myself at being amazing at chess, but I like to think that my knight skills are the kind of thing that at least my brother dreams of, if not Mark too.

While in Malta this week, we visited Mdina glass near the craft village and had a great time looking around the shop. Mark and I have our eyes on a couple of collections of items which we one day hope to have displayed in our house. As well as that though I have been slowly gathering a collection of glass animals in a certain colour scheme (black with blue swirls). And we found the latest addition to this little collection this weekend when we visited.

Whether it's a seahorse or a knight from a chess board I'm still not sure. It fits right in, and I love it regardless of which it is. So I should say this: Thank you Mark for this latest addition. :)