“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”
Isaac Newton
Margate, Kent, January 2020
As I strided along the seafront at Margate on Sunday morning, I was adding layers as I walked – scarf on, hat on, inner gloves on, outer gloves on. The sun was glorious; but the wind was biting, and was oh so skilled at finding gaps in my layers.
Then, in front of me, I spotted people removing their clothes!
And then running to the sea!
And swimming!
Madness!
I watched for a while, in disbelief, but it was too cold to stand still. I left them to it and headed off for a cup of steaming coffee, with Newton’s quote bobbing in my head:
“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.”
It’s time for a weekly quotation-inspired image.
If the quote inspires a pictorial or wordy post from you, do feel free to link in or to pop your URL in the comments.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 22 January 2020
yeap, one wonders often…
https://lessywannagohome.blogspot.com/2020/01/madness.html
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How to choose – I have so many mad friends! And have known to indulge in the occasional madness as well (however, as in your photos, Debbie, the madness is only in the eye of the outsider).
https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/22/kids-will-be-kids/
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absolutely true, in michigan, people go in (or on), the Great Lakes in all seasons
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Jeez! Actually, strided should be strode???
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We see the same thing in Maine all the time. I cannot fathom how people go into such a cold C on such a cold days
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It’s not the cold that puts me off but the murky sea.
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Indeed! Reminds me of the time when we visited South Africa in winter (no comparison weatherwise, though) and we were the only ones on the beach, except for the life guards – so at least they expected some idiots like us!
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Hardy Europeans!
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😀
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It looks gloriously sunny. But the wind. The sea temperature in January …. madness indeed.
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