Snotgreen Seas

First noticing the sea's colour, and then taking a shot of it near Sandymount Strand this morning, I was reminded of my first time reading the opening chapter of Joyce's Ulysses and being amazed and amused to hear the sea being described thusly:

"- God, he said quietly. Isn't the sea what Algy calls it: a great sweet mother? The snotgreen sea. The scrotumtightening sea. Epi oinopa ponton."

As a snot-nosed student I remember that gave me a big laugh, as much for finally understanding something after five long pages as it was for its originality! 

Now, of course, it's all as clear to me as ... eh, snotgreen dishwater!

More soon ...

The self same sea!