Down here the light goes green and strange, like a night sky seen through deep water. Everything slows down. Even you. The anemone is a dark constellation, hundreds of blue-tipped tentacles reaching in every direction, and the clownfish are the bright stars hiding inside it. One in front, two smaller ones further in, all orange sparks against the dark. They never leave. The anemone is home, fortress, and bed. Loyal animals make me stupidly emotional. I floated above them once with a torch and watched the light make the whole scene glow, then I turned it off and sat in the dark. Best ten minutes of the trip. Even without light, you could feel them moving. Quiet lives, busy lives, happening a meter below the surface. The night sea keeps its own council. I'm just visiting. #clownfish #underwater #nightdive
