Daily Flatland 4: Dikes

O.O

I hope this doesn't come across as insensitive, but one of the wonderful things about being in a tolerant place is that you can get away with really not caring very much about an issue. Apathy can be a wonderful equalizer.

However, I want these posts to also be interesting and fun. On a cold, grey day like today I cannot but help think of the Mediterranean, land of olives, ancient civilizations, old religions and the brain-deadening hum of the cicadas. Enjoy a wonderful documentary on how it came to be, narrated by the epic Mr. Attenborough: