Concerning the nature of dew A calm cool night with no clouds in sight, the moon shines down illuminating the many blades of grass in the field ahead. Not even a breath of wind is stirring amongst the many forms of life awaiting the rising of the early morning sun. The air, slightly warm is cool but not uncomfortable holding just above twelve degrees Celsius late into august on this particular morning. The grass is wet with moisture. Millions of tiny water bubbles have condensed during the cooling of the night onto the warm plant life thoroughly covering everything with an eerie glow. My bare feet are wet but not cold. The field stretched on into the east, void of any forests or hills visible in the horizon creating a perfect environment for the upcoming procreation of pure water by the early morning sun fertilizing the millions of dew drop embryos. For the most pronounced and developed dew drops, a particular location must be orientated in such a way with the sun (this is strongly influenced by the time of year) that the geological and topographical features as well as the correct types and quantities of absorbed particles are aligned at the proper angle. Minutes before the first rays of light peek over the horizon, a slight breath of wind is felt. The air is alive. Small amounts of motion are evident everywhere, trees leaves are gently fluttering, the tips of grass swaying occasionally as the wind caresses all life. The thermometer reads ten degrees, the temperature is dropping. There is now enough light to see the thermometer without the flashlight and looking again after about ten minutes the temperature had dropped a total of five degrees. The wind picking up sways everything in a to and fro motion. The sun itself is not yet visible over the horizon yet there is enough light to see. My feet are now quite cold and a chill has set in from the wind. All night long it had been a consistent twelve degrees yet now with a glimpse of light on the horizon the temperature is colder. What is the meaning of this? What forces of energy are at play? Should the suns light not warm the earth and air at all times? Why should a decrease in air temperature precede the arrival of the sun? The tiny little sacs of water I had seen in the night with the flashlight had seemed to have grown. Now they look as if the were suddenly going to burst, as they cling to the blades of grass. Some are even joining and forming very large drops directly on the tips of the blades holding themselves erect. Now all of the grass with a thick coating of dew is standing profoundly straight reaching for the heavens defying gravity itself. Hours before the blades were somewhat bent over and had far less weight to support. How can this be? Once the sun fully became evident over the horizon a particular observation seemed to stand out. Normally we would think the increase in temperature from the suns rays would cause the dew to become lighter and begin to evaporate relieving the burden of weight allowing the grass to stand erect. However the longer the sun was up the dew drop became heavier and began to droop bending many of the tips of grass downwards towards the earth. The following are portions of Viktor Schauberger’s writings translated and edited by Callum Coats found in The Fertile Earth volume three of the eco-technology series.
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