Ocean Soup and the Garden of Live Flowers:

In the waters off SE North Carolina: More macro by Julep Gillman-Bryan. These appear to be some sort Telesto-like octocoral. I don't ever recall seeing them until we processed this frame. So I've no idea other than they are obviously octocorals. If anyone recognises them, please educate us. Beyond that, they are exquisitely beautiful. And as always, we do well to remind ourselves of how much the "undisturbed" seas off our coast and the organisms within GIVE to us.