Category Archive: Things of no small significance

The Stronsa Beast

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The ‘Stronsay beast’ was a large carcass that washed ashore on the island of Stronsay (at the time spelled Stronsa), in the Orkney Islands, after a storm on September 25, 1808. The carcass… Read More

Excerpt from Pacific Offering

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Twilight faded and stars pulsed through a thin veneer of cirrus coating the upper atmosphere like a silk sheet. The moon rose in the east. Beck needed a distraction from his misery. He… Read More

Super trawler – dodgy name changer… NEW PETITION

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The Dutch-owned FV Margiris arrived in Port Lincoln in remote South Australia six days ago, and is undergoing a makeover (including an insulting name-change to the ‘Abel Tasman’ and a local re-registration) to… Read More

Sea Organ, Croatia

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The musical Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first oceanic-musical pipe organ. Simple carved white stone steps were built on the quayside. Underneath,… Read More

territorialities by ks

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I take my dog for a walk on the beach in the morning and in the evening. Sometimes during the day, we just lay together in the grass, listening to the sound of… Read More

Algae and boars in Brittany

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Superstitious sailors consider pigs to be unlucky because they have cloven hooves like the Devil and are terrified of water. Pigs would not be carried on boats. Fishermen often regarded pigs as harbingers… Read More

Rogue Waves

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For a deckhand on a fishing boat, a rogue wave is a behemoth that appears out of nowhere, potentially capsizing the ship. For a physicist or an engineer, such a wave has a… Read More

Life Saving Tips

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“There are a lot of different ways people get in trouble in the surf. They might not notice the rips, or dangers in the waves. So you’ve got to be smart in the… Read More

Prelude by Bruce Beaver

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* The only space I’ve inhabited has been my self. Ask me where one street intersects with another hereabouts and I couldn’t tell you. Ask me their names and I’d say Never heard… Read More

la libération et l’amour libre sur la côte

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The striking image of a couple kissing amid Wednesday’s Vancouver riots has started to go viral on the internet. The original photograph was captured by Getty photographer, Rich Lam, and features Australian, Scott… Read More

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