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Sunrise off Waihi Beach. It’s possible the colours may have been ‘enhanced’ a little. ;-)
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These are just as they came out of the camera. That sun thing is quite bright, eh?
Near Dunedin.
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JacksonP, in reply to
Nice. Thought these Dali-esque clouds were interesting.
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Lilith __, in reply to
As shipwrecks go, it was a fairly benign one
They had a faulty compass ?? Nice that there was a happy ending and even the mail was saved. :-)
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This is an important article on how often New Zealanders drown while attempting to rescue loved ones.
"It’s important to recognise no trained lifeguard would ever perform a rescue without a flotation device,” says Teresa Stanley of WaterSafe Auckland. This is because a drowning person will instinctively clutch at and even push underwater their would-be saviour.
Only 30 per cent of those surveyed said they would try to get a flotation device to a victim, and almost half indicated they would jump in and attempt a rescue. This included more than one third who reported they could not swim 100 metres.
“This suggests the least-capable would-be rescuers may be at greater risk of drowning by failing to recognise their limitations.”
Alarmingly, says Moran, the least frequently indicated response, using a flotation device, would be the best course of action in most open water situations.
While public rescue equipment is not as prevalent in New Zealand as in some other countries, WaterSafe Auckland has been working to install rescue buoyancy aids in high-risk areas, Stanley says.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
raw shark circling...
...these Dali-esque clouds were interesting
Reminds me of Soft Construction with Boiled Beans Premonition of Civil War (1936) for some reason, the trapezium core space maybe...
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Leigh Russell, in reply to
Hi Ian,
more stories on strange (earthquake) lights
Most interesting, I am pleased to know this!
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And gosh, I have an odd fascination to known what the conversation in Chinese was of the video posted in the Smithsonian article - Chris Waugh to the rescue? Everything so serene and so soon to be followed by such a shake-up... -
Leigh Russell, in reply to
I think that’s a glasswort . Native which grows more typically in salt meadows.
Lillith, that NatureWatch NZ website is brilliant, thank you! There is not too much to be found the web about NZ flora and fauna.
Also for rocky shore enthusiasts, the Otago University Marine Studies Aquarium Guide site is very helpful for identifying finds. I have used it a lot. Not easy to find this site on the web for some reason, so if you find it interested it's worth bookmarking.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
what the conversation in Chinese was of the video posted in the Smithsonian article – Chris Waugh to the rescue?
I can't see the video, sorry. I'm just getting a 404 where the video should be.
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If anyone's looking for a full-on sea survival story, the New York Times Magazine has this excellent long read: A Speck In the Sea . It's about a fisherman who fell overboard while his partner was asleep. Made me cry, but it's a fascinating tale.
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Chris Waugh, in reply to
the conversation in Chinese was of the video posted in the Smithsonian article
And over lunch I've been poking around Youku looking for an equivalent video to the one in the Smithsonian article, but I just can't find anything. Their were plenty of videos about the Wenchuan quake and its aftermath and anniversaries and what have you, but the only earthquake lights videos I saw were two from Sendai, Japan. Ku6 turned up nothing, neither does Sina Video. It's annoying, because now I've gone and made myself all curious about it.
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JacksonP, in reply to
the trapezium core space maybe…
I was thinking more of A Couple with Their Heads Full Of Clouds, which might look a little more like this. :-)
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Lilith __, in reply to
like this. :-)
Cute!! :-)
Also Magritte . -
from a trip I took with Dad a couple years back, Tautuku Bay
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Hebe,
Pupdate: Nina was seven months old yesterday. She’s a regular beach-goer, though only going paw-deep in the tide line. Into the pools today for the first time: pure delight along with Very Fast Running. She’s the best dog I have ever had: intelligent, devoted, curious and funny. What a wonderful gift in a filthy year. (Posted not for the quality of the photos but to show how she has grown.)
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Hebe, in reply to
That copper corry Ian D is amazing.
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Took the kids and dog to Papamoa beach over the break. Three water beasties splashing and jumping...
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Hebe,
What does this household do in summer when the beach is cold? Eat and create: food, words, music and pictures.
Last night Finn, accompanied by early David Bowie, came up with this good-looking tarte Tatin: rhubarb and a couple of the early gravensteins from the garden. Then he photo’d it with his Christmas camera (he’s taken a liking to photography so I followed Nora’s example and got him a tough wee Lumix that does amazing work). I showed him basic cropping, and here’s the result. Then we ate it. Yummm.
(PS for Russell: That marble slab in the background is a treasure: I bought it years ago and came from the lobby of the old Christchurch Star building in Kilmore Street.)
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Lilith __, in reply to
Happy dog and happy pie! Thanks for sharing these. :-)
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Longbeach Road, Otago Harbour
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Spoonbill and body guards, Otago Harbour
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
got him a tough wee Lumix that does amazing work
Go the Lumix, go the pie!!
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Went to the fish market, got the weather report.
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