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  • David Hood,

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    Sand

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

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    Sunrise off Waihi Beach. It’s possible the colours may have been ‘enhanced’ a little. ;-)

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

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    These are just as they came out of the camera. That sun thing is quite bright, eh?

    Near Dunedin.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Lilith __,

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    Nice. Thought these Dali-esque clouds were interesting.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to David Hood,

    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. :-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    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.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel, in reply to JacksonP,

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    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...

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Leigh Russell, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Hi Ian,

    more stories on strange (earthquake) lights

    Most interesting, I am pleased to know this!
    :-)
    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...

    Otago • Since Jul 2010 • 208 posts Report Reply

  • Leigh Russell, in reply to Lilith __,

    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.

    Otago • Since Jul 2010 • 208 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to Leigh Russell,

    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.

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    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.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to Leigh Russell,

    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.

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

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    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. :-)

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to JacksonP,

    like this. :-)

    Cute!! :-)
    Also Magritte .

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Allan Moyle,

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    from a trip I took with Dad a couple years back, Tautuku Bay

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 104 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe,

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    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.)

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to JacksonP,

    That copper corry Ian D is amazing.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Jeremy Andrew,

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    Took the kids and dog to Papamoa beach over the break. Three water beasties splashing and jumping...

    Hamiltron - City of the F… • Since Nov 2006 • 900 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe,

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    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.)

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Hebe,

    Happy dog and happy pie! Thanks for sharing these. :-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Longbeach Road, Otago Harbour

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • David Hood,

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    Spoonbill and body guards, Otago Harbour

    Dunedin • Since May 2007 • 1445 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs, in reply to Hebe,

    got him a tough wee Lumix that does amazing work

    Go the Lumix, go the pie!!

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Went to the fish market, got the weather report.

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha, in reply to Hebe,

    star

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

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