Posts by Lilith __
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And also beautiful clear soft weather.
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Capture: A Place to Stand, in reply to JacksonP,
Aww, thanks Jackson. :-)
I love how living by the beach I see it in many sorts of weather. We get some good storms.
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Hard News: The Police Ten 7 State, in reply to Russell Brown,
Police reserves the right to discuss research findings with the academic if it misunderstands or misrepresents police data and information.
This sentence in particular seems very menacing. An academic is not an expert researcher and analyst, not even a person!
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Just adding my +1 on Jarrod's side. This is an appalling abuse of power in a supposedly democratic country. Coming after the Hager raid and the Stephenson case, too. What the hell is next?
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Mostly, I just look at the water. There’s a lot to see.
And there’s me, standing. This is my place.
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I’ve swum on this beach for many years. It’s cold but wonderful.
Surfers more usually wear wetsuits, and can be seen surfing here even in winter.
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This young sea lion, however, was feeling feisty and chased me off the beach.
There’s a rule about not approaching sea mammals. I thought I was being discreet, and sat and watched him from a distance. But apparently the beach wasn’t big enough for both of us!
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This seal had hauled out for a rest.
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We have spoonbills visiting our local stream. They are even more comical on the wing, with their long faces and long legs.
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The rocky outcrops make excellent fortresses for shags. On the occasional very low tide, I’ve walked past our local colony of pied shags. It’s basically exactly like the shag-colony diorama at Canterbury Museum. Sadly I didn’t get any good photos as I was worried about drowning.
But here are some shags looking impressive.
