Capture: Two Tales of a City
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
Wonder what causes these round pools.
An older Ms Goodie pic, the estuary a few days after the June 2011 shake. Worth a click for full size. Interesting characteristic ripple fx. Surprising how long they seem to persist through repeated tidal movement.
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Hebe, in reply to
That's a cool pic. Yeah the estuary got the sand volcanoes boiling up all over; you can still see their remnants when the tide is low, but I didn't think that happened on the beach itself?
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
but I didn't think that happened on the beach itself?
Me neither, but there's a similar distribution to those Sumner beach shapes. I guess the rippled edges is a tidal thing.
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Lilith __, in reply to
the estuary got the sand volcanoes boiling up all over; you can still see their remnants when the tide is low, but I didn’t think that happened on the beach itself?
Yeah -- I'd be hesitant to say the beach shapes were earthquake-related. Sumner beach's always been prone to lagoons and holes. And it's a dynamic beach that can change enormously from year to year.
Great pic of Gudrun's of the mud volcanoes in the Estuary! I know from the liquefaction silt we had in Woolston that when wet it's almost like concrete -- very dense and sticky and virtually unaffected by rainwater. It's not like regular mud which washes away.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
grate mines...
I guess the rippled edges is a tidal thing.
I'm guessing it's also a fractal distribution thing,
much the same as in dune creation,
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JacksonP, in reply to
An older Ms Goodie pic, the estuary a few days after the June 2011 shake.
Fantastic. A close up of those rippled forms makes them look a bit like giant chitons.
Incidentally, it took me some time to work out what these were called. Maybe it’s common knowledge, but not a word I have used a lot, if ever.
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
A close up of those rippled forms makes them look a bit like giant chitons.
Incidentally, it took me some time to work out what these were called. Maybe it’s common knowledge, but not a word I have used a lot, if ever.
Don't they just, now that you mention it. Fascinating critters, and along with limpets pretty common on underwater hard surfaces around Sumner. Not to be confused with the other kind of chiton that features in the historical romances of Mary Renault:
"Unnoticed, fingers slipped under the wide neck of the prince's chiton to press against the jutting collarbone ..." -
Ian Dalziel, in reply to
A close up of those rippled forms makes
them look a bit like giant chitons.and a bit like trilobites as well...
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A lovely article on chitons here -- personal observations and photos from the wonderful Leigh Christina Russell of Dunedin.
Peculiar critters. Although they don't move quickly, they obviously do get around!
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Lilith __, in reply to
Not to be confused with the other kind of chiton
Wow, I must go and slip into something more comfortable....
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Joe Wylie, in reply to
and a bit like trilobites as well...
I guess we'll never know if trilobites tasted good. Here they are as party food from my brother Jim's 80s artwork for the Oz powerpop Trilobites.
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Lilith __, in reply to
I guess we’ll never know if trilobites tasted good
The artwork is very cute! :-)
As a lifelong vegetarian I'm hardly qualified to comment, but wouldn't trilobites be like lobster or crab, you crack 'em open and eat the insides?
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JacksonP, in reply to
Oz powerpop Trilobites.
Damn, this would have been perfect for the Transit of Venus soundtrack.
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Lilith __, in reply to
Damn, this would have been perfect for the Transit of Venus soundtrack.
True. Next time, for sure! ;-)
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JacksonP, in reply to
True. Next time, for sure! ;-)
You can remind me.
You know, I've just had a funny idea. Maybe instead of the conventional time capsule, we will start burying our old iPhones in hermetically sealed containers for future gens to marvel, or laugh, over.
I'll set my alarm for Dec 10 2117 and give someone a fright.
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Lilith __, in reply to
start burying our old iPhones
Perhaps they will emerge, vibrating, out of the ground like periodical cicadas. :-D
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
Perhaps they will emerge, vibrating,...
or as art for arts sake.
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Lilith __, in reply to
Nah, you can keep the deep-fried ipods. I just ate hot home-made chocolate pudding out on the deck in the sun. Ahhhh.....
Enjoying it while I can: sleet tomorrow, snow on the hills Tuesday.
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JacksonP, in reply to
periodical cicadas. :-D
So that's where circadian rhythm comes from. ;-)
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Lilith __, in reply to
So that's where circadian rhythm comes from. ;-)
Yes, where a day lasts 17 years. ;-)
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Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to
Me, hot vege soup. 'Tis an icy wind that blows this way, but blue skies and sunshine none the less.
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Noooo... it, they upblew!
Maybe instead of the conventional time capsule, we will start burying our old iPhones in hermetically sealed containers for future gens to marvel, or laugh, over.
Great idea!
You can recycle my Planet of the Apps meme at the same time... -
Ian Dalziel, in reply to
iMutt?
or as art for arts sake.
I was interested to note that The Press story on Henry totally omitted his Christ's College Old Boys status, but did give a link to his website - I know his folks and have been hearing of his exploits for years, though I hadn't caught up with his 3DD book - scenic views of the harbour from the Summit Road will never be the same now (nsfw) ...
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Nora Leggs, in reply to
Love those sand shots : )
Winter here still only looks bare-leaved - and some not so bare - all these from the car on the motorway north.
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Like 50's fabric.
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