touchdownbane

[touchdownbane]

R/V Blue Sea, a fisheries research vessel owned by the high school Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST), tied up in port.

[touchdownbane]

[touchdownbane]

Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Illustrated by Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)

[touchdownbane]

Coastal estuaries

[touchdownbane]

Daymarker for a channel

[touchdownbane]

Drinking this water will turn you into a selkie

[touchdownbane]

Shoreline

[touchdownbane]

Sand dunes on the shoreline

[touchdownbane]

[touchdownbane]

Celebrated the 25th annual NJ Lighthouse Challenge with a nighttime climb of the Twin Lights Lighthouse. The museum has new exhibits including a topographical 3d map of Lower New York Harbor, and information on an enslaved lighthouse keeper and the contributions of women in the Lighthouse Service

[touchdownbane]

A distant port

[touchdownbane]

Views from a marina

[touchdownbane]

Lighthouse and seagulls

This is a study of a real lighthouse called Aniva. It's quite picturesque

[touchdownbane]

National Lighthouse Day: Celebrating the Beacons of Light and Hope

National Lighthouse Day on August 7th honors the iconic beacons that have guided sailors for centuries. Celebrate these symbols of hope and resilience by exploring their history and significance.

Every year on August 7th, we celebrate National Lighthouse Day, a day dedicated to honoring the iconic structures that have guided sailors safely to shore for centuries. Lighthouses are more than just navigational aids; they are symbols of hope, resilience, and the enduring human spirit. On this day, we take a moment to reflect on the history and significance of lighthouses, the stories they…

[touchdownbane]

'Lighthouses, Whitby'. Ian Scott Massie.

[touchdownbane]

Isle of Skye (2) (3) (4) by Nick Fendall

Via Flickr:

(1) The Old Man of Storr. (2) The Quiraing. (3) A Ewe with her lambs. (4) Neist Point Lighthouse.     

[touchdownbane]

Happy National Lighthouse Day!!!!