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A sinking feeling.
Andrew and Richard Glover sailing their Hobie catamaran. I have never been blessed with sporting prowess; never excelled in such a way that I could ever dream of Olympic success, and I have nothing bu… more →
An event of Olympic proportions.
Tiny gastropods & pitted barnacles at Winspit
winderjssc wrote 1 day ago: If you get on your hands and knees to peer closely at the acorn barnacles high up on rocky shores, e … more →
Thongweed: perennial discs & fertile straps
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winderjssc wrote 4 days ago: Masses of the olive-green seaweed, commonly known as Thongweed, are a frequent sight on the seas … more →
Fossil wood grain patterns from Lyme Regis (natural colouration)
winderjssc wrote 6 days ago: These photographs illustrate details of a piece of fossil wood. This was found in a smooth limestone … more →
Fossil wood grain patterns from Lyme Regis (digitally coloured)
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winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: These photographs show the intricate patterns of wood grain in a piece of fossil wood. The fossil wa … more →
Rock layer patterns from the Jurassic Coast
winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: A huge variety of rock strata is exposed along the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in the UK. You … more →
Beach Art 11 - Seaweed Mermaid
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winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: “Thank you” to the unknown creator of this seaweed lady on the shingle at Ringstead Bay, … more →
Trace fossils in Winspit rocks
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winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: Trace fossils are geological records of biological activity. The rocks at Winspit in Dorset have pre … more →
Jurassic Coast is given £376,500 boost
secondwindwatersports wrote 1 week ago: Taken from the Dorset Echo website: DORSET’S Jurassic Coast is set to benefit from a £376,500 cash i … more →
Seven small rockpools at Winspit
winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: Small rock pools are scattered across the rock ledge at Winspit. Some are shallow and others are dee … more →
Little Egret at Arne
winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: When I wrote the previous post, I made an error and called the long-legged white bird I had seen on … more →
Sika deer and sea birds at Arne
winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: This charming young buck Sika deer was feeding by the path. I was walking through the woodland at Ar … more →
BBC turn to Jurassic Kayak Tours for new show!
secondwindwatersports wrote 1 week ago: BBC program ‘Country Tracks’ turned to Jurassic Kayak Tours to provide expert knowledge … more →
Floating Japweed at Ringstead Bay
winderjssc wrote 1 week ago: Looking like a wonderful blue carpet with a golden fern pattern, Japweed Sargassum muticum (Yendo) F … more →
A Snakelocks Anemone wafting in the waves
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winderjssc wrote 2 weeks ago: The Snakelocks Anemone, Anemonia viridis (Forskal), has long. velvety grey-green tentacles with purp … more →
Views of South Beach, Studland, in November
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winderjssc wrote 2 weeks ago: Even on a bleak, late November afternoon, Studland Bay is magnificent. Each part of Studland has a r … more →
Pebbles made of iron
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winderjssc wrote 3 weeks ago: Immediately recognisable because of their heavy weight, nodules of iron pyrites commonly weather out … more →
Natural pattern of seaweed on rock (5)
winderjssc wrote 4 weeks ago: A frond of the brown seaweed Sea Oak, Halidrys siliquosa (Linnaeus) Lyngbye on limestone rock platfo … more →
Beach Art 6 - Driftwood & Stone Sculpture
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winderjssc wrote 1 month ago: Maybe created by a single artist, or perhaps evolved through the contributions of many beach strolle … more →
Beach Art 8 - Sand Dragon
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winderjssc wrote 1 month ago: Ingenious idea, excellently executed, in intricate detail. What a shame that it was destined to be w … more →
