tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post1040796703601090799..comments2024-03-04T19:26:00.689+08:00Comments on A WineDark Sea: Channelsarah toahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-7567697633394947512010-12-18T08:35:17.336+08:002010-12-18T08:35:17.336+08:00Happy to help Ciaran! It's a stiff sou-easterl...Happy to help Ciaran! It's a stiff sou-easterly that makes that spot of the world out of the wind.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-5468332860216781862010-12-18T04:33:54.688+08:002010-12-18T04:33:54.688+08:00The skiff's sail lost wind, flapped loosely in...The skiff's sail lost wind, flapped loosely in its bewildered search, and the slap and sway of the waves halted, allowing the suddenly still, suddenly soundless sea to offer up fingers of barnacled rock in the greeny blue wash beneath them. As they rounded Point Possession and made through the channel, Major Lockyer's excitement was disagreeably chaffed. Inside the harbour, still a good distance away, he thought he could see a ship, the skeletal spine of a furled mast.<br /><br />Thank you.ciaranlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668781624804602369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-1485879334916839672010-12-15T09:53:12.879+08:002010-12-15T09:53:12.879+08:00Yep, but why did the dog swim to the rock? Dog Roc...Yep, but why did the dog swim to the rock? Dog Rock... My bet is he went looking for pelicans... That look on his face says: <br />"Sarah, they were here, the pelicans were right here...you gotta believe me!" ...<br />"And I'm not going anywhere till they all come back!"McCabeandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893991648155924016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-74545972959560130972010-12-15T07:54:27.313+08:002010-12-15T07:54:27.313+08:00Such a cutie that dog. Sounds like he wanted to go...Such a cutie that dog. Sounds like he wanted to go home and lie on your couch.Dr Mad Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274692672575145183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-23285383485398738132010-12-14T21:13:52.533+08:002010-12-14T21:13:52.533+08:00And about that Channel, nice refections, calm wate...And about that Channel, nice refections, calm waters, shallow waters before the deepening blue...McCabeandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893991648155924016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-3526510354307224812010-12-14T21:09:34.960+08:002010-12-14T21:09:34.960+08:00When I was forest protesting, I think patchouli wa...When I was forest protesting, I think patchouli was every blockader's morning shower. Mm, I think it's lovely, and together with Ylang Ylang, and the scent of Nag Champa incense make great lovers...McCabeandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893991648155924016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-18133921165169463172010-12-14T19:08:27.588+08:002010-12-14T19:08:27.588+08:00Yes, it is an interesting picture, Sarah. I canno...Yes, it is an interesting picture, Sarah. I cannot stand patchouli, and I liked it even less when I found out what it was originally used for. The Indians used it to mask the smell by sprinkling it over shallow graves, apparently.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-63936475202006671952010-12-14T10:35:23.753+08:002010-12-14T10:35:23.753+08:00It's an interesting picture isn't it? He&#...It's an interesting picture isn't it? He's a funny boy. Jumped overboard and swam to the rock and then sat there and whinged for me to pick him up.<br />Re patchouli, I did write something about that ages ago Tom.<br />Thanks for your comments!sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-18629667270272709972010-12-14T10:09:48.914+08:002010-12-14T10:09:48.914+08:00Nah, Sarah Toa is definitely a patchouli girl.
Th...Nah, Sarah Toa is definitely a patchouli girl.<br /><br />That image of Digger is quite surreal, would make a bloody fantastic painting!Dr Mad Fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274692672575145183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-66655115461319193732010-12-14T02:38:51.152+08:002010-12-14T02:38:51.152+08:00Phew! - I thought you had finally cracked and was ...Phew! - I thought you had finally cracked and was writing about perfume for a minute.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com