Beachy Head Lighthouse, East Sussex Beachy Head Lighthouse near Eastbourne in East Sussex with the imposing white cliffs which are famous along the the South coast of England. This also shows the older Belle Tout lighthouse which was co...

Beachy Head #lighthouse with the older Belle Tout lighthouse behind it
Painted here on an original nautical chart from 1972
#Upcycle #EastSussex #VintageMap #Sailing #MondayMotivation #CraftBizParty #UKMakers
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I did some hiking around the North Head Light House yesterday on the edge of the continent in Ilwaco, Washington. Built 1897.

#BlueSkyArtShow #edge #AlphabetChallenge #WeekOForOld
#Pharology #Photography #OMSystem #ECK #Lighthouse

Rectangular embroidery in orange with stylised central smiling crab motif in various lines and colours

'Happy Crab' design, tradition mola embroidery from the women of the Guna/Kuna people of Panama #WomensArt
#FridayFeeling

Vibrant street art in Limerick, Ireland. A standard street bollard is painted as a bright blue octopus head, with its tentacles sprawled playfully across the pavement for a local scavenger hunt.

🐙 Painted Octopus — By Lumen Street Theatre in Limerick 🇮🇪 This Is Clever (14 Photos): streetartutopia.com/2026/04/17/c...

A Creeple-built lighthouse with an extra observation deck. Ink on paper.

A lighthouse for the Creeple.

Brazil creates the South Atlantic's largest marine park | Conservation International Conservation International helped secure a million-hectare marine park, two decades in the making.

Brazil has created the South Atlantic’s largest marine protected area, spanning about one million hectares. Supported by Conservation International, the reserve—roughly the size of Jamaica—aims to safeguard biodiversity, fisheries, and critical ocean ecosystems.

La Corbiere Lighthouse Jersey La Corbiere Lighthouse, Jersey painted on an original 1972 Nautical chart. Features the Cotentin Peninsular of France with the Channel Islands and part of the chart compass. The design has the lightho...

La Corbiere #Lighthouse on a #NauticalChart from 1972
sitting on rocks lit by the #sunset with the #CompassRose on the top left
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#UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM #UKMakers #Jersey #ChannelIslands #GiftIdeas #Sailing #Nautical

Hull Marina. #hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #hullmarina

Hull Marina.

#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #hullmarina #blueskyartshow #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin

Soft pastel evening light at the lake Vänern, Sweden

#photography #landscapephotography #photographersofbluesky #landscapelovers #landscapes #swedishnature

Pictorial textile artwork featuring cliffs and rocky stack in a turquoise sea with waves under a streaked sky

'The Stacks' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #womensart

#Flamborourgh old #Lighthouse or "Chalk Tower" built c1674 and painted on a #VintageMap from 1963
Prints on request
#UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM #UKMakers #LincsConnect #GiftIdeas #Yorkshire #YorkshireCoast
www.lincolnmaplady.co.uk

In a seaside landscape, a skeletal figure tugs at a man in oilskins as they stand in the water, just off the beach. Gray, stormy clouds in the sky, and a tower or lighthouse stands in the distance.

#PhantomsFriday The Drowned Man's Ghost Tries to Claim a New Victim for the Sea, Thorvald Niss [1842-1905]
Skagens Museum, Skagen, Denmark
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead

An Army Corps project could wipe out one of Florida’s last thriving coral reefs The fate of one of the last thriving coral reefs in Florida may be imperiled by plans to widen the shipping channel leading into Port Everglades.

The US army corps of engineers is considering, right now, what would be the largest destruction of coral reefs in US history. To make a port slightly bigger.

People know this, right?

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A Glass Octopus you say? Indeed so. They occupy deep waters and are rarely seen, but even in shallow waters they're hard to see. And they like sex. Males have a particular arm that will actually detach to get the job done. That's what you call determination!

Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent This small, painting, features Dungeness Lighthouse in Kent painted on an original vintage map from 1969. It measures 14x11 inches and will be posted with the mount

Dungeness #Lighthouse in #Kent on an original #VintageMap from 1969
#ElevensesHour #CraftBizParty #Nautical #CoastalArt #ShopIndie #ShopSmall #UKMakers #GiftIdea
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The Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall The Lizard Lighthouse on the coast of Cornwall. This painting shows one of 2 octagonal octagonal towers with cottages between. Built in 1751 by the landowner it was taken over by Trinity House in 1771...

The Lizard #Lighthouse on an original #nautical chart from 1972
#EarlyBiz #Cornwall #CoastalArt #CraftBizParty #ShopIndie #SmallBizFridayUK #BritishVeteranOwned
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Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Chronic ocean heating is causing a “staggering and deeply concerning” loss of marine life, a new study of over 33,000 populations has found

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

digital poster for the event: [equine textile image] Global Equine Cultures February 26-27, 2026 A Free Program GW 而 THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MUSEUM THE TEXTILE MUSEUM Virtual Cotsen Textile Traces Global Roundtable museum.gwu.edu

Via GWU Museum & The Textile Museum:
“The Global Equine Cultures roundtable brings together an interdisciplinary panel to accompany our new exhibition Adorning the Horse: Equestrian Textiles for Power & Prestige.”
Feb. 26-27, 10AM-12:30PM
FREE Virtual Program
Register: museum.gwu.edu/cotsen-texti...

Forty Mile Point Lighthouse: A Historical Overview | Northern Michigan History Explore the history of the Forty Mile Point Lighthouse, which protects mariners along the Lake Huron shoreline safely.

🌊💡 Forty Mile Point Lighthouse was built to light a dangerous gap along Lake Huron—and it’s still shining today. From shipwrecks to scenic trails, its story is pure Great Lakes history.
👉 Read more: northernmichiganhistory.com/forty-mile-p...
#FortyMilePointLighthouse #LakeHuronHistory

The Needles lighthouse The Needles lighthouse off the coast of the Isle of Wight painted on an original nautical chart from 1962 f collected it will include the blue mount but if posting is required it will come in a tube w...

If you've taken a ferry passing the #IsleOfWight or perhaps competed at #Cowes you might have seen the #Lighthouse at The Needles. This is painted on an original vintage #nautical chart from 1962
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#ElevensesHour #OriginalArt #VintageMap #Sailing

My local lighthouse on a snowy day like today
#photography #lighthouse #winter #snow

Covesea Lighthouse on a vintage map Limited edition print of Covesea Lighthouse on the Moray Firth painted on a vintage map. 11x14 inches including mount

Up to the north of #Scotland today to Covesea #Lighthouse with a stunning outlook onto the Moray Firth
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

Covesea Lighthouse Limited edition print of Covesea Lighthouse, Moray, Scotland viewed from Lossiemouth beach 14x11 inches

Back to my traditional paintings with #print of a #seascape and Covesea #Lighthouse on the Moray Firth, #Scotland
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#ElevensesHour #CraftBizParty #ShopIndie #GiftIdeas

Oldest known whale song recordings discovered in Cape Cod archives The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.

The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.

Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.

What amazing artefacts!🇳🇬✨
A good decision I think!👏👏

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Another lighthouse on another stormy day. From the archives. Pigeon Point.
#photography #lighthouse #californiacoast

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.

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These are great for anyone who loves #Lighthouses or #Sailing
More #notecard packs to come through the day
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#EarlyBiz #ElevensesHour #LincsConnect #CraftBizParty #GiftIdeas

Since this news story is popular with you people, here's a reminder that naming species after monstrous humans is a bad idea and a big problem.

The species in that preview is the Hitler beetle. Neo-Nazis have robbed museums and threatened people trying to get a specimen.

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