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The Waves At Night
By Phosphorescent
Where are we and where do we
And where will we finally
Trade our teeth for rays for wheat
To lay and sleep underneath
O love too eager to cross
O love we meet and you pause
O love too eager to cross
You see what you’ve lost?
The crazy streets, amazing grief
The taste of sweet offerings
The blazing heat, the naked beasts
Great barrier reefs, all for thee
O love too eager to cross
O love we meet and you pause
O love too eager to cross
You see what you’ve lost?
The waves at night all brave and bright
The dance hall lights, o all your life
To lay and weep, to trade our teeth
To aim and achieve grace and peace
Espanola Island, Galapagos
The Albatross was very near the top of our Wish List for Galapagos and we were disappointed when we heard that we probably wouldn't see one because it was the end of the breeding season. However, we trekked across the lava field on Espanola in the hope that there might be a straggler or two and were delighted when we spotted this juvenile. It was flapping about, testing its wings - taking the odd run or two to see if it could achieve lift-off but not quite achieving it. We watched it for ages, and then an adult floated by quite slowly, seemingly giving encouragement because the youngster's efforts became more determined. In the end we had to leave it to it, but in the hope that it would take off later that day or the following one.
It is the largest bird that breeds in Galapagos, weighing 3 - 4 kg and with a wing span reaching 2.35 metres.
It is found only on Espanola and has the smallest range of any albatross.
Courtship takes place towards the end of the preceding breeding season and is an elaborate ritual. Males return to breed in mid-March followed by the females: a single egg is laid on bare ground between mid-April and late June. Incubation is shared and takes some 60 days during which time the egg is often moved considerable distances, held between the feet of the adult. Fledging takes place some 170 days after hatching and the adults and young leave the island in December - so we were extremely lucky to see this youngster! Young birds do not start breeding until they are six years old. Recent studies have shown that 15-20% of young are raised by male birds that are not their natural parent. This is due to 'extra pair copulation' which is surprisingly common gvien that they are generally monogamous,
As a lot of Californians were caching Snow this Saturday one was caching a wave with temps in the seventies at Moonstone Beach..!
This is a set of five VINTAGE Japanese kimono fabric panels for hakkake. The hakkake is the lining around the skirt of the kimono. There is enough fabric here to line the skirt, collar base, and sleeve cuffs of a kimono. The fabric fades from vermilion to cream, and is woven with a wave pattern. It was unpicked from a karinui (untailored) kimono. The piece that appears long an narrow in the photo above is actually folded over itself, so there is more fabric there than there appears to be.
I am uncertain if this fabric is silk or synthetic.
MEASUREMENTS:
Piece #1: 153.5cm X 35.5cm
Piece #2: 67.5cm X 35.5cm
Piece #3: 67.5cm X 35.5cm
Piece #4: 67.5cm X 35.5cm
Piece #5: 67.5cm X 35.5cm