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Lightkeepers are the Eyes and Ears of the Oceans

August 3, 2012eyes and ears, keepers, lighthouse, litehouse, oceans, oil spills, plastic, pollution, sewageAnti-Automation, British Columbia, Environment, History, Information, Keepers, Lighthouses, Oil Spills, On The Job, Ships & Shipping, ShipwrecksretlkprLeave a Comment

Isn’t this a pretty neat photo? But what is it you ask? If you run Google Chrome as a web browser1 you could use the Search by Image extension to find other copies of the photo and then the website, and then what is shown in the photo. Here I have just presented a photo with […]

Plasticized Oceans

May 28, 2012deaths, garbage, lighthouse, litehouse, man-made, plastic, pollution, wildlifeAdvertisement, Anti-Automation, Beachcombing, Environment, Fishing, Foreign, Government, Information, Lighthouses, On The Job, Recreation, Travel, WorldwideretlkprLeave a Comment

I lived thirty-two years on the lighthouses bordering on the Pacific Ocean. As a lighthouse keeper, I was also aware of the ocean as a living habitat that should be protected. We voluntarily reported oil spills, garbage, etc. For me it was a beautiful place, but I saw what man could do to the oceans […]

Glass Balls – The Dream of Every Beachcomber

December 18, 2011assistant, beachcombing, floats, garbage, glass balls, lighthouse, litehouse, plastic, Ted Beard, tidesAdult Memories, Beachcombing, Equipment, Fishing, Foreign, Glass Balls, Lighthouses, Old WebsiteretlkprLeave a Comment

In my years on the lights there was always talk of finding a glass ball. The inside lights such as my first one at Pulteney Point did not have too much chance of stopping a floating glass ball because of the strong tides. My first outside light [not sheltered by land] was Quatsino but with only one beach at […]