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The Greek word for ‘desert’ is eremos, from which comes ‘hermit,’ and that is exactly what I have been for quite a while. The word is appropriate because I have...

January 1, 2014 7 min read

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January 2014

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

January 1, 2014 8 min read

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December 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

December 1, 2013 1 min read

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An ephemeral memorial in the sands of a Normandy beach

I realise that this post is later than it should have been, but I would be delinquent if I did not note this extraordinary event. A few years ago, on a dismal a...

October 1, 2013 2 min read

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October 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

October 1, 2013 2 min read

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Guest post: The 'sandwave' - a homage to Elvis?

John Lackie writes: Last year I had the pleasure of going on a four-day residential field course as part of an Open University geology module (SXG288); one of t...

September 1, 2013 3 min read

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The Great Sand Dunes – as seen through the lens of ‘Written in Stone’

Earlier this year, I discovered a superb geological and photographic blog that I had not encountered before. ‘Written In Stone…seen through my lens’ is by Jack...

September 1, 2013 2 min read

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September 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

September 1, 2013 2 min read

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August 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

August 1, 2013 4 min read

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The Exploratorium, sand, and Ned Kahn

A few years ago I reported on my visit to San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a place of wonder for, as they say, “children of all ages.” It has now moved to a brand...

July 1, 2013 2 min read

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The sands of Breezy Point

As the residents of Breezy Point continue on their path back to normality after the ravages of superstorm Sandy, part of that normality is that Larry Deemer has...

July 1, 2013 1 min read

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July 2013

Musings and news on the extraordinary stories sand has to tell of our planet and daily lives

July 1, 2013 1 min read