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February 2013

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

February 1, 2013 5 min read

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Sunday sand food

Living in sand is not easy, and life – animal and vegetable - comes up with all kinds of wonderful solutions for doing so. Perhaps qualifying for one of the mor...

November 1, 2012 2 min read

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What is happening to British dunes? The testimony of Eryngium maritimum

It was tempting to make the subject of this entire post the egregious activities of the outstanding American buffoon, Donald Trump (plea to trans-Atlantic reade...

September 1, 2012 11 min read

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Little fellah bums

The critters who make their lives in the sands of the Australian outback are not by nature publicity-seekers. Shy, discreet, and often nocturnal, they are, with...

July 1, 2012 8 min read

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Icons old and deep

Thanks to Walter for bringing to my attention this particularly resonant and compelling image from the recent coverage of the investigation of a dramatic shipwr...

May 1, 2012 5 min read

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Sand critter guest post: the South Texas sand crab

By Zen Faulkes South Padre Island in Texas has a world-class beach, with lovely fine-grained sand that is wonderful to walk on. The sand grains close up seem to...

January 1, 2012 6 min read

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Sunday sand: Komodo pink

No, these photos are not photoshopped – these are the real colours of this beach on Komodo Island: Simply spectacular, macroscopically and microscopically, and...

November 1, 2011 3 min read

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A flavour of things to come (but probably later rather than sooner)

I am now returned from what can only be described as an utterly memorable and spectacular trip. Although it began with some uncertainty when we found that our o...

October 1, 2011 3 min read

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Another margarita!

You live and learn – well, at least I try. And often I don’t even have to try – something I didn’t know (a category that knows no limits) just ups and surprises...

August 1, 2011 4 min read

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August 2011

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

August 1, 2011 7 min read

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A sanctuary in the dunes

The tide did now its flood-mark gain, And girdled in the Saint’s domain: For with the flow and ebb, its style Varies from continent to isle; Dry shood o’er sand...

February 1, 2011 6 min read