#Port Phillip

[travelmanposts]

Point Ormond Lookout, Australia: Point Ormond is a hill that offers great views all around Port Philip Bay. There is a trig tower at the summit and many get their exercise running up and down to it. A playground is nearby and there are some revegetation projects as well... Point Ormond Lookout,is located in the state of Victoria, in the northeastern part of the country, 500 km west of Canberra. Wikipedia

[lasynthese]

[whats-in-a-sentence]

When squatters in the south petitioned him in June to send troops to protect them on the track to Port Phillip, he refused.

Sir George Gipps desires it to be intimated to the gentlemen who have signed the memorial, that as he has the most positive directions from Her Majesty's Government to treat the aboriginal natives as subjects of Her Majesty, it is entirely out of his power to authorise the levying of war against them, or to give sanction to any measures of indiscriminate retaliation.

"Killing for Country: A Family History" - David Marr

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Underwater Fireworks”

Shot in Mornington Peninsula, Australia.

“In the shallow waters of Naarm (Port Phillip Bay), sparse colonies of Tubular Hydroids poke their heads out of the sand in cold, shallow water. There are hundreds of individuals, but at just 4cm or so tall it's easy to dismiss these tiny animals which are endemic to the Great Southern Reef of Australia. Each individual here is either male or female and extend their outer tentacles to catch passing plankton.”

by Imogen Manins

Ocean Art 2023

[ncblevicartstudic]

I sense there's something in the wind...

[ngiya-ruwuti]

[sebibibebi]

literally if they don't get their asses to the pr mandated beach episode rn

[travelmanposts]

Forrest Caves, Phillip Island, Australia: Forrest Caves are sea caves formed by erosion of the cliffs over many years and can only be explored and accessed at low tide. The walk passes by large sand dunes, home to thousands of short-tailed shearwaters. Forrest Caves are one of Phillip Islands most magical hidden gems.... Phillip Island is an Australian island about 125 km south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. Wikipedia

[dobbsie81]

Point Lonsdale Lighthouse

[herpsandbirds]

We got any fun little worm dudes around?

I am going to interpret that to mean WORMS (inverts), so here you are...

Disguised as deep-sea acorn worms, two species of Yoda have been found– not so long ago, on a seamount far, far from land.

Yoda purpurata, discovered in 2012 with the ECOMAR ROV on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, sports distinctly Yoda-like lobes on either side of its head (these are lips rather than ears).  In 2022, scientists using Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ROV SuBastian found its North Pacific cousin. Yoda demiankoopi bears little resemblance to the original Yoda, but is still a force to be reckoned with.  You try living off of tiny scraps of marine snow at the bottom of the ocean! Yoda purpurata: David Shale/Marinespecies.org Yoda demiankoopi © Schmit Ocean InstituteImages used under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License

via: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A new species of giant Eunice (Eunicidae, Polychaeta, Annelida) from the east coast of Australia

Read the paper here: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86448/

Green Spoon Worm

Check out this freaky Green Spoon Worm (Metabonellia haswelli, phylum Echiura), filmed in Port Phillip Bay, Australia, on 8 Feb 2018. It may look harmless, but this marine  worm can paralyze small animals using the neural poison in its skin.

via: Youtube.com

Say hello to Eulagisca gigantea, the golden worm from the Antarctic seas

from photographer Matthew Brown 

It’s an Antarctic scale worm, a type of polychaete (bristle worm).There are many different species, all around the world, ranging in size, colour, and living habits.  Some feed on detritus, others like this one, are predators. It’s laying on its back, those golden bristles are it’s feet, which it uses to walk along the soft sediments on the sea floor. Some species live in tunnels, those ones have greatly reduced spines. They’re a cool group of animals.  Most of NIWA (National institute of water and atmosphere research) deep sea specimens like this are collected by their long range research vessel the Tangaroa. They had a lot of cool stuff, giant amphipods, isopods and giant squid etc. They’re basically trying to figure out biodiversity hot spots on the sea floor around the world in order to inform the establishment of marine sanctuaries. They also provide advice to fisheries about fish populations.

via: So Bad So Good

Weird and Wonderful: Green bomber worms drop bioluminescent “bombs" 

Green bomber worms (Swima spp.) have specialized organs that explode with a burst of green bioluminescence. This impressive display is likely used to startle predators while the animal makes a speedy getaway. They live just above the seafloor and are vigorous swimmers, able to maneuver both backwards and forwards.⁠ ⁠ Each worm carries up to eight “bombs.” If they lose one, they can grow it back. The “bombs” may have been gills that evolutionarily transformed over time. Although these worms lack eyes, they have developed a novel bioluminescent defense mechanism. MBARI research has shown that approximately three quarters of the animals living in the dark ocean depths are capable of producing bioluminescence.⁠ ⁠

Learn more about these amazing deep-sea worms: 

https://www.mbari.org/new-species-of-deep-sea-worms-release-glowing-bombs/

[ncblevicartstudic]

So I decided to come up with a new card deck for Skylar!! I call it the Star deck and meaning for each card is bellow!!

The sword: Strength, Power, Courage

The Unicorn: Healing, Guidance, Positive energy

The Lion: Loyalty, Pride, Discipline

The Harlot: Freedom, Independence, Prosperity

The Sage: Wisdom, Knowledge, Self Improvement

The Reaper: Endings, Peace, Closure

The King: Authority, Control, sovereignty

The Queen: Dignity, Wealth, Ambition

The Cupid: Love, Desire, Passion

The Sun: Kindness, Creativity, Tolerance

The Moon: Secrecy, Intuition, Change

The Hellion: Violence, Stagnation, Negative Energy

The Pentacle: Protection, Insight, Perception

The Chalice: Festivals, Feast, Harvest

[steven-sandner]

Lightning over Port Phillip Bay, Melbourne, Australia 🍂💫✨

The lightning to the top left was added in post processing to help with the composition

Link to more about me and my work https://linktr.ee/steven.sandner

[todaysdocument]

Parade for Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Record Group 336: Records of the Office of the Chief of TransportationSeries: Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

Original caption: " View of Color Guard of Camp Hill, HRPE, as it proceeded down Chestnut Avenue, Newport News, Virginia, during parade which marked the 81st Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Left to right are: Cpl. Emanuel Davis, 34417230, McCalla, Alabama; Cpl. Owen Winn, 34417240, Bessmer, Alabama; Sgt. Lewis C. Phillips, 34416994, Fairfield, Alabama; Cpl. Francis Banks, 33369949, Pottstown, Virginia. Official photograph U.S. Army Signal Corps, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Newport News, Virginia."

[frick-yes-dragons]

some notes from Cissy's post-hoot

hunter bi and willow pan!!!!

Raine has moved into the owl house, whether or not they married Eda is up to fans' interpretation (Though Dana did mention marriage shouldn't be required to define love). In any case, they are in a loving relationship

DOES THAT MEAN RAINE HAS TO SLEEP IN THE NEST??

odalia and Alador did promptly get a divorce <33

the blight kids live w Alador and only rarely visit Odalia, and don't put up with any of her shit

King's tower was built and hidden by someone with amnesia..... BAT QUEEN?

Hooty probably spends most of his time away from the owl house as port-a-hooty, with Lilith, working as a curator at the museum

stringbean has been visible in the show logo since the very first episode (!), visible in the S and the L when it's flipped upside down

The collector does visit the isles often and is in frequent contact with king (but there was no confirmation if they've found or interacted with the archivists)

no comments were made as to whether Vee and Masha are still dating, but Vee did definitely have a crush on them

Luz finished high school on the isles, spending weekends and holidays in the demon realm

Flapjack was a gift to Caleb from Evelyn, and was probably the turning point in both their relationship and in caleb's acceptance of magic

neither Hunter nor Eda know about Eda's relation to Evelyn and Caleb (but it was hinted Gwendolyn might...)

The shack behind Luz's house where the portal is was originally where Caleb and Phillip lived; it was basically a ruin until Eda fixed it up during her time in the human realm

eda carved Owlbert herself, AFTER she got cursed as a way of reclaiming and accepting the owlbeast

Raine's palisman was hidden as part of their violin (you can see the head in the scroll). It did not die when the violin got smashed, and Dell helped repair the staff

This is all I can remember for now, feel free to add anything that I missed! Hopefully we get more of these behind the scenes discussions of the show, if you haven't seen the video I've put the link under the break <33

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Cissy Jones (@cissyspeaks)