King high-tide 3 January 2018 - 11 am
The Tide is High (Blondie 1980)
January 3rd, Sydney Harbour experienced one of its highest tides. I was at the shed around high tide (11am) and the water was higher than I have ever seen it. Water was over the top of the sea wall and even though river cats were approaching Abbotsford very slowly, the wash got to about a metre from the shed door. Next door were not so fortunate and took some water indoors. The ramp to Sydney RC’s pontoon was tilted up! Science note (can’t help myself): This week the earth is at perihelion (closet to the sun for the year) and so the sun’s gravitational pull on the ocean is stronger. The moon is at perigee (closest to the earth) and the sun, moon and earth are in syzygy (a straight line). There is no El Nino this year so more water has moved to the west of the Pacific. So big tides.(MH) |
Photos from Mike H.
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This little white-faced heron seems to have taken up residence since the new year. Spotted on several occasions walking the sea wall at the shed and in the shallows below at low tide, looking carefully for some delicious morsel to scoff. Hope he's wise enough to know a fish dinner from a plastic imposter.
We may have to have a naming competition if he sticks around much longer! (RS) |
2016 State Masters Championships
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Charles took this breath-taking dawn scene. 1/2/2016
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Monday, 31st August - Charles captures the setting moon.
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PHOTO OF THE WINTER SEASON:
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Suzie and Audrey take a break from the 2013 summer racing to enjoy winter in Prague.
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