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The Island Concept
With changing sea level, many islands will be submerged in the not so distant future. How will this affect our island concept? Will the tide of humanity simply encompass the individual, like rising waters reclaim long-identified and well-described island paradises? … Continue reading
Secrets and Islands
Secrets are strange phenomena…they hold you as much as you hold them. What you can’t tell, you can’t share, and thus the complexity builds. Secrets are like islands in many ways…disconnected from other matters…singularities, one might say. So, let the … Continue reading
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Block Island Moments
Facing a strong headwind I cycle round Block Island chasing ciliates and dodging dragonflies, pond after pond, racing to make the return ferry. Nearing the bluffs, at the next to last location on my sampling map, I take a moment … Continue reading
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Navigating Versus Exploring
Islands conjure up images of navigational challenges…obstacles to avoid and channels to follow. Greek mythology, probably aligned with the country’s geology and geography, was replete with these visualizations. Yet, the joy of exploring islands not yet mapped, finding new sights and … Continue reading
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Island Moments
The thing I like best about islands is that you can find the edge, and if you keep walking on the edge, you get back to where you started.
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