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PaintingsByJoan<p>A whimsical moonrise over mangroves — where nature meets the data superhighway in a swirl of colour and light 🌕✨Inspired by tropical nights in Far North Queensland.</p><p><a href="https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/moon-rises-on-the-super-highway-joan-stratton.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joan-stratton.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/moon-rises-on-the-super-highway-joan-stratton.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediGiftShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediGiftShop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abstract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wettropics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wettropics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MixedMediaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MixedMediaArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paintingsbyjoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paintingsbyjoan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoanStratton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoanStratton</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@paintingsbyjoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paintingsbyjoan</span></a></span> <a href="https://paintingsbyjoan.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paintingsbyjoan.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
PaintingsByJoan<p>This little beauty is soaking up the tropical warmth beneath the bold, radiating leaves of the Queensland Fan Palm — one of my favourite foliage forms to play with! </p><p>Available now on prints; <a href="https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/summer-dragonfly-on-tropical-fan-palm-joan-stratton.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joan-stratton.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/summer-dragonfly-on-tropical-fan-palm-joan-stratton.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediGiftShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediGiftShop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Abstract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Abstract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wettropics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wettropics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MixedMediaArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MixedMediaArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paintingsbyjoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paintingsbyjoan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoanStratton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoanStratton</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@paintingsbyjoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paintingsbyjoan</span></a></span> <a href="https://paintingsbyjoan.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paintingsbyjoan.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2257718/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2257718/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Qantas Launches Daily Melbourne to Tokyo Narita Flights to Boost Australia: Here’s All Travelers Really Need To Know <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AirlineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirlineNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AirlinesNewsOfChina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirlinesNewsOfChina</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AustraliaJapanTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaJapanTourism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AustraliaTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AustraliaTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cairns</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChinaTravelNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChinaTravelNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GoldCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldCoast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MelbourneNaritaBusinessTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MelbourneNaritaBusinessTravel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MelbourneToTokyoFlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MelbourneToTokyoFlights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/narita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>narita</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Osaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Osaka</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/QantasJapanRoute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QantasJapanRoute</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sydney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sydney</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TokyoNaritaDirectFlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TokyoNaritaDirectFlights</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>victoria</span></a></p>
Tod Maffin 🇨🇦<p>So Jocelyn and I have the day in Cairns on Wednesday.</p><p>Anyone there want to do a meetup like around noon? 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 Would anyone show? 🥰 <a href="https://hci.social/tags/cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cairns</span></a></p>
PaintingsByJoan<p>Cairns, Queensland, Australia - Where the mountains meet the sea.</p><p><a href="https://joan-stratton.pixels.com/featured/cairns-where-the-mountains-meet-the-sea-joan-stratton.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">joan-stratton.pixels.com/featu</span><span class="invisible">red/cairns-where-the-mountains-meet-the-sea-joan-stratton.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FediGiftShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediGiftShop</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mountains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coastal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coastal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mangroves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mangroves</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Artforsale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artforsale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>giftideas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paintingsbyjoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paintingsbyjoan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoanStratton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoanStratton</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@paintingsbyjoan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>paintingsbyjoan</span></a></span> <a href="https://paintingsbyjoan.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">paintingsbyjoan.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
adrigen<p>🔁🙏 <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/peoplesblockade2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peoplesblockade2025</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/risingtide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risingtide</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cairns</span></a></p>
Elio Campitelli<p>I hope <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> is in the process of replacing these awful middle of the street parking for the lovely street medians full of green and not the other way around.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
BenCaptain cook highway panorama (fixed previous post). Scroll for more road!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portdouglas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portdouglas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/panorama?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#panorama</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roadtrip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a>
BenCoastal road panorama. It’s the Captain Cook highway near Port Douglas, Australia.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/panorama?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#panorama</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portdouglas?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#portdouglas</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/tropical?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tropical</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roadtrip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/explore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>
BenEarly morning blue hour near Cairns, Australia.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bluehour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluehour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/seascape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seascape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/explore?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#explore</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/longexposure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longexposure</a>
Trent<p>Suddenly, <a href="https://eigenmagic.net/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a></p>
Orkney Riddler<p>In “Beside the Ocean of Time: a chronology of Neolithic <a href="https://c.im/tags/burial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>burial</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Monuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monuments</span></a> and houses in Orkney”, Seren Griffiths lists the carbon dates of human bones from 10 Orkney cairns. The cumulative data for these skeletal remains demonstrates that about 75% of the people lain in the cairns died roughly before 3000BC, the rest of them died later, mostly through the 3rd millennium BC. Similar findings are suggested by dating of <a href="https://c.im/tags/skeletons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skeletons</span></a> in Scotland and England, and it is likely that the fall in numbers of bodies in cairns is, as much as anything, because after a couple of hundred years of existence the cairns were in poor condition, and often collapsing, making them sometimes risky places to enter.<br>Personally, I could never believe that the purpose of cairns was for the storage of corpses. Clearly in later millennia they were regarded as suitable sites for depositing cremated remains and the like.<br>Later burials seem to be dug into the perifery of the monuments, or a later addition. <br>In the few examples of funerary monuments that I've seen it's only special sites like Sutton Hoo that are obviously built with the intention of burying bodies.<br>See more in the Orkney Riddle blog:- <a href="http://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-orkney-riddle.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/the-orkney-riddle.html</span></a><br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Orkney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orkney</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neolithic</span></a> #<a href="https://c.im/tags/prehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prehistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cairns</span></a></p>
Orkney Riddler<p>I could never quite believe that Neolithic people came to Orkney by boat.<br>As it is thought that they brought cattle and sheep with them, I could not envisage any animal, or any human, surviving a sea crossing of any British tidal waters in any prehistoric vessel. <br>Standard sources tie themselves in knots to persuade us that Neolithic people had boats that could carry beasts of both sexes that, once landed, would reproduce and help their tribe to survive on the unknown territory across the dangerous waters. <br>However, evidence has recently emerged that added another dimension to the problem. It was discovered that the Orkney Vole, a species that is unique to the archipelago, had been found by DNA analysis, to originate from northern Europe, and that it was not directly related to the common vole in Britain. (Thomas Cucchi et al) <br>This meant that the animal that arrived in Orkney did not pass through England, Wales or Scotland. <br>A vole arriving in Orkney, from Europe, without passing through Britain was a clue that all was not as it seems, and that in spite of the insistence of some that voles may have been carried as pets or food items, another possibility was probably more likely. <br>I therefore rather assumed that it must be necessary to question what places were passable around the coasts of Neolithic Britain, which areas were land, and which places were water, and when did land areas stop being land. <br>It is understood that much of the southern North Sea area was land at some point in the past. A piece of shallow sea called Dogger Bank has been named Doggerland as artefacts of 8000 years of age, and older, are frequently dredged up there. The rise in sea level which has occurred since the last ice age has clearly flooded lands here, but which lands, where, and when? <br>The obvious location, or so I thought, for a route to Orkney from Europe , that would be passable for small rodents, on foot, and avoiding England and Scotland, would be somewhere in the middle of the North Sea which, of course, is a bizarre idea. <br>Indeed, it was such a bizarre idea that I followed it, to see where it took me. <br>The result of my research can be seen in my blog:-</p><p><a href="http://orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-orkney-riddle.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">orkneyriddler.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/the-orkney-riddle.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Orkney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orkney</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Neolithic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neolithic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prehistory</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brodgar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brodgar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/nessofbrodgar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nessofbrodgar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Skara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Skara</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/skarabrae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>skarabrae</span></a>&nbsp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/barnhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barnhouse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/knapofhowar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>knapofhowar</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/linksofnoltland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linksofnoltland</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Noltland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Noltland</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cairns</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Maeshowe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maeshowe</span></a></p>
BenLilipads in North Queensland.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rainforest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rainforest</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a>
BenA lone vehicle travels up the Captain Cook highway north of Cairns. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lighttrails?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lighttrails</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nightphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/roadtrip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadtrip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bluehour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluehour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/longexposure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longexposure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/australia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#australia</a>
BenBlue hour in North Queensland. Somewhere on the Cairns - Port Douglas road.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lighttrails?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lighttrails</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bluehour?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bluehour</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nikon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nikon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/landscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#landscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/longexposure?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#longexposure</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cairns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cairns</a>
Sarah Dal<p>Some pics from today's walk from Hethpool to the Border (and beyond!) </p><p><a href="https://sarahdal.github.io/northumberland/2025/02/02/BorderStones.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sarahdal.github.io/northumberl</span><span class="invisible">and/2025/02/02/BorderStones.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Northumberland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Northumberland</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cheviots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cheviots</span></a></p>
Cornovia Postcards<p>Cairn on Summit of An Càrn Gorm, Moray, 1936 - K Ltd RP Postcard</p><p><a href="https://www.ebid.net/uk/for-sale/cairn-on-summit-of-an-c%c3%a0rn-gorm-moray-1936-k-ltd-rp-postcard-221253840.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ebid.net/uk/for-sale/cairn-on-</span><span class="invisible">summit-of-an-c%c3%a0rn-gorm-moray-1936-k-ltd-rp-postcard-221253840.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/CarnGorm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarnGorm</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Grampians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grampians</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Cairns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cairns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Postcard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.business/tags/Postcards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Postcards</span></a></p>
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