The Sangamo Sabre III Instrumentation Tape Recorder Reproducer – Part 2: Use cases

This will make for a long post as I keep adding more information in time. That’s because the use cases of an instrumentation recorder/reproducer are quite plenty. Recording and reproducing of signal data is still made today in many fields, but since mid 80’s the digital format (flash memory, SSD drives) begun to replace magnetic … Read more

The Sangamo Sabre III Instrumentation Tape Recorder Reproducer – Part 1: How I Got One

It was a regular Wednesday morning, and a weekly flea market begun to contour in my small town. You can pretty much find a myriad of stuff here, old and new, from workshop tools to electronics, kitchen apparel to musical instruments, handcrafts and so on, everything you can and you can’t imagine. A particular seller … Read more

How To Choose The Right Photo Camera?

Choosing a camera is a very difficult mission, I can see that at those who are on their way to buy one. The difficulty is due to several reasons such as the diversity of products on the market, marketing techniques, the advice of friends who have a specific camera, the multitude of camera features and … Read more

Dudley’s Picks – Page 2

A series of photos that probably was used as slide presentations to tourists in the park. Marked by Dudley.

PtarmiganRoiling surfSchooner coveSea anemonesSea anemones under waterSea weed under waterSnowberry wintergreen (gaultheria hispidula)StarfishStarfish and sea anemonesStorm over Sunset pointSunset point and Leonard lighthouseTakakkaw falls

 

Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower. A sea anemone is a polyp attached at the bottom to the surface beneath it by an adhesive foot, called a basal disc, with a column shaped body ending in an oral disc. Most are from 1.8 to 3 centimeters in diameter, but anemones as small as 4 millimeters or as large as nearly 2 meters are known. They can have anywhere from a few tens to a few hundred tentacles.

Starfish, or sea stars are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. The names “starfish” and “sea star” essentially refer to members of this class. About 1,500 living species of starfish occur on the seabed in all the world’s oceans, from the tropics to subzero polar waters. They are found from the intertidal zone down to abyssal depths, 6,000 m below the surface. Starfish are among the most familiar of marine invertebrates. They typically have a central disc and five arms, though some species have more than this. The aboral or upper surface may be smooth, granular or spiny, and is covered with overlapping plates. Many species are brightly colored in various shades of red or orange, while others are blue, grey or brown.

Tide running up a gullyTriongularisUpper Narao lake and Mount BosworthVicia amaricanoWaves at Sunset pointWhite flowersWillow and cathix salixarticaWindswept sitka spruce

 

Vicia americana is a species of legume in the vetch genus known by the common names American vetch and purple vetch. It is a climbing perennial forb that grows from both taproot and rhizome. The leaves are each made up of oblong leaflets and have tendrils for climbing. It bears showy pea-like flowers in shades of lavender and fuchsia. American vetch is widespread across North America. It is a common understory plant in many types of forest and other habitats and it provides forage for wild and domesticated animals.