Wet Sand

A blog about everything that interests me. Woodworking, Engineering, Travel, Society, Architecture, Nature, Design and more.

29 October 2013

'Don't Forget the Cannoli'

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It wasn't quite a horse head in the bed but the message was clear: 'These cat biscuits you are trying to feed me?  Unacceptable....
24 October 2013

"Lucy, I can smell sadness!"

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I started barbecuing some home made beef patties this evening and as the smoke wafted away I turned around to see this.

A Pleasant Walk in the Countryside - But Not in New Zealand

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We live on a narrow, winding rural road with a 100km/h speed limit.  There are no footpaths, not even a gravel shoulder, just steep sided di...
22 October 2013

Tanks For All The Water

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With the latest IPCC Report predicting more extreme weather for New Zealand and elsewhere in the world, water security will become ever mor...
18 October 2013

Dinosaur Footprints

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This photo by Ramon Arellano  shows footprints on a near vertical limestone rock face in Cal Orko, Bolivia.  This cliff would once have bee...
16 October 2013

Vowel Shortage Hits Auckland Street Signs

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Pity the poor tourist.  This is on the main route between Auckland International Airport and the CBD at the corner of Manukau Road and Gr...
14 October 2013

Natural Wonders of New Zealand

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The Waitomo Caves as featured in Twisted Sifter recently.  More information at www.waitomo.com
12 October 2013

Chatoyancy

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Chatoyancy is the optical property of the surface of a natural material such as wood to give the illusion of depth or three dimensions. My...
11 October 2013

Developer Builds Terraced Houses, Forgets Front Doors

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For the last year or so I have watched the construction of three blocks of eight terraced houses take shape in Auckland's Millwater s...

About Nothing in Particular and Everything in General

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This blog is not about scuba diving or wet sand, or any sand for that matter but as I sit here listening to equinox winds howling outside an...
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