Light houses

donna52522 · 03-19-15, 09:11 PM

This may have been done before, but not since I can recall. Share your favorite (or favourite, for those who don't speak English) light house picture here, but please keep it on the downlow, as we all know, Mr. Stevens is not a big light house fan.

Tchocky · 03-19-15, 09:14 PM

No lighthouse thread can be complete without La Jument!

Oberon · 03-19-15, 09:23 PM

That's a great picture Tchocky, my favourite in fact, I recall a large print of that picture was on the wall at my old GPs, I remember looking at amazement at the size of the wave. A reminder that compared to mother nature, we're but fleas on a very big dog. What's the prayer... "Oh lord, your sea is vast and my ship so small."

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 03-19-15, 09:54 PM

Nice one Tchocky! Here's a couple of mine.

Sanibel Island Lighthouse

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse

Aktungbby · 03-20-15, 01:08 AM

Kalaupapa Lighthouse

Moloka'i Hawaii

Rockstar · 03-20-15, 07:11 AM

Split Rock Lighthouse up on the North Shore of Lake Gichi Gami. Our family used to visit it quite often.

Onkel Neal · 03-21-15, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by donna52522

This may have been done before, but not since I can recall. Share your favorite (or favourite, for those who don't speak English) light house picture here, but please keep it on the downlow, as we all know, Mr. Stevens is not a big light house fan.

haha, you pegged me.

There's something about the solitude a lighthouse represents... yeah, I think they're cool.

That would have been my ideal job--a remote lighthouse, a lot of books, and a PC that can run Fast Attack. And a lot of stores in the pantry. That would be heaven.

Torplexed · 03-21-15, 09:35 PM

Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Point Chehalis Washington. Thanks to the accumulation of sediment on the harbor jetty system it's now 3,000 feet back from high tide from the original 400 when built in 1897.

Aktungbby · 03-21-15, 10:12 PM

POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE 130 miles N. of San Francisco and a tough one to get to on the coast HWY 1

And one I steer by when sailing(motoring actually) back late to the Marina at Vallejo: ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay:

just a perspective shot (not me)

FORT POINT LIGHT at the entrance to San Francisco Bay is currently inactive but what a shot of the Golden Gate from inside old Fort Point!!

Gargamel · 03-23-15, 03:55 AM

So, last night I was laying in bed with my girl, and there was a painting of a lighthouse on a wall, and I asked her why she thought people liked lighthouse pictures and paintings.

Basically, her response was that they offer a beacon of safety and surety in a chaotic world, that no matter how bad it gets, there is a ray of hop reaching out to us, leading us to safety. So the paintings offer a feeling of safety and tranquility we might not otherwise get.

d@rk51d3 · 03-23-15, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

haha, you pegged me.

There's something about the solitude a lighthouse represents... yeah, I think they're cool.

That would have been my ideal job--a remote lighthouse, a lot of books, and a PC that can run Fast Attack. And a lot of stores in the pantry. That would be heaven.

Solitude and a ripper storm. Aww yeah.

Rockstar · 03-23-15, 07:48 AM

When I enlisted I think there was just one lightship still on station. But plenty of former keepers still in the ranks with some good sea stories.

03-19-15, 09:11 PM	#1
donna52522 Lady Mariner Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 544 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	Light houses This may have been done before, but not since I can recall. Share your favorite (or favourite, for those who don't speak English) light house picture here, but please keep it on the downlow, as we all know, Mr. Stevens is not a big light house fan. __________________ Last edited by donna52522; 05-30-15 at 01:27 PM.

03-19-15, 09:14 PM	#2
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	No lighthouse thread can be complete without La Jument! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-19-15, 09:54 PM	#4
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,279 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Nice one Tchocky! Here's a couple of mine. Sanibel Island Lighthouse Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

03-20-15, 01:08 AM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,031 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Kalaupapa Lighthouse Moloka'i Hawaii <Pidgeon Point Lighthouse on the San Mateo coast S. of San Francisco ...My favorite photo op...seen on the job> __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 03-20-15 at 01:21 AM.

03-21-15, 10:12 PM	#9
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,031 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	two rebuilds after the 1906 earthquake POINT ARENA LIGHTHOUSE 130 miles N. of San Francisco and a tough one to get to on the coast HWY 1And one I steer by when sailing(motoring actually) back late to the Marina at Vallejo: ALCATRAZ ISLAND LIGHT right in the middle of the San Francisco Bay: just a perspective shot (not me) FORT POINT LIGHT at the entrance to San Francisco Bay is currently inactive but what a shot of the Golden Gate from inside old Fort Point!! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

03-19-15, 09:23 PM	#3
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	That's a great picture Tchocky, my favourite in fact, I recall a large print of that picture was on the wall at my old GPs, I remember looking at amazement at the size of the wave. A reminder that compared to mother nature, we're but fleas on a very big dog. What's the prayer... "Oh lord, your sea is vast and my ship so small."

03-20-15, 07:11 AM	#6
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Split Rock Lighthouse up on the North Shore of Lake Gichi Gami. Our family used to visit it quite often.

03-21-15, 09:35 PM	#8
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Grays Harbor Lighthouse, Point Chehalis Washington. Thanks to the accumulation of sediment on the harbor jetty system it's now 3,000 feet back from high tide from the original 400 when built in 1897.

03-23-15, 03:55 AM	#10
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	So, last night I was laying in bed with my girl, and there was a painting of a lighthouse on a wall, and I asked her why she thought people liked lighthouse pictures and paintings. Basically, her response was that they offer a beacon of safety and surety in a chaotic world, that no matter how bad it gets, there is a ray of hop reaching out to us, leading us to safety. So the paintings offer a feeling of safety and tranquility we might not otherwise get. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

03-23-15, 07:48 AM	#12
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	When I enlisted I think there was just one lightship still on station. But plenty of former keepers still in the ranks with some good sea stories.