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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist
@pharology.bsky.social
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All things lighthouse-related, with the occasional detour into maritime history, heritage preservation, and related fields, by an indifferent photographer, incorrigible bibliophile, and unlicensed pharologist. Remember -- typo's mean its real!
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lincolnmaplady.bsky.social
Back to my traditional paintings with #print of a #seascape and Covesea #Lighthouse on the Moray Firth, #Scotland
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#ElevensesHour #CraftBizParty #ShopIndie #GiftIdeas
Covesea Lighthouse
Limited edition print of Covesea Lighthouse, Moray, Scotland viewed from Lossiemouth beach 14x11 inches
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February 12, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.
Oldest known whale song recordings discovered in Cape Cod archives
The files, found on a bygone piece of audio recording equipment, may give scientists new evidence about how humans have changed the ocean.
www.wbur.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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heib20.bsky.social
What amazing artefacts!🇳🇬✨
A good decision I think!👏👏

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Looted African artefacts to be returned by Cambridge University
The items stolen in the late 19th Century by British troops will officially be returned to Nigeria.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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gaylaworrell.com
Another lighthouse on another stormy day. From the archives. Pigeon Point.
#photography #lighthouse #californiacoast
February 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Follow these awesome women ocean scientists, many of whom I'm proud to call colleagues and delighted to call friends.

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February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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lincolnmaplady.bsky.social
These are great for anyone who loves #Lighthouses or #Sailing
More #notecard packs to come through the day
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#EarlyBiz #ElevensesHour #LincsConnect #CraftBizParty #GiftIdeas
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Since this news story is popular with you people, here's a reminder that naming species after monstrous humans is a bad idea and a big problem.

The species in that preview is the Hitler beetle. Neo-Nazis have robbed museums and threatened people trying to get a specimen.

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February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
Sculpture of an upright irregular shaped driftwood piece inlaid with rainbow coloured stained glass sited on a pebble beach by the sea at dawn
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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lincolnmaplady.bsky.social
We are now visiting #Yorkshire and #Scarborough Lighthouse on this original #VintageMap from 1947
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#ElevensesHour #LincsConnect #CraftBizParty #OriginalArt #Lighthouse #ShopIndie #Upcycle #TuesdayFeeling
Scarborough Lighthouse
Scarborough Lighthouse on the coast of North Yorkshire painted on an original Ordnance Survey vintage map from 1947. 16 x 20 inches with mount, this will be sent in a tube so without mount. UK delive...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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lincolnmaplady.bsky.social
Today we are looking at Original #VintageMaps
This is a smaller painting featuring Dungeness #Lighthouse in #Kent on a map from 1969
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#EarlyBiz #CraftBizParty #Upcycle #ShopIndie #Handmade
Dungeness Lighthouse, Kent
This small, painting, features Dungeness Lighthouse in Kent painted on an original vintage map from 1969. It measures 14x11 inches and will be posted with the mount
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February 10, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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gaylaworrell.com
Sunset at Pigeon Point Lighthouse, from the archives.

#photography #sunset #californiacoast
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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sciam.bsky.social
Humans might have been sailing the sea between Greenland and Canada as long as it’s been unfrozen, archaeological evidence suggests
Ancient seafarers helped shape Arctic ecosystems
Humans might have been sailing the sea between Greenland and Canada as long as it’s been unfrozen, archaeological evidence suggests
www.scientificamerican.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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lighthousehunter.bsky.social
15 seconds of calm at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during sunset by drone
February 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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contemprainn.bsky.social
Octopuses 🐙 have been wandering in the oceans for 296 million years.

They have three hearts and blue blood and are amazing
#MondayMorning
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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uslhs.bsky.social
Our guest is Jen Lewis, Fundraising and Outreach Manager for the Point Cabrillo Light Station in northern California.

In 1908 a combined lighthouse and fog signal building was built of local redwood and Douglas fir.

uslhs.org/podcast/ligh...
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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www.sci.news/paleontology...

#science #paleontology #ichthyology #fossils #fish #lungfish #evolution
Enigmatic Fossils Fill Missing Chapters in Story of Earth’s First Fishes | Sci.News
In two separate studies, paleontologists in Australia and China examined the fossilized remains of enigmatic Devonian lungfish with cutting-edge imaging, revealing overlooked anatomical details and de...
www.sci.news
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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lhdirectory.bsky.social
In Michigan the Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association is seeking volunteer keepers for the 2026 season at the Cheboygan Range Front Lighthouse. www.cheboygannews.com/story/news/l...
Cheboygan's Front Range Lighthouse seeks seasonal keepers
The Front Range Lighthouse is open to visitors during the summer and fall seasons, when it is staffed by volunteer keepers.
www.cheboygannews.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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librarianjones.com
“There are book challenges; that is not new. What is happening now is brazen breaking of protocol on a scope that has never been seen like this.” @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social @la-cac.org @oif.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social

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‘The Librarians’ To Premiere On PBS ‘Independent Lens’ As Political Backlash Mounts Against Book Banning
'The Librarians,' directed by Kim A. Snyder, will debut on PBS amid a backlash to book banning campaigns across the country.
deadline.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:11 AM
pharology.bsky.social
#LighthouseArt of the Day

Willem Bastiaan Tholen (Dutch, 1860-1931), Study sheet with a boat and a #lighthouse, n.d., black #chalk on paper.

Courtesy Rijksmuseum, rijksmuseum.nl

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#art #artsky
A black charcoal sketch showing a sailboat to the right and a lighthouse to the left.
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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lincolnmaplady.bsky.social
Beachy Head #Lighthouse painted on an original 1972 nautical chart
This also shows the old Belle Tout Lighthouse on the cliffs
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#EarlyBiz #LincsConnect #Upcycled #MHHSBD #EastSussex #nautical
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
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lighthousehunter.bsky.social
45 seconds of calm at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during sunset
February 3, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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pastpresentsoc.bsky.social
On advance access: "Canoes in the Early English Caribbean: The Role of an Indigenous Technology in Making Mercantilism Work"

by Nuala Zahedieh (‪@camhistory.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

doi.org/10.1093/past...
Canoes in the Early English Caribbean: The Role of an Indigenous Technology in Making Mercantilism Work*
Abstract. The Caribbean, with its focus on cash crop production, played a major role in the rise of England’s Atlantic trading system and the making of mod
doi.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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The aurora dancing over Howth Lighthouses, from October 2024.
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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pbarmby.bsky.social
Excited to see Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol 3, ed @ourmankoto.bsky.social, on the 2025 @locusmag.bsky.social
Recommended Reading List!

www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three ebook by Stephen Kotowych - Rakuten Kobo
Read "Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three" by Stephen Kotowych available from Rakuten Kobo. “Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction belongs on every Canadian reade...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
pharology.bsky.social
The 1876 Tawas Point #Lighthouse on the #Michigan coast of #LakeHuron is seeking volunteer keepers for two week periods during the 2026 #LighthouseSeason, from May 5 to October 20.

#GreatLakes

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Wake up to Lake Huron sunrises in this 150-year-old lighthouse that’s accepting new keepers
The Tawas Point Lighthouse program offers a unique vacation alternative with modern amenities inside a piece of Michigan maritime history.
www.mlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM