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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist
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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 -- typos mean it's real!
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · Nov 22
"The lighthouse and the lightship appeal to the interest and better instinct of [humanity] because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness, of steadfast endurance in every exposure, of widespread helpfulness."

-- George Rockwell Putnam, US Commissioner of Lighthouses, 1910-1935.
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Hendrick Avercamp (Dutch, 1585-1634), Sea coast with #lighthouse, ca. 1600-1630, ink on paper.

Courtesy #Rijksmuseum, Rijksmuseum.nl

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#PhatosFriday #scape #ScapeDay #seascape #landscape #harborscape #vuuurtoren #kunst #DutchGoldenAge
A lighthouse tower stands on the rocky shore of a sea on which tall-masted ships are at sail. On the top of the tower is a pole holding up a basket of burning coals.
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Kinnaird Head

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography
A white lighthouse with a black-domed lantern room stands on a grassy hill under an overcast sky. In the foreground and stretching into the distance are numerous tall, weathered wooden or concrete posts, creating a scattered vertical pattern across the landscape.
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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After living through the Nazi & atomic bomb eras, Tove Jansson writings would often encompass fearful ideas about loss of a familiar world. However she would balance this with characters who encompassed #kindness & #community, even in the darkest times #WomensArt #WorldKindnessDay
Illustration in black and white of a hippo like creature, walking upright through stormy weather with eyes shut
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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An interview with Josh Liller, historian and collections manager for the Loxahatchee River Historical Society and the Jupiter Inlet #Lighthouse and Museum in #Florida.

#museumsky #MaritimeHistory #CoastalHistory
Light Hearted Lite #32 – Florida lighthouse historian Josh Liller
Podcast Episode · Light Hearted · 11/09/2025 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Decent light in Marblehead MA but the clouds were coming back in
Aurora Borealis behind a lighthouse
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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Lighthouse of the Week: Ep. 16

This doomed lighthouse was a victim of the first kaiju in cinema! In the film, a nuclear bomb test awakens a long-dormant, 200-foot tall carnivorous dinosaur. The creature destroys all in its path, including this innocent maritime structure.💥🦖

It has (had?) 0 legs.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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A visit to the 1951 #HorseshoeBay #Lighthouse on #LakeLBJ near #Austin, #Texas.

#HillCountry
Day Trips: Horseshoe Bay Lighthouse, Horseshoe Bay • The Austin Chronicle
Horseshoe Bay Lighthouse stands at the end of a peninsula stretching into the eastern end of Lake LBJ outside of Marble Falls. The square rock tower looks like a misshapen rocket more than a classic l...
www.austinchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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The Cap d'Antifer #Lighthouse on the coast of the #EnglishChannel in #Normandy, #France, will celebrate its 70th anniversary on November 22-23. 🎂🥂🎉 (Paywalled article.)

#phare #LaManche #Normandie
Zoom. Phare d'Antifer : des animations autour des 70 ans d'un patrimoine culturel
Expositions, conférences, visites… vont animer le 70e anniversaire du phare d'Antifer, les 22 et 23 novembre.
www.lecourriercauchois.fr
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
pharology.bsky.social
A low-altitude #AuroraBorealus and a #meteor paid visit last night to a lightgouse in southern #Hokkaidō, #Japan, as photographed by Shunsuke Nozawa (野沢 俊介).

#オーロラ #灯台 #北海道 #NorthernLights
低緯度オーロラ　流星と共演　道南各地でも観測：北海道新聞デジタル
太陽の表面で起きた大規模な爆発現象「太陽フレア」の影響で12日夜、道南でも昨年10月11日以来となる大規模な低緯度オーロラが観測された。...
www.hokkaido-np.co.jp
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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A gorgeous shot of yesterday's #AuroraBorealis over St Mary's #Lighthouse, #England, by Owen Humphreys - PA wire.

#NorthernLights
Britain Northern Lights
The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow in the sky over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast, England, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2025.
www.plaindealerin.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The Cape Goishi #Lighthouse in #Ōfunato, #Iwate, #Japan hosted "an experiential parent-child tour" on Saturday, November 8, as part of a nationwide project to educate the public on the role of the country's lighthouses in Japan's #MaritimeHistory and the present day.

#灯台 #日本 #大船渡 #岩手
碁石埼灯台と漁業から学ぶ「大船渡の魅力再発見ツアー」を開催しました！
ソーシャルアクションネットワークのプレスリリース（2025年11月13日 16時30分）碁石埼灯台と漁業から学ぶ「大船渡の魅力再発見ツアー」を開催しました！
prtimes.jp
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Charles Hubbard (American, 1801-1876), Sea View of Cape Poge #Lighthouse, ca. 1840-1849, oil on wood.

Courtesy #Smithsonian #AmericanArt Museum, americanart.si.edu/

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #seascape #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
A conical lighthouse tower stands next to a keeper's house on the shore of a stormy sea, on which a rowboat with three figures inside is being tossed. Two figures are hauling a second rowboat onto the shore. Rays of brilliant moonlight are streaming through a break in the clouds just above the moonlight, and tall-masted sailing ships are at sea in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935), The #lighthouse of Antibes, 1909, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Musée d'Arts de Nantes,
museedartsdenantes.nantesmetropole.fr

#art #artsky #lighthouse #pointillism #NeoImpressionism #phare #harborscape #MaritimeArt
A harbor scene, centered on a tall, white lighthouse and an adjacent building with arches. The scene is viewed across the water, which reflects the structures and the sky. The painting is rendered in the style of pointillism, and the color palette includes various pastel shades of blue, green, pink, and purple, suggesting dawn or dusk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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My new book on the Lighthouses of Wales, published by Amberley, is out this month! Check it out and order a copy at: lighthouses.wales/lighthouses-...
An illuminating read with our fabulous #NewBook Lighthouses of Wales by Warren Kovach. Take a beautifully captured coastal adventure around #Wales and discover a rich maritime history and ongoing legacy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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northernmichiganhistory.com
🚢💡 Discover the history of Copper Harbor Front Range Light! From 1869 construction to electrification, this lighthouse has safely guided ships for over a century. #CopperHarbor #LakeSuperior #MichiganLighthouses #History #MaritimeHeritage #TravelMichigan
northernmichiganhistory.com/copper-harbo...
Copper Harbor Front Range Light: Safety at Sea
Explore the history of the Copper Harbor Front Range Light, guiding mariners safely since 1869 on Lake Superior's shores.
northernmichiganhistory.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
pharology.bsky.social
The Seaside, #Oregon, Museum & Historical Society will host a talk by Lauri Serafin and Eric Wheeler of the Lower Columbia Preservation Society on Thursday, 11/20, at 6pm, on the 1857 wreck of the bark "Desdemona" on the #ColumbiaRiver, and the 1902 #lighthouse named after it.

#MaritimeHistory
Dive Into N. Oregon Coast's Desdemona Shipwreck / Lighthouse at Seaside Event
November 20 at the Seaside Brewing Co.
www.beachconnection.net
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
pharology.bsky.social
The regional government (Xunta) of #Galicia and the Port of #Vigo, #Spain, are to invest €800k (US$927k) into upgrading the 1853 #Cíes Islands #lighthouse and opening an on-site hotel and museum.

#faro #España
La transformación del faro en museo de Cíes, lista para su inicio
La instalación de las islas tendrá en 2026 “nueva vida” como señal luminosa y atractivo como centro histórico
www.atlantico.net
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Dungeness #Lighthouse #Kent painted on an original #VintageMap from 1969.
#WomanInBizHour #MHHSBD #CraftBizParty #FreeDelivery #UKMakers #Upcycled
original-art-prints.sumupstore.com/product/dung...
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
original-art-prints.sumupstore.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Scaffolding has come down from the Hudson-Athens #Lighthouse in the #HudsonRiver, #NewYork. The scaffolding was put in place in April after the 1874 lighthouse, already in dire condition, was severely damaged after being struck by a barge. (Paywalled article.)

#UpstateNewYork #HudsonValley
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse restoration scaffolding now down after April boat strike
The scaffolding surrounding the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse was taken down last month after a barge ran into the lighthouse in April, paving the way for the next step of restoration.
www.dailygazette.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Drone footage shows the newly-restored Port Washington North Breakwater Pier #Lighthouse on Lake #Michigan, #Wisconsin. (Footage in the link 👇)

(📸 by Yinan Chen, 2013, shared under Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication.)

www.jsonline.com/videos/news/...
A square white iron lighthouse tower stands at the end of a pier extending into a calm body of water, set against a dramaric twilight sky.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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#LighthouseArt of the Day

Claude #Monet (French, 1840-1926), A #seascape, shipping by #moonlight, 1864, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Scottish National Gallery, nationalgalleries.org/visit/scottish-national-gallery

#art #artsky #lighthouse #phare #impressionism #MarineArt #OilPainting #MaritimeArt
A sailboat and a steamship are at sail on a calm sea on a dark night under a sky full of heavy clouds. The moon is hidden by the clouds, but light streams through breaks in the clouds, casting a bright reflection on the water in the background. A lighthouse stands in the lower light corner, a point of light in its lantern.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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At 6pm and 11pm on Tuesday, November 11th, the #Telenord broadcasting network in #Italy will air a program on La Lanterna, the iconic #lighthouse of #Genoa. First built in 1128 and rebuilt in 1543, the 76m (247') tower is one of the oldest lighthouses in the world.

#faro #Italia #Genova
La Lanterna de Zena: a Telenord la storia del faro simbolo di Genova
Per 300 anni, il porto di Genova ha avuto due lanterne: quella di San Benigno e la più piccola Lanterna dei Greci, distrutta nel 1680 da una tempesta
telenord.it
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
pharology.bsky.social
A short documentary (in Greek) on the history of the Tourlitis #Lighthouse on the island of #Andros in the #Cyclades Archipelago, #Greece.

#φάρος #Άνδρος #Κυκλάδες #Ελλάδα
ISTORIMA S01 VIDEO 13 KATASKEVAZONTAS TO FARO SYMVOLO TIS ANDROU
YouTube video by Diamantis Bassantis (Διαμαντής Μπασαντής)
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
pharology.bsky.social
The Bōno Misaki #Lighthouse walk will take place on November 24, beginnng at 9am in #Minamisatsuma, #Kagoshima, #Japan. Participants will walk the 3km (1.9m) path to the 1922 lighthouse at the southernmost tip of #Kyūshū while learning about local nature and history.

#灯台 #日本 #南さつま #鹿児島 #九州
坊ノ岬灯台周辺の歴史を散策する「坊ノ岬灯台ウォーク」を開催 - サードニュース
2025年11月24日に、坊ノ岬灯台周辺の歴史や植物を学びながら3キロをハイキングする「坊ノ岬灯台ウォーク」を開催！申込締切は11月17日です。
news.3rd-in.co.jp
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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“The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he is on.”
Joseph Heller, "Catch-22," published on this day in 1961
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM