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  1. Sunrise in Hampton, New Hampshire, 11 September, 2026. Photo by Stephen Rideout.
    #AtlanticOcean
    #NewEngland

    “I just like the dog running through my photo in this one.” - Stephen Rideout

  2. Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel

    DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #AtlanticOcean #BBC #donaldtrump #politics #RoryMcIlroy #Sports
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  3. Rory McIlroy says President Trump’s Irish Open visit will bring a different feel

    DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — Rory McIlroy says the expected visit of President Donald Trump this week at the…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Golf #AtlanticOcean #BBC #donaldtrump #politics #RoryMcIlroy #Sports
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  4. Sunrise

    I kicked off my Labor Day early this morning by driving out to the ocean and taking some sunrise pics. I went to Salisbury Beach on the Massachusetts side of the MA/NH state line and caught the actual sunrise. After that I drove over to Plum Island. I usually turn left when I cross the bridge onto the island and go to the lighthouse. This time I turned right and went to the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. There is a beach on the ocean there and hiking trails through the salt marshes just inland from the Atlantic. 

    There were a lot of people at Salisbury watching the sun. More than I’ve ever come across on one of these little trips. It was probably because the sun came up at 6:14am or so. The last time I did a sun rise visit I think the sun came up just after 5:00. Big difference. The only people on the Plum Island beach were a middle aged couple who were clearly on a date. I tried very hard not to draw attention to myself and thus distract them from what I’m sure was a lovely morning. The trails I walked on had a bunch of people too but they were all using binoculars while I was using cameras. They were bird watching. 

    I took some digital pics with my Z5, I took some 35mm with my N90, and I took some 120 with my Lubitell. I shipped the film out for developing today along with three rolls I shot in August. Will I get the scans back before we leave for California next weekend? Not likely, but I’ll chose optimism and say I hope so.

    For now… digital pics.

    We start with Salisbury Beach and the start of Labor Day 2026.

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    And there we have it. My morning pics. The highlights of the digital pics at least. The full album is here on Flickr. When I get the scans back I’ll add them to the album. Hopefully I’ll have them by the end of the week so I don’t have to rely on a hotel’s wifi to upload them. Fingers crossed.

    #AtlanticOcean #Massachusetts #NewEngland #nikonZ5 #photography #Sunrise
  5. A couple of kilometres out on a kayak.
    Not alone.
    Behind me, across the bay, seal song sounded out from the caves.

    Not for the first time, from somewhere a butterfly fluttered by, heading towards the shore. For what seems an impossible adventure.

    #AtlanticOcean #Seal #Kayak #WestCork

  6. Man, if there were a place right at this moment I’d love to be … the Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, 2 September, 2026. Drone photo by Stephen Rideout.
    #LighthousesOfMastodon
    #AtlanticOcean
    #CapeNeddick
    #NewEngland

    “Maine’s rocky coastline needs a mighty lighthouse, and Nubble is one of the best.” - Stephen Rideout

  7. America, One Moment at a Time — #7

    The Lighthouse That Learned to Move

    Nauset Light—with a little taste of Cape Cod.

    My daughter spotted the coincidence: the Cape Cod chips she had brought along featured the very lighthouse we were standing beside.

    I have always thought a lighthouse was supposed to be one of the more settled things in life.

    It stands there.

    The sea moves.
    The ships move.
    The weather changes.

    But the lighthouse stays put.

    Apparently, I was wrong.

    Nauset Light moves.

    The lighthouse we see today in Eastham wasn’t even originally built there. The tower was built in 1877 as one of the Chatham Twin Lights and was moved to Eastham in 1923.

    And then the Atlantic started doing what the Atlantic does.

    It kept eating away at the coastline.

    By 1996, less than 35 feet remained between the lighthouse and the cliff edge.

    So someone had to make a rather unusual decision:

    Move the lighthouse.

    Not repaint it.

    Not reinforce it.

    Not tell the sea to behave itself.

    Move it.

    The entire 48-foot tower was moved about 300 feet inland to a new location across the road.

    Nauset Beach Light Station, a Shifting Landmark” information board.

    A lighthouse with an unusual history.

    Standing there today, looking at that magnificent red-and-white tower, you would never know that it has already changed address twice.

    It seems almost amusing.

    We normally admire people who stand their ground.

    But perhaps we should also admire those who know when the ground is no longer where it used to be.

    Because sometimes circumstances change.

    The familiar shore begins to disappear.

    The things that once felt secure no longer are.

    And then comes the difficult question:

    Do I hold on—or do I move?

    Lighthouse from the road

    Nauset Light, Eastham, Cape Cod.

    Nauset Light offers a rather elegant answer.

    It didn’t stop being a lighthouse because it moved.

    It simply carried its light with it.

    Pushed Back by the Sea” — with the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

    When the sea comes closer, sometimes you have to move.

    Perhaps resilience isn’t always about staying exactly where we are.

    Sometimes it is about recognising that the landscape has changed—and having the courage to move without losing what matters.

    The lighthouse moved.
    The light stayed.

    Maybe that’s the real lesson.

    #america #AnAmericanMoment #atlanticOcean #capeCod #eastham #nausetLight #perspective #Photography #resilience
  8. America, One Moment at a Time — #6

    The Ocean Doesn’t Take Appointments

    We boarded the whale-watching boat at Hyannis with one simple objective:

    Find a whale.

    The instructions seemed straightforward enough.

    Go out to sea.
    Look at the ocean.
    Wait.

    The last part, as it turned out, was entirely up to the whale.

    We had cameras ready.

    Phones ready.

    Eyes scanning the horizon.

    Everyone seemed prepared for the great moment.

    The whales, apparently, had not received the schedule.

    And then they began to appear.

    And then—there it was.

    First a spout rising from the water.

    Then a dark back breaking the surface.

    Then another.

    Two humpbacks, briefly above the surface.

    For a few precious seconds, these enormous creatures revealed themselves to us before slipping quietly back beneath the waves.

    Click. Click. Click.

    We were beginning to get the hang of it.

    And then, without warning, one of them breached.

    For one glorious, impossible moment, this enormous creature launched itself out of the water.

    We all saw it.

    Nobody photographed it.

    It happened too quickly.

    By the time our cameras were pointed in the right direction, the whale was back where it belonged—underwater.

    And somehow, I think that made the moment even more special.

    We are so accustomed to photographs, videos and screens that we expect everything worth seeing to remain available for us to capture, replay and share.

    But the ocean doesn’t work that way.

    The whale appears when it chooses.
    The moment arrives when it arrives.
    And then it is gone.

    And then, a wave goodbye.

    Perhaps that’s part of the wonder.

    Some moments are meant to be witnessed, not captured.

    We went looking for whales.

    What we found was also a little lesson in patience.

    And a reminder that the world doesn’t always perform on demand.

    Sometimes you just have to wait, watch—and be ready when it decides to say hello.

    #america #AnAmericanMoment #atlanticOcean #capeCod #hyannis #perspective #Photography #whaleWatching
  9. Two sailors missing after French trawler sinks near Plymouth

    BREST, France (AP) — Two sailors were missing Sunday after a French-registered fishing trawler sank southwest of the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AtlanticOcean #Evacuations #France #Generalnews #Huntingandfishing #Militaryanddefense #World #Worldnews
    newsbeep.com/712054/

  10. ‘They were legends’: Humpback whales make spectacular comeback off Brazil’s coast

    Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water…
    #NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #atlanticocean #AU #Australia #Brazil #Environment #nature #oceans #Science #TheBrightSide #Whales #whaling
    newsbeep.com/au/872212/

  11. "Rosebank, the largest untapped oil field in the North Sea, lies around 80 miles north-west of Shetland, while Jackdaw is around 150 miles east of Aberdeen."

    If you're 80 miles north west of Shetland you are in the Atlantic Ocean not the North Sea

    #fossilfuels #rosebank #northSea #atlanticocean #pedantry

  12. When the Atlantic Catches Fire

    The cold at Cappagh Beach the morning I made this photo was the sort that makes you question every life choice that led you to a dark car park before dawn. The sunrise wasn’t that great but shortly before we left, the sun cracked...

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    #AtlanticOcean #CappaghBeach #DinglePeninsula #GoldenHour #Ireland #Kerry #LandscapePhotography #mountains #Photo #Photography #seascape #sunrise #WestCoast #WildAtlanticWay

  13. When the Atlantic Catches Fire

    The cold at Cappagh Beach the morning I made this photo was the sort that makes you question every life choice that led you to a dark car park before dawn. The sunrise wasn’t that great but shortly before we left, the sun cracked through a gap in the cloud and turned the entire Atlantic into molten gold, and suddenly the cold didn’t matter much.

    I love how the backlight picks out a single breaking wave on the rocks mid-frame, giving the whole scene a focal point that isn’t the sun itself. Kerry mornings like this are why alarm clocks exist.


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  14. No Swimming. No Kidding.

    A storm was blowing on to Clogher Beach recently. Waves so high they’d go over your head. You definitely did not want to drive down there or swim.


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    #2026 #AtlanticOcean #beachAccess #ClogherBeach #coastal #DinglePeninsula #Ireland #Kerry #Photo #Photography #roughSurf #SonyA7RV #Water #wildSea #winterBeach
  15. Hype for the Future 66C: Middle Cape

    Introduction The Middle Cape region of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, located approaching the main body of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beyond the Outer and Lower Capes, is home to the Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis, from west to east. Each of the three towns in the region is situated where the Cape Cod Bay is to the north and the Nantucket Sound is to the south, with every town containing a reasonable population base and seasonal influx every summer. Also, each of the […]

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  16. Hype for the Future 66C: Middle Cape

    Introduction The Middle Cape region of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, located approaching the main body of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beyond the Outer and Lower Capes, is home to the Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis, from west to east. Each of the three towns in the region is situated where the Cape Cod Bay is to the north and the Nantucket Sound is to the south, with every town containing a reasonable population base and seasonal influx every summer. Also, each of the […]

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  17. Hype for the Future 66C: Middle Cape

    Introduction The Middle Cape region of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, located approaching the main body of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beyond the Outer and Lower Capes, is home to the Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis, from west to east. Each of the three towns in the region is situated where the Cape Cod Bay is to the north and the Nantucket Sound is to the south, with every town containing a reasonable population base and seasonal influx every summer. Also, each of the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  18. Hype for the Future 66C: Middle Cape

    Introduction The Middle Cape region of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, located approaching the main body of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beyond the Outer and Lower Capes, is home to the Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis, from west to east. Each of the three towns in the region is situated where the Cape Cod Bay is to the north and the Nantucket Sound is to the south, with every town containing a reasonable population base and seasonal influx every summer. Also, each of the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  19. Hype for the Future 66C: Middle Cape

    Introduction The Middle Cape region of Barnstable County, Massachusetts, located approaching the main body of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts beyond the Outer and Lower Capes, is home to the Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Dennis, from west to east. Each of the three towns in the region is situated where the Cape Cod Bay is to the north and the Nantucket Sound is to the south, with every town containing a reasonable population base and seasonal influx every summer. Also, each of the […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  20. Hype for the Future 64F: Boothbay Area, Maine

    Introduction The Towns of Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor are largely associated with the summer season, both along the Atlantic Ocean with Boothbay slightly further inland (north) within Lincoln County, Maine. Though Monhegan Island and its associated plantation may be more accessible from Knox County to the east, the island area is also considered part of Lincoln County, albeit separately identified from the Boothbay communities. Boothbay Harbor is situated to the south of Boothbay and is […]

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  21. Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

    Introduction Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of […]

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  22. Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

    Introduction Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of […]

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  23. Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

    Introduction Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of […]

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  24. Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

    Introduction Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of […]

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  25. Hype for the Future 64D: Lincoln County, Maine (North of Boothbay)

    Introduction Lincoln County, Maine, is located partly at the western end of the Waldo Patent and otherwise in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by Knox County to the east, Sagadahoc County to the west, Kennebec County to the northwest, and Waldo County to the northeast. The county seat of Lincoln County is the community of Wiscasset, and much of the county is traversed by way of United States Route 1 along the Atlantic Ocean. On the eastern edge of the county is the Town of […]

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  26. Hype for the Future 64C: Southern Knox County, Maine

    Introduction To the south of the City of Rockland, the Penobscot Bay gives way to the more open Atlantic Ocean in the relatively more southerly immediate vicinity. With the transition from Rockland to the Atlantic Ocean comes additional islands, particularly the aforementioned island locations, as well as the Saint George Peninsula to the west of the Penobscot Bay. Saint George Peninsula In the southern fringe of the City of Rockland are the Sail Power and Steam Museum and Gallery Fukurou, […]

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  27. Hype for the Future 64C: Southern Knox County, Maine

    Introduction To the south of the City of Rockland, the Penobscot Bay gives way to the more open Atlantic Ocean in the relatively more southerly immediate vicinity. With the transition from Rockland to the Atlantic Ocean comes additional islands, particularly the aforementioned island locations, as well as the Saint George Peninsula to the west of the Penobscot Bay. Saint George Peninsula In the southern fringe of the City of Rockland are the Sail Power and Steam Museum and Gallery Fukurou, […]

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  28. Hype for the Future 64C: Southern Knox County, Maine

    Introduction To the south of the City of Rockland, the Penobscot Bay gives way to the more open Atlantic Ocean in the relatively more southerly immediate vicinity. With the transition from Rockland to the Atlantic Ocean comes additional islands, particularly the aforementioned island locations, as well as the Saint George Peninsula to the west of the Penobscot Bay. Saint George Peninsula In the southern fringe of the City of Rockland are the Sail Power and Steam Museum and Gallery Fukurou, […]

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  29. Hype for the Future 64C: Southern Knox County, Maine

    Introduction To the south of the City of Rockland, the Penobscot Bay gives way to the more open Atlantic Ocean in the relatively more southerly immediate vicinity. With the transition from Rockland to the Atlantic Ocean comes additional islands, particularly the aforementioned island locations, as well as the Saint George Peninsula to the west of the Penobscot Bay. Saint George Peninsula In the southern fringe of the City of Rockland are the Sail Power and Steam Museum and Gallery Fukurou, […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  30. Hype for the Future 64C: Southern Knox County, Maine

    Introduction To the south of the City of Rockland, the Penobscot Bay gives way to the more open Atlantic Ocean in the relatively more southerly immediate vicinity. With the transition from Rockland to the Atlantic Ocean comes additional islands, particularly the aforementioned island locations, as well as the Saint George Peninsula to the west of the Penobscot Bay. Saint George Peninsula In the southern fringe of the City of Rockland are the Sail Power and Steam Museum and Gallery Fukurou, […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026