AVCR8TEUR'S PHOTO BLOG: Wordless Wednesday - Whale Bones

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Wordless Wednesday - Whale Bones

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23 comments:

AVCr8teur said...: Bones from a blue whale which washed up dead at a nearby beach back in 2010. It was on display at a San Francisco street fair this past weekend. It gave the public a chance to see and touch something they might never have a chance to see up close.; 1:04 PM
FilipBlog said...: Amazing how big the mouth is.

Greetings,
Filip; 1:14 PM
Sukhmandir Kaur said...: Looks fascinating, makes me think of the book "Island of the Blue Dolphins and the hut made of whale ribs.; 1:56 PM
Bernie said...: YIKES!!! But, how cool all at the same time!!!

Mines up as well at AussiePomm - Movable Feast?!!!!

Have a great day!!; 4:27 PM
Dee Dee said...: How cool! Seeing the people walking around the bones sure does put it in perspective!; 9:35 PM
caite said...: very interesting!; 9:41 PM
catsynth said...: Wow, those are huge.
Which fair was this? I don't think I heard about it.; 10:45 PM
Anonymous said...: They really do illustrate just how BIG whales are!; 12:08 AM
eileeninmd said...: Wow, they are big whales. It must have been cool to see all the bones. Great shots!; 2:11 AM
Yogi♪♪♪ said...: Wow, that is so cool.; 4:37 AM
Carol said...: So cool to see those up close. They are huge!; 5:03 AM
Anonymous said...: It's really huge and very fun to touch it. :); 6:05 AM
rainfield61 said...: It was a whale.

Thus it occupied such a big space.; 6:26 AM
Indrani said...: Very interesting and great photo opportunity too.; 7:13 AM
Sheryl said...: Enormous!!! It is amazing to see the scale of the bones with the people beside it.; 8:35 AM
Robin said...: I find whale bones on the beach here on the North Coast, usually after winter storms. (No skulls, though.) They usually look like they've been on the bottom for a long time. A photo of one is here: http://rustyring.blogspot.com/2011/03/power-below.html

Thanks for the neat pictures!

Robin
Rusty Ring: Reflections of an Old-Timey Hermit; 10:23 AM
colleen said...: I brake for whale bones! http://looseleafnotes.com; 12:17 PM
fiziskandarz said...: Awesome! We've only seen those in museum but nowhere as cool as that. Makes me wonder what are they going to do with the bones after the festival :); 5:49 AM
ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...: Amazing! How absolutely incredible that you could actually touch it.; 8:27 AM
bohemiannie! art said...: Very cool.; 6:35 PM
Emm in London said...: Wow, those are massive. It's incredible to think the bottom of the ocean must be littered by massive bones like these!; 3:31 AM
Arti said...: Its huge as expected!!
Nicely captured!
Have a wonderful weekend :); 7:20 AM
LifeRamblings said...: i haven't seen anything this huge before. it must have been a treat to see this up close.; 7:09 AM

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