Low Tide ... for Jeff (jayfar) by auntietk
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Jeff posted a series of photographs showing Lyme Regis at low tide. It was fascinating to see them, because it's so different from what we have here!
I took these pictures on Saturday at the Edmonds Marina. Now I grant you, this is a pretty fancy marina, but it's basically the same as every other marina around here. Most of them are smaller than Edmonds and don't have covered slips, but the design is the same. Floating docks to tie up to, and ramps that slide to accommodate the level of the water.
Let me tell you what you're looking at. (I've left this big, so if you zoom you'll see more.)
Top left: I'm standing on the floating dock looking back up at street level. The ramp you see is at such a steep incline because the tide is very low. As the tide comes in and the dock floats higher, the angle of the ramp becomes more shallow and it extends further out onto the dock. Notice the tall brown poles with the white pointed tops. Those are the pilings to which the docks are anchored.
Top middle: Sailboats tied up in their slips. Notice the pilings. Those are the Olympic Mountains in the background, by the way.
Top right: There is a rock jetty that encloses the marina, with a wooden breakwater across the mouth. This keeps the water in the marina calm in all but the most stormy conditions. The water in Puget Sound is at the same level as in the marina. It just looks higher because the ferry is a long way away.
Bottom left: Even the fuel dock and its attendant building are built on a floating dock! Notice the high water mark on the breakwater in the background.
Bottom middle: Covered slips for power boats. It rains a lot here, and people don't want their boats to get wet. :| The covers are built on the dock, so the boats never bump the underside of the roof. The whole business looks exactly the same at high tide, except you don't see so much of the pilings.
Bottom right: Look closely at the piling. Toward the bottom it's very dark, and it gets lighter as you go up. That section is usually under water, and the piling is covered in barnacles. Above that level you see green algae, and then white. Notice the scrape down the center of the piling. That's because the end of the dock is right up against the piling, and the dock scrapes against it as the tide goes in and out. That bare spot on the piling will tell you where the dock usually rides! Like I said ... it was a very low tide.
At high tide you might see just the top foot or two of those pilings sticking up out of the water.
I hope this tells you why I was so obsessed with figuring out the system at Lyme Regis, Jeff! :)
Comments (29)
kgb224
Tara I would have a field day taking pictures at this Marina. Stunning captures and collage. God Bless.
DAVER2112
Excellent collage!! :)
EJD64
I think no matter where you go all marinas look the same. This picture could have been taken at Lake of the Ozarks Marina. I can't tell the difference.
T.Rex
Looks like a 12 foot tide in your area. Or...? Nice set of photos. It's been a long time since I've been to a place like this. I really enjoyed seeing an aspect of my life that's long gone. Keep up the good work! :-)
Meisiekind
This is SO familiar and you are taking me back to a wonderful day with 3 lovely friends spent here!!!! How long ago it feels - but actually just a short year ago! Most wonderful collage of images of the Edmonds Marina Tara! Love it...
moochagoo
Interesting collage.
emmecielle
Excellent collage! :)
durleybeachbum
Fascinating! People don't like their boats to get wet, eh!
jayfar
Thank you very much Tara and this is a fascinating insight to what goes on across the pond, so different.
Faemike55
Very cool collage Tara
MrsRatbag
Wow, what an impressive collage and clear and concise explanation! This marina is so clean and beautiful, I also could spend hours getting corners and angles and lines in closeup...hmmm. It's not that far a drive :D I may have to go visiting!
npauling
Beautiful clear captures in this lovely collage. I love the one of the boats in their covered berths, the water and reflections look superb.
Isabelle711
Gorgeous collage my friend. :))))) Love all of the beauty of the water. :)))) Also love the sweet feeling of being on a boat. LOL!!!! Most excellent and beautiful captures. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
beachzz
Low tides always intrigue me. As a kid, we spent a lot of time on an island in southern California and I remember how the pier dock would rise and fall with the tide. I also remember that the high tide made me feel strange, as though the world had shifted somehow. Guess that doesn't have anything to do with your foto, but that's where my mind went!!
PHELINAS
Very beautiful collage Tara .There, is it always the Summer? Nice week my friend.
jocko500
wonderful looking
sarahharas
lovely collage Tara :)
Feliciti
looks like a postcard !!like marinas !!
fallen21
Superb collage & shots.
debbielove
Lyme Regis IS a very old seaside town, its harbor has no places for set us like this, that you show.. But, there are such places in Britain, many in fact.. Poole, Bournemouth, many along the South Coast I know of.. But that said, there are much smaller places than Lyme Regis as well! lol Great collage Tara! Rob
helanker
A very beautiful Collage of this harbour and perfect dedi for Jeff. :) I sent you a mail today. :)
tofi
Really neat collage of the photographs of this very peaceful looking Marina. I really like the views here and the placement that you've found for them within the 'larger' scale. The still water is a pleasure to look at! It must be such a joy to use one of these boats on a sunny day!!
junge1
Gee Tara, I didn't know things could be that intricate. I noticed the snow on the mountains in the distance though!
hipps13
so much stares in awe of smiles warm hugs, Linda Kaye
sharky_
Wonderful collage... Aloha
Hendesse
Beautiful collage of excellent shots. I like the different perspectives.
dakotabluemoon
Fantastic pics here hon love ur style.
RodS Online Now!
A great collage, Tara, and interesting information, too! I can almost smell that ocean smell :-D
blondeblurr
The top right had me really intrigued - problem solved! Fascinating and detailed images and story, BB