tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post86235575807781017..comments2023-04-28T14:44:13.052+02:00Comments on Between light and shadow, a borderline...: I like the sea, always. I like details, sometimesRoy Karlsvikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-92063189453093401802016-09-28T13:23:30.200+02:002016-09-28T13:23:30.200+02:00So, you stumbled upon one of them impressive bits,...So, you stumbled upon one of them impressive bits, I suppose?<br />A christmas tree to an offshore worker would usually make his eyes wet. A stack of valves, more or less, but very cleverly built :)Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-5761649821381969632016-09-28T10:48:13.281+02:002016-09-28T10:48:13.281+02:00So that's what a Christmas Tree is!So that's what a Christmas Tree is!Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-72681791389487891642016-09-24T13:58:50.819+02:002016-09-24T13:58:50.819+02:00I must say I have been thinking the same thoughts ...I must say I have been thinking the same thoughts a couple of times when I'm getting close enough to these constructions out here. It seems to be a chaos of pipes, but still put into some kind of strange order. If that makes any sense at all. Some rigs even seem to being built of pipes only. Can't see a single girder anywhere, just more or less pipes. <br />You can read a bit more about the Andrew field specifically over here at old Wikipedia, if you find yourself having a little bit of spare time to waste on something not very commonly known... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_oilfield<br />The whales seems to be pretty much oblivious to most things happening out here, but they will still be talking about it I would think.Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-85576756700194543662016-09-24T11:19:42.760+02:002016-09-24T11:19:42.760+02:00I'm looking at the snap of 'Andrew' an...I'm looking at the snap of 'Andrew' and I'm wondering about the design process that led to that structure we see. It looks like they started with one pipe and then added another and then someone said, 'We need another one here' and everyone said yes and so on and so on for several months or even years until there was no more room for any more pipes. It's an amazing structure and I'm sure totally functional.<br /><br />I wonder what the whales make of it...'Come and see what those tiny land-based creatures have made now'.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-61962731501981094502016-09-21T13:28:56.231+02:002016-09-21T13:28:56.231+02:00Sounds like a very nice memory to have, Jim. I use...Sounds like a very nice memory to have, Jim. I used to fish in lakes and rivers when I was a kid and teenager as well. Nowadays I normally fish in salty water. <br />Your grandma's recipie sounds delicious, by the way :))Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123989647659569518.post-65323596080205258042016-09-21T01:32:51.618+02:002016-09-21T01:32:51.618+02:00I haven't fished since I was a teen in the ear...I haven't fished since I was a teen in the early 1980s. My grandparents lived on a lake and I'd go out to catch my breakfast. My grandmother, the saint, would clean what I caught and then fry it up and serve it with applesauce and fried potatoes. This is one of my favorite childhood memories.Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.com