tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post3857914447397567068..comments2024-03-29T12:31:48.617-04:00Comments on Ignatian Spirituality: Set the World Ablaze: Poem: The Dry Salvages from Four QuartetsJohn Predmore, S.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post-72475111874236798832011-09-06T21:52:23.544-04:002011-09-06T21:52:23.544-04:00Huh! Someone was just asking me this morning about...Huh! Someone was just asking me this morning about the groaning out in the ocean last night. He realized it was not from thunderclaps and probably not from a ship, but he couldn't place it. I will check it out on the map.<br /><br />Also, I just discovered today that the bull seals hang out on Thatcher Island. We see an occasional female or pup, but mostly they are further north this time of year.John Predmore, S.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07780956487312753221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9110741906553492698.post-17641573845127838932011-09-06T13:19:17.145-04:002011-09-06T13:19:17.145-04:00I was startled by the word "groaner." Th...I was startled by the word "groaner." That was — still is, I suppose — the nickname for the Newcomb's Ledge whistle buoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSEEM_U2jvs<br />At times it does seem to groan, and at times it is surely audible from Eastern Point.<br /><br />Newcomb's Ledge, over which the buoy sits, is perhaps a mile toward Gloucester from Halfway Rock. http://www.satelliteviews.net/cgi-bin/g.cgi?fid=614747&state=MA&ftype=bar Click "map" and zoom out to see where it is in relation to you. Halfway Rock is the spot to the southwest, more clearly visible before you zoom out.naturgesetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15268507379933286863noreply@blogger.com