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moon - 2 PM on a bright sunny day -tide low, almost out - when starting to place 333 floating stones - ¾ way out on the sand in a long line following the curve of the beach - like a string of beads - 416 feet long - crossing a small stream. - 4 PM the floating stone line ready for the tide to turn - 4.30 large dark threading clouds gathering above the dunes - getting darker and darker as the turning tide at 5 PM - 5.30 the first flood of the sea touching the floating stone line - dispersing, transforming and floating them - as a down poor came flooding down from the Skye - lasting through the whole flood of the tide - The on looker with video cameras fleeing back home. - Big tide moving exceptional fast - the floating stone across the stream, heading out to sea - a performers started - flying stones - hurtling through the air, towards the shore - standing, running in the sea to my waist, in pouring rain - Martina at the receiving end. - 9 30 full tide turning to ebb leaving the globerlith scattered in along spread out line on the shore line - the tide taking a few with it out towards the horizon. - Gathering the globerlight - to be returned to the pond circling safely round the fountain. |
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