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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist
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All things lighthouse-related, with the occasional detour into maritime history, heritage preservation, and related fields, by an indifferent photographer, incorrigible bibliophile, and unlicensed pharologist. Remember -- typos mean it's real!
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · Nov 22
"The lighthouse and the lightship appeal to the interest and better instinct of [humanity] because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness, of steadfast endurance in every exposure, of widespread helpfulness."

-- George Rockwell Putnam, US Commissioner of Lighthouses, 1910-1935.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 1h
A great read on the need to preserve the historic #lighthouses of #California.

#MaritimeHistory #CoastalHistory
After 170 years, an uncertain future for California's first beacons
Without these tall coastal towers, California wouldn't be what it is today.
www.sfgate.com
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v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 1d
Mythical Beasts of Ancient Greece
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Lighthouse Hunter @lighthousehunter.bsky.social · 5h
20 seconds of calm at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse during sunrise
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2h
Stunning, as always.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2h
This account has just passed 1,000 followers! 🎉🎂🥂To mark the occasion -- and for #BlueSkyMonday -- here is my photo of my most recently visited #lighthouse, the lovely 1926 Harbor of Refuge Light in #Delaware. Thank you all for your interest, and allowing me to share my obsess-- er, hobby with you.
A white spark-plug style lighthouse with a black metal lantern stands on a massive iron caisson in a calm sea under a blue sky with high, wispy clouds. A small boat is at anchor in front of the lighthouse. My photograph, taken October 2025 on a lighthouse cruise by Cape May Whale Watcher, Cape May, New Jersey.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2h
#LighthouseArt of the Day

Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Mouth of the #Seine, 1865, oil on canvas.

Courtesy Norton Simon Museum, www.nortonsimon.org

#BlueSkyMonday #art #artsky #seascape #harborscape #Monet #impressionism #lighthouse #phare #FrenchArt #ArtFrançais #MarineArt #MaritimeArt
The scene us crowded with ships at sail on a choppy sea. Heavy clouds billow overhead, with a gap showing a deep blue sky. A lighthouse tower stands on a jetty in the background.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2h
The municipality of #Ereğli in #Zonguldak, #Türkiye, has organized an expedition to and arts display at the 1863 Ölüce #Lighthouse.

#DenizFeneri #Karadeniz
Ölüce Deniz Feneri'ne kültür gezisi
Ereğli Belediyesi’nin düzenlediği sonbaharın büyülü renkleri arasında ‘Ölüce Deniz Feneri Kültürel Miras Farkındalık ve Yürüyüş Rotası + Sanat ve Yaratıcı drama etkinliği’ yoğun katılımla gerçekleşti.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 3h
A visit with Randi Spillekom, board member of the Friends of Saltholmen #Lighthouse in #Norway, whose great-grandfather was a keeper at the lighthouse for 22 years.

#fyr #Norge

📸 by Espen Skibbuvollen, 2006, shared under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

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A white wooden frame house with a small metal lighthouse tower in front of it stands on a rocky point on a calm sea under a cloudy sky.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 16h
A tale of two #lighthouses: the 1839 New Canal #Lighthouse, and the 1855 Point #Ponchartrain Lighthouse, both on #Louisiana.
What is the story of the two lighthouses at Lake Pontchartrain? Curious Louisiana investigates.
Two lighthouses on Lake Pontchartrain, once a vital part of the maritime landscape, are still beacons for curious tourists and locals who love New Orleans history.
www.nola.com
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Catherine @shadowdogdesigns.bsky.social · 19h
A Look Inside #Europe’s Most Enchanting #Libraries by Photographer Thibaud Poirier #photography #booklover

Link for more: www.thisiscolossal.com/2017/06/ench...
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 1d
Leuchie House, a charity in #EastLothian, #Scotland, is calling on local artists to create #lighthouse sculptures for display on a public art trail. The sculptures will then be sold at auction; proceeds will benefit the charity's work with those living with neurological conditions.

#artsky
Artists invited to submit designs for Leuchie Lighthouse Trail 2026
ARTISTS across Scotland are being invited to help "light up" East Lothian next summer as Leuchie launches a bespoke public art trail to…
www.eastlothiancourier.com
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 1d
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in #SouthKorea has named the
Hwaamchu #Lighthouse in the port of #Ulsan "Lighthouse of the Month" for November. The current tower was built in 1994 and expanded in 2002; it is the first lighthouse in #Korea to include an elevator.

#등대 #울산 #한국 #이달의등대
11월 이달의 등대. 화암추등대 - 해양레저신문
11월 이달의 등대. 화암추등대- 울산항을 드나드는 선박의 안전 길잡이 역할의 화암추등대 해양수산부는 11월 이달의 등대로 울산광역시 동구에 위치한 화암추등대를 선정했다. 이 등대는 1983년 처음 설치되어 12초 간격으로 흰색 불빛을 깜빡이며 울산항을 드나드는 선박의 안전 길잡이 역할
mnlnews.net
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 1d
An interview with Frank Sipkovsky and Dave Kramer, board chairman and board member, respectively, of the Lorain #Lighthouse Foundation, which works to preserve the 1919 Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse on the #Ohio shore of #LakeErie.

#GreatLakes #MaritimeHistory #CoastalHistory
Light Hearted ep 329 – Frank Sipkovsky and Dave Kramer, Lorain West Breakwater Light, OH
Podcast Episode · Light Hearted · 11/02/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 1d
#LighthouseArt of the Day

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894-1978), The #Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, 1923, oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Christie's, christies.com

#NormanRockwell #art #artsky #AmericanArt #OilPainting
The painting depicts an older white man and a young white girl sitting together on a simple wooden bench outside a building. The man, who has a white mustache and white hair and is wearing a dark cap, vest, and trousers, is looking down at the girl with a gentle expression. A walking stick rests against the bench beside him. The girl, who is barefoot and wears a simple white dress, is focused on sewing a button onto the man's dark jacket, which is spread across her lap. She holds a needle and thread, and a small sewing kit with a thimble and spools of thread sits on the bench next to her.
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 1d
Lighthouse Map of The Netherlands

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2d
Christian Benjamin Olsen was a Danish painter known for his highly detailed and realistic portrayals of ships at sea.

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Benjamin Olsen (maler) - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2d
#LighthouseArt of the Day

Christian Benjamin Olsen (Danish, 1873-1935), Ships off a #lighthouse, n.d., oil on canvas.

Private collection, via Bruun Rasmussen Auctions, bruun-rasmussen.dk

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#art #artsky #OilPainting #MarineArt #MaritimeArt #DanishArt #fyr #kunst
In the foreground is a tall-masted sailing vessel on a sea with small swells. In the background are two more ships: a sailing ship to the left, and a steamer to the right, with smoke rising from its smokestack. A small lighthouse tower is also in the background to the right. The sky is mostly filled with cumulus clouds, with occasional patches of blue sky.
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Gardien2Phare @gardien2phare.bsky.social · 8d
Et puisqu'on a fêté hier le 109ème anniversaire du phare de Kéréon, voici la toute dernière relève: le 29 janvier 2004, les 2 derniers gardiens Brian O'Rorke et Jean-Philippe Rocher quittent définitivement Kéréon, automatisé après 87 ans de présence humaine. ⤵️

Source: Thalassa
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Gardien2Phare @gardien2phare.bsky.social · 9d
💡 Et on souhaite aujourd'hui un joyeux anniversaire au mythique et magnifique phare de Kéréon: allumé le 25 octobre 1916, il fête aujourd'hui ses 109 ans ! 🎂 🍾

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 3d
Happy Halloween! My carved pumpkin design this year pays homage to one of Rhode Island’s iconic symbols: a lighthouse! It represents a beacon of hope! 🎃 🌊

We need a lighthouse emoji please!!🙏🏽
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 2d
Love it! Happy Halloween! And couldn't agree more on the emoji issue.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 3d
#LighthouseSeason has not yet ended at the 1955 Songvår #Lighthouse in #Norway, where volunteers are still on site, and overnight stays are still being booked.

📸 shared under the GNU Free Documentation License.

#fyr #Norge

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A group of small white one-story buildings, one with a lighthouse lantern on one side, stand on a rocky point by a calm sea under a clear blue sky.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 3d
The 1884 Old Wadamisaki #Lighthouse in #Kōbe, #Japan, will be open to the public on November 1. Admission is free. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1963, and has been a protected cultural property ever since.

#日本 #灯台 #神戸市
神戸市 須磨区 国登録文化財「旧和田岬灯台」の内部を一般公開🆓参加費無料 - やのこうじ（ヤノコウジ） ｜ 選挙ドットコム
神戸市会議員【東灘区】やのこうじ（矢野浩慈）【神戸市立元小学校教頭】です🏫🆕市会報告秋号 敬老福祉パス、六甲アイランドの活性化、決算質疑🟠コベカツ、体育館の空調整備、トイレ改修、学習用パソコンの更新他を質疑（7️⃣万回超えアクセス）🟠令和7年9月議会代表質疑🎤（🔟.4万回超えアクセス） 神戸市文化スポーツ局発「国登録文化財「旧和田岬灯台」の内部を一般公開します」の最新情報を、共有させていただ...
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Pharologist @pharology.bsky.social · 3d
In honor of #Lighthouse Memorial Day in #Japan, which commemorates the construction of the country's first Western-style lighthouse, three lighthouses in #Aichi Prefecture, #Chūbu Region, #Honshū, will be open to the public on November 1-2.

#灯台 #日本 #愛知県 #中部地方 #本州
11月1日「灯台記念日」　日本で初めて西洋式の灯台の建設が始まる　愛知の3つの灯台でイベント（テレビ愛知） - Yahoo!ニュース
11月1日は日本で初めて西洋式の灯台の建設が始まったことにちなんだ「灯台記念日」です。愛知県内にある野間埼灯台、橋田鼻灯台、伊良湖岬灯台の3カ所で灯台を多くの人に知ってもらおうと初めて合同のイベント
news.yahoo.co.jp
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