tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post2408373571982546142..comments2023-12-13T03:19:15.138-08:00Comments on The Drift Record : Poetry Friday: Nelson Bentley's ZERO TIDE Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-12017773139691745912014-03-20T20:32:30.677-07:002014-03-20T20:32:30.677-07:00ooo, I love this poem. the way that son came out o...ooo, I love this poem. the way that son came out of the covers like a hummingbird!BJ Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810656260650783785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-4389225102943249292014-03-14T21:12:01.215-07:002014-03-14T21:12:01.215-07:00I think there's a story or a poem in that salt...I think there's a story or a poem in that saltwater-sucking sea creature, Diane!Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-88912804030609231762014-03-14T19:43:55.285-07:002014-03-14T19:43:55.285-07:00Thanks, Julie, that's a lot clearer!
(Actual...Thanks, Julie, that's a lot clearer! <br /><br />(Actually, I had a vision of it being a great sea creature with a giant straw-like proboscis, which sucks all the water from the shore--but your explanation makes more sense.)Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-78948442317328903582014-03-14T12:26:19.330-07:002014-03-14T12:26:19.330-07:00Thanks for the education on zero tides. What fun....Thanks for the education on zero tides. What fun. Sure wish I was there to walk the beach with you.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825251724115541708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-86778058653731142782014-03-14T09:26:14.695-07:002014-03-14T09:26:14.695-07:00Actually, this is a better, clearer explanation: &...Actually, this is a better, clearer explanation: "The zero tide height is the average height of all the low tides or lowest tides in a given period of time for a given location. Without going into all the details, suffice it to say that there is a zero tide height from which all the other tide heights can be gauged." So we look for tides that fall BELOW the zero tide mark. I've been on beaches at -1.00 and those are good, but when it's -3.00 then the exposed beach (especially here where there is so much tide pool life) is phenomenal. Sometimes we can walk way out to the haystack rocks on the Oregon Coast - google those and you'll see how impressive that would be! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-11442191589121237152014-03-14T09:21:37.660-07:002014-03-14T09:21:37.660-07:00Diane -
Hmmmm - here is a lengthy explanation: ht...Diane - <br />Hmmmm - here is a lengthy explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide but you're right, it's just an unusually low tide, measured against average lows. Since we're surrounded by saltwater her in Washington, many people have Tidal Charts and mark the zero tides (also called minus tides) that occur during daytime hours over the year - they are predictable far in advance. Lots of clamdiggers on the beaches during a zero tide! Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-87922042293560475732014-03-14T05:34:59.261-07:002014-03-14T05:34:59.261-07:00"He dressed in whirring silence, all intent.&..."He dressed in whirring silence, all intent." -- very nice. I liked that the boy was "guarded by saints and poets" as he slept. Thank you for introducing me to Bentley's work. Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552083088916942937.post-12063116968373434712014-03-14T05:20:19.105-07:002014-03-14T05:20:19.105-07:00Julie, I've never heard of a "zero tide,&...Julie, I've never heard of a "zero tide," and this is what Wikipedia brought up: <i>The page "Zero tide" does not exist.</i><br /><br />Could you explain without getting too technical? Is it simply a low, low tide that happens only rarely? Is it predictable?Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.com