Re: [Goanet] Vagator redux

2008-02-02 Thread Jim Fernandes
What are the odds, the events that created the rocks you see sprawling on Goan beaches, were also responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs? Undoubtedly, this is a pretty loaded question. All along, like many Goans, I assumed that the rocky beaches in Goa, were the result of millions of

[Goanet] Vagator redux

2008-02-01 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - When I took the picture in Vagator yesterday, I didn't have time for the sun to be sufficiently near the horizon for the resultant golden yellow light. I went to Vagator again today. Three compositions are offered - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/vagator-1.jpg

Re: [Goanet] Vagator redux

2008-02-01 Thread Jim Fernandes
Could someone take a look at Rajan's pictures and explain with a scientific reason, how the rocks got to the beach down there? Jim F. New York. -- Original message -- From: Rajan P. Parrikar [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Goanet - When I took the picture in Vagator

Re: [Goanet] Vagator redux

2008-02-01 Thread Mervyn Lobo
Jim Fernandes wrote: Could someone take a look at Rajan's pictures and explain with a scientific reason, how the rocks got to the beach down there? Jim F, Those rocks have always been there. They were much larger 40 years ago. The sea has washed away the soil from around the rocks and