Legend has it that Ingólfur Arnarson, upon arriving at Iceland, ripped the Öndvegissúlur (seat pillars) off of his longship in 874 AD and threw them into the sea. According to the traditions of the time the gods would guide the pillars to where he needed to settle. Three years later, he found the pillars washed … Continue reading Reykjavik to Reyklausvik
Tag: springs
deep water, shallow water, old water, young water
One of my Moras Muses asked me to write about deep water and shallow water feeding Las Moras Springs in Brackettville, Texas. Apparently this has been a topic of discussion locally (and may have been sparked by a discussion I had with a groundwater district technical person at a West Texas water conference). The discussion … Continue reading deep water, shallow water, old water, young water
the day(s) las moras springs went dry
Image from SAEN (1964d) Back in February, Dee Dee Starks Brown posted an article on Facebook from the San Antonio Express-News noting that the first time Las Moras Springs went dry was in "mid-July" of 1964 (thanks Dee Dee!). So its been on my to-do list to dig up this article and see what else … Continue reading the day(s) las moras springs went dry
so secret, occult, and concealed 