PONOGRAMS

 

Ponograms:

1-24  The First Twenty-Four
25-48  The Second Twenty-Four
49-72  The Third Twenty-Four
73-96  The Fourth Twenty-Four
97-120  The Fifth Twenty-Four
121-144  The Sixth Twenty-Four
145-168  The Seventh Twenty-Four
169-on  The Eighth Twenty-Four
 

145  Just Another Trip
146  Some Gates, Doors, Etc.
147  More Gates, Doors, Etc.
148  Shark Teeth
149  Shark Teeth - Bycatch
150  El Campo Santo Cemetery
151  Shadows
152  Rabbit-Ears
153  TV Shows That Never Were - 9
154  TV Shows That Never Were-10
155  TV Shows That Never Were-11
156  TV Shows That Never Were-12
157  Lahaina Noon
158  Hawaiian Personalities
159  Genealogy Kicks - III
160  TV Shows That Never Were-13
161  TV Shows That Never Were-14
162  Pono's Nutrition
163  More Nutrition
164  Pono in Nature - I
165  Pono in Nature - II
166  TV Shows That Never Were-15
167  Michigan Outlines Two
168  TV Shows That Never Were-16

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SHARK TEETH

For millennia, sharks of many kinds have lost and replaced their teeth, leaving a bounty of fossils for interested humans willing to search for and collect them.  Pono’s son Kim and daughter-in-law Judy became two such collectors in recent years and allowed me to share their pictures with you.

It started with visits to the Florida beaches and casual searches for unusual objects, progressed to some scratching in the sand, then digging and sifting.  Each step resulted in more items, with an initial concentration on the dark shark teeth.

Tools for the process have been developed and are available to make collecting easier and more fun.  Just a few samples of such.

The pile built up slowly but regularly.

At some point the collectors learned of guided tours that practically guaranteed success and productivity increased!

So we get quantities, what do collectors do next?  How about sizes?

Here are a bunch of finds arranged by size on the left and relatively compared to the quarter on the right.

And here are shark tooth meister and mistress Kim and Judy after a hard day of collecting.

AFTERWORD

Serious collectors are seldom satisfied by simple quantity.  Next Ponogram will expand the horizon of these collectors. As usual, I look forward to your comments, and K and J probably share my anticipation!

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