Bluebottle entanglements; or how to ruin your day at the beach
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September 17, 2018
The southern hemisphere is coming into summer; it’s done this every year for as long
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Hiking with my grandson
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March 30, 2018
Version 1:“What’s that Pa?”Point it out, the “What’s that”.Ah yes, I see what you’re
Rip currents – you’ve been warned
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January 1, 2018
A rocky mound, 1500m above, and 119.44 km straight-line distance from the sea, is about
Polar bears do not live in the Antarctic, there are no Penguins in the Arctic. The asymmetry of the poles
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December 5, 2017
This post is about asymmetry – the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions. They are the
Class 5; The falls and cataracts of Li Phi, southern Laos
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April 3, 2017
I am of a generation that, at mention of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, I recall
Comets; portents of doom or icy bits of space jetsam?
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March 9, 2017
Omens, God’s wrath, or just plain misfortune; comets were seen by our Medieval forebears as
Burnt soles: black sand beaches in New Zealand
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February 7, 2017
February in New Zealand is mid-summer and this means beaches, swimming, BBQs, and generally chilling
A Gaggle of Goose Barnacles
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January 5, 2017
You never know what new treasures will be discovered strolling along a beach after a
CO2 – the Good, the Bad, and the Indifferent
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CO2 has a bad rep. We can’t do without it (GOOD – it’s part of
Liquefaction; more than a sloppy puddle at the beach
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November 23, 2016
Most of us at some time have gleefully created our own liquefied puddle by stomping
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