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Quote of the day:
“… then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
– William Wordsworth
Forage in March for:
Cleavers, Dandelion flowers and leaves, Gorse flowers, Ground Elder , Hop shoots, Alexanders, Primroses, Wild Plum blossom, Sweet Violets
Category Archives: Science
Wordless Wednesday – Like giant flowers!
Posted in Out and about, Science, Wordless
Tagged AMI Large Array, Cambridge, heliotropism, Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Photography, Science, Sunflowers
7 Comments
The Incredible Self-Shortening Amaryllis
The second spike on my ‘Bogota’ amaryllis got too big for its boots (OK pot). It grew taller than the first by a couple of inches. I was so proud … of course there was a fall! I came down … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Science
Tagged Amaryllis, curling stems, cut flowers, Dandelions, Gardening, Hydrophobic, Osmosis, Photography, Science
14 Comments
Out, for The Count
Last month, just at the very end, I discovered that Friends of the Earth were in the middle of running a citizen science project called the ‘Great British Bee Count‘. It is an initiative to raise public (and subsequently government) … Continue reading
Posted in Bees, Nature, Science, Wildlife
Tagged Bee count, Butterfly Conservation, Butterfly count, Citizen science, Friends of the Earth, Gardening, Photography
21 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Shine a Light
Cambridge e-Luminate 2017 (10-15th February)
Posted in Art, Out and about, Science, Uncategorized, Wordless
Tagged Art, Cambridge, e-Luminate, festival, Light show, Photography
10 Comments
Short days and carols in the dark
Each year after the Wimpole Hall afternoon Christmas party a group of enthusiasts go on down to the basement chapel to sing carols, a cappella style. One of the best things is that the event starts out in dusky light … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Science, Wimpole Hall
Tagged astronomy, Carol singing, christmas decoration, Geminids, Meteor shower, plants, Poinsettias, seasons, Shortest day, solstice, sundials, sunset, Winter
6 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – The upside down world in raindrops
Posted in Nature, Science, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Dog rose, Gardens, inverted images, macro, Photography, raindrops, Reflections, spheres, Trees
4 Comments
Wordless Wednesday – Surface tension and hydrophobic leaves
Posted in Nature, Plants, Science, Whimsy, Wordless
Tagged Gardening, hydrophobia, leaf, Nasturtium, nature, physics, rain, surface tension
4 Comments
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