One of the books I am currently reading is ‘The Poppy; A history of conflict, loss, remembrance & redemption’ by Nicholas J. Saunders. The book presents aspects of the beauty, pain, pleasure and tragedy of the poppy throughout history. Nicholas takes us on a journey from Ancient Egypt right through to the current day and [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Books, Science & Nature
The Effects of War
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2015
What I know of the divine sciences and Holy Scripture, I learnt in woods and fields. I have had no other masters than the beeches and the oaks.
St Bernard of Clairvaux (1091 – 1153), France
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2015
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 11th 2015
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About, Science & Nature
Sunset Over the Wrekin
As 2014 came to a close, nature provided a glorious sunset.
22 Comments CherryPie on Jan 1st 2015
Filed under Holidays, Science & Nature, Winchester 2014
Beaulieu
There is more to Beaulieu than the acclaimed motor museum. The footprint of the Cistercian Abbey church can still be seen next to the cloister and chapter house. One can only wonder what the building would have been like. One of only four monastic buildings to survive in tact is the Refectory which became Beaulieu [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 4th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013, Science & Nature
Waste Not Want Not
14 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2014
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, London 2014, Science & Nature
The Prime Meridian
The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian of the world.
What is a meridian?
A meridian is a north-south line selected as the zero reference line for astronomical observations. By comparing thousands of observations taken from the same meridian it is possible to build up an accurate [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2014
