Archive for the 'Science & Nature' Category
Filed under Holidays, Malham 2011, Science & Nature
100 Photos 89 :: Honey
30 Comments CherryPie on Oct 12th 2011
Respond intelligently to unintelligent treatment.
Lao Tzu (circa 6th century BC)
21 Comments CherryPie on Sep 11th 2011
Filed under Science & Nature
PhotoHunt – Greasy
On closer inspection, perhaps it is just raindrops…
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
32 Comments CherryPie on Sep 9th 2011
Filed under Crookham 2011, Holidays, Science & Nature
What is It?
7 Comments CherryPie on Aug 27th 2011
Recently the publisher of this book contacted me to see if I would like to read the book and provided feedback. On receipt of the book I was immediately impressed by the quality of the photos and the ‘Did You Know?’ and ‘Top Tip’ highlights that feature throughout the book to emphasise information.
The book covers [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 1st 2011
Filed under Gardens, Science & Nature
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost.
Robert A. Heinlein
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2011
Filed under Heritage, Science & Nature
100 Photos 81 :: Bees
The practice of keeping bees in hives dates back at least as far as the ancient Egyptians. The summer edition of the National Trust magazine has an interesting article entitled ‘The Beekeeper’ in which Emma Hill the head gardener for Dunham Massey treats the reader to some interesting facts about bees:
A bee society is predominantly [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2011
