Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Science & Nature
From the BBC:
The ash cloud from the Icelandic volcanic eruption is captured on a satellite image as it approached the UK.
The pink-coloured drifting ash, in the top left of the picture, was taken by Nasa’s Terra satellite on Monday afternoon and has been published by Dundee University’s Satellite Receiving Station.
The white cloud sitting [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 24th 2011
Thinking doesn’t pay. Just makes you discontented with what you see around you.
Robert A. Heinlein
18 Comments CherryPie on May 22nd 2011
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
8 Comments CherryPie on May 16th 2011
Filed under Science & Nature
The polling stations are now closed and the die has been cast on whether the public have chosen to try an Alternative Voting (AV) system. When I arrived at my local polling station they estimated that around two thirds of the ward had either turned out to vote or cast a postal vote which was [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on May 5th 2011
Filed under Faith Foundations, Science & Nature
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
consider all the works thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
thy power throughout the universe displayed:
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, how great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,
How great thou art, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2011
Filed under Heritage, Out & About, Science & Nature
Throughout antiquity the cedars of Lebanon were prized above all other trees. Their fine wood was strong, straight and wonderfully scented. It was always the first choice for any temple or palace, and top value in trade was paid for it. These trees helped give the Phoenicians a high place among other nations, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2011
