Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
Filed under Science & Nature
In the wake of the devastation that has been caused by the earthquake off the coast of Japan and the ensuing tsunami, experts have advised that Japan’s coastline may have shifted as much as 13ft to the east.
From BBC Science reporter Paul Rincon:
Japan’s coastline may have shifted by as much as 4m (13ft) to the [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Mar 15th 2011
Filed under Out & About, Science & Nature
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
17 Comments CherryPie on Mar 12th 2011
Filed under Books, Science & Nature
Synopsis (from book cover):
A breathtaking, intimate view of the heavenly bodies in our solar system.
In a unique grand tour, Dava Sobel tells the story of each member of our planetary family – touching on myth, history, astrology, science fiction and the very latest scientific data. Whether revealing what hisdes behind Venus’s cocoon of acid [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 5th 2011
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25 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2011
Filed under Books, Science & Nature
Synopsis from book cover:
How would the world change if human beings vanished from the earth right now, for good? What would the planet be like in a day, a week, a month… a millennium? Just how long will our greatest achievements and our biggest mistakes last after we are gone?
To discover the answers, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2011
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature
When I got up this morning the fog from yesterday had lifted but there was a heavy frost on the car. It took me quite a while to scrape the car windows and the temperature was -10. Before I left I grabbed my camera because I knew that despite the fact that I currently work [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
This photo was taken just a day after the picture I posted yesterday, I think it helps illustrate the quote perfectly.
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 7th 2010
