Category: Nature
-
The Three Marys
I’ve found myself, once again, thinking of Betelgeuse this week. I last wrote about Betelgeuse in my post Night as bright as day? back in January 2011, and the speculation that it is due to go supernova sometime soon. Betelgeuse makes up part of the Winter Triangle, or the Great Southern Triangle, with Sirius and…
-
What’s behind a cat’s stare?
She can sit and wait for hours on end In weathers wet and dry You look at her, she looks at you, And you have to wonder why? I wonder what she’s thinking As she sits and looks and stares Waiting for a snack perhaps Or thinking of her shares? Dreaming of adventures That only…
-
The Meteorite of 1642
An earth-shattering event – well, not exactly earth-shattering in the true sense of the word – occurred on 4th August 1642. The town of Aldeburgh in Suffolk, England, or Alborow as it was spelled back then, played host to this astronomical escapade. A 4lb meteorite fell from the sky at 5 O’clock – five of…
-
The Hay Fever Dance
Seriously, hay fever is nothing to sneeze at. It hurts. You can’t see. You can’t breathe. You can’t talk. You can’t swallow. Yo can’t type. No hang on, that’s only one of my symptoms. It affects everybody in similar and different ways, but everyone who suffers suffers. Seriously suffers. I love being outside on a…
-
Dusk is…
The time that’s neither dark nor light, the time between day and night The time that creatures settle down, the time that revellers head to town The time that quietens after a busy day, the time that children go in from play The time strange noises start to sound, the time long shadows cover the…
The Mansionic Perspective 