Belfast to Giant’s Causeway
#DestinationScotland I don’t know why we did not visit the famous landmark on the north coast of Ireland when I visited the family on so many occasions, but then again maybe I do… I thought it was much further away, …
Category: Environment
Belfast? – Linenopolis!
#DestinationScotland John Bradbury reprised his Tour Guide role at 2pm as we set off on my second walking tour of Belfast City Centre. There was some crossover in the footprint of the walk but I didn’t mind that as the …
Belfast Blue Plaques Walking Tour
#DestinationScotland The next morning at precisely 11.00am, as Belfast’s ancient Linen Hall Library clock was striking in the reception area. I met my guide again. He had been there the previous day when I went to enquire about my tickets. …
First Nations Ancestry
WINs visit Murray Springs Clovis Site Pat Schumaker led the Western Winter WINs on a trail to see the Murray Springs Clovis site. We learned that Clovis was the name given to a specific form of napped stone artefact in …
Hummingbird Banding?
The Western Winter WINs were invited alongside the general public, to get a close-up look at migrating hummingbirds on Saturday 26th March. Staff and volunteers from the Southeastern Arizona Bird Observatory were due to capture, band, weigh, measure, and release …
Time’s warped in Tombstone
I was grateful for a happy time in Tombstone. Although the whole group did not all settled on specific activities and many have drifted off to the next venue or away altogether as Spring obligations call them, we have kept …
Of the Moon and Melatonin
Visiting Doris’ brother Tom during our time at Tuscon’s BLM campground was always a priority, as she had often spoken about him and his in-depth knowledge of all things pertaining to the stars. However I did not expect the experience …
Burgeoning Broccoli.
Broccoli in the Bin?
In the fight against food waste, it was with heartfelt sorrow that I found my recently purchased bunch of broccoli was lying yellowed on its side in the salad crisper. Only the previous week had I Googled ‘Can you eat …
Blue String Pudding
I was studying minimalism, studying it mind, there was very little minimalist action in my cluttered life, but it had caused me to look seriously at the issue of the overpopulated wardrobe. I seized upon a long sleeved, lose, white …
Mild Green Fairy Liquid?
I was brought up with Fairy, and as soon as I was inducted into dishwashing, I received strict instructions from my mother. “Never squeeze the bottle!” she admonished, “you only need one drop of ‘Fairy’”. Old habits die hard, and …