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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Feeding my inner sci-fi fan
I was a big sci-fi fan at uni (guess it goes with the science curriculum), attending conventions and helping organise one or two, travelling interstate to visit other uni SF groups. I don’t read much fiction these days, although I … Continue reading
Posted in Travels
Tagged anime cosplay, costuming, Doctor Who, sci fi, steam punk, SupaNova, Xena
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Insect days
The warm and sunny autumn days of the last couple of weeks (until yesterday) have brought out the insects. The birds were probably very pleased when the rain stopped and they could get a decent feed. I found a stick … Continue reading
Posted in Insects, Lizards, Spiders
Tagged dragonflies, eastern water dragon, Spiders, stick insect, wild tobacco spinted bug
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Finally, a pheasant coucal
Pheasant coucals (Centropus phasianinus) are all around my place – you can hear their strange call in spring, see them fly reluctantly across a paddock and, driving into town, see them lurch across the road. They seem to sit in … Continue reading
An adventure in time (part 7/7)
15 July 2008: Penzance No pirates in evidence, but we were in Penzance and staying at the Hotel Penzance, an award-winning boutique hotel for several years running – a lovely site on a hill overlooking the bay, excellent facilities, a … Continue reading
Posted in Travels
Tagged Cerne Abbas, Cornwall, Marazion, Merry Maidens, Nine Maidens, Penzance, St Michael's Mount
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Likin’ lichen
Lichen looks like a plant but is not scientifically classified as one. It’s a combination of a fungus (which is not a plant) and an alga (also not a plant). The fungus supplies a place to live for the alga, … Continue reading
Posted in Fungi, Travels
Tagged british museum of natural history, Cornwall, lichen, richard fortey
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The Easter bilby
The bilby is a bandicoot-like creature that lives in the desert areas of Australia. It is listed as endangered for some of the usual reasons – feral cats and habitat loss. A couple of chocolate companies in Australia make chocolate … Continue reading
Not kissing anybody under this lot
In Australia we have something like 90 species of mistletoe, unlike Europe which has only one (Viscum album), the one with white flower traditionally smooched under at Christmas. But in Australia we don’t have a tradition of kissing under mistletoe, … Continue reading
