far north at burrafirth beach, unst, shetland
zeropod
dublin based student gets on james dyson award shortlist with ultra light camera tripod alternative – clever!
The billion-dollar-o-gram
Good graphic to put some numbers into context…
Martin Gardner: 1914-2010
Worthy obituary for Martin Gardner in the Guardian. (Thanks to Mike H for the link.)
reciprocal roofing
christy was here this week and we got the poles for reciprocal frame on the round house up. it’s 9 metre diameter which is pushing the limits for this kind of frame without central supports!
lifting the last pole of the reciprocal roof into place
placebo effect
ben goldacre on the placebo effect
all or nothing organic
excellent commentary from simon fairlie on organic farming
cycling heaven
ireland must be one of the best countries for cycling in the world. when the weather is like this, the tiny empty roads and not-too-big hills make for pure pedalling pleasure.
My bike at head of Dunmanus Bay near Durrus
Spring warmth and Winter Roscoff
Having spent the weekend working at the college I was frustrated to have missed such a warm gardening weekend…
However I managed to get home before the sun went down and although the family were out, Ruth had left some dinner for me. I sat in the evening sun enjoying an omelette, roll and pasta salad. In the salad were caulifower florets – from the wonderful Winter Roscoff cauliflower variety. These plants sat there all winter and at one point looked like the frost had got them… but all of a sudden last week the wonderful flowers emerged! Highly recommended.
Winter Roscoff cauliflower
in shetland 2
with nephew Lachlan outside his grandmother's croft