in shetland 2

with nephew Lachlan outside his grandmother's croft

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in shetland

far north at burrafirth beach, unst, shetland

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zeropod

dublin based student gets on james dyson award shortlist with ultra light camera tripod alternative – clever!

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The billion-dollar-o-gram

Good graphic to put some numbers into context…

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Martin Gardner: 1914-2010

Worthy obituary for Martin Gardner in the Guardian. (Thanks to Mike H for the link.)

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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

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placebo effect

ben goldacre on the placebo effect

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all or nothing organic

excellent commentary from simon fairlie on organic farming

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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

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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

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