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in shetland 2

tom — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:24:22 +0000

with nephew Lachlan outside his grandmother's croft

in shetland

tom — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:51:11 +0000

far north at burrafirth beach, unst, shetland

zeropod

tom — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:45:16 +0000

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

The billion-dollar-o-gram

tom — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:59:30 +0000

Good graphic to put some numbers into context…

Martin Gardner: 1914-2010

tom — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:13:38 +0000

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

reciprocal roofing

tom — Sat, 08 May 2010 10:13:28 +0000

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

tom — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:29:41 +0000

ben goldacre on the placebo effect

all or nothing organic

tom — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:22:55 +0000

excellent commentary from simon fairlie on organic farming

cycling heaven

tom — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:54:41 +0000

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

tom — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:36:14 +0000

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