Thursday, 31 July 2008
Off for rain
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Sunday, 27 July 2008
Chalk
So now the dust has settled and I'm starting to wake up after two weeks of late nights and early mornings I can stand back from what I've learnt about geology.
These magnificent chalk cliffs were built by badgers some bazillion years ago. Why they created these cliffs is unknown but it's probably related to the need to keep the sea out and may have been motivated by the need to give bluebirds somewhere to fly (cf Dame Vera Lynn). Badgers are not thought to have been responsible for later work at Stonehenge.
It is no coincidence that they used chalk as the building material - this was before education so chalk wasn't being used in large amounts by schools, there was lots of it lying around with no real purpose.
Support for the badger theory is also offered by the way in which they inlaid bands of flint, these layers give a distinctive black and white pattern which is also synonymous with these nocturnal mammals.
I hope my writing this doesn't spoil SXR103 for any students yet to attend the residential school at the Uni of Sussex.
These magnificent chalk cliffs were built by badgers some bazillion years ago. Why they created these cliffs is unknown but it's probably related to the need to keep the sea out and may have been motivated by the need to give bluebirds somewhere to fly (cf Dame Vera Lynn). Badgers are not thought to have been responsible for later work at Stonehenge.
It is no coincidence that they used chalk as the building material - this was before education so chalk wasn't being used in large amounts by schools, there was lots of it lying around with no real purpose.
Support for the badger theory is also offered by the way in which they inlaid bands of flint, these layers give a distinctive black and white pattern which is also synonymous with these nocturnal mammals.
I hope my writing this doesn't spoil SXR103 for any students yet to attend the residential school at the Uni of Sussex.
SGB!
"Tulane and Johnny opened a novelty shop
Back under the counter, was the cream of the crop"
Chuck Berry wrote it and 30 years ago I'd tramp around the north west of England to watch this guy play and sing it. The Steve Gibbons Band were a part of my formative years so I was amazed to see that he's playing Brighton! Not so surprised to see that he's sold out though. If you like rock and roll played properly and with clever lyrics check out this guy's music.
Saturday, 26 July 2008
Quadrat
These guys are using a quadrat in a measured area to randomly sample for six specific species of plant. Lots of crawling around and a general scrum in the background. Who knew that ecology could be so much fun?
Birling Gap
A group walk along the beach below Birling Gap with The Seven Sisters in the background. Note that everyone is wearing a hard hat - while we were down there we didn't linger under the cliffs - but as we left a couple were undressing for some nude sunbathing against the chalk face. At the front are the leaders wearing yellow hats.
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Flower question
Can anyone identify this plant? Go to my Flickr stream to see more photos of it and let me know if it's familiar
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Monday, 21 July 2008
Friday, 18 July 2008
Thursday, 17 July 2008
First last night
Live jazz and light rain on the East Slope on the last night of the first week of resi school at Sussex. Everyone buzzing like a fridge. Lots of smiling, succesful, tired people
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Resi school
Sunday, 13 July 2008
All change
One week on from the schorchio of Kuwait I'm at the Uni of Sussex in Brighton. Nowhere near as warm :-(
Saturday, 12 July 2008
Friday, 11 July 2008
Sunday, 6 July 2008
Saturday, 5 July 2008
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