Science About Butterflies

Burgled from my favourite Science Blog

Sid and Sod

 

A Bit of Perth

Reabold Hill is a fossil sand dune. It has formed its base into a large block of sandstone. A very useful building material and much was quarried out. So, when a decision is made to stop the quarrying to protect a remnant vegetation, what do you do with the great hole in the ground? You [...]

BBC Quiz of the Week

This Week This week was spent wandering around some of the scenic and nature attractions around Perth. Walking around paths, boardwalks and trails. Mostly near water and so keeping an eye open for those slithery things. The Tiger Snake, the world’s ninth most venomous snake, is active all year around Perth’ wetlands. It is a [...]

Vintage Advert

The Australian Women’s Weekly Saturday 20 July 1940

Shuttle Thoughts

Back in 2003 when the Columbia Space Shuttle was destroyed on re-entry with the tragic loss of seven lives, I wrote of the loss and the achievement. With the ending of the Shuttle program, an unnamed and unackowledged victim of President Bush’s two wars, I am reprinting the thoughts I had at that time. The [...]

A Bit of Perth

Just two final shots from Herdsman Lake. Firstly a long view from Reabold Hill showing the lake in its landscape. The far side of the lake is around 7KM (4miles) from the top of Reabold Hill. And finally a small sign I found of the walk trail around Herdsman Lake. The sign clearly says I [...]

Immortality Test

Sometimes Immortality is real! Burgled from Phil

Chewing the Fat

The famous author Alexander Dumas met with his housekeeper and cook every Monday to discuss the household accounts and to see what needed to be purchased for the upcoming week. One Monday, while they were discussing food, the cook noted that she needed a can of shortening. Dumas, in haste, checked off the wrong column [...]

Sid and Sod

 

The Great God Awto; Clark Ashton Smith

(Class-room lecture given by the Most Honorable Erru Saggus, Professor of Hamurriquanean Archaeology at the World-University of Toshtush, on the 365th day of the year 5998.) Males, females, androgynes and neuters of the class in archaeology, you have learned, from my previous lectures, all that is known or inferred concerning the crudely realistic art and [...]

A Bit of Perth

Finishing the tour of Herdsman Lake we are looking out across the lake. Firstly from the top of the Gould League building. Of course from ground level, on the Olive Seymour Boardwalk, those pesky imported reeds do dominate. In the distance, there are a couple of rooftops which may be visible to the eagle-eyed. Not [...]

Hello Breakfast!

 

3D Printing

A warning from xkcd

What Street Sign Are You?

You Are DETOUR When you’re confronted with a problem, you don’t rush to solve it right away. You prefer to distract yourself a little and have some fun. There’s no need to stress out.You notice that life seems to always work out for you. You might as well enjoy the ride! You’ll eventually solve your [...]