Tag: Zoos
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Lichens, Badgers, the Amur Tiger, Turpitude, Sewage, Elephant Polo, Razorbills and Guillemots and the Handwriting Rebel
A short sunny walk yesterday was enlivened by this Oakmoss Lichen, above, and lichen community (four species, apparently), below. Also this crust fungus. I thought this dead sprig of holly was also strangely beautiful. The walk was enlivened a great deal more by a surprising discovery. The footpath is very close to home (for obvious…
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Crosswords, Rupert Brooke and Jeffrey Archer, AI, zoos in trouble, the Environmental Investigation on Whaling, news from the Hare Preservation Trust and Mark Kermode on ‘Melania’ the movie
Images in this post are from: Thorburn (Archibald). British Mammals. Two volumes. Longmans, Green & Co., 1920-1921. I have now finished Pretty girl in crimson rose (8), a memoir of love, exile and crosswords by Sandy Balfour and it has been a delight throughout. The last few chapters include examples of what might be called…