Of Dung-beetles and stars

This morning I read something that made me stop and say 'WOW... just WOW' "Dung beetles use the milky way to navigate" How AMAZING is that? Seriously? A tiny little insect that spends its entire life rolling around in poo is so deeply committed to moving in a straight line, it uses the stars to... Continue Reading →

A poem is like a chocolate…

but it is better than a chocolate... because you can eat it more than once. Prayer by Carol Ann Duffy is my current favourite. (You can find it out there in the blog world in plenty of places so I will signpost you to it but I'm not sure where I stand on reproducing it... Continue Reading →

Why bad stuff happens

I've been really poorly for about 2 weeks and for about 6 days during that time I had no voice. Keeping silent and staying in bed gave me far too much time to think and worry (bad) and lots of time to read (good).  I've blogged about the first of two books I read and... Continue Reading →

Sunrise with Smith and Hopkins

An 'ordinary' morning last week somewhere over Warwickshire: Immortal, Invisible God only wise, In light inaccesible hid from our eyes... Most Blessed, most glorious, Oh, help us to see Tis only the splendour of light hideth thee' (Walter Smith - hymn writer, well said Walter) Or as Gerald Manley Hopkins put it 'The world is... Continue Reading →

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