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I was one of the people who downloaded it, and having read through it, it's full of hope and 'can-do' - we're in an apt but have a big old pot outside with marjoram, mint & thyme: one little haven. Luckily I'm not a tidier :D. Thanks for the guide, hoping to build soon, native hedging planned!

I learned that song years ago at an Irish-language singing class here in Galway, never knew where it was about (we were probably told but my Irish wasn't very good!) Thanks!

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Cycled into work in the rain earlier, got home in the dry. Was bone dry getting in though thanks to a Galibier Courcheval rain jacket (local business plug!) and Decathlon's cycle-commuting overtrousers, with built in shoe covers. Not even too sweaty!

Beautiful! Is there any work done on what pigments were used? (Geologist here)

These dark patches on the limestone are ancient animal (shrimp-like creatures, we think!) burrows, made when this was a muddy sea floor. It is believed that a storm washed the the animals from these burrows and filled them in with gravel or sand (in this case Crinoid segments).

I've one child, and I can't imagine what it would have been like to have had to be back in work almost immediately after her birth (neither of us had had an easy time). I had 26 weeks paid, and 16 weeks unpaid here in Ireland. My OH got 2 weeks too.

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Thank you!

What a great list of advice. Breithlá Sona duit, a Dharach!

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From this side (east, Ireland) of the Atlantic, I can't get over how much sugar is in US seasoning blends, never mind the salt!

I hope you have 'sharks are older than the rings of Saturn' in there too 😀

Comic. [two connected spacecraft hovering in space above the Earth] Houston, the view is superb. We can see the continents spread out below us, right where they’ve been since the Earth formed. [caption] I still can’t believe we developed spaceflight before we figured out that the continents moved.

Continents

xkcd.com/3159/

As a geologist I like this PSA. I also remember saying to my mam that 'every so often the Earth's magnetic field flips' and she, as a physics grad was aghast that no one had ever mentioned that in her classes. And then she asked 'what's 'every so often'?' Time is different for geologists!

Ah, she's a supermodel! I think it's mad that donkeys (unlike horses) don't have waterproof coats (naturally).

'Urban geology': How to find fossils (and other discoveries) in your city's buildings If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks.

Fascinating article spotlighting urban geology in London with Ruth Siddall of @pavementgeology.bsky.social

Ruth has led urban geology walks in London for the GA and has several free self-guided walking routes to download on her website: ruthsiddall.co.uk/UrbanGeology...

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I picked this one up recently, haven't read it yet, good to hear a recommendation

Oh goodness, more books for me to find! Simon Winchester also has a good book on Krakatoa, and I enjoyed Eruption (Steve Olson) about the 1980 Mount St Helens eruption. Marcia Bjornrud has some lovely books too (Timefulness; Reading the Rocks; Geopedia). Anything by Richard Fortey too!

Oh no, your morning coffee? I did get pigeon sh*t down my face one time and although I love my coffee I do feel my close encounter was worse (if that makes you feel better 😀)

I read 'The Bell of Nendrum' when I was a child, and it (a) amazed me that someone had written a book about my neck of the woods (well, Co Down) and (b) it emphasised the fact that these old ruins were once vibrant communities - it brought archaeology alive.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Fair enough, I just never imagined kyanite scattered all over the ground like that! Australia continues to amaze me (I've never been though)

Wow, where are these kyanites, just scattered around like ordinary bits of rock? I want some 😀

Nice gift "Plate Tectonics Flip Book" from the author Ch. Scotese to our tectonist J. Lazauskienė 😀

Not impressed, I'm eating my lunch 🤢

Watercolour painting/pencil drawing of two cartoon rooks frolicking in autumn leaves while picking up blackberries #Art #TraditionalArt #SpéirGorm #SpéirGhorm #Ireland

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Prints: www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/...

Some charity shops are happy to get bags to be able to offer their customers, in my experience - but I always check first, rather than leave them off in the donations section.

Hi, from the west coast of Ireland (Galway) - wondering if you'd be willing to give an online lecture for the local geology association here and/or undergrads in geology/geography? Can't message you directly here. TIA