Category Archives: anthropocene

The human interaction evidential impact on Planet Earth

Technology update and a new blog for 2015

Posted on March 14, 2015 by borderslynn

Cold easterly wind today, but not the violent winds which blew in from the Atlantic recently, courtesy of the Jetstream.  As I write, the sun is trying to break through, but it is on its way to sinking in the … Continue reading →

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December storms in the UK

Posted on December 26, 2013 by borderslynn

Can’t think of many days when it was not raining, ravaging the UK with storm force gales and alternating rapidly between unseasonal warm temperatures and below freezing within hours. December was wild. It was last December, but we thought that … Continue reading →

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November, Mysteries of the Universe

Posted on November 30, 2013 by borderslynn

Sun and Storms As there really have been terrifying storms during November, I thought I would look at both subjects of Sun and Storms. November has been full of amazing and horrifying news. Back in August 2013 scientists had been … Continue reading →

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Life as we know it

Posted on October 18, 2013 by borderslynn

Boron Beginning of October I noted the Media covered the topic of Boron from different areas of scientific discovery. As a human being, I cannot help looking up at the wonderful display of stars over our cottage and wondering about … Continue reading →

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Arachnids and Insecta

Posted on September 14, 2013 by borderslynn

Continuing from my last blog, I have learned a little more about spiders. I have spent a fascinating couple of weeks photographing and trying to recognise the different types in home and garden. The first lesson I have had to … Continue reading →

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Disposable Males

Posted on August 27, 2013 by borderslynn

This August we had two full moons in the same month, so another incidence of Blue Moon. I had thought the next one (see last August blog) was not due until 2015. My facts were not well enough researched it … Continue reading →

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Heavens Above

Posted on August 15, 2013 by borderslynn

As the heatwave began and developed during July, each day we, the population of the UK, cringed in fear that it would break and start to rain thereafter, as had happened so miserably in the previous year. But it went … Continue reading →

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A wind farm threatens our landscape

Posted on July 24, 2013 by borderslynn

Application Ref : 13/00789/FUL I am writing to object to the development of “Windy Edge Wind Farm”, a proposed development comprising of 17 wind turbines up to 121.5m high to tip AND associated infrastructure, on land North East and North … Continue reading →

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Midsummer, Supermoon and Death

Posted on June 25, 2013 by borderslynn

When the longest day fell on the 21st of June, it was dark and overcast and seemed like the shortest day. Thousands of years ago our ancestors would have been most put out to find their stone circles could not … Continue reading →

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Raining In My Heart

Posted on June 14, 2013 by borderslynn

We have enjoyed some glorious hot days since the beginning of the month. The Met Office have warned that may have constituted our Summer for 2013. Certainly, as the jet stream gave us our coldest spring for 50 years, it … Continue reading →

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