Tag Archives: pleistocene

The cooling of the earth and help and hindrance of glaciation

Posted on January 9, 2018 by borderslynn

The dinosaurs never saw snow or ice, the planet had not cooled during their existence. Their fate was sealed when a rogue space rock the size of a city struck Earth 66 million years ago, near what is now the … Continue reading →

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2.5 Mya Africa: Homo habilis (Handy Man) to 15.5 thousand years ago in Americas

Posted on January 1, 2018 by borderslynn

We all know how we each care about the location attributes of where we find ourselves living. We may be, currently, thousands of years down the line since our ancestors began to walk on two legs rather then four, but … Continue reading →

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Red-Legged Partridge

Posted on December 17, 2012 by borderslynn

Our annual visitors, the Red-Legged Partridges came pecking by outside our window last week. They were pecking the grass seeds and we had a good close-up view from our low set windows with deep window sills. Any movement from us … Continue reading →

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Weasel Family

Posted on October 25, 2012 by borderslynn

There are many badger setts around and beyond our cottage. This is the European Badger (latin name Meles meles), part of the Weasel family. It evolved over 2-4 million years, since the end of the Pleistocene era. Researchers have speculated … Continue reading →

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