Science, Curiosity and Life
I am getting lots of questions from three and four year old children lately which I love, it seems they all hold a communal fascination with slugs and snails and the working of both. I hear that a little lady who can often be found here wants to know….” Do slugs have eyes?” and two […]
This post is the first in a new interview series looking at Science and Nature communication through different media in Ireland I really enjoy using different media to communicate Science and Nature topics to people of all ages. I am always very interested in how others communicate in these fields and the methods they […]
It is National Breast Feeding Week (1st to 7th October) and I am delighted to be part of a Blog March organised by the Irish Parenting Blogger Group. I think I am the last in the march…. sneaking in at the end as we cross the finish line! However there have been a number of […]
Week 16th – 22nd September, 2013 How did you do with last week’s Mystery Creature? It is the Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)… not native to our Irish shores so a bit tricky for some! photo credit: Frankzed via photopin cc This unusual water fowl can be found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. With their distinctive black and […]
I had great fun preparing for the third, and final part of this blog series. It is all well and good discussing the merits, scientific and otherwise, of using vegetables in your baking, but as a truly dedicated scientist I realised a little R & D was also required. Time to don the apron and turn on […]
Last week was one of those roller coaster type of weeks… plenty of ups and a few downs, in a seven day stretch that felt more like ten. On Monday myself and the children headed to Wicklow for the annual Summer week with Nanny and Grandad. For the children, the excitement of spending a week […]
As hen keepers we have debated whether we should keep a rooster in the flock or not. Truth be told, they have usually ended up in there by proxy and we just tend to let them stay. We do try to keep it at just one rooster at a time though…. there is only so […]
There was a MAJOR drama here on Saturday morning! I was just having my morning cuppa when my son starting banging at the window and pointing up to the House Martins’ nests just above it. We knew straight away there was a problem. All that remained of two House Martin nests These House Martins are […]
It is Father’s Day here in Ireland. A day to reflect on our own bonds and experiences with that special man in your life that has known you since birth! My own story is a wonderful one, my Dad and I are very close and my life memories are filled with lots of special moments […]
We waited a long time for the return of our friends, the House martins, this year. We were so pleased last year when two pairs built nests on our house, in fact, they inspired my first blog! House martins tend to repair and re use their nests each year so we were sure they would […]