Life of Earth in a Year - past, present and future

Whose summer signature is this? The colour is a clue, as is the black background - and the season. Find out here: https://life-of-earth.org/2025/07/01/summer-signatures/

Great interaction with a group in Switzerland!
Here I am with some of the participants I presented Life of Earth in a Year to in May 2025 I was delighted to be able to present "Life of Earth in a Year" to a group as part of an event in Switzerland - and hear their feelings to seeing how we fit into the whole history and future of Earth. If you would like me to present this project in English or French as part of one of your events, don’t hesitate to contact me. It can be online or if in easy travelling distance from Brussels in person: https://life-of-earth.org/contact/

How close are the answers so far? Since I started this project in 2021, hundreds of people from all over the world have had a go at answering the main question: "If 1st January is when the Earth formed and 31st December is when it will be consumed by the Sun, what would today’s date be on this imaginary calendar?"

Spring has sprung! Frogs spawning in a lake near Brussels
https://life-of-earth.org/2025/03/22/frogs-in-full-spring/
It was wonderful to see such an abundance of life emerging at this lake in Belgium today, the second day of Spring. Photos by Tim and Gislaine Robinson.

Amphibians have been around for over 300 millions years – three times longer than mammals. It was the second class of animals to colonise land after insects. They have stood the test of time – until now. The current extinction rate of amphibians could be over 200 times greater than the background extinction rate. They are fragile and important.

A circle with a dot in the middle could represent... ... a solar system? Something smaller perhaps: a cell and nucleus? Let's go for something a little bigger that I saw a lot of today on the second day of Spring in Belgium: a single frog egg....

Frogs in full spring - Life of Earth in a Year - Past, Present and Future A circle with a dot in the middle could represent... ... a solar system? Something smaller perhaps: a cell and nucleus? Let's go for something a little bigger that I saw a lot of today on the second day of Spring in Belgium: a single frog egg. Amphibians have been around for over 300 millions

Keep The Lumières shining bright! We need reason, care and compassion now more than ever. “I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.” J. R. R. Tolkien ~ The Hobbit

Star trails are a wonderful way of seeing how much is going on above our heads as we spin around on Earth... Here's a series of photos with stars of all colours, aircraft, satellites and meteors! https://life-of-earth.org/2024/11/03/star-trails/

I'm delighted to share the latest episode of Kevin Pennell's "Toward A Better Life" podcast series: Episode 90 Life of Earth In A Year: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/33494527

Kevin's podcast series covers a wide range of topics that can help us create a better life for ourselves and for others: "Creating a fulfilling, rewarding and healthier lives together". He interviews guest speakers from a multitude of disciplines and I'm so pleased that he asked me to present my project. See his full series of podcasts and other great resources on https://towardabetterlife.com/

A new engineering wonder of the world: there's Stonehenge, then the Pyramids of Giza, now the wooden bridge in Tervuren! Here's how the 300 tonne structure was put in place this weekend.

As the leaves start to turn it’s time to have a good look through the summer holiday photos! It was a delight to explore the world below the waves on the coast near Marseille, France, and encounter a highly intelligent animal that’s been around twice as long as primates – the wonderful octopus. Here are all the photos: https://life-of-earth.org/2024/09/14/look-who-i-met-below-the-waves/

Thank you Philip Carr-Gomm for inviting me to share my Life of Earth in a Year project https://life-of-earth.org/ with hundreds of the worldwide OBOD community at yesterday evening's Tea With A Druid. I really appreciated everyone's enthusiasm and the feelings they shared. If you're watching the recording please add yours here.

Tea with a Druid 316: Back to the Future Find Tim Robinson's site here: https://life-of-earth.org/. Tea with a Druid: Join a worldwide community of like-minded people interested in nature-based spi...