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hosted a brilliant day this week with the Northern Ireland heats of the First Lego League. This is a great group proje...
26/02/2026

hosted a brilliant day this week with the Northern Ireland heats of the First Lego League.

This is a great group project for home educators, and well worth checking out via the IET (link in comments!). In addition to coding skills, there are so many transferable 'soft' skills to pick up from presenting, research, and teamwork!

My last volunteer shift at NI Science Festival 2026, and my favourite fact from the Dinosaurs event with Professor Ben G...
22/02/2026

My last volunteer shift at NI Science Festival 2026, and my favourite fact from the Dinosaurs event with Professor Ben Garrod is: T Rex might have sounded like a wood pigeon!

Lunar New Year seems to come at a much more reasonable time than the one right after Christmas. I've already seen new bo...
21/02/2026

Lunar New Year seems to come at a much more reasonable time than the one right after Christmas. I've already seen new born lambs in the field and the renewal in the natural world fits in with the new start vibe far better than the gloom of January.

If you're in Belfast and get a chance, try to catch the Pox, Plague, and Paupers tour, run by Dr Robyn Acheson - it's ...
21/02/2026

If you're in Belfast and get a chance, try to catch the Pox, Plague, and Paupers tour, run by Dr Robyn Acheson - it's excellent!

I was volunteering with NISF and was lucky enough to be assigned to help on her tour. It was great to wander past the old Belfast workhouse, to learn about the inspiring Ella Pirie, and to get to visit the Friars Bush cemetery (which had been on my wishlist for years!)

I'll drop her website address in the comments - check her out if you can!

London's Chinatown preparing for the Lunar New Year!
09/02/2026

London's Chinatown preparing for the Lunar New Year!

At least I'm consistent in life 🤭 The cobwebby thing is the winter nest of the Pine Processionary Moth. Come late winter...
29/01/2026

At least I'm consistent in life 🤭

The cobwebby thing is the winter nest of the Pine Processionary Moth. Come late winter and early spring, caterpillars emerge from the nest and march down the trunk of the tree one after another so that they can bury themselves in soil to pupate. They follow a pheromone trail, and they can even distinguish between an old and a new scent track.

Another for my "Claire in a cave" series.As you can see, my family tolerate this (with varying degrees of indulgence) 🤭...
28/01/2026

Another for my "Claire in a cave" series.

As you can see, my family tolerate this (with varying degrees of indulgence) 🤭

I'm all for practicing until you gain the skill, and fresh air, and exercise, and facilitating all of that, but still,...
08/01/2026

I'm all for practicing until you gain the skill, and fresh air, and exercise, and facilitating all of that, but still, a small part of me whispers "why does it have to be skateboarding in January" 😖

I went snow-where further than the bird table and the chicken run this morning. A deputation of hens approached, giving ...
05/01/2026

I went snow-where further than the bird table and the chicken run this morning. A deputation of hens approached, giving the distinct impression that they were requesting the manager to discuss the unacceptable conditions...

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I'm identifying with this fungi this morning... Beyween you n me, I'm not sure if the snow-soft launch of January is a g...
05/01/2026

I'm identifying with this fungi this morning... Beyween you n me, I'm not sure if the snow-soft launch of January is a good thing - it's absolutely reinforcing procrastination as a valid option for 2026 😖🤭

Night sky watching... the supermoon is washing everything out, but the Quadrantids are still visible, just! Jupiter dazz...
03/01/2026

Night sky watching... the supermoon is washing everything out, but the Quadrantids are still visible, just! Jupiter dazzling in the same area of sky too

Hen Mountain in the front, with Pigeon Mountain behind Taken from my house, with my hens and my pigeons in the garden 😏🥰...
03/01/2026

Hen Mountain in the front, with Pigeon Mountain behind

Taken from my house, with my hens and my pigeons in the garden 😏🥰

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