This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Monday 3 January 2022
Gilding the Lily
On a recent visit to a UK Garden Centre, I noticed cactuses for sale. These potted plants were adorned with plastic flowers in an array of bright colours. Genuine cactus flowers only last for a very short time. Surely, however, that is one of the things that makes them so magical? I'm not sure that I could live with the 'fantastic plastics'!
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Seeing the Changes 2020
Spotted a female Glow-worm ( Lampyris noctiluca ) on the Bynea cycle track.
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The UK government continue their quest to turn England's rivers back into sewers. They first facilitated the privatised water companies...
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Garden plants in France, The Netherlands, The UK and Sikkim (NE India).
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