The third abstract from creels, lines and nets washed up on Seacliff Beach in East Lothian.
I took inspiration for these photographs from my friend Michel Peltier, whose work can be seen at www.peltiermichel.com. Go visit.
Monthly Archives: March 2016
Rare burger risk warnings ‘not enough to save you in court’
From the “Morning Advertiser”, Britain’s trade magazine for the licensed trade:
Warning pub customers about the potential dangers of ordering and eating high-risk foods – such as oysters and rare burgers – is unlikely to be enough of a defence to stave off prosecution in the event of legal action.
Source: Rare burger risk warnings ‘not enough to save you in court’
Jetsam II
Another view of creels, nets and lines washed up on Seacliffe Beach in East Lothian.
An Edinburgh rose
We had the pleasure of staying with interesting friends in Edinburgh for the weekend. This rose was one of many flowers decorating the house. A wee something for early Spring.
Jetsam I
Fishing lines and creels washed up on Seacliff Beach in East Lothian, where our friends took us for a walk this morning.
Learning from creationists; radiocarbon dating
Radiocarbon dating only takes us back some 50,000 years. This makes it a much smaller threat to Young Earth creationists than, say, lead-uranium dating, which takes us back billions of years. So why do creationists single it out for attack? Because there are indeed problems with the most simple-minded application of the method, and it does not matter to the creationist that these problems have long since been solved. Creationists think, and argue, more like lawyers than like scientists. In the courtroom, changing your story under cross-examination will destroy your credibility, and yet this is what scientists do all the time. Scientists accept that even the most well-established findings are subject to revision and refinement; lawyers, like theologians, seek certainty whether the data justify it or not.
Leonard Sym’s presentation to Glasgow Skeptics in the Pub, 21 March 2016
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An Edinburgh front door.
Rhodie flowers
One of the early rhododendron flowers from Crarae Gardens on the shores of Loch Fyne. And here’s an alternative crop and treatment of the same photograph: Continue reading
Eucalyptus bark
We went for a walk at Crarae Gardens on the shores of Loch Fyne at the weekend. The gardens have a great arboretum including some eucalyptus trees with fantastic bark patterns.
Spring panorama
Panoramic view of Dun Dubh and Ford Wood
I know it’s been a wee while since I last posted, but the better weather and the equinox have encouraged me out with the camera again. This is a view looking back towards the village where I live, just out of sight below the long green wood.
Patrick Mackie 