Monthly Archives: September 2023

This weeks links (2023-09-17)

In brief: 🌳 We Thought We Were Saving the Planet, but We Were Planting a Time Bomb (2023-Sep-15) [NYT] … 🪃 First Nations groups demand immediate stop to killing dingoes as control method (2023-Sep-18) [The Guardian] ❝ First Nations people … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2023-09-10)

In brief: 🧗 US caver who became trapped 1,000 metres deep in Türkiye is moved halfway to surface (2023-Sep-11) [ABC|News] 🧗 Rescuers bring US scientist trapped 1000m deep in Turkish cave closer to surface (2023-Sep-11) [SBS|News] 🌳 How Mark McGowan … Continue reading

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In the September-2023 Sky

05 Sep – Waning Moon near Jupiter 11-20 Sep – Southern Piscids (Meteors) will peak 12 Sep – Thin crescent Moon close to Venus in dawn sky 13 Sep – Lunar apogee (furthest from Earth) at 406,634 km 15 Sep … Continue reading

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September – Poorneet Tadpole Season

Poorneet Tadpole Season (September-October) Temperatures are rising but the rain continues. Flax-lilies are flowering. ❝ You get a frog and tie his back legs and then put a great big cod hook . . . And you’d have to put … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2023-09-03)

In brief: 🌳 Landowners appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ban verdict The Authority was notified that an application seeking to appeal the judgment had been lodged with the Supreme Court. (2023-Sep-01) [Devon Live] 🌳 Dedicating My Life to the Outdoors … Continue reading

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Levison Wood, Walking the Himalayas

❝ “I came here a few years ago,” said Binod. “It was a pilgrimage to see the Buddhist shrine.” “But you’re Hindu,” I said, confused. “It’s all the same here in Nepal,” he continued. “Where you find Hindu temples you’ll … Continue reading

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