One Michael Woodhead was shot upon his tin-buttons, and his doublet burst near his heart, and the bruised bullet fell downe into his breeches and no more hurt… real gem among the civil-war-era tracts I’ve looked over so far, the short pamphlet The Rider of … Read More →
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Britannia Bay Beachcombing
Although the sky was grey, I decided to head down to the waterline today. The goal of the trip was to see if anything interesting had washed up during the spring thaw, and I’m glad to report that beyond the usual riparian fare there were … Read More →
Monstrous Fish, or “Herring-hag”
Terrifying, isn’t it? This comes (as pictured above) from A description of a strange (and miraculous) Fish, cast upon the sands in the meads, in the Hundred of Worwell, in the County Palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere. The certainty whereof is here related concerning the … Read More →
30 Years Later Expedition
Being Earth Day, it seems like a good idea to pass along this brief video describing Fred & Aleta’s latest adventure in citizen science: Looks to me like a perfect mix of art and science, and just the sort of thing I’d like to tag … Read More →