Back to school

Well second week of Term 2 is over. Although 2 classes were cancelled the first week because of weather. The kids also lost a few days of school as well.

Not much going on here. It is raining today so we are loosing all the snow we got (I'm not too upset about that) so the weather is back to a typical English Winter.

Wendy is busy building a data base and I am busy learning Earth History and looking at thin sections of rocks. I love looking at thin sections! Thin sections are different rocks that have been cut and grind down to 30 microns in thickness. Thinner than a sheet of paper.
I then look at these thin sections under a polarizing or petrographic microscope. I then have to figure out what it is I'm looking at by the shape, colour, and other factors and write up a description of everything that I see and the possible reasons for it. Lots of fun!


We have a bully at the bird feeder. A Blackcap. Damn thing is chasing the Blue and Great Tits away. He does have an aversion to the colour red and he runs away from the Robin and the Gold Finches. If your interested in seeing what kind of birds we are getting on a daily basis I put up a list with links on the side bar (currently to the left of the posts) called "Birds in our Garden". Just click on the links for pictures, sound clips and information.