On Sunday Jeannie, me sister, and I went to Murvagh beach on a lovely sunny afternoon (or the Backstrands as me Dad used to call it). We spend about 2 hours paddling in the water and walking along the strand on a beautiful warm sunny day, with a big black cloud slowly approaching. I got, [...]

Sandy digging a hole at the lake: Sorry if the music sounds a little wonky. Music extract is probably copywritted by the Estate of Jimi Hendrix.

Two great videos on YouTube about the Golden Frogs and 2 scientists attempts to save frogs affected by the chytrid fungus, a fungus that is affecting and killing and driving many of the worlds frogs to extinction. Part One: Part Two: See my previous posting about the Panamanian Golden Frog: http://timony.com/mickzblog/2008/02/02/waving-frog-waves-for-the-last-time/

Sad: The Panamanian golden frog communicates with other frogs by semaphore in the form of gentle hand waves. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7219803.stm What’s is amazing is that they took video of them in the wild before the last wild populations were destroyed by a fungi: … after filming for the BBC One series Life In Cold Blood, the [...]