BEAGLE BLOG
I’ve started following the progress of the Beagle. No not Darwin’s Beagle, but a reconstruction of the voyage of that ship by the Dutch clipper ‘Stad Amsterdam’ & her crew. On board ship are a team of scientists and state of the art equipment including a TV studio from which a year long documentary series will be broadcast.
“Last night we sheltered close by two small barren volcanic islands – the Selvagens. Just one guard lives there, in a tiny hut, to look after the lighthouse… Islands like these have suffered miserably at the hands of myriad sailors over the last few centuries. Being strategically positioned for both European and Muslim explorers… has led to the introduction of a number of invasive species, either as a source of fresh meat to restock a passing ship’s larder (rabbits) or inadvertently from within the ships stores (mice).The combined effect of these creatures has been all but to destroy these islands’ ecosystem. They especially enjoy feasting off the chicks and eggs of the islands’ native birds.”
Christopher Lloyd: “Homo meddlesomosis” (Beagle blog) Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 8:35am
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RE-TRACING THE 50 FOOT LINE
I love drawing lines.
I love tracing.
I like maps.
I love walking and exploring.
I’m intrigued by what a line can describe.
And what it can imply.
This is my drawing of the 50 foot contour line on the Island.
FROM MICRO-MAPPING TO MINI-LANDSCAPES
1st day at work in the shed.
Developing some ideas from old mini-landscape work to make some more mini-islands for my “weathering bath”.
I’m interested in the processes which “form” our landscapes and want to see if it’s possible to exploit these processes in a speeded-up way to form my islands.
STARTING TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AGAIN
After what seems like weeks of pulling things apart, packing up & making a mess, today is a BIG DAY – hopefully the start of things coming together again.
Here it comes – my new home work space.
ISLAND TESTING GROUND
Packing’s done. Just waiting for new shed to arrive at home so I can move stuff out of Blue Monkey & make room for Liv who’s taking my space.
Spending a lot of time tidying up loose ends – finishing bits of work and doing my summer job.
Have acquired an old bath which will become my island testing ground. I’ve set a couple of experiments in motion to see how they “weather”.
Hope to do some more “re-tracing”, progress with my cardboard island and try out a couple of other ideas.
SHOPPING LIST
salt
chalk
sand
plaster
spade
