tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29821536841664219632024-03-12T23:55:56.672+00:00Living with Geographersalice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-55729747016150440152013-06-16T00:01:00.000+01:002013-08-17T21:02:43.783+01:00Boat Party!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1.<br />
A perfect evening:
warm, still and cloudless<br />
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2.<br />
Three hundred and fifty Geographers,<br />
staff and students, ready to party.<br />
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And twenty enormous, surly bouncers.
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3.<br />
Setting off from Tower Bridge<br />
we sail upstream to Westminster<br />
and then downstream to the Dome.<br />
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4.<br />
The Shard looks spectacular...<br />
it was a case study for a recent PhD...
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5.<br />
There are blue framed shades, black lace dresses,<br />
cream wedding shoes on a trial run, tweed flat caps.<br />
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6.<br />
The finalists tell me their plans for the future:<br />
postgraduate studies, job applications, careers.
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7.<br />
The second years tell me about their summers:<br />
jobs, travel, dissertation research.<br />
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8.<br />
The first years tell me about their memories:<br />
freshers week, Spain, halls, tutorials.
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9.<br />
I thank the GeogSoc committee:<br />
Sam, Martha, Hannah, Will, Becca, Izzy and Abi,<br />
their hard work and imagination<br />
has made so many happy memories this year.<br />
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10.<br />
There is dancing.
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11.<br />
A sunset to remember for a lifetime<br />
Every shade of red, orange and gold<br />
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12<br />
Here I am with the lovely Natalie:<br />
PhD student, rugby fanatic and dear friend.
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I catch a late train home from Waterloo<br />
and I am looked after all the way
by students<br />
who make sure I get home safely.<br />
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And that was the loveliest thing of all.</div>
alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-74112920540596430072013-05-24T00:01:00.000+01:002013-08-17T21:44:37.683+01:00what a time it was<div style="text-align: center;">
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Is it really over two years ago<br />
that I wrote to you from <a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/physical-geography.html"><span style="color: red;">Nerja</span></a>?<br />
I looked back at the photos today,<br />
amazed to find that time had passed so quickly.
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The first year students I accompanied<br />
have become good friends now<br />
who drop by my office to tell me their news.
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They will be sitting their last exam today,<br />
celebrating, sleeping,
going to job interviews<br />
and then packing up to leave.
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It will be hard to let them go.<br />
Very hard.<br />
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*****<br />
<i>“No matter how much time passes,</i><br />
<i>no matter what takes place in the interim,</i><br />
<i>there are some things we can never assign to oblivion,</i><br />
<i>memories we can never rub away.” </i><br />
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Haruki Murakami<br />
Kafka on the Shore
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alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-32371501834832581022013-05-08T00:01:00.000+01:002013-08-17T21:36:13.300+01:00Confessions of a Proof Reader<div style="text-align: center;">
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The exam author had intended to ask students to discuss<br />
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<i>"the purification and privatisation</i><br />
<i>of public space</i><br />
<i>through urban regeneration".</i><br />
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Unfortunately, the exam paper was missing a crucial l.<br />
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I'm feeling frail.</div>
alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-89072185611949712042013-03-22T00:01:00.000+00:002013-08-17T21:45:07.181+01:00a world before our world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
The Lady Professor spends her life<br />
working with the fossil bones of animals<br />
and using them to reconstruct past climates:<br />
wolves roaming the <a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/inside-cave.html"><span style="color: red;">Somerset</span></a> hills,<br />
hippos swimming where Trafalgar Square is now,<br />
woolly rhinoceros grazing in <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21660528"><span style="color: red;">Staffordshire</span></a>.<br />
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After she has been to the exhibition of
<a href="http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/exhibitions/ice_age_art.aspx"><span style="color: red;">Ice Age Art</span></a><br />
at the British Museum<br />
she shows me a replica carving,<br />
small enough to hold
in the palm of your hand,<br />
and we wonder at it together.<br />
<br />
It is an adult woolly mammoth<br />
carved by someone who saw them wild,<br />
who knew what colour they were,<br />
how they moved, what they smelt like,<br />
recognised the sounds of their calls.<br />
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We cannot know why the statue was carved<br />
or much about the person who carved it<br />
but it is the briefest glimpse,
a pinpoint beam of light,<br />
into a world before our world.</div>
alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-21146660701166330392013-03-19T00:01:00.000+00:002013-08-17T21:32:00.206+01:00the world comes to me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Young Academic and the relatively Young Professor<br />
have been in the Falkland Islands<br />
acting as official academic observers<br />
for the referendum which took place last week.<br />
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My tiny role in this diplomatic mission<br />
was to assist in the purchase<br />
of high specification technical clothing<br />
and in return they agreed to send me
pictures<br />
of aforementioned clothing in situ.<br />
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So here are two pictures of penguins<br />
for the next edition of the Goretex catalogue.
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<br />
Read about their role in the referendum here:<br />
<a href="http://rhulgeopolitics.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/referendum-update-7/"><span style="color: red;">Geopolitics & Security</span></a></div>
alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-30743902768766657272013-01-31T00:01:00.000+00:002013-08-17T21:54:17.559+01:00that was the night that was<div style="text-align: center;">
On the last night<br />
it is time to go out and relax,
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a drink in an Irish bar,<br />
a game of pool
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then off to the clubs,<br />
raucous and full of life
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where there is dancing<br />
until late, late, late
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followed by a quiet stroll home<br />
through palm-lined streets.
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alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-51599549449660082272011-12-15T00:01:00.000+00:002013-08-17T22:05:48.600+01:00A Brilliance of Professors<div style="text-align: center;">
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I think that this is one of the pictures<br />
that I would put in my desert island photo album...<br />
I know that whenever I looked at it<br />
I would still hear the faint sound of laughter<br />
and it would be impossible to feel lonely.</div>
alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-91558653418938184992011-07-15T00:01:00.001+01:002013-08-17T21:45:30.650+01:00Graduation Day<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">On Graduation Day<br />there is a reception in the Department<br />for the graduands and their guests.<br /><br />Everybody has a job to do:<br /><br />there is someone to polish glasses<br />and wash them up afterwards<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc7NmGomxcwspsNTtBPVVT_CRBqbbwH3oHF31fEJQvNbqMZrVs5OLjd_GpUpYDytmbyYNkIjeZX5tzk-a_1rGjXBGE37Pw4CQ8BoKJAwcGCPQxTDdS6zU7cgw3GLGyFzaz7HtvZh1/s1600/IMG_2380.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629687028528947202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc7NmGomxcwspsNTtBPVVT_CRBqbbwH3oHF31fEJQvNbqMZrVs5OLjd_GpUpYDytmbyYNkIjeZX5tzk-a_1rGjXBGE37Pw4CQ8BoKJAwcGCPQxTDdS6zU7cgw3GLGyFzaz7HtvZh1/s400/IMG_2380.JPG" /></a>someone to lay out the envelopes<br />and welcome the guests<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsbnL9rO8aMF6l3PG-AZup5TqQ5mmK6uC7IfkzcPUrnZiG3i_-iwTW8kEYFfBFH3iA5NCfr_wTQhj65xNJrJsjOUlO6AcRPzLDDEw9JEF-aFWm2wlWMDU94If9llN4oGihyu7yo2/s1600/IMG_2379.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629687026567311618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhsbnL9rO8aMF6l3PG-AZup5TqQ5mmK6uC7IfkzcPUrnZiG3i_-iwTW8kEYFfBFH3iA5NCfr_wTQhj65xNJrJsjOUlO6AcRPzLDDEw9JEF-aFWm2wlWMDU94If9llN4oGihyu7yo2/s400/IMG_2379.JPG" /></a>someone to make the labels<br />and the fabulous poster display<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw1FM6A0BibNlHY647zLrVua_rBHLp5AMNT8FjEqSOA0GyBTgwSQBIMVnGB_HQV-Lw-jqhQ8d3fFU5b-FYl7hYl4rxit_pFd9XW0zmA4ctK7oLIpEjHmTL6KXTuBqCXq0m6hgce7d/s1600/IMG_2382.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629685258894641634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNw1FM6A0BibNlHY647zLrVua_rBHLp5AMNT8FjEqSOA0GyBTgwSQBIMVnGB_HQV-Lw-jqhQ8d3fFU5b-FYl7hYl4rxit_pFd9XW0zmA4ctK7oLIpEjHmTL6KXTuBqCXq0m6hgce7d/s400/IMG_2382.JPG" /></a>someone to unwrap the catering<br />and someone to open the bottles of bubbly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETDSi6W8mLx2kwQonmbV2hVn_RANVdW_vP5AM6iUW9Mb-J_ovx6tlHNMkNK_lzPoDNewRaB_62yY2TgYH3upT4KWSsc52z78AsNn7HMV2X-Wlh3yCHZIw0_WW9ULpc857Efd0-Vib/s1600/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629685248726637714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETDSi6W8mLx2kwQonmbV2hVn_RANVdW_vP5AM6iUW9Mb-J_ovx6tlHNMkNK_lzPoDNewRaB_62yY2TgYH3upT4KWSsc52z78AsNn7HMV2X-Wlh3yCHZIw0_WW9ULpc857Efd0-Vib/s400/IMG_2390.JPG" /></a>someone to address the graduands<br />and present the prizes<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1RA94bsQslvuWiMlN-zCUdP-JtRctPEUWp0lXR7CVoucw15DqgZjheD7t9DiCGVlqWRqJ80Vw4lu_p6rpAwbPki7rg7c4-xn7uYs-krwaXtT7l2ogNp7tuhnXHu_hKvPBL3p9Sck/s1600/IMG_2401.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629685244589698770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1RA94bsQslvuWiMlN-zCUdP-JtRctPEUWp0lXR7CVoucw15DqgZjheD7t9DiCGVlqWRqJ80Vw4lu_p6rpAwbPki7rg7c4-xn7uYs-krwaXtT7l2ogNp7tuhnXHu_hKvPBL3p9Sck/s400/IMG_2401.JPG" /></a>someone to play the trumpets<br />(that is a specialist job)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1p8cOnhqBirBHavV-_XzoD0vWL04bTJxKU5bXoYOHO81wmvpRcKwsgn5yjli2WWVzHzd1fbAL-vMFyc3ovt4wOYt8Gp6dMDzg4qVuk0vlI74EmJISWf6LGTt7vzRegFdSRIcminx/s1600/IMG_2418.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629685239418584498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1p8cOnhqBirBHavV-_XzoD0vWL04bTJxKU5bXoYOHO81wmvpRcKwsgn5yjli2WWVzHzd1fbAL-vMFyc3ovt4wOYt8Gp6dMDzg4qVuk0vlI74EmJISWf6LGTt7vzRegFdSRIcminx/s400/IMG_2418.JPG" /></a>someone to organise the procession<br />and someone to take the photographs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr9rVCGNcrWKYzX8dsEKUY1R7W-er_BgX3bAfxC53SeJdBzUuEX45QR-giKidVNyq4TlVw30tV_X4HbhMJlrLpH1lpMC_wOXOKHVvkjBWv-5u0k0D-6UpsTiunc7aitdkQw484BHe/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629685243698594770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAr9rVCGNcrWKYzX8dsEKUY1R7W-er_BgX3bAfxC53SeJdBzUuEX45QR-giKidVNyq4TlVw30tV_X4HbhMJlrLpH1lpMC_wOXOKHVvkjBWv-5u0k0D-6UpsTiunc7aitdkQw484BHe/s400/IMG_2408.JPG" /></a>It is a pleasure and a privilege every year<br />because it is such a special day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSB4n0e9Y2_v2h3UlYy8lsMj0C26j-3JZX-tyMEe0qvMRgQd0MHZDJO2A0QZMF3hRHxItu43KxX-t0e507lUPDs8SfTK0VM02lztpRlhMc9FKMpcewht-VXnrNIgoWJJPSm6Ytq1HB/s1600/IMG_2417.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629687033775814914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSB4n0e9Y2_v2h3UlYy8lsMj0C26j-3JZX-tyMEe0qvMRgQd0MHZDJO2A0QZMF3hRHxItu43KxX-t0e507lUPDs8SfTK0VM02lztpRlhMc9FKMpcewht-VXnrNIgoWJJPSm6Ytq1HB/s400/IMG_2417.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/07/graduation-day.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">original post</span></a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-2371684339140908662011-06-08T00:01:00.001+01:002011-07-19T16:53:40.606+01:00The Finalists' Barbecue<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rrdXbXj4v_4QCEIIErxWQ33HNVPSLv6-06O-UFlvv9SVinjqjVLZ4uefFd3N0fTNMZwlHO3M53R82jukhrexgVr7hXddw5AXqTz6Le8RfwxTUPShKLSvRNtnAyY9TShoQSn1z38z/s1600/IMG_2091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615567480034922594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rrdXbXj4v_4QCEIIErxWQ33HNVPSLv6-06O-UFlvv9SVinjqjVLZ4uefFd3N0fTNMZwlHO3M53R82jukhrexgVr7hXddw5AXqTz6Le8RfwxTUPShKLSvRNtnAyY9TShoQSn1z38z/s400/IMG_2091.JPG" /></a>1.<br />The students are in limbo<br />between exams and results<br />and their laughter has an anxious edge.<br /><br />2.<br />Long tables are covered with white lab roll<br />and bowls of food beautifully prepared<br />by the Operations Manager and her Crew.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3XEG6nohdw3zF-_HfjEw2Nw7Kk5KuJZVCNMgzOHYDOkCEguOB3O720xpOO35DuxQIMr4SkVjQD8i4J-8q3YLOjBZe0nN-OYwWoaCDYAjocgQh8_Fs5h2rB5XHxM1oqtG_c9K6a6P/s1600/IMG_2095+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615567501641914866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3XEG6nohdw3zF-_HfjEw2Nw7Kk5KuJZVCNMgzOHYDOkCEguOB3O720xpOO35DuxQIMr4SkVjQD8i4J-8q3YLOjBZe0nN-OYwWoaCDYAjocgQh8_Fs5h2rB5XHxM1oqtG_c9K6a6P/s400/IMG_2095+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a>3.<br />The student tells me<br />of his trip to Vietnam.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"It will be the last holiday<br />I spend with my family."</span><br />I think of his mother and I say<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"Don't say that - perhaps it won't be."</span><br /><br />4.<br />The academic tells me<br />of the overnight train journey.<br />I imagine his two little children<br />wide awake with excitement<br />in the sleeper compartment and smile.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_YkQTtCRPvVwre-QwYjh4QLfYYVvHjOBc0dArt2lLniflUwz13aHNsWKhXZxfYU7r_71nKZdeYaCBx41V34Kqa0HW0-qhFP_nii0p0y5StmkXAxNxrgZ7kPi36BQ3b7pVwAjcxsA/s1600/IMG_2097+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615567510038776258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_YkQTtCRPvVwre-QwYjh4QLfYYVvHjOBc0dArt2lLniflUwz13aHNsWKhXZxfYU7r_71nKZdeYaCBx41V34Kqa0HW0-qhFP_nii0p0y5StmkXAxNxrgZ7kPi36BQ3b7pVwAjcxsA/s400/IMG_2097+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a>5.<br />The sausages and burgers<br />are ordered from a local butcher<br />and are really delicious.<br /><br />6.<br />And the team of Physical Geographers<br />show off their crazy BBQ skillz<br />and cook everything to perfection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcG8e-YsTKkh6UsyvHOieDVSuPA_KICiBaR-Vj1pT0ql2IuZUNdcbLiv3zKlFeRuDoDADMB61AyAbe_FJT9b06nlk33AGUQ0bw2_G3m0ot_R4RQK-ti-qUUr7R591OlJwNfUqtfKT/s1600/IMG_2104+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615568742949628642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcG8e-YsTKkh6UsyvHOieDVSuPA_KICiBaR-Vj1pT0ql2IuZUNdcbLiv3zKlFeRuDoDADMB61AyAbe_FJT9b06nlk33AGUQ0bw2_G3m0ot_R4RQK-ti-qUUr7R591OlJwNfUqtfKT/s400/IMG_2104+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a>7.<br />The Young Academic is recounting<br />the tale of the Tie of Shame<br />to the Head of Department elect<br />who is looking faintly appalled<br />and wondering what lies ahead in his new role.<br /><br />8.<br />The new GeogSoc committee<br />have contacted me to discuss<br />the Freshers reception in September.<br />I tell the ex-President of the GeogSoc<br />and she laughs<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"That's a bit keen -<br />I didn't think about it until the week before."</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gvsmpqtHejZ-IYUe_bAMtVc8e3hFBLXlTJg8L24Bxj1auPX6ZnCmLk55Ac3RDAOFp1ZU1EcVdOm9HTfSIUI3LV0eYB_Pph_fYaMn8vCUD6JOS4_QE7G7CjmRmWMQgG99IEuMoWA7/s1600/IMG_2111.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615568762206531426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8gvsmpqtHejZ-IYUe_bAMtVc8e3hFBLXlTJg8L24Bxj1auPX6ZnCmLk55Ac3RDAOFp1ZU1EcVdOm9HTfSIUI3LV0eYB_Pph_fYaMn8vCUD6JOS4_QE7G7CjmRmWMQgG99IEuMoWA7/s400/IMG_2111.JPG" /></a>9.<br />Everyone clusters at the top of the Quad<br />for the traditional photograph.<br />It will be given to all finalists<br />on Graduation Day.<br /><br />10.<br />The Head of Department<br />thanks the students<br />for making it such a good evening<br />and tells them they are a vintage year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JCCtXEuLtX6VlvvfvlPSllihUbEKvIQtfK08vLNvJ0jAIdY3LUYw48bPPmkFtx6DRjiRdFbV0b-a31ev8l_9oxmV6F35fSKKIFXS-BCbTRyx98Z6POXOgm-fq84jJF178RrewNwc/s1600/IMG_2090.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615567468145965858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JCCtXEuLtX6VlvvfvlPSllihUbEKvIQtfK08vLNvJ0jAIdY3LUYw48bPPmkFtx6DRjiRdFbV0b-a31ev8l_9oxmV6F35fSKKIFXS-BCbTRyx98Z6POXOgm-fq84jJF178RrewNwc/s400/IMG_2090.JPG" /></a>11.<br />As I leave the Department<br />the foyer is still full of students<br />chatting, laughing,<br />reluctant to leave.<br /><br />12.<br />It is another happy memory,<br />to take away into the world outside<br />and keep for a lifetime.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrOfNC3VZu25m_k7U3581ifdVvLK_d19CLw152M6xd-z422jCWXlCDaU2eDWfQ29XbCsiDMfQN6nkt7u_4HeNsAN7ExNxZurfHfSu6_i8nTJm_2P5nA02OI-pCncPMGX6eK2upxM5/s1600/IMG_2093.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615567488668908194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrOfNC3VZu25m_k7U3581ifdVvLK_d19CLw152M6xd-z422jCWXlCDaU2eDWfQ29XbCsiDMfQN6nkt7u_4HeNsAN7ExNxZurfHfSu6_i8nTJm_2P5nA02OI-pCncPMGX6eK2upxM5/s400/IMG_2093.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/just-for-record.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">original post</span></a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-14529184130547387052011-06-01T16:55:00.001+01:002011-07-19T17:02:18.981+01:00C-Day<a onblur="try{parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAhlprdQnNw7iPwTx7DI8XQ0z-5UErqFoJa4KMe8AGUkhfLHuvo-0PaZzGIJTP21Tjd1A7Oi0f-ppkxGg2Y-nUFJGyuHfN6WTcLyszZn26iADcliszJfBC2cd-RW-zPYnqv0JgCMY/s1600/IMG_1962+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612949057572975074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAhlprdQnNw7iPwTx7DI8XQ0z-5UErqFoJa4KMe8AGUkhfLHuvo-0PaZzGIJTP21Tjd1A7Oi0f-ppkxGg2Y-nUFJGyuHfN6WTcLyszZn26iADcliszJfBC2cd-RW-zPYnqv0JgCMY/s400/IMG_1962+%25282%2529.jpg" /></a> <br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">The Chocolate Cake has landed!<br />Here it is with my accomplice,<br />Jenny the Cartographer.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(she reads this blog so do say hi!)</span><br /><br />I walked into the Exams Office later in the morning<br />to find four examiners having a cake-break<br />and looking very chilled.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(I hope that the Examinations Officer<br />has not noticed the frivolous silver balls)</span><br /><br />There is a cheerful atmosphere in the Department<br />because the marking has been completed.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(summer fieldwork and conferences seem closer)</span><br /><br />This evening 150 students and staff<br />will be partying on a river boat.<br />I have given strict instructions<br />to the GeogSoc Committee<br />to be careful with the staff.<br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(I need them all back for the Sub Board meetings)<br /><br /><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/06/c-day.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">original post</span></a></span></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-44285908451923570532011-03-24T00:01:00.001+00:002011-07-19T17:13:05.358+01:00Lunch Hour<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy5YO2efItYjuAUrIxXH943h2CyYnaJmAq5opaSvh-TOdJS8t1QGzkU1VYv04tXcz852N8Sgvq4cpp9YPr1KfreUs-Sw94hhR3wSHC6FCOLtarHyJr66AAdZQDXLhJ76sN2qZEvPb/s1600/IMG_1217.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587351828826149922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNy5YO2efItYjuAUrIxXH943h2CyYnaJmAq5opaSvh-TOdJS8t1QGzkU1VYv04tXcz852N8Sgvq4cpp9YPr1KfreUs-Sw94hhR3wSHC6FCOLtarHyJr66AAdZQDXLhJ76sN2qZEvPb/s400/IMG_1217.JPG" /></a>:: sunshine ::<br />:: daffodils ::<br />:: students ::<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXYdttrpBbOGu5OQye4_wjLoZzXnoDtLnEtr6PEjdoAVzbyFzW1FPlaynviiHm4b7mxv2Yuw_ec7s8H-eN03cBx0Tym3ts_3u3rN_SsJ85svHaWXzqNAGmNTKnu6_87Are1ozWWki/s1600/IMG_1216.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587351817440522818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHXYdttrpBbOGu5OQye4_wjLoZzXnoDtLnEtr6PEjdoAVzbyFzW1FPlaynviiHm4b7mxv2Yuw_ec7s8H-eN03cBx0Tym3ts_3u3rN_SsJ85svHaWXzqNAGmNTKnu6_87Are1ozWWki/s400/IMG_1216.JPG" /></a>if you look carefully<br />you will see the big group of<br />first year Geographers<br />who waved to me<br />and called out my name<br />as I walked through the quad<br />and made me smile<br /><br /><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/03/lunch-hour.html"><span style="color:#ff0000;">original post</span></a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-81539206876958656032011-02-10T00:01:00.000+00:002011-02-23T23:30:14.466+00:00the world comes to me<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13XD5LHIsHgTWGiJLU05hcStoqrGZWGTvXU6au_-WYm1OBcApuNYp116nRn-Ors5-pe1h73AUvCqr6CTfkvMDJA7_Huju3Z-1g2YZrHNgjAwYZ-kj4CS3m6S3PdGTbv7ovNTRlNsu/s1600/Mark+Edwards_Man+Watching+Crows.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13XD5LHIsHgTWGiJLU05hcStoqrGZWGTvXU6au_-WYm1OBcApuNYp116nRn-Ors5-pe1h73AUvCqr6CTfkvMDJA7_Huju3Z-1g2YZrHNgjAwYZ-kj4CS3m6S3PdGTbv7ovNTRlNsu/s400/Mark+Edwards_Man+Watching+Crows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571448748339291586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Mark Edwards<br />Man Watching Crows</span><br /><br />The Professor sits down in my chair<br />with a grateful sigh.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"We were just about to land in Tromsø<br />when the snow started<br />and we were diverted to a tiny airport<br />in the middle of nowhere.<br />As we approached the runway<br />the snow was really heavy<br />and I don't know how the pilot landed the plane.<br />There was hardly enough room for us all<br />in the terminal building and no sign of buses.<br />Eventually, a bus came to take us to Tromsø<br />and we set off through the forests.<br />Of course, it was really beautiful...<br />all those pine trees covered in snow...<br />but all I could think was that<br />there were</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> no chains on the wheels,<br />the road was icy, the snow was still falling<br />and the bus was sliding on every corner.<br />My heart was in my mouth for the next five hours<br />and I have never been so glad to get home safely."</span></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-11553319736605676372011-01-23T00:01:00.002+00:002011-02-04T22:12:43.520+00:00Souvenirs of Nerja<div style="text-align: center;">I fell in love with the Costa del Sol...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSN8rrympBzEKvcij9FKpLm-SnHADmnG-IgkD6KCyLCCAGsTCBxUnp3RUalqJEeOcqUn8AUAdZpO4UcpaZX9p0WjhjJ5Bwnu_aVKnGLRmP5xTPVhqvzJXJi4IKyKtf9hwor5mqHDM/s1600/IMG_1013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSN8rrympBzEKvcij9FKpLm-SnHADmnG-IgkD6KCyLCCAGsTCBxUnp3RUalqJEeOcqUn8AUAdZpO4UcpaZX9p0WjhjJ5Bwnu_aVKnGLRmP5xTPVhqvzJXJi4IKyKtf9hwor5mqHDM/s400/IMG_1013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565827004997546066" border="0" /></a>I thought it was just<br />sun, sand and flamenco<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHXYywtpGyA1KZ_1AGBITR5I0bS-GUopjUEvnUpR6CrmCbxK7HU1FK4Ba9InWb9QJJfajQIAxFQIQR04mYNCp31V-6bF99MMhnUmTkd3a3esjUXsV-cKefPuIvU8OgXxJ5_h9lzLw/s1600/IMG_0614.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHXYywtpGyA1KZ_1AGBITR5I0bS-GUopjUEvnUpR6CrmCbxK7HU1FK4Ba9InWb9QJJfajQIAxFQIQR04mYNCp31V-6bF99MMhnUmTkd3a3esjUXsV-cKefPuIvU8OgXxJ5_h9lzLw/s400/IMG_0614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565826998878718402" border="0" /></a>but I discovered<br />dramatic mountain scenery,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59k4uvQRcB3H-7ktHM6C6OT_TnhZMM1FwG_yT6BYUkPZAmSAjM_9bKtz_QEGKix-aZ3K6JZIx-BTT56_sErcXy236YHxr0pDDmKO1t_j_FdWXMwd4t4RcQJbj9ltv1K89Fb_cYLTq/s1600/IMG_0969.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh59k4uvQRcB3H-7ktHM6C6OT_TnhZMM1FwG_yT6BYUkPZAmSAjM_9bKtz_QEGKix-aZ3K6JZIx-BTT56_sErcXy236YHxr0pDDmKO1t_j_FdWXMwd4t4RcQJbj9ltv1K89Fb_cYLTq/s400/IMG_0969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565826993194013554" border="0" /></a>Moorish history<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7it2oBArU3x5vSv9bcqQuhcb12phbpOq1CCWdHAAbp1NlxN7wTveh569wXb8KcXFINhiyFdiuAN4Fy_bNL9MtOL3FPAQ8pBtpxj1gcFNcJEj9KdzD36TckNxN5ZzVwsm-LUwEE-r/s1600/IMG_0909.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7it2oBArU3x5vSv9bcqQuhcb12phbpOq1CCWdHAAbp1NlxN7wTveh569wXb8KcXFINhiyFdiuAN4Fy_bNL9MtOL3FPAQ8pBtpxj1gcFNcJEj9KdzD36TckNxN5ZzVwsm-LUwEE-r/s400/IMG_0909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565826990335408562" border="0" /></a>and orange groves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCzXogMo21HZuSPX9o5U4UDslzSwmE7XQtoxqRgdDgmK5JDe2dX1elRaW3aTXnmKJG09FJQ2ONb9sGnHjso5cH7X5DVgSuR1638F0t858paZ_ukovyRwdO8nvjd_V7uGf55m4jPMg/s1600/IMG_0777.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCzXogMo21HZuSPX9o5U4UDslzSwmE7XQtoxqRgdDgmK5JDe2dX1elRaW3aTXnmKJG09FJQ2ONb9sGnHjso5cH7X5DVgSuR1638F0t858paZ_ukovyRwdO8nvjd_V7uGf55m4jPMg/s400/IMG_0777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825707243746162" border="0" /></a>You can sit in the sunshine in Granada at lunchtime<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnW_RWapaMIjQR8K22xq4Qt0KvNYzbHOtoFOuGyU1GdG2_tlg1YplvJKDdaGRzdeA8KG1XkbjIe_RlJiX5W4pGwNkv4auQjPwaYz292nOOHNRQZaLYGGeE6ZyCVEWSN1Ak1fLaWgy/s1600/IMG_0959.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnW_RWapaMIjQR8K22xq4Qt0KvNYzbHOtoFOuGyU1GdG2_tlg1YplvJKDdaGRzdeA8KG1XkbjIe_RlJiX5W4pGwNkv4auQjPwaYz292nOOHNRQZaLYGGeE6ZyCVEWSN1Ak1fLaWgy/s400/IMG_0959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825697904703778" border="0" /></a>and then drive across the hills<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeXZtZM-47qG5n1oek_co1fAe3bjxjVXANg_t7Bh2DrA8q6WV8qZhDCBH75sC6fEJEaN6uji7mGn2IJr5U1Kw3Ij3mWWE7szYfnQ7Na8nvVQlA4F8QM7ffgUB2PooMORpZkGTszoR/s1600/IMG_0965+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeXZtZM-47qG5n1oek_co1fAe3bjxjVXANg_t7Bh2DrA8q6WV8qZhDCBH75sC6fEJEaN6uji7mGn2IJr5U1Kw3Ij3mWWE7szYfnQ7Na8nvVQlA4F8QM7ffgUB2PooMORpZkGTszoR/s400/IMG_0965+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825690149342258" border="0" /></a>back to the sea<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnAHqmqMfnYI0nvCh1Vsu6MDVX0j-rLPa18vZhqXSDnCSJpyuMpXI0obOMhBCOSL5Qs4NL4pjUfV1imUgg3MAwteoO7yuD2V21cAAbRCd921Prl71eSVE5ZW8uM_jW9FiG-BlJm4/s1600/IMG_0598.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnAHqmqMfnYI0nvCh1Vsu6MDVX0j-rLPa18vZhqXSDnCSJpyuMpXI0obOMhBCOSL5Qs4NL4pjUfV1imUgg3MAwteoO7yuD2V21cAAbRCd921Prl71eSVE5ZW8uM_jW9FiG-BlJm4/s400/IMG_0598.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825682131520322" border="0" /></a>and the bustle of the promenade.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0PdFAjBw4qT59bOZHIpvi0zQCagl2yOpXFY5MO2Z63VIDmVZmQlWdsaWeRgfteLBkm7t3BpGBV2qgQN1GZ3YoxzBNFUmJj9ewALOJIfEck_ua5D4aQN9ZPQ-F1p8GPzdm-gNV1QZ/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0PdFAjBw4qT59bOZHIpvi0zQCagl2yOpXFY5MO2Z63VIDmVZmQlWdsaWeRgfteLBkm7t3BpGBV2qgQN1GZ3YoxzBNFUmJj9ewALOJIfEck_ua5D4aQN9ZPQ-F1p8GPzdm-gNV1QZ/s400/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565825675998872674" border="0" /></a>Nerja, I'm missing you already.<br /><br />Roll on next year.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/souvenirs-of-nerja.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-75529978533404519672011-01-22T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-04T22:12:43.521+00:00Friday Night in Tutti-Frutti<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepxxyBjBqB5GvGWLfIcS_OVVduYZ4n-FqIHvMoAu8GS94KTRZkmY5ycv0pWZY6UGnQFAWg1NvuUJ9YbZSORV45UHU3qtO5tb1YDz_v_txEWD9HdM63ncbuK__7ZhYjeJGsYOuY8A_/s1600/IMG_1040+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepxxyBjBqB5GvGWLfIcS_OVVduYZ4n-FqIHvMoAu8GS94KTRZkmY5ycv0pWZY6UGnQFAWg1NvuUJ9YbZSORV45UHU3qtO5tb1YDz_v_txEWD9HdM63ncbuK__7ZhYjeJGsYOuY8A_/s400/IMG_1040+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565466197656146482" border="0" /></a>Errr...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHjyansaR5bKnaTeInHKEQVkwefKQWqiqPYByG4aJp3VEX56CvITkFKSZT1gq52_JOxb3yKHnIVO-2jMlThZQIxuuRUW-PwAnXO_3AjDVmdmj_Rz2_WgbjJ7RzKbAENBcjhnY2Ibd/s1600/IMG_1030+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHjyansaR5bKnaTeInHKEQVkwefKQWqiqPYByG4aJp3VEX56CvITkFKSZT1gq52_JOxb3yKHnIVO-2jMlThZQIxuuRUW-PwAnXO_3AjDVmdmj_Rz2_WgbjJ7RzKbAENBcjhnY2Ibd/s400/IMG_1030+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565466191925590882" border="0" /></a>Help me out, folks...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdKAnCGzucaSRFGdRypRNqDLUcSHA6wc7FuggX4QrjF32vqq8a6jyyvOwPCqHyHEQlRMZVOiiYEPZutpE4g-5Kr3EjSFjeH5HLCt18VyxUZt7A8weHHU523cDq-0Y3vFA1XBqIYfS/s1600/IMG_1033+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdKAnCGzucaSRFGdRypRNqDLUcSHA6wc7FuggX4QrjF32vqq8a6jyyvOwPCqHyHEQlRMZVOiiYEPZutpE4g-5Kr3EjSFjeH5HLCt18VyxUZt7A8weHHU523cDq-0Y3vFA1XBqIYfS/s400/IMG_1033+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565466185187992674" border="0" /></a>What shall we call this...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC2ltEcQizF6im8pF7IoSkNQX_hBLqWAGcTfaAhIyaHMkAtlj9JR1X11-PAUodDV3C5ZP_KRUQIQyfaGcAk0Ibf3wCam4EfkYe5m3aKNBnqqfh7S5XTLVvVgRILNoZ2y8L041pRde/s1600/IMG_1038+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC2ltEcQizF6im8pF7IoSkNQX_hBLqWAGcTfaAhIyaHMkAtlj9JR1X11-PAUodDV3C5ZP_KRUQIQyfaGcAk0Ibf3wCam4EfkYe5m3aKNBnqqfh7S5XTLVvVgRILNoZ2y8L041pRde/s400/IMG_1038+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565466181323341138" border="0" /></a>'Social Geography'?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBhYPWoq1oEx3UKRohuGc1Eum0aRUtTeVSqJaQh-Oz2Q-tTMxkXIiRuYnxYddAfflg5FrGSqRbPHA20ZHJlvkW7A_C1jv0jqRLmkxW-PAiO2t_yuz4G8ZZZpF7i6BxSL19eHr-iur/s1600/IMG_1032+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBhYPWoq1oEx3UKRohuGc1Eum0aRUtTeVSqJaQh-Oz2Q-tTMxkXIiRuYnxYddAfflg5FrGSqRbPHA20ZHJlvkW7A_C1jv0jqRLmkxW-PAiO2t_yuz4G8ZZZpF7i6BxSL19eHr-iur/s400/IMG_1032+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565466175302230098" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/friday-night-in-tutti-frutti_23.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-7372599603181655952011-01-20T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-04T22:12:43.521+00:00Another Intense Day<div style="text-align: center;">Up early because we are off<br />to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnTFdY8dDFYDxvAUghICWcvoUQx9QBmjMNBpmwfhRIBVkmnBHQXarcY9sap1YROamT4h0457jQUW0S9FWih6zletYWEXYpprLEEZYYIjT1edYyZRaSTHP_MyZQFV_rpfxHyIlu47Q/s1600/IMG_0768.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnTFdY8dDFYDxvAUghICWcvoUQx9QBmjMNBpmwfhRIBVkmnBHQXarcY9sap1YROamT4h0457jQUW0S9FWih6zletYWEXYpprLEEZYYIjT1edYyZRaSTHP_MyZQFV_rpfxHyIlu47Q/s400/IMG_0768.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564153001205781410" border="0" /></a>to study Geomorphology<br />with our fearless leader.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMKRFDKntpJIAYjgWG1oYRRKTHXphFAr8-ICx-vqKWj6BEC5aUgEWGswH7bmLhvj63pTYz9MzPqFiD-f5NYQGIXiA-GvKKtTHn9m3IvoBedkJKH2KaQSS_DyBQ4jW9L2f7S05FFuZ/s1600/IMG_0827+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMKRFDKntpJIAYjgWG1oYRRKTHXphFAr8-ICx-vqKWj6BEC5aUgEWGswH7bmLhvj63pTYz9MzPqFiD-f5NYQGIXiA-GvKKtTHn9m3IvoBedkJKH2KaQSS_DyBQ4jW9L2f7S05FFuZ/s400/IMG_0827+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564152991321847282" border="0" /></a>This required us to spend the morning<br />in an almond grove<br />surrounded by sugar pink blossom,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpZEQQTm2OyiTwu975yM_u3Pjx7EM00WaiAhDthxFoBFR56OlbL_JsycE2PDsyyhKNiOIDbWH3aSSedxiGa74nygazCtDILIut9yTu2ZFlnzRZkK9yjpys1-e7YsP9Bd3HGmsptyM/s1600/IMG_0802.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpZEQQTm2OyiTwu975yM_u3Pjx7EM00WaiAhDthxFoBFR56OlbL_JsycE2PDsyyhKNiOIDbWH3aSSedxiGa74nygazCtDILIut9yTu2ZFlnzRZkK9yjpys1-e7YsP9Bd3HGmsptyM/s400/IMG_0802.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564152983313685266" border="0" /></a>a brief stop for lunch<br />breathing in the smell of wild thyme,<br />admiring the white-washed buildings,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-UNP7XzaSB-svzBRhbkbrwKbOZIA1h4_0vTEEoGVWhf31XFYxS1wsj7Fw9IBoXIhkOy8IPiazkd6J-cemtJbPbWGOsNoiPE54JiT8nF3mBEN6vAp2sl6z-O_MIzELvamqDzB_4P2/s1600/IMG_0817.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-UNP7XzaSB-svzBRhbkbrwKbOZIA1h4_0vTEEoGVWhf31XFYxS1wsj7Fw9IBoXIhkOy8IPiazkd6J-cemtJbPbWGOsNoiPE54JiT8nF3mBEN6vAp2sl6z-O_MIzELvamqDzB_4P2/s400/IMG_0817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564152980074983090" border="0" /></a>and then it is off<br />down the hill through the orange trees<br />to the river bed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtIEm-j5DUFizooRJHhj6q1RX8qfH1xdpInKZX887Qm3AKI7qhN68VDQu_bGWz0WZ-6s4aGyQyn7SnYmZdiF9h3HS2jn-5WFuBFrlnkEYCxNbnwoNCEc6cb9WbHsbpBsdMkL3zbMc/s1600/IMG_0833.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtIEm-j5DUFizooRJHhj6q1RX8qfH1xdpInKZX887Qm3AKI7qhN68VDQu_bGWz0WZ-6s4aGyQyn7SnYmZdiF9h3HS2jn-5WFuBFrlnkEYCxNbnwoNCEc6cb9WbHsbpBsdMkL3zbMc/s400/IMG_0833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564152974978102210" border="0" /></a>Chemical Analysis<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j7mxKPnVecbW7BYACrGh0Ng7nEH-8283dP6jIp_lWwZy3GSMR2a0rvSWaoKQP0YgIdXH0ddQEpMKok_NnqZgFAIxZu5EqAFnLaC31_Kj3IZwL1CnKksErV5jVHbseBsAV-jnjnkw/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j7mxKPnVecbW7BYACrGh0Ng7nEH-8283dP6jIp_lWwZy3GSMR2a0rvSWaoKQP0YgIdXH0ddQEpMKok_NnqZgFAIxZu5EqAFnLaC31_Kj3IZwL1CnKksErV5jVHbseBsAV-jnjnkw/s400/IMG_0849.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564151517473422754" border="0" /></a>Measuring Flow Rate<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsjLXCs9byyUoX8g1VBa7GDLOuacgQ70O8AC7NRi0RGBQxvbXHnoztsFXfpj73-Ss2UM0oOR9PpkndF6tRRWsuVff5q0CExdyBdhctBQmTgvCdkKd4Qz99XYdDJTDR0iKpeIH8I9K/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsjLXCs9byyUoX8g1VBa7GDLOuacgQ70O8AC7NRi0RGBQxvbXHnoztsFXfpj73-Ss2UM0oOR9PpkndF6tRRWsuVff5q0CExdyBdhctBQmTgvCdkKd4Qz99XYdDJTDR0iKpeIH8I9K/s400/IMG_0853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564151512839876434" border="0" /></a>Observing Sediment Deposition<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh257NaChdxHB2yatGCOXDj4SqbKVeL4-uEf2jy0BCJhfDkxYoLdRczv_1FcIesOqMxkfq0aPi6l0SK5KcZMxv7WdcszFrJYRNKbfanh1qigKlxX4UQ2LRnOu0854P5kG7gLt5vrx/s1600/IMG_0877.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh257NaChdxHB2yatGCOXDj4SqbKVeL4-uEf2jy0BCJhfDkxYoLdRczv_1FcIesOqMxkfq0aPi6l0SK5KcZMxv7WdcszFrJYRNKbfanh1qigKlxX4UQ2LRnOu0854P5kG7gLt5vrx/s400/IMG_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564151511886789474" border="0" /></a>Taking Photos<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8Pv3hb-3yco8zNO72bU6hrLQSc_DewI1THw7hAZHazikiTNJXldxb9FgLJOuLW-DZqiAOHQz6UkM863zofaKKthg4MGsgoqCshgCeMj4p9WEeD_wZB36LhcFVu67UpDT02XjEwEV/s1600/IMG_0843.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8Pv3hb-3yco8zNO72bU6hrLQSc_DewI1THw7hAZHazikiTNJXldxb9FgLJOuLW-DZqiAOHQz6UkM863zofaKKthg4MGsgoqCshgCeMj4p9WEeD_wZB36LhcFVu67UpDT02XjEwEV/s400/IMG_0843.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564151504286787650" border="0" /></a>Well...somebody has to do it.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-intense-day.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-90391189221916242702011-01-19T00:01:00.000+00:002011-02-04T22:12:43.522+00:00Physical Geography<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9zL1wcydtkTzVdiinLqyN9Wl-qJmwXaeBm5UsJ25EffOiUcdrG8lpPeI5iGBYf3tEeP_sBP-eqHmesUhfriCRuRcTirJAroGM6xSPtIT1NT_GGKKCSxaRX5YuZRqwhXCg0-W7jEu/s1600/IMG_0637.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9zL1wcydtkTzVdiinLqyN9Wl-qJmwXaeBm5UsJ25EffOiUcdrG8lpPeI5iGBYf3tEeP_sBP-eqHmesUhfriCRuRcTirJAroGM6xSPtIT1NT_GGKKCSxaRX5YuZRqwhXCg0-W7jEu/s400/IMG_0637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563779138905510994" border="0" /></a>This is the Geography<br />of hard hats and rock hammers<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJRAxZToh9AtTW7na3xeA8YLX8h_2f7FP_0UdsYlcZu1oEE0rtcCFplx__4FZ3H51ijmoBXEhOroHIBqQouB8wNsRSNeCNWveR3qZkXntN124OMzcKJcXdn_m3NELLbLoKsK9KITk/s1600/IMG_0696.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJRAxZToh9AtTW7na3xeA8YLX8h_2f7FP_0UdsYlcZu1oEE0rtcCFplx__4FZ3H51ijmoBXEhOroHIBqQouB8wNsRSNeCNWveR3qZkXntN124OMzcKJcXdn_m3NELLbLoKsK9KITk/s400/IMG_0696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563777601072043922" border="0" /></a>of observation,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6MBpXRaPpOMbMdaOLExrIqvBTyaaMf2xtgSgriEbkyudca3rL7uH7jwrMLavEX5uuxafE7UGwF5D3vwLwkCKd3eDP7uvMGrAqNs6Vd9lRR1lOKusgixayEZITEAMxHCdeSiTHlN/s1600/IMG_0666.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJL6MBpXRaPpOMbMdaOLExrIqvBTyaaMf2xtgSgriEbkyudca3rL7uH7jwrMLavEX5uuxafE7UGwF5D3vwLwkCKd3eDP7uvMGrAqNs6Vd9lRR1lOKusgixayEZITEAMxHCdeSiTHlN/s400/IMG_0666.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563779133011965314" border="0" /></a>of landscape.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhQLT92cRpupilYW4TS-J1aWRSWaIRttjFqJZMvZYtICmPShjVbizugfsy4U4U_gl1sGaTAktCLofAp-36X0yfLpJDCYFNQcPzcQDW1w_YE1jkh4TTXnunhHRjqb5k9KB78faNopa/s1600/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhQLT92cRpupilYW4TS-J1aWRSWaIRttjFqJZMvZYtICmPShjVbizugfsy4U4U_gl1sGaTAktCLofAp-36X0yfLpJDCYFNQcPzcQDW1w_YE1jkh4TTXnunhHRjqb5k9KB78faNopa/s400/IMG_0667.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563777617331048418" border="0" /></a>This is the Geography<br />of schist, silt and scree<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03lF30QlPVvI3SftoaZI1zTzmtFB14HoG8_F2FiO7ZS2B1ae06tPAZt8OUpk2ITRnvtHOJbKt-UcWfim38T-s0OGoMKD4UQPrtvB4MSmdDwPLazYb6E-mqmIE9ySjZseeeGvriw5k/s1600/IMG_0676.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03lF30QlPVvI3SftoaZI1zTzmtFB14HoG8_F2FiO7ZS2B1ae06tPAZt8OUpk2ITRnvtHOJbKt-UcWfim38T-s0OGoMKD4UQPrtvB4MSmdDwPLazYb6E-mqmIE9ySjZseeeGvriw5k/s400/IMG_0676.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563777607543982946" border="0" /></a>of river, mountain,<br />coastline and desert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXRuXFXeEJzwO5Bfncgkao5Vmgx33-_APXji5WBpGlbU_zmkhZ6BQUZpjqi51oB1_tppWQLsIQaLfaK8HZvl5YyHe_RvuwwOsfQ32Pvc6-JRlXRea_QacSflmlMDuTwdZZzSLRHSY/s1600/IMG_0647.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXRuXFXeEJzwO5Bfncgkao5Vmgx33-_APXji5WBpGlbU_zmkhZ6BQUZpjqi51oB1_tppWQLsIQaLfaK8HZvl5YyHe_RvuwwOsfQ32Pvc6-JRlXRea_QacSflmlMDuTwdZZzSLRHSY/s400/IMG_0647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563779143477567650" border="0" /></a>It can only be done outside<br />wearing trousers with pockets<br />on the side of your legs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZgHlSnwwOBpkHLAjJUCEl0VjBoZ2Jc3AQ2bOFikerTw95-l28jKfzfpICPrmL81f3R8w_ssGCy9zAU9SOK7ZV7IjDFMBJfYH4591fA0K7VbNPpSw-kFzpnYsStNJ2LmkIxLTK3OB/s1600/IMG_0702.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZgHlSnwwOBpkHLAjJUCEl0VjBoZ2Jc3AQ2bOFikerTw95-l28jKfzfpICPrmL81f3R8w_ssGCy9zAU9SOK7ZV7IjDFMBJfYH4591fA0K7VbNPpSw-kFzpnYsStNJ2LmkIxLTK3OB/s400/IMG_0702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563777600802118402" border="0" /></a>I'm coping.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/physical-geography.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-87016260278705545172011-01-18T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-04T22:12:43.522+00:00Postcards from Spain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWs35T_-76p4FLI3MwBcnGJJtQDC8SSpaxp_mGIqU5cfrz_KIYw-Wt3S5dDX4kIa_6662wGeJH_7ta3T05BZWccWb-9LkKcNWjgujw4_Cz8_gijinmPsjSW_oUt68OVkBz15GsEJx/s1600/IMG_0609.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWs35T_-76p4FLI3MwBcnGJJtQDC8SSpaxp_mGIqU5cfrz_KIYw-Wt3S5dDX4kIa_6662wGeJH_7ta3T05BZWccWb-9LkKcNWjgujw4_Cz8_gijinmPsjSW_oUt68OVkBz15GsEJx/s400/IMG_0609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563405639816679010" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dear Head of Department,<br />Here we are at the margin of Europe.<br />It is an ideal place to study cross-cultural interaction<br />and the contemporary challenges of transition<br />from an agricultural and fishing subsistence economy<br />to the wider boundaries of tourism<br />and transient ex-patriate communities.<br />I am out of shot carrying the First Aid Kit.<br />I am working hard...<br />Yours, most sincerely,<br />Alice<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwYEccZj_CRAuwSsiUuB0kbcjQOrEkx3GV_SW0X6d5FelG398ydF3PKDzTD_mxqGwRfEoBjBbcpQP5Sf4eV8dquvE_tskFrw3EtUFG5CLxw0pA5tdaBne-NSP7nrXZAvFSMagKER5/s1600/IMG_0610.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwYEccZj_CRAuwSsiUuB0kbcjQOrEkx3GV_SW0X6d5FelG398ydF3PKDzTD_mxqGwRfEoBjBbcpQP5Sf4eV8dquvE_tskFrw3EtUFG5CLxw0pA5tdaBne-NSP7nrXZAvFSMagKER5/s400/IMG_0610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563405632776837202" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/postcards-from-spain.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-61247722085607068872011-01-11T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-04T22:12:56.802+00:00First Day of Term<div style="text-align: center;">MrsM slept soundly<br />and woke feeling rested<br />which was just as well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GAE5sbn3SSEsiTQlzOUxBEJ9yprEJaUaAbVkfQP2yIKn7qmt-PtdPD4l3kZi55F2tqNU0vHwWMfvY8Z_x3zs4RJMEpAEuVZ-WH5hFdRaeD3b33b4GV6uKxQRDjJFHk3M_CJ0GtnH/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_7.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GAE5sbn3SSEsiTQlzOUxBEJ9yprEJaUaAbVkfQP2yIKn7qmt-PtdPD4l3kZi55F2tqNU0vHwWMfvY8Z_x3zs4RJMEpAEuVZ-WH5hFdRaeD3b33b4GV6uKxQRDjJFHk3M_CJ0GtnH/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560641471478466610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">La grasse matinée</span></span><br /><br />because she had completely forgotten<br />what the first day of term feels like:<br /><br />invoicesexpenseandpayclaims;<br />examquestionsassessedwork<br />employmentcontractsattendanceissues;<br />insuranceagreementsworkshopadvertising...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvp1P9JDJaJE_GvZTo2bTbRs9LNWHx0Z9R7nYOXyQ5X0D47uGbJUMJwz4X9mvPCwZbescgxn90xHpjpuS4bDrQhZ1FnWle6eGmBWFMBuVBfPUpasGe4zZoKvb5_m1lPNEGLtQYs5b/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTvp1P9JDJaJE_GvZTo2bTbRs9LNWHx0Z9R7nYOXyQ5X0D47uGbJUMJwz4X9mvPCwZbescgxn90xHpjpuS4bDrQhZ1FnWle6eGmBWFMBuVBfPUpasGe4zZoKvb5_m1lPNEGLtQYs5b/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560633173174086258" border="0" /></a>and...the Spain Field Trip...<br /><br />MrsM has been distracted<br />but she needs to plan her wardrobe <span style="font-style: italic;">urgently</span><br />because she departs on Sunday.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2h9buGaEmA18EXNpy-GOmGX7Z2GLkxKpXk7RpiqAMLPtpPr31lV4Ngbe__PO2EuZIH7fJkqgtzv6XMCtz6YVmASfQPQhqVv1MrKzR7ciGBAa82cp1jmIYI5-HGwNJMXh8b2GCvjq/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2h9buGaEmA18EXNpy-GOmGX7Z2GLkxKpXk7RpiqAMLPtpPr31lV4Ngbe__PO2EuZIH7fJkqgtzv6XMCtz6YVmASfQPQhqVv1MrKzR7ciGBAa82cp1jmIYI5-HGwNJMXh8b2GCvjq/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560633168593667858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">At the Races</span></span><br /><br />This little number will be perfect for field work:<br /><br />note the responsible use of sun hat<br />and day sack for first aid kit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDd7IHwrVajp3JfhcgG4LKt-GNJVBH-9Ibe4fG_qPeF5ZK0IkWQ4kP0GRzh4F9DZ0zGiw2WAuPa2OosaOe3c84cl-QDBlnCVnZXf4xEirwGYC0SzwDdBvHE1Fl43E32VZTR2P8xxu/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDd7IHwrVajp3JfhcgG4LKt-GNJVBH-9Ibe4fG_qPeF5ZK0IkWQ4kP0GRzh4F9DZ0zGiw2WAuPa2OosaOe3c84cl-QDBlnCVnZXf4xEirwGYC0SzwDdBvHE1Fl43E32VZTR2P8xxu/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560633167341546402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">La Madeleine</span><br /></span><br />This outfit will blend in nicely<br />for the in-depth study of cafe culture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaJgse8qAQGJyRy7JV-C72js0i55VJ5MFQqsOB4c2NmWIFDNJXX7mMA04xQrTYHMQAjdhv31_vPYTheMNgY1iZF23lLUoIlpIVDCq7rbKnTGISSyD0b8NEVgUhgx5hkgJzI0Zc-p-/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaJgse8qAQGJyRy7JV-C72js0i55VJ5MFQqsOB4c2NmWIFDNJXX7mMA04xQrTYHMQAjdhv31_vPYTheMNgY1iZF23lLUoIlpIVDCq7rbKnTGISSyD0b8NEVgUhgx5hkgJzI0Zc-p-/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560633161122599922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Julia</span></span><br /><br />There may be an occasional evening expedition<br />and MrsM want to be prepared<br />and observe the local dress code.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sOjXB1fOctSdZrowmhTCUWQKNXCHPLDgx5o2fW0NuWUrtNgmOUmteB77nFjZBb_gbv3I79J1Xq6oOwJDSZIzzV1iTyUwTkM5cj5TQ8fcQ7VfgWEjNLDQjq24SnyKORkYMuHSYaE_/s1600/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sOjXB1fOctSdZrowmhTCUWQKNXCHPLDgx5o2fW0NuWUrtNgmOUmteB77nFjZBb_gbv3I79J1Xq6oOwJDSZIzzV1iTyUwTkM5cj5TQ8fcQ7VfgWEjNLDQjq24SnyKORkYMuHSYaE_/s400/Ramon+Casa+Y+Carbo_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560633160564524706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >After the Bal</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">l</span></span><br /><br />Finally, MrsM plans to travel in this.<br />She is required to be on campus<br />at 3.15am on Sunday morning<br />and she wants to look stylish<br />when she collapses with exhaustion<br />on Sunday afternoon.<br /><br />*****<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">All paintings by <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Casas_i_Carb%C3%B3">Ramon Casas i Carbó</a> (1866 - 1932),<br />Catalan artist and contributor to Modernisme movement.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-day-of-term.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">original post</span></a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-30349801883298668372010-12-17T23:59:00.001+00:002011-02-03T22:30:17.681+00:00at the end of the dayThis young man standing at my door, looking slightly dazed, has just been examined on his thesis. It was a two hour analysis of his research by two academic experts and was the culmination of three and a half years of fieldwork, reading, writing, rewriting, rerewriting. He has passed with distinction and I am the first person that he has seen since he stepped out of the room where the viva was held.<br /><br />I grasp him by the hand and congratulate him...he is Dr now and will never be plain Mr again. We talk about his plans for the future and I know that he will work hard and be successful on whatever road he chooses to travel.<br /><br />Finally, he gets the bound thesis out of his bag and shows me the front page where my name is included in the acknowledgements. It is completely unexpected and I try to think what I could have done that would be worthy of such a privilege. The only thing that I can think of is that I listened to him and encouraged him.<br /><br />And I am overcome.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/12/at-end-of-day.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-88102008147165673812010-12-15T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-03T22:35:12.954+00:00First Aid for Geographers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOexUyFvoPoWAAex2_nL_d6vA98dgqVsF47zESb21cNHqI9m1pDCbUWFayVHiixZQkZPS9xBn-rxyAc_4MildO56yuI1uyqPms1AXuogGTbqdst_i0UQzmNBhRaFtkxpU5KOGS3XR/s1600/Baines+killing+a+crocodile.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOexUyFvoPoWAAex2_nL_d6vA98dgqVsF47zESb21cNHqI9m1pDCbUWFayVHiixZQkZPS9xBn-rxyAc_4MildO56yuI1uyqPms1AXuogGTbqdst_i0UQzmNBhRaFtkxpU5KOGS3XR/s400/Baines+killing+a+crocodile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550666819897794562" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Baines and Humphrey killing a crocodile<br />© Royal Geographical Society with IBG<br /></span><br />O People of Blogland<br />do you remember the <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://magpiefiles.blogspot.com/2009/03/confessions-of-reluctant-mountaineer.html">mad sock man</a>?<br />I bring good tidings!<br />The mad sock man has an older brother<br />and he comes out of the wilderness<br />to teach First Aid to Geographers.<br /><br />Wilderness Man wears three shades of sand:<br />Gobi sand trousers;<br />Kalahari sand shirts<br />and Negev sand waistcoat.<br />The waistcoat is accessorized with badges multiple<br />(think of an extreme outdoors organisation<br />and the badge is there looking weatherbeaten);<br />carabiners dangle from pockets<br />and the belt has three pouches of different sizes<br />which have obviously been hand crafted<br />from deer? bison? musk ox? that he has shot.<br />He has different sized multi task tools<br />for different environments<br />(city/high altitude/white water rivers)<br />but they are all useless in comparision<br />to the handforged knife with carved handle<br />that has travelled with him since he was a lad.<br />His mates have all served in Special Forces<br />and so he can do surgery<br />using only gaffer tape and pieces of roll mat.<br />It is a matter of minutes to make a stretcher<br />out of 40m of rope and some pebbles.<br /><br />Wilderness Man introduces himself and then begins:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"First, you must assess the scene...<br />if your casualty has been attacked by a rogue crocodile<br />you are in immediate danger<br />and your priority is to send someone with a shotgun<br />to kill the crocodile and make the scene safe...."</span><br /><br />MrsM sighs and leans back in her seat.<br />At last...a first aid course<br />that is suitable for her <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://magpiefiles.blogspot.com/2009/02/meanwhile-in-brazil.html">needs</a><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/12/first-aid-for-geographers.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-37394305159480569662010-12-10T00:01:00.000+00:002011-02-03T22:36:17.931+00:00Future Uncertain<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZCWeW1fGrPse7AdH3D8QxiMX9H_1tnVj8QeEmRfbauswf5XHv796PuDamIMsUqVNhoza0c5SkrQGfNOeGpAuE0V5pI-3FJIyqOIVn2pqexxCHzSwH6pr6JK-0NOWA6OpFUoHZ9qy/s1600/Brave+New+World_Huxley.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZCWeW1fGrPse7AdH3D8QxiMX9H_1tnVj8QeEmRfbauswf5XHv796PuDamIMsUqVNhoza0c5SkrQGfNOeGpAuE0V5pI-3FJIyqOIVn2pqexxCHzSwH6pr6JK-0NOWA6OpFUoHZ9qy/s400/Brave+New+World_Huxley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548796809400651794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >"The government has survived a revolt by Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs over its plans to increase university tuition fees in England. The policy was approved by 21 votes, with the coalition's majority cut by almost three-quarters following an impassioned five-hour Commons debate. Three ministerial aides quit the government in order to vote against it. The coalition motion, backed by 323 votes to 302, would raise fees to a maximum of £9,000 a year."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">extract from BBC report, Thursday 9 December 2010</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">*****<br /><br />And now, the Department<br />must learn to live<br />in this Brave New World.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/12/future-uncertain.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-68299035497979672312010-12-08T00:01:00.001+00:002011-02-03T22:36:31.035+00:00It must be Christmas...<div style="text-align: center;">...there are silver stars and tinsel;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LBSieiAWjuFFwnUV11mgSOxVZLAGI9nswYvHAVPo_NZAOjW6_UeCT70Dz-JDJIOVTekdk8-ugkUU78nAlUZWFE_QjJ3bgjfAUkIAclb1CimPC1j6eYzJySdZe4NxP7s5k7CG7PY8/s1600/IMG_0343.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LBSieiAWjuFFwnUV11mgSOxVZLAGI9nswYvHAVPo_NZAOjW6_UeCT70Dz-JDJIOVTekdk8-ugkUU78nAlUZWFE_QjJ3bgjfAUkIAclb1CimPC1j6eYzJySdZe4NxP7s5k7CG7PY8/s400/IMG_0343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548242403395814098" border="0" /></a>fairy lights and streamers...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFkN6Az0wo6LPvE86-IEyTMzalREl_5V8SZRi_STmD0E-uujhgJtf4310a32oy623TkCOWAa98lWvC4wUuaQ2l3NTmsKsVHaWoCSyPhSyrMsEimBFEhseJzRA1etn3CN9Lnnt5NBX/s1600/IMG_0338.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFkN6Az0wo6LPvE86-IEyTMzalREl_5V8SZRi_STmD0E-uujhgJtf4310a32oy623TkCOWAa98lWvC4wUuaQ2l3NTmsKsVHaWoCSyPhSyrMsEimBFEhseJzRA1etn3CN9Lnnt5NBX/s400/IMG_0338.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548242404107106466" border="0" /></a>and lo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq3J3-QOuPotiMfW6p5T38jl-q63eUbo8oHd6N1ef8FwhqXTzRwrG7jSfgja60W_Bsf6QcULhPWhTlCpr9m3bobBSDsKMqO9PmO6ctloMJZntWt6uH22gfdtFnkMV6B-gBSJNq8Cv/s1600/IMG_0336.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq3J3-QOuPotiMfW6p5T38jl-q63eUbo8oHd6N1ef8FwhqXTzRwrG7jSfgja60W_Bsf6QcULhPWhTlCpr9m3bobBSDsKMqO9PmO6ctloMJZntWt6uH22gfdtFnkMV6B-gBSJNq8Cv/s400/IMG_0336.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548066001719701458" border="0" /></a>the Department Office<br />has been converted into<br />a Daniel Craig grotto.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/12/it-must-be-christmas.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-65142335934847595872010-11-25T00:05:00.002+00:002011-02-01T22:20:36.446+00:00Student Experience (1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhkz68Y_sdwJHfJrzxOe3L3nLd1CqEHZJ9MFSyibEKZ4EBUGgk4M_Jyexp_SIsb1sqdS8nyaiW279GfSFG1LxsnTsZ8ayGFfpkNVQYYafeJek_FAx1oCzZYbLA6t4iMFlWMmKtuIL/s1600/IMG_0284+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="text-align: center; margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; display: block; height: 354px; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543230686061520290" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhkz68Y_sdwJHfJrzxOe3L3nLd1CqEHZJ9MFSyibEKZ4EBUGgk4M_Jyexp_SIsb1sqdS8nyaiW279GfSFG1LxsnTsZ8ayGFfpkNVQYYafeJek_FAx1oCzZYbLA6t4iMFlWMmKtuIL/s400/IMG_0284+%25282%2529.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I think that you need to meet Gareth,<br />my favourite PhD student.<br />I was planning to keep him all to myself<br />but that would be selfish because<br />Gareth needs an Appreciation Society.<br /><br />Today Gareth arrived in my office<br />with a bag of fruit scones <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> plain scones<br />(baked by himself)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> a jar of home made jam<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> a tub of clotted cream.<br /><br />Thank goodness it is at least three years<br />before he submits his thesis.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/11/student-experience.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-71519775183834470412010-11-25T00:01:00.003+00:002011-02-01T22:20:58.986+00:00Student Experience (2)<span style="font-family:courier new;">I am very sorry but I will not be able to attend tomorrows lecture as I have managed to stupidly give myself food poisoning . But I will ensure someone gets me a hand out and I catch up on what I have missed. Very sorry again, will cook chicken more thoroughly from now on.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: trebuchet ms;"><a href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/11/student-experience-2.html">original post</a></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982153684166421963.post-67382096246900394502010-11-24T00:01:00.002+00:002011-02-03T22:36:17.931+00:00The New Principal visits The Department<div style="text-align: center;">1.<br />MrsM wakes up at 4.30am<br />and wonders if she booked the catering.<br /><br />2.<br />MrsM spends an unreasonable amount of time<br />trying to decide whether<br />a contemporary wooden necklace<br />is more appropriate than<br />a shimmery necklace of mother of pearl.<br />She takes both.<br /><br />3.<br />The Head of Department<br />is anxious about his tie<br />because the knot is slipping.<br />MrsM assures him that it is not noticeable.<br /><br />4.<br />The Lady Professor<br />is worried about her skirt.<br />It is a beautiful purple silk<br />with a clingage issue.<br />MrsM assures her that it is not noticeable.<br /><br />5.<br />The Head of Department reviews the presentation<br />and makes changes at the very last moment.<br />MrsM shuts her eyes and prays<br />that he will not delete it accidentally.<br /><br />6.<br />At 9am the Principal arrives with the Dean<br />and finds the whole Department<br />sitting expectantly in the Board Room,<br />name badges neatly attached.<br /><br />7.<br />MrsM is thrilled to discover her <a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/07/graduation.html">photo</a><br />at a feature point of the presentation.<br />She resists the temptation to whisper "That's mine!!"<br />She notices that the Principal smiles.<br />Well...she is sure he did.<br /><br />8.<br />As the Principal leaves the Board Room<br />to tour the Department<br />MrsM's best friend from catering<br />is waiting around the corner<br />with the trolley of coffee and biscuits.<br />MrsM resists the temptation to hug him.<br /><br />9.<br />MrsM briefly panics when she remembers<br />the Daniel Craig feature wall<br />in the Departmental Office but knows that<br />it is part of the Student Experience.<br /><br />10.<br />MrsM wonders if the Principal notices<br />the smell of furniture polish,<br />or the impressive display of posters<br />or the immaculate noticeboards.<br /><br />11.<br />The Principal leaves promptly at 11am<br />and the Head of Department breathes out slowly<br />for the next hour and a half.<br /><br />12.<br />The Principal writes to thank the Department<br />and praises the evidence of excellence<br />in teaching, external engagement and research.<br /><br />There are exceptionally difficult times ahead<br />for Higher Education and particularly Geography.<br />The Department will need friends in high places.<br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://thesightofmorning.blogspot.com/2010/11/just-for-record_24.html">original post</a><br /></div>alice chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.com0