This is my contribution to the Accretionary Wedge geoblog festival, number 43: My Favourite Geological Illustration. You can read all about it at In the Company of Plants and Rocks. I was struggling for inspiration on this latest Accretionary Wedge, but this was solved by Matt Hall’s post over at Agile Geoscience, where he talks about a map he… Continue reading My favourite map
What Geology did to me #3 – commando
I’ve another quirky habit, picked up from years of field work that I’d like to confess to you all. Picture the scene: I’m standing on an Irish hillside and I’ve just found the most glorious outcrop. It’s glacially polished, each feature beautifully highlighted by a layer of water from a recent rain-shower. Excitedly, I dump… Continue reading What Geology did to me #3 – commando
The many ways of understanding mountains
This post is part of my journey into the geology of mountains. When I’m climbing in mountains I like to take my time of it. The summit is not the point; the journey’s the thing. Direct and fast routes the top are not for me. In that spirit I’m getting diverted into a post that doesn’t… Continue reading The many ways of understanding mountains
What Geology did to me #2 – flamingo
I have an odd habit. My wife mocks me for it, good-naturedly, but I am slightly embarrassed about it. No, not that! What it is, I always stand on one leg while tying my shoelaces, like a mad boot-wearing flamingo. To be precise, I rest one ankle on the opposite knee, like a Buddhist monk frozen… Continue reading What Geology did to me #2 – flamingo