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December 13, 2011
Tuesday Geology Picture: A Gneiss Double Arch Bridge in Valle Verzasca
Since I’m too busy for regular blogging, this week is geology picture-a-day week here at Georneys. Several other geobloggers have also decided to join me in this blogging meme. Feel free to start today, even if you didn’t post a picture yesterday. Today’s geology picture is of a beautiful, old double arch bridge spanning the Verzasca River at Ponte dei Salti in Lavertezzo, Switzerland. The middle part of the bridge …
December 12, 2011
Monday Geology Picture: A Gorgeous Cape Town Inselberg
Well, I’ve fallen somewhat behind with my regular posting, such as the Geology Word of the Week. I’m afraid that these final few months of my PhD are going to sometimes keep me from regular blogging. These last few months are tough! Over the past few weeks, I have been very busy finishing up the very last of my labwork for my thesis (yay!), traveling between Cape Cod and Cape …
December 2, 2011
For Scale
When geologists take photographs of rocks, they often include items to indicate scale. When I’m doing fieldwork, I generally use a ruler or a hammer to indicate scale. Sometimes, I use other items such as my field notebook or my camera lens cap. When I’m not doing fieldwork and I wander across some interesting rocks, I use anything available to indicate scale– from flip-flops to coins to my own hands …
November 18, 2011
Cango Caves in Pictures
I haven’t yet received a reply to my letter to Dr. Sheldon Cooper about why geology is a real and valuable science and why caves are interesting, but that’s okay. For those of you who agree that caves are interesting, I thought I’d share some pictures from my most recent spelunking trip. Back in September, my husband and I took a weekend trip to Outdshoorn, South Africa, where I rode …
October 31, 2011
West Coast Flowers in Pictures
About a month ago I posted some pictures from a Saturday picnic at Langebaan Lagoon, which is located in the West Coast National Park just north of Cape Town, South Africa. I promised to post a few more pictures of our visit to the park. Here they are… mostly, these are pictures of the beautiful September flowers. The flower season in the park is brief– a little over a month– …
October 3, 2011
Langebaan Lagoon in Pictures
A few weeks ago, my fiance, some friends, and I took a day trip to the West Coast National Park, which is about an hour’s drive north of Cape Town, South Africa. We had a picnic on Langebaan Lagoon and then drove around the park to see the beautiful flowers. If you’re ever in the Cape Town area, I highly recommend visiting the West Coast National Park. While you’re in …
August 27, 2011
Nuy Valley in Pictures
Sorry posting has been a bit slow recently… I’ve been very busy re-locating to South Africa and trying to make good progress on writing up my thesis. Actually, the next few months may be somewhat lighter with posting as I actually write up this thesis of mine! To tide over my blog readers, I thought I’d post a few pictures from my new home here in South Africa. Last weekend …
May 27, 2011
Cape Peninsula in Pictures
Flowers at Cape Point, South Africa. April 2011. I’m working late tonight running samples on the mass spectrometer. I’ve been in lab since 8:30am and really should go home, but I’ve decided it’s better to stay up all night and run samples. Okay, maybe not all night. But probably until 2am or 3am. Actually, I’m happy about this long lab day. I spent a good four hours tuning the machine …
April 25, 2011
Munich in Pictures
Because of mechanical problems with an airplane, I took an unexpected route to South Africa. Travel is often this way; you have to be prepared for the unexpected. Often, the unexpected makes for the best travel stories. Now that I’ve recovered from jetlag and travel exhaustion, I have a good story… even if still I don’t have my luggage four days after my arrival. As a result of my changed …
April 13, 2011
Cederberg in Pictures
Contemplative in the Cederberg. It’s been awhile since I’ve done an “…in Pictures” post, so I thought I’d put up some pretty geology pictures today. Exactly one week from today I fly to Cape Town, South Africa to visit my fiance and have a bit of a vacation after 4 1/2 months of hard work. I’ve only taken a weekend or two off since Christmas, so I’m definitely feeling tired …
