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Knitting limnologist interested in the impact of changing resources on community-level interactions. Focusing on microbes in the Arctic and other cool places.
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Curious about beekeeping and local(ish) to south Ceredigion? 🐝Why not do a Beginners’ Course in Beekeeping with Teifiside Beekeepers ’Association next year? 🐝 Happy to answer any questions about the course! :)
I'm really impressed by this lady bringing her #spinning #wheel to #Antarctica, especially reading about all the effort she put into preparing and testing her setup before she left: https://t.co/rPHAgKZ7N4 🐧 ❄️ I usually only manage to squeeze in a ball of #sock #yarn and a set of #DPNs when I go on polar fieldwork. 🧦 🧶 Perhaps I could bring a #spindle and some #fibre next time? 🤔
Spinning an icy yarn in Antarctica

Marion Wheatland has spun her way into Antarctic history in an effort to help conserve history. For six hours the adventurous Canadian-Australian spun wool on the doorstep of Mawson’s Huts at Commonwealth Bay in January this year. She used the …

#introduction -- Hi there! I'm a #limnologist by training who started out with fish and ended up working on #aquatic #microbial #ecology of #glacier surfaces, #polar #lakes and abandoned coalmines at #Aberystwyth University in #Wales. My main #research interests are the impact of changing resources on community-level interactions and how microbes interact with their #environment. Also into #beekeeping #knitting #crafts #basketweaving #hamradio #SOTA #hiking #languages