Postcard from the Youngest Dryas ~

Snowscapes last week on Harris. Today we woke up to no snow, first time in two weeks ~ by equinox next week it’s rumoured we may attain 5°C

North Greenland, 2 million years ago

Reconstructed from pollen & the oldest identifiable DNA ever recovered

“A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA” published today (open access)

In other words I’ll believe what’s least trouble. Same all over the world.

The cult of the one man God has always relied on fear and compulsion.

Fewer than 50% of the UK population now call themselves Christian.

26% of “Christians” believe Jesus was the son of God.

34% of “Christians” believe in the teachings of Christianity.

I believe in both cases that wildly overstates the reality.

For anyone who thinks autism is just a disability

Trust the Universe
Painting by Jonas Lundström, 2014

I can’t describe it except it’s a joyful riot of radiant symmetry