Tag: wonder

The Music Of Other Minds

As I write this, I can hear music outside. It's the music of a mind so different from mine. A brain diverged from my own by at least 300 million years of evolution. It's the music of, a woodpigeon! The sound of a wood pigeon I recorded: https://xeno-canto.org/977080 https://imgur.com/7UYfcA5 WOO-WOO-WOO-WOO!!!!! I love the song of … Continue reading The Music Of Other Minds →

After Months Of Frustration I Finally Photographed A Kingfisher

To me kingfishers are like the aurora borealis of the bird world. There is a lot of luck involved in seeing one, and the attempt can lead to a lot of frustration and dissapointment. I haven't even seen the Aurora Borealis yet, and I'm almost forty. Despite knowing the difficulties that were in store for … Continue reading After Months Of Frustration I Finally Photographed A Kingfisher →

I Was Woken Up Early By Jackdaws For Three Consecutive Weeks, And I Loved It

I hate being woken up early. It’s, an important function being interrupted, like, drinking water is important and necessary, to me being woken up is like trying to drink water, and the water keeps dissappearing. So, being woken up, is not nice! But, I’ve learned that I don’t feel that way if birds wake me … Continue reading I Was Woken Up Early By Jackdaws For Three Consecutive Weeks, And I Loved It →

I Saw Four Planets In The Sky At The Same Time

Something unusual is going on in our night skies at the moment, and it's wonderful. And it's a great way to start what will hopefully be a great year for astronomy, and my tenth year of doing astronomy. For the next few weeks, all of the planets except Mercury will be in the sky together … Continue reading I Saw Four Planets In The Sky At The Same Time →

Ten Years Of The Nagle Mountains

July 14th, 2014. That is when I first set off on my bike for the Nagle mountains. And April of that year was also when I started cycling. Ten years of cycling, and ten years of the Nagle mountains. Where does the time go! I remember before that trip, just looking at random locations on … Continue reading Ten Years Of The Nagle Mountains →

Magnificent Insects On the Coolim Cliffs

I've written about the Coolim Cliffs before, one of the best places on Earth in my opinion: https://autismneurodiversity.com/2022/08/10/the-coolim-cliffs-one-of-my-favourite-places-ever/ But in this post I'd like to mainly talk about my visit this year, after becoming a wildlife enthusiast. It feels like I'm seeing my old favourite places anew now, because now I'm much more conscious of … Continue reading Magnificent Insects On the Coolim Cliffs →

The Elation Of Seeing Baby Birds Growing Up

https://imgur.com/l30sskQ Stop trying not be elated! 2024 has been a complicated year for me. For my own personal development, for making new wonderful friends, for having some of the most amazing experiences of my life, it's probably the best year of my life. But, looking at the state of the world this year, I've also … Continue reading The Elation Of Seeing Baby Birds Growing Up →

Bode’s Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, Two For The Price Of One

9th July 2018 These two galaxies had a level of courtesy rarely seen these days in that they are very close together, so you can see both of them at the same time through a telescope. I remember in 2015, the year I bought my first telescope, seeing my first ever galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy. … Continue reading Bode’s Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy, Two For The Price Of One →

The Twentieth Cycle to the Nagle Mountains

I’ve been cycling to the Nagle Mountains since the year 2014. And I found this mountain range by sheer chance. One day I was just looking around places to the north of Cork city on Google Maps, and to my surprise there was a mountain range there, that I had never heard of, and that … Continue reading The Twentieth Cycle to the Nagle Mountains →