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Who or What Made Them?

You ask some deep questions. Understand, time exists in the universe, but ceases in a detached singularity like a black hole, so trying to prove or disprove Cod before the Big Bang, which is also an uncertainty, is not within our ability to do. ...

blackspanielgallery, on 07/19/2015

The Foxglove Plant: Facts and Care for This Garden Beauty

Excellent photography. These appear to be around one house, so they were probably done at one time.

blackspanielgallery, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

The boatmen know the currents, but the supposed tunnels in Loch Ness would have to be a be a thousand feet down in unexplored, lightless waters that require a miniature submarine and cameras to explore, and such exploration has not been done. ...

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

I think those boatmen on Lough Corrib and Loch Ness know those waters, tides, currents, swells and channels better than anyone. I would rather believe them than any geographer or geologist. All I can say is that the Lough Corrib eel I saw must ...

Veronica, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

Quote from catfishing-uk..."The wels catfish will eat anything alive or dead that it can stuff into its very large mouth." This means that it would be able to take full advantage of the biomass available in the loch.

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Sheldon Cooper Clock Explanation - what does 0b mean in 11?

Hi Candy. Your comment gave me a chuckle. My situation on the lizard Spock is the same as you - Sheldon can explain it to us, but he can't make it understand for us. :)

MidgeFragnet, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

Slight correction. Maxwell reported the sighting by a friend. Having researched the tale it seems to me that the Maxwell sighting, in the Hebrides, was a frilled shark, a rare beast which has sometimes been thought to be one of the origins of ...

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

Lough Corrib! The lough is very close to the sea. Eels could easily get through the short passage into the lough [note that Irish and Scottish spellings of lough are different.] Ireland is famous for eels, which can become quite large. The ...

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

A great piece of writing Frank with clear sections too. I have been to Loch Ness and I did fall into the category of being a total disbeliever. I do not believe in ghosts or monsters of any sort. Now I have visited the Loch I am open minded. ...

Veronica, on 07/19/2015

Hurricane Danger: Storm Surge

The south east of Britain can be subject to the threat of storm surges, as happened in 1953. These are caused round here by a combination of factors. High tide raises levels naturally, but low air pressure raises the sea surface, and very low ...

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Bruges - No High Rises, No Ugly Modernity. Just Class

Thanks, Jan.

Maritravel, on 07/19/2015

Loch Ness: new thinking about the monster

Thanks. Another point about the wels catfish is that it is not particularly palatable, except when young, so in the hungry war years no one would have fished it for food, leaving it time to flourish.

frankbeswick, on 07/19/2015

Bruges - No High Rises, No Ugly Modernity. Just Class

On my list of things to do before I die and it has shot up to the top. With your excellent photography and descriptive powers you have really sold it to me.

janisleofwight, on 07/19/2015

Garden Medley No-Lettuce Salad

This looks good. I personally like lettuce, but not everyone does, so an alternative salad is nice.

blackspanielgallery, on 07/18/2015

Hurricane Danger: Storm Surge

I have been to Mississippi after Camille, and seen three large ships beached, and about three city blocks deep from the Gulf of Mexico in total devastation. After Katrina the situation was even worse. One of only a few structures to survive ...

blackspanielgallery, on 07/18/2015