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The Modern Wunderkammer: July 2012
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Tuesday, 31 July 2012. What happens to once-thriving freshwater ecosystems when the rivers they depend on are entombed in sewer pipes beneath layers of concrete and soil? National Geographic explores some of the world's lost rivers. Including London's Fleet and Westbourne and Moscow's Neglinnaya. 169; National Geographic. In a word: Homunculus. 8194; [huh- muhng.
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The Modern Wunderkammer: The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Two
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Wednesday, 19 September 2012. The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Two. Well, yesterday's packet-ripping action was a hard act to follow, but I actually think today's Sea Monkey fun was even more exciting. To recap, we have "founded the colony" and purified the water to create a happy home for our new pets. Today we get to add the sachet labelled "Instant Live Eggs". We now hav...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day One
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Monday, 17 September 2012. The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day One. Yesterday, Danny found an unopened Sea Monkey set I gave him last christmas. To be honest, I think it got forgotten in the excitement of snorkeling among far larger sea-beasts of the Poor Knights Islands. Anyway, whatever the reason,. Decided the time had come to awaken our sleeping Sea Monkeys. The Sea Monkey...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: August 2012
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Monday, 13 August 2012. I'm probably tempting fate by posting this three days before I jet off to Rarotonga for a snorkeling holiday, but I just read a fascinating feature in the National Geographic on Dangerous and Deadly Sea Creatures. Which include the beautiful and benign-looking textile cone snail. 169; De Agostini/Getty Images. An episode of Hawaii Five-O! So I'l...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: Billabongs
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Saturday, 30 March 2013. Bil·la·bong (bl-bông, -bng). 1 A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river. 2 A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season. 3 A stagnant pool or backwater. From Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) bilaba. Watercourse filled only after rain. I spent a whole day excavating the vegetable patch. Anyway,...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: In a word: Hibernaculum
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Tuesday, 11 September 2012. In a word: Hibernaculum. Hi·ber·nac·u·lum. Noun, plural hi·ber·nac·u·la [-luh]. A protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud. Winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal. A snake hibernaculum in London. Via www.wired.com. Yes yes, hardly the true ursine experience. And I should probably never try ...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: The Bayeux Tapestry
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Friday, 28 September 2012. Every Englishman knows which year the Normans invaded. But I'm sure far fewer know the actual date. After all, we're talking about an event that happened nearly 1000 years ago, so what's a day here or there? The Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066. Thanks to Wikipedia, I now know the fateful day fell on. Somewhere along the line, Harold ends ...
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The Modern Wunderkammer: The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Three
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Thursday, 20 September 2012. The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Three. Danny and I are now the proud parents of at least two baby Sea Monkeys! They're so ridiculously small that I missed my 8am meeting desperately trying to differentiate 'offspring' from 'food'. More photos to come. Ha! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Sea Monkey Diaries: Day Seven. Word Of The Week.
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The Modern Wunderkammer: March 2013
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Noun (plural Wunderkammern /-ˌkaməːn, -ˌkaməɐn/) a place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Lit. 'wonder room'. Saturday, 30 March 2013. Bil·la·bong (bl-bông, -bng). 1 A dead-end channel extending from the main stream of a river. 2 A streambed filled with water only in the rainy season. 3 A stagnant pool or backwater. From Wiradhuri (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) bilaba. Watercourse filled only after rain. I spent a whole day excavating the vegetable patch. Anyway,...
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