@lukelukeluke.bsky.social here are some nice mushrooms - do you know what they are? Found them on our tree in northern England.

Here is one, too.

Somewhat defeatist note in the manual of the minivan we rented.

Up at Schulman Grove, CA, today, amongst the ancient Bristlecone Pine trees with our @durhamearthsci.bsky.social MSci students. The trees, the oldest living organsims on the planet, have silently witnessed many civilisations rise and fall.

Found a rock naturally shaped like a sword. Big win.

Lunch with a view with MRes student @ethanhamvolc.bsky.social in Las Cañadas Caldera.

@gernon.bsky.social fieldwork celebration time

Surprise Birthday party [cut very short by school run] from my grad students. Awww....

Fast approaching my 6th decade and thinking a lot about time. Here, ~60000 years of geologic time is unevenly spread through the layers. The grey Plinian pumice layers together represent ~15 days, max: very short periods of intense change. The other 59999.9 years are locked up in the orange soils.