The h2g2 Post 10.02.25

Created Nov 27, 2024 | Updated 4 Days Ago

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Posted: 10^th February 2025

This week's title is Love, Like the Yellow Daffodil, Is Coming Through the Snow (a reference to Sydney Carter). Clockwise from upper left: snowdrops blooming, a quiet lake, frehs snow on ground and plants, a red cardinal in snow, a dappled sky, Orion as seen from Australia, some suspicious leftover shells Paige found on a walk in Scotland, a plaque in Rome about Julius Caesar being turned into a god, four oystercatchers by reeds and water, a squirrel running across the snow, and a European robin on a branch.

Snow, snow, snow. Have you got any? If you want some, come and take it: the Post Office denizens are tired of it. The perfidious groundhog threatens more of this, too: phooey. He's safe in the public library, what does he care? Still, snow can be picturesque, so we collected some photos for you to enjoy.

Wildlife has appeared, even in this weather. SashaQ has a rare bird. I found some not-so-rare ones, plus a furry critter that got up for a nap just before Groundhog Day.

FWR's visual tour of Rome continues. See the sights. There are impressive things to view and ponder over.

We have criticism: Awix critiques cinema and I critique medieval art, specifically killer bunnies. That's the highbrow stuff, so appreciate. On the lower end of the brow-scale, there's Bluebottle. I ran some of his puns past the Core Team and discovered that they don't travel all that well. So if you're wondering, feel free to ask Bluebottle. I'm sure he'll be glad to explain all the references for you. We are very educational around here.

There's fiction! Be sure to read FWR's short story Travel Sickness. You'll find it thought-provoking.

Find out what the world looks like to hitchhikers from all angles. Paigetheoracle and his little dog Luna find some alarming things on their walk. Meanwhile, FWR and Wilko make an interesting observation about antipodean skywatching. Nothing like actual experience to expand our store of empirical data for our research into Life, the Universe, and Everything.

Keep exploring, please, and keep sending me Stuff. My inbox is the most interesting place in cyberspace. And have a wonderful week out there. All will be well again – we have the Anchoress's word for that.

Dmitri Gheorgheni