mattdocking
Old chemistry/geology teacher, mainly reposting pictures of minerals, trilobites and standing stones. Do like a nice tree as well.
- Reposted by mattdockingA moody River Kennet stirring, spreading and blooming her skirts. The watchful river godesses are riled & roused, mild & benign as these chalk streams usually are. But downstream, a new wetland is coming to life, for the river, its wildlife & people. townandmanor.co.uk/wetland-rese...
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- Reposted by mattdockingAbsolutely thrilled to have seen the new Chicago Archaeopteryx exhibit. This specimen never ceases to amaze me. Featuring my fanart of said dead bird. #chicagoarchaeopteryx #fieldmuseum
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- Reposted by mattdockingOn a certayne kynde of darke nighte yn Januarye, the past doth seeme so close. All of the thinges that hurt, and all of the thinges that were delightful. The smyles on the faces of friendes. Those tymes, irrevocable. Ich hope everichon Ich knewe ys doinge okaye, and Ich mourne those who are gone.
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- Reposted by mattdocking‘Star. Sister. Bird. Blossom. All the same interchangeable stuff.’ The most beautiful, moving piece of writing, & a tribute to loss from dear @amyjanebeer.bsky.social
- Reposted by mattdockingIch thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care nat for thee Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love [twangy, moody lute arpeggio] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye - Ich am yn love
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- a chest x ray and two blood tests? Always January.
- Country diary: Mammoth and bear, replaced by mattress and beer can | Michael J Warren www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by mattdockingI just thought everyone should see this
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- Reposted by mattdockingWelcome back to #FossilFriday Here is quite a large solitary rugose (horn) coral belonging to the taxa Grewingkia canadensis. This specimen was collected from the Upper Ordovician Whitewater (upper cincinnatian series) Formation in Indiana.
- Reposted by mattdockingA long long tyme ago Ich kan yet remembir How the music oft wolde make me smyle And Ich knewe that yf luck payed me court Thenne Ich koude make the folk cavort And mayhap to be mirtheful for a while
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- Reposted by mattdockingRight now there are three aluminium Lego figures orbiting around Jupiter aboard the Juno spacecraft. They represent the goddess Juno, the god Jupiter and the astronomer Galileo. Unlike ordinary LEGO figures, they have no movable parts. #astronomy #space Image: NASA/Lego
- Reposted by mattdockingIce Age art! A lovely little horse figurine sculpted from mammoth tusk around 15,000 years ago! Known as ‘The Little Horse of Lourdes’ it was found in 1886 in the cave of Les Espélugues, Lourdes, Haute-Pyrénées, France. 📷 by me. #Archaeology
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- Reposted by mattdocking#Aurora #NorthernLights Poor photos, but central southern England, North Wessex Downs. Could see the big green bolt others have pictured, with my naked eye!
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- Reposted by mattdockingThird place in the main category of our photo competition went to Simon Newman for “A Hobbit Hole in Hampshire”, showing soft morning light glowing through a woodland tunnel near Cheriton. Congratulations, Simon! 😊
- Reposted by mattdockingGood morning. A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive. That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power. Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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- Reposted by mattdockingA small and exotic Buddha found far from home in #VikingAge buildings on the Swedish lake island of Helgö. Probably made in the Swat Valley, the Buddha travelled some 5,000 km from its place of origin, encapsulating the idea of long-distance trade during the Viking Age. #Archaeology
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- Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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- Reposted by mattdockingWelcome to 2026! Find our latest Bulletin which has just gone live on the website, an ideal starter to the new term. science.cleapss.org.uk/Resource-Inf...
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- Reposted by mattdockingWe’re back again with more of our 2025 highlights! Ozone hole discovery anniversary – We marked 40 years since BAS scientists Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jon Shanklin discovered the ozone hole in 1985. Their findings led to the Montreal Protocol which prevented an additional 2.5°C of warming.
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