Street Biologist's Diary

 I am back to my blog after more than a month. As the semester is winding down, there's a lot to do with teaching.  One of the bonuses of living in Alberta, Canada is the experience of witnessing the incredible beauty of Northern Lights.  On Thursday night (24 March 2023), she came with all her glory. From our location, we only got to see her for about 20 minutes and then clouds moved in. We had experienced another major show on 4 November 2021. I stayed out in our backyard for over two hours and enjoyed her glory with my heart's content! I will show you some photos from that night first followed by the photos taken on Thursday night. Here are some photos I took this Thursday night.

 In most provinces of Canada, the third Monday of February is observed as the Family Day to provide hard-working individuals to have some time with their loved ones and to emphasize the importance of family. Happy Family Day everybody.

  August 5, 2010 .  During our visit to North Wales, we had the opportunity to ride the train operated by the oldest independent railway company of the world as we travelled from Blaenau Ffestiniog tp the port city of Porthmadog.  The Ffestiniog Railway (in Welsh: Rheifford Ffestiniog) is a narrow gauge heritage railway line located in Gwynedd, Wales. The railway is about 22km long and runs from the slate mining town Blaenau Ffestiniog to the harbour of Porthmadog travelling through forested and mountainous scenery of Snowdonia National Park. The line single track throughout with four intermediate passing sections. The railway originally carried down slates from Blaenau Ffestiniog area to Irish Sea for the most part of the 19th Century. From there, slate was delivered all over the world. The line is still run by the "Ffestiniog Railway Company" - the oldest surviving independent railway company of the world. The railway is still here largely because of the huge efforts of...