“May the Third………..Violets are appearing along the side of the track…..not shrinking…..not at all….”
Week Eighteen – One Day At A Time
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Results Roundup #Orkney
Orkney Constituency and Regional voting result 2021
Liam McArthur Retains Orkney For LibDems But Vote is Down
Liam McArthur has retained the Orkney Constituency seat for the LibDems in the Scottish Parliament elections held on Thursday 6th May 2021.
#Orkney Turnout 65.5%
The turnout for Postal votes was 87% .
Counting Underway in Orkney
The estimated timing for the Orkney constituency declaration is around 2pm.
Weather Forecast: Staying rather cold with occasional showers.
North to northwest wind. Maximum temperature 9 °C.
The Fascination of Plants
On Tuesday 18th May, join plant enthusiasts all around the world and take part in the first-ever virtual Fascination of Plants Day.
Hurrah For Earthworms!!! Or – The Return of the Native.
“We’re seeing worm casts in the grass too – so they are enriching the soil, right through the garden.”
Wasps
It may be doubted by many but 33,000 species of stinging (aculeate) wasps are helping us humans.
Detecting ‘Spectral Fingerprints’ Of Atoms & Molecules Beyond Our Solar System
An international collaboration of astronomers led by Queen’s University Belfast has discovered a new chemical signature in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet, a planet that orbits a star other than the sun.
