Category Archives: Nature

Les Aiguilles Rouges

Posted on February 11, 2026 by JJS

🇬🇧 The birthday I spent trying not to plummet off the French Alps June 21st, 1976 🏔️They say your twenties are for finding yourself. On my 23rd birthday, I was less concerned with finding myself and more concerned with not … Continue reading →

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Incomprehensible numbers II – 🐜🐜

Posted on August 25, 2024 by JJS

Hard to grasp?  Scientists estimate that there are approximately 20 quadrillion ants 🐜 on Earth, That’s 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants, or about 2.5 million ants for every human. There are roughly 200,000 times more ants on our planet than the 100 billion … Continue reading →

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Stork News

Posted on March 26, 2022 by JJS

Sarralbe Webcam The storks came back a few weeks ago and have been busy rearranging the old nest. A few days ago the first egg was laid but the female stork broke it apart on purpose a few hours later … Continue reading →

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And then there were 4

Posted on July 2, 2021 by JJS

If you have been following the evolution of the storks in Sarralbe via the dedicated Webcam, you probably have noticed one of them has gone. In fact it took its 1st flight today July 2nd at 12:05. Will it come … Continue reading →

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Flower power

Posted on April 5, 2021 by JJS

One of the new plants has started flowering. What a complex flower!

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