tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post1754692456140332604..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Hunting FossilsArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-60175198398032448792013-02-20T09:37:19.926+01:002013-02-20T09:37:19.926+01:00Another favourite place - Whitby - but I was utter...Another favourite place - Whitby - but I was utterly ignorant of the story of St Hilda and her ability to turn the snakes into stone - fascinating! Thanks, AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-60822801752106300972013-02-20T00:59:41.844+01:002013-02-20T00:59:41.844+01:00Whitby has its fossils too - I wonder if you know ...Whitby has its fossils too - I wonder if you know about St Hilda and the ammonites or snake stones? See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/earth/fossils/fossil-folklore/fossil_types/ammonites02.htmnillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-65959058727023351632013-02-19T13:38:48.544+01:002013-02-19T13:38:48.544+01:00And what a brilliant comment to find too! Thank yo...And what a brilliant comment to find too! Thank you Janice - another place for a visit perhaps? You always seem to jog my memory too - as an 11 year old, my school trip was to the Derbyshire Peak District and we had a wonderful time much as you did, with a pillow fight at the end, resulting in SUCH a mess! It's incredible how many feathers fit into a pillow....<br />Believe it or not, the ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-62462661031216387582013-02-19T12:10:37.230+01:002013-02-19T12:10:37.230+01:00I just love the idea of Mateo's first words......I just love the idea of Mateo's first words.....he could only be your son Annie. The images here, and those you have put on fb are great. There is something spectacular about the shapes and the never - endingness of it. My only ever trip to Lyme Regis was a week's school trip when I was 11. I fell in love with the Cobb, but otherwise memories of the trip are based around midnight feasts Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-9719473626061758882013-02-18T15:42:52.681+01:002013-02-18T15:42:52.681+01:00Glad you enjoyed it, Perpetua. I have now retrieve...Glad you enjoyed it, Perpetua. I have now retrieved my own photos - not so amazing but definitely mine, so there may be a follow up. I am particularly fond of ammonites as they are so beautiful and we're always excited to find one. My husband's auntie and uncle are expert hunters and have some fantastic 'finds'. Axxx<br />ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-10609951995714967342013-02-18T15:26:46.546+01:002013-02-18T15:26:46.546+01:00Annie, I'm afraid I'm like Bodrum Annie, i...Annie, I'm afraid I'm like Bodrum Annie, interested in archaeology rather than palaeontology, but I found this post fascinating. In all my 66 years I've never lived near or visited any of the well-known fossil-hunting places, so the only fossils I've seen have been in museums. What a shameful admission to have to make. :-) Thanks for filling in some of the gaps in my knowledge.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-81309666408357499902013-02-18T11:05:48.925+01:002013-02-18T11:05:48.925+01:00Don't feel guilty, Annie - it's never too ...Don't feel guilty, Annie - it's never too late! And as for spotting my next cunning chocolate plan - well done. When at the Visitor Centre, I asked if they would be interested in Jurassic Chocolates and they were very keen - even offered me the opportunity to do a workshop there sometime - so you were just slightly ahead of me on your observation. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-61469932340468453252013-02-18T11:03:32.699+01:002013-02-18T11:03:32.699+01:00I was fascinated by fossils as a child but only re...I was fascinated by fossils as a child but only rediscovered them through my son's eyes - which was wonderful! And I can well imagine that you love Lyme Regis! It's inevitable that Jane Austen comes to life there - everything is as she described, isn't it? <br />As for ammonites, they were strange things but how lovely we have them in their current forms to treasure - as you say, theyArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-70474962456880142072013-02-18T10:44:47.035+01:002013-02-18T10:44:47.035+01:00I've never been fossil hunting, always too bus...I've never been fossil hunting, always too busy digging up newer artefacts, but I now feel guilty that I didn't introduce my daughter to it. At first, I thought the top picture was one of your gorgeous chocolates, so I may not have made a very good fossil hunter. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-86094796986176327932013-02-18T10:16:01.244+01:002013-02-18T10:16:01.244+01:00hello Annie:
Yes, ammonites are extremely interest...hello Annie:<br />Yes, ammonites are extremely interesting and we can well imagine the delight with which your children seek them out and treasure them. One cannot help but wonder what creature the remains come from and for how long they have remained hidden. And, they are so very beautiful, works of art!<br /><br />Lyme Regis is an absolute favourite of ours. When one is there,one can still Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-92103545244743979622013-02-17T22:49:14.944+01:002013-02-17T22:49:14.944+01:00I've been through Thouars a couple of times bu...I've been through Thouars a couple of times but had no idea about it having given a name to an era - the name really rings a bell but I can't remember much about it just now. The link showed the town medal.<br /><br />The kids had a whale of a time - there were so many shapes to be seen in the rocks that it wasn't difficult for them to have a sense of discovery. We made a few little &ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-43469929245991033372013-02-17T22:42:08.604+01:002013-02-17T22:42:08.604+01:00Lyne Regis - apart from being too crowded in the s...Lyne Regis - apart from being too crowded in the summer - is one of my favourite places. We were absolutely bowled over by the prehistory all around. I bet you will always remember your week there.<br />I haven't read these books - but will get a copy of my own - don't send yours though it's a very kind offer. As we are all keen, I'm sure they are ones that we'll want to keep!ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-35245099037343351532013-02-17T22:39:20.912+01:002013-02-17T22:39:20.912+01:00It was lovely, Gaynor. It was particularly good to...It was lovely, Gaynor. It was particularly good to be amongst such genuine enthusiasm - and it's definitely a fascination to share. It's quite mind blowing to imagine things that lived so very long ago.<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-82156494378196489512013-02-17T21:56:53.344+01:002013-02-17T21:56:53.344+01:00I'm not sure if this will come out, but it sho...I'm not sure if this will come out, but it should show the town medal of Thouars in the Deux Sevres, which gave its name to an era..Toarcian...and have a superb reserve in an old quarry complex just outside the town.<br />The area was an ammonite paradise...<br /><br />http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/var/nrv2_archive/storage/images/contenus/articles/2012/03/16/Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-39669606965951238112013-02-17T19:44:06.420+01:002013-02-17T19:44:06.420+01:00What a brilliant family pursuit fossil hunting is ...What a brilliant family pursuit fossil hunting is for everyone.I spent a week in Lyme Regis on a geology field trip in 6th form---i still have my fossil collection!! Last year i read two books on Mary Anning--the 19th century female fossil hunter from Lyme Regis.<br /><br />The Fossil Hunter by Shelley Emling<br />Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier.<br /><br />Both books captured the love ofHazel Maria Blakeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720712737417796993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-89056667627446643732013-02-17T18:30:37.754+01:002013-02-17T18:30:37.754+01:00What a wonderful way to spend a day out with your ...What a wonderful way to spend a day out with your family. I'm fascinated by fossils and try to pass some on to the pupils I teach. I use them as an assembly theme for Y8 starting off with a trilobite which is more than 350 million years old.<br /><br />Precious, or what!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.com