A covert of coots
A covert is a shelter or a hiding place, from which you might study coots. It can also refer to...
Mathemagician
An intriguing portmanteau word. I once had a maths teacher who deserved this title. She was great at maths, certainly,...
Convex columns
A clever way to counter the optical illusion of concavity that straight-sided columns have, by making them convex.
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Ragrowster
'The dog thought this was fun, and ragrowstered with her under and on the water all the way to Leaning...
Two ancient long-haul boats
Lopez refers to some of the ancient boats that reached the Arctic from Europe, including the Irish carraughs and Norse...
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