tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147584602024-03-13T17:35:34.944+00:00Little Star Homeschool"Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."
PlatoRaphaniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15575994336337914891noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14758460.post-5961110120455768652009-07-27T20:27:00.004+00:002009-07-27T21:03:23.948+00:00Monday...Again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbdYszi6WeUpXgj3dDtgCmu60fVOlku6QBk9V-9f4PilpbVomkukXkGFAtJoJTE6EvYKSB1RfbmyW5eJ23LJavxCl7z056TxS7xmJlfBszoLPiFAvGFe8r8kEy-2ZIbeT9_xROA/s1600-h/tantrix.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363239476191326130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbdYszi6WeUpXgj3dDtgCmu60fVOlku6QBk9V-9f4PilpbVomkukXkGFAtJoJTE6EvYKSB1RfbmyW5eJ23LJavxCl7z056TxS7xmJlfBszoLPiFAvGFe8r8kEy-2ZIbeT9_xROA/s200/tantrix.jpg" /></a>Today Robert has been busy, very busy. He did <a href="http://track.webgains.com/click.html?wgcampaignid=9220&wgprogramid=1240&wgtarget=http://www.sciencemuseumstore.com/mall/productpage.cfm/ScienceMuseumStore/200233">Hotwires</a> with Dad and played <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00067U3BI?ie=UTF8&tag=aromaticgarde-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00067U3BI">Tantrix</a> by himself. We went into town and got stopped by a promotor for the library service and were persuaded to join the <a href="http://www.questseekers.org.uk/">Quest Seekers</a> summer reading challenge. Robert has to read six books in six weeks to gain rewards. We have a chart to complete and the best thing is its all free! So thats maths, science and literacy covered for today. Tomorrow I need to do some cooking to restock the freezer and carry on with repainting the office.<br /><br />John is a happy bunny after seeing one of his favourite rock bands play Chesterfield last night - Saracen - <blockquote><p>Following their first live performance in 1977, the band gigged extensively<br />across the Midlands during the ensuing years. The standard of those 'live'<br />performances, combined with their unique brand of symphonic rock, saw Lammergier<br />amass a large and loyal following of fans. Then a new decade arrived, and with<br />it some major developments for the Matlock-based rockers.<br /><br />Their named changed from Lammergier.....to SARACEN. But the music remained the same; an ever-growing repertoire of powerful, guitar-oriented rock, amply laced with lush keyboards and evocative vocals. After several months 'off the road', with time spent putting the finishing touches to their new 'live' show, the Lads re-emerged as 'Saracen' in January of 1981. And this time with plans for a debut album!<br /><br />During the summer of that year the now famous 'Heroes, Saints & Fools' album was recorded, at Fairview Studios in Beverley, England. Released in October '81, it was received with critical acclaim, and is still regarded as a 'classic' of it's genre even today, over twenty years on!<br /></p></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358020561816618290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2t4UmlQ3dKeeKZ_vS8xgZ8LSEQVzQY-IdQugoU3fPBMNPZLA3dUaKPh7FeEzBH2ooAev1fmqbbV1qLz2mTvqWk9arYIe_FdDTPco3sTOci3NP_3BInSTj3K-vjt7Koh0dzb35tg/s320/P1010061.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">To have fun. </div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittp6RD1zsXpmmFRBHQkBx0sAR36pb3_VccCVcDeWFB1FuRVd53AF0HmBaSKj3RR5KOFeQa4OdDXlahS275o8LfyjRWhQ5yvLl2foyMKReatwK_zSpJqhf0HwAvUy66_esAcsMbw/s1600-h/P1010067.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358020038834547106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittp6RD1zsXpmmFRBHQkBx0sAR36pb3_VccCVcDeWFB1FuRVd53AF0HmBaSKj3RR5KOFeQa4OdDXlahS275o8LfyjRWhQ5yvLl2foyMKReatwK_zSpJqhf0HwAvUy66_esAcsMbw/s320/P1010067.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">And enjoy the sun.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdZbUlBivh310GqoEUfAFit_meuhIca4i8gd_y_6A3LMe9MdRxr-sEVLp2s6y6yeJQwS7Twx9llcXULhdh4KNYJ4JgajUYtCmgyxERoDTBv1M5wutRHfh8r19bZkESwZVIi5MPQ/s1600-h/P1010081.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358019141310634226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxdZbUlBivh310GqoEUfAFit_meuhIca4i8gd_y_6A3LMe9MdRxr-sEVLp2s6y6yeJQwS7Twx9llcXULhdh4KNYJ4JgajUYtCmgyxERoDTBv1M5wutRHfh8r19bZkESwZVIi5MPQ/s320/P1010081.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And sit and think.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wa8t8BqI3az6dvQaQUYuP7hS6HL1J4veAKC7Glalr1ssWVfePc3c0CDiRDbBJuDDBF51miJ11fcRnqY3yVbvWEQriiMEOsSHnCEwieaWVgabGb-vggud1kmO5UwrT0mU4qbmCg/s1600-h/P1010087.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358018524939866146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wa8t8BqI3az6dvQaQUYuP7hS6HL1J4veAKC7Glalr1ssWVfePc3c0CDiRDbBJuDDBF51miJ11fcRnqY3yVbvWEQriiMEOsSHnCEwieaWVgabGb-vggud1kmO5UwrT0mU4qbmCg/s320/P1010087.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And wait for fish.</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCiuZjA4wpj1XkF6DtaLE_m4s3Q6fARWoSuKx7dtmlCnLDAh_XUi9Nt6JGIdMVrOtbclcZ8lKOQ7jggIyTGNQ7oWQ2sajfDHuYQc_W8ck3lkV41vQbhBYap6WumFVYtJW0E32yg/s1600-h/P1010088.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358017020564338194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLV9TiWELyx61mYysXAv-BAo3pQnQo2z9CLVkVZBJZdewS85GS_97oeU0OiyLCFXehiAUbVnhqHj6UJWE-d8jeV9SclS3Qy_rJo5ihpI8TCtyee_zjjwjYj7vBygt77WbIYXLPA/s320/P1010096.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And simply enjoy a new place to be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pvop82OgOuGF1SCWfQiwBMXJzA6Mo5bkFxiP9ErsMp_u5jNhrmkPX6XZPBkkc1o2C-luGgieT7GlC7mptatn8uDcg91sOqN3yUi-bQeLTU1J9KN2FCVlAx9L69OFGr6jCWf30g/s1600-h/P1010098.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358016534783388802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pvop82OgOuGF1SCWfQiwBMXJzA6Mo5bkFxiP9ErsMp_u5jNhrmkPX6XZPBkkc1o2C-luGgieT7GlC7mptatn8uDcg91sOqN3yUi-bQeLTU1J9KN2FCVlAx9L69OFGr6jCWf30g/s320/P1010098.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Here's the highlights.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7mmwDU4ODIdCZCFf5c0QEWuYPlbXV5XxxYDQdc-G-17DU9QCzQLI2kUxyfnwTNpvbEVVaqSUZwAbIU0prihjYx_K7XeZlwrP3OwgWbuLMQ2U2bAbQ0GHKQrJBiW0e7ROqBYLUw/s1600-h/P1000292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7mmwDU4ODIdCZCFf5c0QEWuYPlbXV5XxxYDQdc-G-17DU9QCzQLI2kUxyfnwTNpvbEVVaqSUZwAbIU0prihjYx_K7XeZlwrP3OwgWbuLMQ2U2bAbQ0GHKQrJBiW0e7ROqBYLUw/s320/P1000292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203702306460308338" border="0" /></a>Stroking Guinea Pigs. Awe how cute.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXNtrEuNMfFLarlmTfIFAlKB5qrfrCtLmvsuUsFMgab_OiBax_DGLEQwfcQtPoR3M2v_T9qc_kA5MIZoQ1GTgBimz9Y5cDJFZUeHpeZWIO5Rt130C-DcWCJ9iK_zUuQhyphenhyphen0HFtBw/s1600-h/P1000285.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXNtrEuNMfFLarlmTfIFAlKB5qrfrCtLmvsuUsFMgab_OiBax_DGLEQwfcQtPoR3M2v_T9qc_kA5MIZoQ1GTgBimz9Y5cDJFZUeHpeZWIO5Rt130C-DcWCJ9iK_zUuQhyphenhyphen0HFtBw/s320/P1000285.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203701614970573666" border="0" /></a>Sand and water play. Robert spent ages turning the giant Archimedes Screw.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCVnrXLUtaAqUiANrazvCLVOidSCP1y-Lk8kOkDWMXxLXo1Brk4ANzlb3tjaK2lXyE5vTkYUtgaEw3uXRml8MCzez-CPyXvH1Xzajir7ynMEfMSaiLiw2EhAjCD9orUTzPMbAug/s1600-h/P1000280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCVnrXLUtaAqUiANrazvCLVOidSCP1y-Lk8kOkDWMXxLXo1Brk4ANzlb3tjaK2lXyE5vTkYUtgaEw3uXRml8MCzez-CPyXvH1Xzajir7ynMEfMSaiLiw2EhAjCD9orUTzPMbAug/s320/P1000280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203701151114105682" border="0" /></a>Bouncing and running about.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H4ZiHyPzlu0IcTIqZgSry5A5WIhjiZWPbU_M6MUMK_QH81ymJ4XLUJO4TrAIEw8e7Qb84DX0IkS6ycQXBrX5UZifZpEgjWJLBq5lsh3KWswpYZENpYmlCeKYgl1nHJEwRGIweA/s1600-h/P1000276.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0H4ZiHyPzlu0IcTIqZgSry5A5WIhjiZWPbU_M6MUMK_QH81ymJ4XLUJO4TrAIEw8e7Qb84DX0IkS6ycQXBrX5UZifZpEgjWJLBq5lsh3KWswpYZENpYmlCeKYgl1nHJEwRGIweA/s320/P1000276.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203700597063324482" border="0" /></a>Discovering and exploring secret tunnels.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzrKb5CZAGzEssiyV5R4ZA4QlbWCUDDuMSIqyuuF4nKi1QitWcJ2Gs77PumsdNwASwjHKjpr-JuDhUfQK7gTOEC9UEB-xUKb8OG0R-euNkcGhNUNBkpQYKABoCeI-uIQIaoL7jQ/s1600-h/P1000300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzrKb5CZAGzEssiyV5R4ZA4QlbWCUDDuMSIqyuuF4nKi1QitWcJ2Gs77PumsdNwASwjHKjpr-JuDhUfQK7gTOEC9UEB-xUKb8OG0R-euNkcGhNUNBkpQYKABoCeI-uIQIaoL7jQ/s320/P1000300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203702804676514690" border="0" /></a>Waiting for the bus home. The bus took us directly from matlock to the house itself. When I was Robert's age or thereabouts we had to walk from Baslow all the way up the long drive to the house. We must have been super fit kids. And just for the record I have walked up that hill to Riber Castle in Matlock aswell.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXjay7OPI4Hd6NLnE1Q3wO2NzYO3axDdluQi5Mx4l4RqIE78IFl_9QjHxWK_k1NpBYHehYQMp_bzNmQtAoRqS5TYa07FL1iz-2nn4l2V0GSQrDz31QDZ9V4ZUBaedHz8g2BVKDw/s1600-h/P1000302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmXjay7OPI4Hd6NLnE1Q3wO2NzYO3axDdluQi5Mx4l4RqIE78IFl_9QjHxWK_k1NpBYHehYQMp_bzNmQtAoRqS5TYa07FL1iz-2nn4l2V0GSQrDz31QDZ9V4ZUBaedHz8g2BVKDw/s320/P1000302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203703238468211602" border="0" /></a>One very exhausted six year old.<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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(He's been wanting one for ages.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lXO4gh5hINFOw5nOoKhFJtboO2LGZU5ivn3jHzWP2bNcPe30JRsg9KmYZzQYVdsa7EyLqXf_mxGeKXFEdPekW8uxxKcUoLpWfa1mT3vbSJRRXud7HnrIC2TDejZ-WR4GzcHtJA/s1600-h/geomag_decopanel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lXO4gh5hINFOw5nOoKhFJtboO2LGZU5ivn3jHzWP2bNcPe30JRsg9KmYZzQYVdsa7EyLqXf_mxGeKXFEdPekW8uxxKcUoLpWfa1mT3vbSJRRXud7HnrIC2TDejZ-WR4GzcHtJA/s320/geomag_decopanel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190294445664139346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Fitting the panels together.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nHq8K2cHQzZyQR0AaAAb9ncz6zQqBAgcLpbwYmQv5Hrmhmmfi_aG8ya20aP6LVuZBQS3iqdG30c9sG0RJbBxGMExAqWWpIDb2nxb4wAH1OonmqbxmxXjf7rpD340xv1I8_yf8g/s1600-h/geomag_pyramid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nHq8K2cHQzZyQR0AaAAb9ncz6zQqBAgcLpbwYmQv5Hrmhmmfi_aG8ya20aP6LVuZBQS3iqdG30c9sG0RJbBxGMExAqWWpIDb2nxb4wAH1OonmqbxmxXjf7rpD340xv1I8_yf8g/s320/geomag_pyramid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293810008979506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow triangles.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhNVNCX947LSlUFadJCf30GmfDK08Bxi_cX2g5J_ts8yDDMKnY6bb2ireeZ4mg_3FTNsLGXPUtF49cpl6JNunaE3Dgo5RlYfiJ7yIn0-MaSa5YsOaO_Mspchd00ahnzAAq5Uh_w/s1600-h/geomag_spins.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhNVNCX947LSlUFadJCf30GmfDK08Bxi_cX2g5J_ts8yDDMKnY6bb2ireeZ4mg_3FTNsLGXPUtF49cpl6JNunaE3Dgo5RlYfiJ7yIn0-MaSa5YsOaO_Mspchd00ahnzAAq5Uh_w/s320/geomag_spins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190294102066755650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Geomag spins.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OVyIFIkPuhNEzu5nfN-sTCmpyfsKOdcDCzdA0rHHoWaSPm8J8az7HypzsTrv1TOytVM4KgLc7516pRVIk0h0EEKIrRzAMiugzoMCTnOchlkJAFXga1HjBsB4X6czCLjvhj7x5w/s1600-h/geomag_pent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OVyIFIkPuhNEzu5nfN-sTCmpyfsKOdcDCzdA0rHHoWaSPm8J8az7HypzsTrv1TOytVM4KgLc7516pRVIk0h0EEKIrRzAMiugzoMCTnOchlkJAFXga1HjBsB4X6czCLjvhj7x5w/s320/geomag_pent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293475001530402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Red pentagons and green squares.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOOOYQCtfVWOvVoof-evRLs-5YoPOH7rLEYBZKRfz2KqEpox37am6aZdC2oBg20lqM8Ty2e5DFyOSyPzA73ihyXr9TauXpI55QrLTQIVNBE0GB3JVqVFWM6LnqQLzSD5eWDDglw/s1600-h/geomag_cube.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOOOYQCtfVWOvVoof-evRLs-5YoPOH7rLEYBZKRfz2KqEpox37am6aZdC2oBg20lqM8Ty2e5DFyOSyPzA73ihyXr9TauXpI55QrLTQIVNBE0GB3JVqVFWM6LnqQLzSD5eWDDglw/s320/geomag_cube.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190292860821207058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yellow squares<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHfi1pORhM7Kz8Tck_UEYnXi-oO_x5wYXaa5WD4wkim1UF3bbNUN_eFGPc61GOMzUXD1ITTSarEYDJXN2F5zYUBpdKHqtOvLWVBwp5WbsOLAWVbJ1ThJVLh02LXdX__Nr4999HQ/s1600-h/geomag_rhomboid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHfi1pORhM7Kz8Tck_UEYnXi-oO_x5wYXaa5WD4wkim1UF3bbNUN_eFGPc61GOMzUXD1ITTSarEYDJXN2F5zYUBpdKHqtOvLWVBwp5WbsOLAWVbJ1ThJVLh02LXdX__Nr4999HQ/s320/geomag_rhomboid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190292598828201986" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Rhomboids<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ONk4MlpcdRSXC_Xjn0acn1nzB6hScySFC9GjelofMbPLv1nhhahfZZ8tZWmQ1znlrEd-tfwzyNU8QNBXKut1P_wKf2rvgLyTfGgqRc9wgCL-0KlKMbAZ4qeA6G6tMYRoFNsAmg/s1600-h/geomag_rob.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ONk4MlpcdRSXC_Xjn0acn1nzB6hScySFC9GjelofMbPLv1nhhahfZZ8tZWmQ1znlrEd-tfwzyNU8QNBXKut1P_wKf2rvgLyTfGgqRc9wgCL-0KlKMbAZ4qeA6G6tMYRoFNsAmg/s320/geomag_rob.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190292285295589362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Robert (concentrating hard.)<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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