Ragged Rambling is all about actively engaging with history - including the tides of geological time. Ragged Society of Antiquarian Ramblers members were therefore most grateful to go searching for fossils with Mr. Peregrinus, a lifelong fossilizer. On this occasion, he walked with us along Overstrand beach on a cold February Sunday, and was able to impart much fascinating knowledge to Maximillion and myself.
As we set out along the beach, the wash of the waves against the shore provided a constant backdrop. Swirling in the wind, we could hear the occasional call of a seagull, and stretching out into the misty distance the cliffs receded from view...
Mr. Peregrinus explained to us how the chalk and flint was formed over sixty million years ago. The vastness of geological time is astonishing to think on. As I walked along, scanning for fossils as I went, I stretched my imagination... one day will be exactly sixty million years from this cold (old) day - a curious thought, which made me smile (although I know not why).
As you can see (above), guided by the experienced 'eye' (that is, an eye informed by a brain) of Mr. Peregrinus, we collected an antler horn; ancient river/sea bed; an echinoid; a fragment of bone - and much more besides...
It was a fascinating experience and our thanks go to Mr. Peregrinus for sharing his time and knowledge with us. Equally, we are appreciative of his generosity in offering us poor ill-prepared Antiquarians a cup of warm sweet tea - a most restorative brew in these chill conditions.
Huzzah!
~ Munro Tweedy-Harris ~
As you can see (above), guided by the experienced 'eye' (that is, an eye informed by a brain) of Mr. Peregrinus, we collected an antler horn; ancient river/sea bed; an echinoid; a fragment of bone - and much more besides...
It was a fascinating experience and our thanks go to Mr. Peregrinus for sharing his time and knowledge with us. Equally, we are appreciative of his generosity in offering us poor ill-prepared Antiquarians a cup of warm sweet tea - a most restorative brew in these chill conditions.
Huzzah!
~ Munro Tweedy-Harris ~
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