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A Birthday Card for the 1 in 1500 of us born on 29th. February
My eccentric friend Evan Rutherford, the Professor and Potter of Green Hill, Wirksworth, newspaper boy and contrarian scourge of the Chattering Classes, informs me that he is at a loss for a present for his brother, who is celebrating his … Continue reading
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss – ein Geburtstagsgruß – A Birthday Tessellation for April 30th.
According to Wikepedia, Chapter m Verse n among the mathematical achievements of Carl Friedrich Gauss was the calculation of his own birthdate, by a process akin to calculating the date of Easter for a given year, which process many of … Continue reading
ELAUCTION DAY 2015 – A Tessellation for the UK National Elections 7th. May 2015.
May 7th. 2015 is Polling Day, when some of us UK electors turn out to vote for our new PARISH COUNCIL members as well as for other Local Government representatives – and, oh yes, for MP’s , national Members of Parliament, too … Continue reading
Burns Night 2015. Single Malts, Tessellated Tartans and a Hexed Honeycomb for the Bard
Aberlour, Ben Nevis, Glen Moray, Jura, The Macallan, Monkey Shoulder – where’s the Laphroaig? One in fifteen guests brought a bottle of single malt whisky to my latest decadal birthday party. And tomorrow the 25th of January is Burns Night, … Continue reading
Christmas Day Snowflake
Apologies for peppering you with blog posts, but here, posted on New Year’s Eve, is an even more attractive Christmas Day tessellation, Trefoil Lattice Labyrinth (25,12) in suitably icy colours. The background is Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, seen … Continue reading
Christmas Day Celebrated Chinese Style and a Message in Portuguese
Tradition determines what I’m allowed to do on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and more traditions will kick in on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but during the four precious days of holiday between there is a sense … Continue reading
Chinese National Day Tessellation applied to Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport 国庆节深圳宝安国际机场
Diamond Lattice Labyrinth (10,1) in honour of the National Day of The People’s Republic of China is illustrated in the previous post. I would like to employ it as a paving in Shenzhen City, where my elder son lives and … Continue reading
On the Eve of 1st. October, the National Day of the People’s Republic of China 国庆节
I have been made very welcome both in the People’s Republic of China and in Hong Kong, so, still just within 30th. September British time,but already early in the morning, Chinese Time, of what I do hope will be a … Continue reading
A Birthday Tessellation for Radio Derby’s tireless Jacqui White
Jacqui was so eager to be born that she chose a date, June 18th, made up not only of two EVEN numbers but of two numbers also divisible by 3, (18,6). Though the latter divisor means that a Honeycomb Lattice … Continue reading
A Birthday Labyrinth for BBC Radio Derby, Hurrarch for March 18th.
As an occasional “Loudmouth” on Sally Pepper’s BBC Radio Derby morning show, it’s time I put my tessellation where my loudmouth is, so here is a design for Sally and for everyone else born on 18th. March, Honeycomb Lattice Labyrinth … Continue reading
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