Monthly archives: September 2015


The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System. Its name “milky” is derived from its appearance as a dim glowing band arching across the night sky whose individual stars cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. As galaxies go, the Milky Way is a middleweight and it […]

The Milky Way





The Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins. Prickles often occur all over the plant – on surfaces such as those of the stem and flat parts of leaves. The Thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland. […]

Thistledown