Field Course in Spain...

Also while we were in Poland, Veronica went to Almeria in southern Spain for a one-week field course on climate change. After visiting greenhouses made out of plastic to learn about food waste, she realized that she’d like to concentrate on food security for her Master’s Degree.

As always, she sent us some excellent shots.  

Mars Rising

Once she was back in London, she enjoyed going out for vegan Dutch pancakes.

Beautiful Shots in Spain...

One evening the sky cleared up and Veronica was thrilled to see the Milky Way; their location was quite remote with little light pollution. 

She also enjoyed practicing with long exposures on a river...

...and a waterfall. 

The ibex (a fancy kind of wild goat) is endangered in this area due to over hunting; they normally blended in well, but she managed to capture this shot.

Biology Trip to Spain...

In mid-October, Veronica travelled with the other Senior / Y13 biology students to Gredos, Spain to stay at a learning center designed for school trips. They did fieldwork and data collection in a variety of environments, including rivers...

...forests...

...fields and mountains. Veronica was expecting sunshine in Spain, but was greeted with rain and clouds. Of course, she should get used to this as she faces a future of much crappy weather when doing fieldwork while studying environmental science.

Here is Veronica (the only photo of her since she was the photographer) measuring the percentage coverage of lichens on this rock. Her other investigation looked into whether light intensity affected the size of mushrooms with results showing there was absolutely no correlation. The data collected was then used in write-ups back at school.