Arctic Gnomes And Other Photos Of Eden

A metal eagle perches in the Eden Project gardens

Karin and I were at the Eden Project in Cornwall yesterday to renew our annual passes. Locals can have as many visits as they wish for £7.50 (about US$10) a year. Normal entry costs £23.50 (US$33) per adult.

If you don't know about the Eden Project there are details and photos on my post In Search Of The Birth Of Spirits At Eden

As we walked round Eden I snapped a few photos:

It may be a cold winter's day but Adam still ploughs the fields at Eden

The leaves have turned brown and it's a little chilly for the naked lady

The cow munches with the biomes in the background

Not too sure what happened to this motor bike

Info that California is famed for the catalytic converter

And despite the cold outside there are still flowers in the biomes

And an old sugar lorry!

A wigwam in the Eden gardens just in case it rains

Next comes the Arctic Gnomes! This is what they say:

"We Arctic Gnomes represent the Arctic sea ice and how it is changing. This summer saw the most dramatic decrease in Arctic sea ice since records began. The Arctic is a major cooling system for the Earth, so the ice is crucial for the health the of planet.

We are at the Eden to share our story. As the ice melts, we will disappear. We Arctic Gnomes want to protect our home and you may be able to help us." The Arctic Gnome

And, of course, with Christmas approaching Santa's reindeer are resting, ready for the busy night on the 25th.

Other Eden Project Posts:
In Search Of The Birth Of Spirits At Eden
Believe And You Can See Eden Even In The Rain
The Rites Of Dionysus The God Of Wine At Eden

The Lungs Of The Planet Illustrated At Eden

I have mentioned the Eden Project in Cornwall - which is near to where I live - several times, links below.

Eden is about to demonstrate how we humans need plants to survive. To do this they have locked a professor in an air tight chamber - with insufficient oxygen for a person to survive for 48 hours.

Professor Iain Stewart's chamber is 2m x 8m x 2.5m and, along with him, will be 150 plants. It is the plants that will allow him to stay locked up - otherwise the result could be fatal. That's the professor in the photo at Eden.

Professor Stewart explains: "Obviously when I’m in the chamber I’ll be using up oxygen so the oxygen levels will be dropping and I’ll be giving out carbon dioxide, so if it was sustained it would be a lethal combination.

But six to seven hours in, they’re going to switch the lights on.

The chamber is packed with plants, which as soon as the lights come on, start to photosynthesise and should take the carbon dioxide that I’m breathing out, take that in, photosynthesise, and give back oxygen for me to breathe."

The experiment will be included on UK television as part of a BBC series called How Plants Made The World. This should be screened in the New Year.

Plants are the lungs of the planet. Without them we'd be in a right old state ... and yet we continue to destroy the rain forests and trees and ... well, I'm sure you get the picture.

Other Eden Posts
In Search Of The Birth Of Spirits At Eden
Eve Shows Herself At Eden
The Giant Rubbish Alien Monster At Eden

The Giant Rubbish Alien Monster

A bit of a sidetrack with this Giant Rubbish Alien Monster. Okay, it might not be quite what you imagined but I photographed this creature when I last went to the Eden Project near to where I live in Cornwall, England (see also yesterday's post). Below is how this alien looks when standing tall.


As you will see, perhaps more from the photo below, the alien is made up mostly of electrical items that have been discarded and dumped by us earthlings. You can probably make out a washing machine, a cooker hob, a microwave, vacuum cleaner suction tubes etc. etc. It's quite an enormous figure.


As with most things at Eden there is a message with this Giant Alien about the environment. I'll leave you to draw your own conclusions.