Arctic Circle Cartoons

Rejected Rough

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:05:26 +0000

This rejected rough was written after I read about an iPhone app that provides ripostes to the arguments of climate sceptics. BB felt that the underlying [English] sarcasm wouldn’t come through and it would be playing into the hands of the sceptics. Probably right.

I do like the insult of "monkey-brained doofus"

Great Great Ocean Walk

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:26:28 +0000

I’m running a little behind on my work this week, as last week the boyf and I took time out to hike part of the Great Ocean Walk with our friend, Clare. We did a 3 day section from Johanna Beach to Princetown and stayed overnight in 3 campsites, so had to carry all our camping gear – about 15 kilos each until we started drinking the wine and eating the food. We were lucky with the weather, having only some light rain when we walked and some sun when it counted. My favourite part was Milanesia Beach and it was a shame that all the camp sites had to be so far from the beaches, as I would have enjoyed a few more swims.

The Start...or so we thought. Timboon taxi had actually driven us past the start which we had to walk back to.

Johanna Beach from the walk in campsite

The first campsite at sunrise

The meandering Johanna River looks like a geography lesson

Going Up...actually an easier part of the first day's walking

The first two to three hours of the walk are along fairly flat terrain shared with the occasional vehicle

The closest we got to seeing an echidna

We saw quite a few wallabies and a kangaroo, but I was surprised not to see more wildlife on the walk. We were warned by the kind lady who provides free water to walkers (we needed it – one of our water bottles had fallen out in the taxi and the first day of walking was in the high 20 degrees C – very warm) that the section up to Ryan’s Den (a hard slog, up and down narrow tracks through bush – not the 1.5 hour doddle suggested by the sign!) was a common snake hangout and she was right. The boyf and Clare were surprised by a 2-3 foot tiger snake that was crossing the path, but then lunged up towards them. I missed the action, but was told that they surprised themselves at how fast they could run uphill with their packs on…

The Fabulous Water Stop

This was a small snake seen just after the big scary one!

The water at Milanesia Beach was refreshing in the heat...

The mudstones at Milanesia Beach

The water was crystal clear

Milanesia had endless beach art

This rock looked like a dolphin from the other direction but doing a turtle here.

Leaving Milanesia

sploosh

Any later and we wouldn't have made it around this one

We were lucky enough to do the walk in the middle of blackberry season

Brambles

Campsite Two

Sunset at Ryan's Den

Day 2 of walking started with a lot of up and down but got easier

Australian Bush(es)

Moonlight Head taken with a self-timer - we were the only ones on the walk for the entire 3 days!

Beautiful Gum Tree on right

Our 2kg Habitat tent worked out great even in the rain at Devil's Kitchen

Wreck Beach - similar view to the one from the awesome loo

Loo with a view

Wreck Beach

Rambling towards Princetown on day three of walking

Princetown in sight

After beer and hot chips we drove on to see the 12 Apostles before heading home

Time for a Rerun

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:40:51 +0000

As news reports that humans are driving species to extinction faster than ever, but GM discontinues the Hummer, this old Arctic Circle cartoon seemed worth a rerun:

I'm glad this cartoon about the Hummer became true

If you don’t believe the scientists, look at the raw data

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:35:18 +0000

Great article in the Guardian about how Met Office data shows the dramatic warming in the Arctic and worldwide.

Climate change scientists have started a fightback against sceptics who argue that the observed changes in the Earth’s climate can largely be explained by natural variability. This comes after the email hacking furore.

A major Met Office review of more than 100 scientific studies tracking the observed changes in the Earth’s climate system finds that it is an “increasingly remote possibility” that human activity is not the main cause of climate change.

Met Office data presented graphically by the Guardian

What Your Litter Says About You

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:03:33 +0000

If you drop any, that is…

Elwood is for a local paper and I get to be more strident than I can be for Arctic Circle

NB. I drop a lot of apple cores, but only in places where they will biodegrade out of sight.

NB2. We live near a dog park and get a lot of bags of shit tossed in our communal garden. WTF?

King Features Cartoonists are a Talented Bunch

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:21:29 +0000

A lovely visual gag from Piers Baker

I love the work of my fellow King Features cartoonist, Piers Baker

Climate Change and Sea Level Rises

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:09:09 +0000

Oscar makes a stand against climate change

Prevention is better than cure

It's a strange microclimate in Snowpeak

Freegan series

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:08:56 +0000

Oscar misinterprets Freeganism

Oscar gets into the swing of Freeganism by dumpster diving

The retirement home is based on the one my Gran lives in

Rejected Boffin Humour

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:52:47 +0000

I recently scored a lovely little gig for a teaching magazine and I’m in the process of doing my second cartoon for them. The first two roughs were rejected and this one rightly so – on reflection, it would only appeal to those who were traumatised by their chemistry practical lab work like me. Those who remember that every test seemed to require production of a crystalline white solid instead of the murky brown liquid that was the actual result.

yes, my roughs are very rough

Litter Heroes

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:57:58 +0000

Whilst doing an image search on litter for a cartoon, I discovered Litter Heroes. Love it!

Screenshot of the Litter Heroes web site