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In Sweden, a group of animal experts are recording the ‘conversations’ of 11 bottlenose dolphins at a wildlife park. A complex artificial intelligence software will then analyse the audio to decipher the meanings of the recordings. The scientists hope...
The May Day The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, although the pagan-oriented celebrations faded as Europe became Christianised, a more secular version of the holiday continued to be observed in the schools and churches of...
Services provided at a beauty centre for cats and dogs in Russia are similar to those that you get at health spas for humans. Owners bring their pets to the centre to spoil them with a massage or to get them in shape by doing doggy aqua aerobics, walking...
Combine harvester In 1826 in Scotland, the inventor Reverend Patrick Bell designed (but did not patent) a reaper machine, which used the scissors principle of plant cutting – a principle that is still used today. In 1835, Moore built a full-scale version....
The real question today is not when human life begins, but: “What is the value of human life?” Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan was the 40t h president of our country and served two terms in office. He want to accomplish many things through out his presidency...
Fishing The Joy of living in rural Scotland is fishing. Fishing and hunting are pleasures for Scots Fishing is the bounty of the healthy oceans Fish that often begin in our Scottish rivers Spawned as just wee tiddlers they travel Fish that travel the...
A Hazel tree A shrub I have never regretted having is a hazel tree. The bright yellow catkins (and purple too, I got a purple leaved hazel which has purple catkins) in spring shine out almost gold at a dull time of year, the leaves are the perfect shade...
TALLINN Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It’s a medieval location and you will enjoy walking around the downtown area. There are some interesting museums to explore here. There are also modern parts of the city and nice parks for you...
VILNIUS The capital of Lithuania has the old town and the new town – both of which show really great parts and characteristics of the city. When it comes to the architecture, I actually prefer the old town buildings. Traveling around Vilnius, you’ll definitely...
Easter in Scotland Easter is a very important day in Scotland. In pre-Christian times, there was a Saxon festival called Eastre, later, it was integrated with the Christian festival. Easter is also linked to Pagans and some of its traditions are even...
Walking is highly therapeutic, it has helped me in a moderate depression. Also, taking different routes makes me observe my surroundings. I see details I never noticed before. My mind associates freely and I get to distance myself from difficult things....
A day to create To make something To do something A day to create To be happy watching a creation grow Watching life going by Looking at the Lavender A creation of nature so many creations So much to admire so much to be happy in A grand day to make a...
There is a prevailing myth, especially in this country that its ok to be overweight and out of shape when you get older when that is the time your body needs the exercise and a decent diet the most. Even the youngsters are walking about soft and paunched...
Almost 20 years ago, the government included in a list of 81 proposed SSSIs, 4 peat bogs, which meant that they could no longer be dug .....people were up in arms.. .it would mean the loss of hundreds of jobs and a reduction in the availability of peat...
Wild garlic recipes In Scotland, wild garlic has many peculiar identities - 'bear's garlic', 'devil's garlic', 'gypsy's onions' and 'stinking Jenny' are just some of them. It's no surprise that this seasonal ingredient is called so many names - it gives...
Barns being stolen. . A problem throughout. Moneyed people with taste for chic There is an increased demand The demand for Barn Wood. This wood is at a premium price. So some rural people benefit However thieves come and steal Police in the rural now...
Wild garlic is a bulbous, perennial plant which grows wild in damp woodlands, and is often found in marshlands (fenlands) or near water drainage ditches in Scotland and throughout Europe. The botanical name is Allium ursinum, and it is also known as ransoms,...
Britain might not seem the most obvious place to look for good examples of rewilding. Britain is a small highly populated island, where the landscape is clearly marked with signs of human intervention. Our National Parks are not vast areas of unpopulated...
The Christian Gospel was first brought to Scotland by St Ninian who founded his Church here in Whithorn around 397AD.The Church was known as Candida Casa. The name derives from the Latin, Casa, meaning house and Candidus/Candida meaning shining or glittering...
While it’s easy to find a tiny apple tree, even genetic dwarf cherry trees grow to 6 feet tall. Depending upon the rootstock, a grafted dwarf cherry tree will grow from 8 to 10 feet in height. The beauty of growing a dwarf cherry tree, however, is that,...
Something different Why not - Something different A breakfast with a difference. Lovely to devour with smiles Instead of porridge or toast Instead of the big Fry Up Instead of just the coffee Why not something different So on a cold Spring Morning feeling...
People who put reviews on trip advisor seem to be the last people in the world who should be listened to. They should be read for fun, especially the pompous ones that go into great detail about who they went with, what they ordered blah blah and the...
Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador, one of the four "Atlantic" provinces of Canada, consists of island and coastal mainland portions. The province has a land mass of over 400,000 sq. km, occupied by slightly more than a half million people. Aboriginal...
1968 also saw students and workers on the streets of Paris that almost toppled the French government and similar protests across much of Europe and North America. Unemployment in the UK was only 2.5% and the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 was a...
Marxism rears its ugly head once more. Ask you average citizen what was the greatest catastrophe of the 20th century and close on 100% who undoubtedly say the works of Adolph Hitler and German National Socialism. The remarkable thing is, is that if you...
