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  • A delicate, bell-shaped nest

    29 July 2017

    This is July, a newly-hatched brood of young wasps goes out from the small nest their mother made, to gather wood-shavings to enlarge their home. Several kinds of wasps make their nests of wood-paper. The common wasp nests as a rule, in a bank where roots...

  • "Britishness". What does it now mean.

    13 March 2017

    The different nations of the British Islands should be working together as equals but now it is now a period of inequality . Could this still have the 300 year old political union continue in its current form in this unfair union to it's peoples. What...

  • Carlos the Jackal in trial again.

    12 March 2017

    Carlos the Jackal. In 1974 there was a bomb that went off. Now after all these years there is Trial A terrorist from Venezuela is accused. That bomb was in a Shop in Paris. and that attack costed the lives of two men. The trial may heal or simply re-open...

  • The Water-vole in the canal

    29 July 2017

    Summer down by the canal A water-vole is sqatting in shallow water by the canal-side, and is nibbling one of the many different kind of leaves on which it feeds. The vole is a delicate feeder, and always keeps very clean even thoug it lives in a hole...

  • St Martha

    29 July 2017

    St Martha Martha, Mary, and their brother Lazarus were evidently close friends of Jesus. He came to their home simply as a welcomed guest, rather than as one celebrating the conversion of a sinner like Zacchaeus or one unceremoniously received by a suspicious...

  • Provence Lavender marvellous Fragrant France

    18 July 2020

    There are around 30 types of lavender, producing flowers of varying colours including purple, pink and white. The most widely grown is lavandin, a hybrid. France has 1,700 lavender producers working 16,000 hectares of lavandin, along with another 4,000...

  • Psychotic experiences from air pollution

    28 March 2019

    Psychotic experiences from air pollution No need to spend money on drugs just take a walk in the city or play in the park where cars are parked or just study in the school with cars idling outside. Dirty air 70% leads us all to a paranoia People living...

  • International woman's day

    08 March 2017

    On the day of the eighth of March in 1917. There was a strike in Petrograd. No ordinary strike. For it was by women. And it was this strike that caused the end of Royalty in Russia. The Tsar was overthrown. It was these women that brought Socialism to...

  • The Dragon-fly

    02 July 2017

    Seen on a pond on a summer's day. A great water-beetle has the larva, which is also a terrible beast of prey. besides being able to kill tadpoles it can kill quite sizeable fish. The Dragon-fly is also a formidable creature which competes in ferocity...

  • A Cat in the Belfry.

    07 March 2017

    Throwing cats to their death from a belfry is celbrated in Ypres. There was problem in castles, churches and ships during the medieval time. There was a problem of vermin which had to be controlled. A town in Germany. Hamelin employed a musician. However...

  • Preciscion engineering

    22 June 2018

    Precise engineering. With the modern manufacturing industry, we wouldn’t be where we are without precision engineering. Only precision engineering can handle the demand of technology with the finer requirements and mass production. Many people don’t think...

  • Winter contemplation

    05 November 2018

    Just as plants grow tall in the spring and summer, full of energy, foliage and flowering, then die back in the winter, my belief is so do we. Energy levels, confidence and what we believe we're capable of falls, and I'm not sure we can do anything useful...

  • Is Chocolate healthy? - Really!

    21 March 2019

    An Aspect of chocolate being healthy If you buy quality dark chocolate with a high cocoa content, then it is actually quite nutritious. It contains a decent amount of soluble fiber and is loaded with minerals. A 100-gram bar of dark chocolate with 70–85%...

  • A day for chocolate

    21 March 2019

    A rural way of life. Being alive. Being human. Appreciation. Appreciating the nature. Appreciating neighbours. Appreciating those that work. Yesterday morning was a cold morning. A shivering frosty that had chilled the morn. Difficulty for many a person...

  •  CHODNIKI DLA ROWERÓW!

    14 April 2018

    CHODNIKI DLA ROWERÓW! Drogi rowerowe są nader kuszącym miejscem do parkowania dla wielu kierowców. Zazwyczaj mają szerokość samochodu, często są puste i położone tuż przy jezdni. Ideał. Potrafię zrozumieć, że można popełnić błąd, bo ścieżki często są...

  • In Flanders Fields by John McCrae:

    05 March 2017

    In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved...

  • the Russian "sh" - Ш, is represented in Polish by "sz".

    30 November 2020

    To reproduce in English the Russian "sh" character Ш, which is represented in Polish by the letter combination "sz". The trouble with Polish orthography is that when the missionaries from Rome arrived at the court of King Mieszko they were much less inventive...

  • Live within our means

    16 March 2019

    Substituting imagination for money. Think about what you really enjoy — then find a way to get it for less. Live within your means wants and needs When it comes to shopping, knowing the difference between a want and a need will help keep you out of debt....

  • The twelfth of July: Ulster History of the Boyne

    13 July 2020

    The twelfth of July is the climax of the Ulster Protestant marching season, with Orangemen marching to approximately 19 venues across Northern Ireland. The Loyal Orange Order is a worldwide Protestant fraternity that celebrates a distinct religious, cultural...

  • pandemic changed so many things

    30 November 2020

    Here are some things that the pandemic changed. It accustomed some people – those whose jobs allowed it – to remote home-working It highlighted the importance of adequate living space and access to the outdoors. It renewed, through their absence, an appreciation...

  • A problem with ethical shops

    30 November 2020

    The problem with ethical shops is that most of their merchandise is over-priced junk and clutter that none of us really needs. Yes, this junk and clutter is nice, but not quite necessary. Some sell some clothing, but usually it is limited to T-shirts,...

  • Swapping seeds

    11 March 2019

    Seed Swapping You can get more involved in your community by swapping seeds with your neighbours and growing a wide variety of plants. With the rise in genetically modified seeds many are looking to the past, to the days of seed saving and seed swapping....

  • Glasgow is Art

    05 March 2019

    Art provides consolation in a cold, rainy, gloomy Glasgow There it is - all around - Public Art in Lovely Glasgow No need to be sad and worried of the troubles in Life Smiles in Kelvingrove museum always greets me in So much in the people of Glasgow -...

  • Ice-Cream

    03 March 2019

    Strawberry Ice Cream INGREDIENTS: 300 g fresh strawberries 500 ml cold thick cream (35% minimum) 150 g sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 egg yolks METHOD: Line a rectangular 10x25 dish with cling film. Place strawberries & vanilla extract in a food processor...

  • The adventure of the Lego Doctor Who.

    02 March 2017

    Daleks were crowding their special living places where darkness was crushing out the light. Dr Who was sorting out the letters. The letters wore a spot. A little tiny dot with a letter Robots were in their dark places. One of the dark places was much...