Wonderful, don't forget to talk to them! Ours have been in 5 years, along south facing wall of our little garden. We trained them under 1m 20 (4ft) - just below reach of neighbour's cows. Last year this was biggest, over 13 oz. A pleasing harvest for an absolute beginner.
The Corncrakes are back! It was the first bird I heard when I stepped out the door this morning and we heard several more around Barra during the day. Here's one from our back garden in 2020. #birdingscotland
Sea beet, wild spinach is common on Manx shoreline. I rarely see anyone else foraging. In my view better flavour & texture than cultivated.
Our 3 small Saturn, cordon trees have just kicked off this week.
We think she is 8...ish. She is happy to run all day, but seems a little more tired late evening.
She was pleased to find a flat, warm seat washed up amongst the rocks. Heavier than it looks so we couldn't roll it home. #allwashedup #IsleofMan
Amongst the usual Irish litter, fish boxes, syringes, balloons, milk cartons, my new summer sun hat arrived....and just in time. #allwashedup #IsleofMan
Photo shows a heap of older style phones with the text “Planned obsolescence is now outlawed in France. It is a crime to intentionally reduce the lifespan of a product to force customers to replace it.”
Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310
A large white waterfowl with orange feet stands in front of a door. On the door is a cardboard sign secured with tape that reads, "DO NOT LET THE DUCK IN." Adding insult to injury, I think the duck might be a goose.
Whatever you do,
Skinningrove was then, and still is in many respects, a small, insular fishing village on this coast. Became known as the village of Iron after the discovery of ironstone. Still insular in many ways but not quite so bleak.
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A remarkable video record. Chris Killip documented it all with such care and kindness. I find his portraits, many others taken here in IOM, to be very moving.
Not new, but so perfectly put.....
We need more of this kind of thing
Sunday sunshine, but still too windy & cold for us to sniff out any sunbathing lizards beneath the heather & gorse. #IsleofMan
The soulless, sociopathic orange cunt stands in his suit looking bored and devoid of intelligent thought whilst an Oval Office guest is collapsed on the ground behind him. Fellow guests, able to demonstrate more compassion than the pedo protector has ever mustered in his entire miserable existence, are helping the collapsed man. The photo captures the insipid, disdain Trump holds for any other human being not permanently kissing his fat, wrinkly ass. At least today is one day closer to his death.
Congratulations to photographer Andrew Harnik who has won the White House Correspondents’ Association award for presidential news coverage with one of the greatest Oval Office photos ever captured.
Hey Trump,
Guess what they are chanting in Hungary...
RUSSIA GO HOME
America is next. Russia go home and get out of our oval office
People in the Budapest Metro, Hungary, shouting: “Russians, go home!”
Happy days. I hope to visit a few sunny French & German fleas in May, June. Last year there were 3 favourites amongst buyers: LPs; Pokemon; & boxes of costume jewellery that might be hiding a bit of gold.
Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu
He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli
Lovely Turckheim & blue sky. But don't get me started on Independence! How the world has changed since my last blog post from Breisach. breisach.wordpress.com/2015/11/22/l...
Fortunately this "landmark" is only visible from Ramsey. It has strong Social Media support - bless. I visited Ramsey last year & with luck may never need to go again. #IsleofMan www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of...
Netanyahu is bombing Lebanon because his political career (and therefore avoidance of prosecution) depends on constant war. How many more people must die for the sake of one man's standing?
Meanwhile in the little rocky Isle of Man, our (painted) cycle lane was blocked by cars queuing for fuel. #IsleofSUV
James Thurber, 1949.
James Thurber, 1949.
Guardian headline: UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying.
Every day a fresh reminder that leaving the Labour Party was the right thing to do. Factory farming is a moral horror and an environmental disaster, and Labour seems incapable of resisting industry lobbyists in any field. The Wye is a toxic soup thanks to the chicken industry.
