About time they made Sir David Attenborough a Lord. His services to export and the BBC should do it.
I know we go on about plastic rubbish in this country, and after coming back from clean Singapore, I hate the plastic bottles in hedge bottoms etc, but we are nowhere near as bad as Indonesia. Plastic is just dumped, often at sea. Other rubbish down on the sea bed, glass bottles, car tyres, car windscreens. The wind changed while we were on holiday. The rubbish blew off the sea into our little cove. It took a lad all day to clear it up. His job every morning, was to pick up the rubbish that floated in. They do that in the Maldives too, at sunrise, someone is out clearing the beach of rubbish. In the Cocos Keeling islands, so many flip flops arrive on the beaches on the Ocean currents from Indonesia that they use them as roofing shingles for bike huts etc. On Christmas Island, the Turtle nesting beach has so much plastic, that the new turtles emerge from piles of it.
On the last day of our holiday, I got to pick the dive site. We went right to the tip of Lembeh island, but the current was too strong, so we went into a sheltered cove instead. Again the currents swirl in and a raft of rubbish, probably 20m across was on the surface. Underneath, very nice coral, coming up into a sea of rubbish.
My damaged case is no longer available to replace under warranty, so they're sending the nearest newer model ( which is larger )and there's a "price match" offer on it so they're sending £34 back to my credit card.
Hi folks. Bright, sunny and cold today; not yet been out but will have to later on, for essential supplies and to go to the post. And this evening my little choir has its puddings-and-singing do - no audience, just us, carol books and food... I'm making a raspberry pavlova.
Is Fairy ok? Having a sabbatical??
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
We've had so much rain the local big river looks as though it's about to burst it's banks.
Took OH to the station, train to Bordeaux, then flight to Stansted. Stopped off in Périgueux to get a Swatch watch for a grandson, but it was half dead, most of the shops shut, including watch shop. Forgot about Monday closing, but you'd have thought they would be open before Christmas, especially in the capital city of Dordogne. Went back via the big SM and the shopping area outside town and it was all open and bustling. No wonder the city is dying and shops are closing. Soon all they'll have is banks and insurance offices if they don't pull their socks up.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Morning all.
LP, I snuggled back down too at 6am. Blue sky and sun again but freezing......the River Ayr behind the house looks as though it's covered in ice.
I snuggled back under the duvet too.
Second coffee has just arrived ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
About time they made Sir David Attenborough a Lord. His services to export and the BBC should do it.
I know we go on about plastic rubbish in this country, and after coming back from clean Singapore, I hate the plastic bottles in hedge bottoms etc, but we are nowhere near as bad as Indonesia. Plastic is just dumped, often at sea. Other rubbish down on the sea bed, glass bottles, car tyres, car windscreens. The wind changed while we were on holiday. The rubbish blew off the sea into our little cove. It took a lad all day to clear it up. His job every morning, was to pick up the rubbish that floated in. They do that in the Maldives too, at sunrise, someone is out clearing the beach of rubbish. In the Cocos Keeling islands, so many flip flops arrive on the beaches on the Ocean currents from Indonesia that they use them as roofing shingles for bike huts etc. On Christmas Island, the Turtle nesting beach has so much plastic, that the new turtles emerge from piles of it.
On the last day of our holiday, I got to pick the dive site. We went right to the tip of Lembeh island, but the current was too strong, so we went into a sheltered cove instead. Again the currents swirl in and a raft of rubbish, probably 20m across was on the surface. Underneath, very nice coral, coming up into a sea of rubbish.
Morning all.
We too watched Blue Planet and Jumbo. Taped Marigold to watch in peace , without adverts.
With a bried trip into the sitting room to stick some wood in the burner, it would appear I slept for almost 11 hours last night.
Bunged up still, but no coughing .
Good morning , all hope we are all enjoying the snow , only had a dusting
Agree plastic and other rubbish dumped in sea is so wrong
Need to cut some more wood up with chain saw today for fire ?
Hurrah for John Lewis.
My damaged case is no longer available to replace under warranty, so they're sending the nearest newer model ( which is larger )and there's a "price match" offer on it so they're sending £34 back to my credit card.
Win Win.
Sounds like you're having a positive day Hosta
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Verdun would be proud of you, Hosta.
Hi folks. Bright, sunny and cold today; not yet been out but will have to later on, for essential supplies and to go to the post. And this evening my little choir has its puddings-and-singing do - no audience, just us, carol books and food... I'm making a raspberry pavlova.
Is Fairy ok? Having a sabbatical??
We've had so much rain the local big river looks as though it's about to burst it's banks.
Took OH to the station, train to Bordeaux, then flight to Stansted. Stopped off in Périgueux to get a Swatch watch for a grandson, but it was half dead, most of the shops shut, including watch shop. Forgot about Monday closing, but you'd have thought they would be open before Christmas, especially in the capital city of Dordogne. Went back via the big SM and the shopping area outside town and it was all open and bustling. No wonder the city is dying and shops are closing. Soon all they'll have is banks and insurance offices if they don't pull their socks up.
" banks and insurance offices"....not too many of them around now in UK ,Busy.