In 1977 ,I married. One of the deciding factors was that he was not interested in sport. First it was rugby. Next in was football . This has happened this year. I blame lockdown madness What's next? Tennis Car racing Golf Synchronised swimming? At least it gets him out of the house
If you vent on this thread, there's a chance that you might eventually be in the frame of mind to post on the cheerful thread. I see them as complementary. Also, misery loves company as the saying goes.
Just been reading the tick thread. It got me thinking about a green stem of a plant I ripped out that had a cluster of little bugs mid stem. They looked a lot like ticks but I thought ticks don't cluster together as it's competition surely?
Anyway I'm thinking they're ticks afterall. They went in the green bin which got collected the next morning so gone.
Hmmm ... just discovered that the slugs that have so enjoyed the wet weather this year have devoured all of my flat leaved parsley overnight ... three pots full ... they've just left stumpy stalks ... it was perfectly fine yesterday ... now I've only got the curly stuff left ......... I s'pose it's worthwhile bearing in mind that they're not so keen on the curly leaved variety
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Speaking to an ecologist today and she reckons that they're struggling to find bat maternity roost at all this year. Apparently this is unusual even in bad weather years. With the lack of swallows and house martins too I guess it might be a bumper year for the insects. It's been so cold and dark for the last few days though, such a waste of the longest days of the year. I'm sure some of my succulents have gone dormant again.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
We have house-martins, swifts and swallows and now leave a lot of our plot to grow wild to encourage insects and habitat. Along with the large pond that meant loads of birds and babies last year. They were late arriving this year and seem to be fewer in number.
I rarely see bats which is surprising given that they too can shelter in our ruins and eat the insects. I'm working on having more perfumed flowers to attract night time insects.
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"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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Hahahahah.... pansyface this may be the moaners thread, but your sarcastic wit has given me a good laugh. Thank You.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
First it was rugby.
Next in was football . This has happened this year. I blame lockdown madness
What's next?
Tennis
Car racing
Golf
Synchronised swimming?
At least it gets him out of the house
I see them as complementary.
Also, misery loves company as the saying goes.
Anyway I'm thinking they're ticks afterall. They went in the green bin which got collected the next morning so gone.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I rarely see bats which is surprising given that they too can shelter in our ruins and eat the insects. I'm working on having more perfumed flowers to attract night time insects.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.