Category Archives: Environment

Sunset rainbow

The Sun was only a few degrees off the horizon when it created this rainbow. Sadly it doesn’t look anywhere near as semi-circular as it appeared to the naked eye. I assume that must be something to do with the … Continue reading

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A lovely cloud inversion

In the valley behind my home today…

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Irony much?

From ‘I spent £2,000 on one event’: Why Gen Z is obsessed with Hyrox Allana Falconer, who works in sustainability and started competing in 2023… She has competed in 20 different races across six countries and 12 different cities.

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Storm Ingrid

Appears to be rather dark and foreboding, at least so far. The sky was so dark at 10am this morning that it felt like twilight. According to the forecast it’s likely to get even worse over the next few days, … Continue reading

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Nasty pile-up in the snow

More than 100 vehicles pile up on US motorway after crash Fortunately, no-one killed. But what I find most odd is the quote at the end: One man involved in the accident said he could barely see the cars in … Continue reading

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New report on food security

The BBC reports that there’s a report published today about the decline in the “health” of the natural world having the potential to affect the UK’s national security. Here. What concerns me is the quote from DEFRA near the end … Continue reading

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Foggiest day of Winter so far

Almost the entire world disappeared. These days I’m not sure that isn’t a good thing, mind. Oddly however, it was still possible to make out blue sky above us. I think we must have been right at the top of … Continue reading

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Mains water leak (hopefully) resolved

The final paperwork is still to arrive, but it looks as though our water leak may now be fully resolved. The most shocking thing is the amount of water lost. At our current rate of consumption it looks to be … Continue reading

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More confused plants

These photos were taken at the start of October. Ripe, ready-to-pick beans on the plants and, err, flowers?

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Bumble bees, at this time of year?!

End of the first week of January and as I was walking out of the veggie plot I could hear a loud buzzing sound. Took me a while to locate it, but eventually I found this. I’ve no idea what … Continue reading

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