Category Archives: Environment

What a storm!

Posted on June 22, 2026 by james

This is the lightning strikes map for the storm that passed overhead today (as mentioned in my previous post). Different colour dots represent strikes that occurred in various time ranges from up to ten minutes (red) to between fifty minutes … Continue reading →

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Baby ladybirds!

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

Poorly focused, but whilst I was watering today I noticed these on the leaf of a lettuce. I don’t know what variety they are. I’d normally associate them with Harlequin ladybirds, but I’ve seen so few of them this year … Continue reading →

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Almost finished tidying up after the water leak

Posted on May 14, 2026 by james

One of the last few jobs after digging up our leaking supply pipe was to restore the entrance to the vegetable plot. I decided not to replace the previous steps however, but re-lay this matting that will stabilise the slope … Continue reading →

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Sunset rainbow

Posted on February 1, 2026 by james

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

Posted on February 1, 2026 by james

In the valley behind my home today…

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Irony much?

Posted on January 26, 2026 by james

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

Posted on January 23, 2026 by james

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

Posted on January 21, 2026 by james

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

Posted on January 21, 2026 by james

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

Posted on January 19, 2026 by james

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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