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Lamont D said:
I would love it to a 20 degrees for at least two months the summer months.
And rain during the night
But as always we go from one extreme to the other.
We never get the long summer that we remember from our childhood.
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No we don't @Lamont D I remember blue skies, sun and fine days for summer when I was a child, whether I was living in Kent or on the farm in Nottinghamshire, and in Kent I remember the thunderstorms with raindrops that fell on the ground bigger than half crowns...and the ice cream man on a bicycle, and the D block of ice cream and wafers wrapped in tissue paper....and in Kent the French onion man with a beret, on a bicycle with strings of onions...

Sorry...going down memory lane...
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.6

Blue skies and sun this morning. Temperature 15C but still an icy wind...

Badgers were digging up my garden for worms last night. Loads of holes...not tunnels fortunately...
It seems like the neighbourhood's worms all live in my garden...neighbours all have tarmac, brick, paved type gardens...
The small birds (dozens, and flocks of them, like marshtits & longtailedtits, swoop in, no pesticides in my garden, and so they eat all the little bugs), blackbirds, wood pigeons, even the magpie are present all day.
The only thing I am short on is butterflies and bees and wasps. There are almost none this year.

Nighttime wildlife video
Two Badgers & Two Cats
The badgers dig for worms under the bird feeders....
The ginger cat is the newish ginger and white cat, he has been around a month now. But I have never seen him in daytime...
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Creative...a kaleidoscope in Laboscope app...
Some wisteria and lots of different shape leaves!

Have your best day

Time for a cuppa...

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I too garden organically without the need for pesticides @gennepher

Some insects have not had a good year, it must be said, but these highs and lows are a feature of insect ecology.
Our resident mammals, reptiles and amphibians are thriving and song birds, both resident and migratory, seem to be doing well, apart from blackbirds. Here in London, their numbers have declined due to a virus that is doing the rounds.

Yes, it sometimes feels as though we're catering for our entire neighbourhood's wildlife in addition to our own, but they provide us with hours of entertainment in return.

Thank you for sharinng your night time video and kaleidoscope.


Monday's FBG 4.4 mmol on waking at 6.00 am
 
LivingLightly said:
I too garden organically without the need for pesticides @gennepher

Some insects have not had a good year, it must be said, but these highs and lows are a feature of insect ecology.
Our resident mammals, reptiles and amphibians are thriving and song birds, both resident and migratory, seem to be doing well, apart from blackbirds. Here in London, their numbers have declined due to a virus that is doing the rounds.

Yes, it sometimes feels as though we're catering for our entire neighbourhood's wildlife in addition to our own, but they provide us with hours of entertainment in return.

Thank you for sharinng your night time video and kaleidoscope.


Monday's FBG 4.4 mmol on waking at 6.00 am
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Thanks @LivingLightly
 
Good morning everyone on what can only be described as dreich this morning here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.8 this am and already out in the rain to place a bag of stuff at the end of the drive for the NE Air Ambulance collection. My second favourite shorts are due to meet an abrupt demise this morning. We (me and the shorts) are informed that they are not a suitable candidate for inclusion in the collection bag of second life but could be born again in the form of a floor cloth. Personally, I suspect that they will become free of samsara due to their bizarre attraction to the rock band called Nirvana. There will be a short ceremony followed by refreshments in the conservatory. Art bit - another tree. Bird song outside - has it stopped raining? Hope your day goes well. I need koffy and then probably a bit of reading.
 

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Morning all from a dreary L.A. where we are promised a high of no more than 20C - hard as I try there's no making that a good day in terms of the weather. However, I sit here safe and comfortable, with an 800 mls mug of Assam, ready to plunge my dessert spoon into the Kg tub of PB before swallowing my steroids listening to Judy Collins rendition of Amazing Grace. The dogs are calm and pleased to have their routine back at least today. I may be turning ever so slightly American - except it is PB not PB and jelly and tea not a cup of Joe. Standards Old Boy, standards.@dunelm commiserations on the loss of those shorts and thanks for the art. Torso still repairing but footwear may be an issue for a while. I left the house yesterday so wore trainers. A delightful bullae appeared on my Achilles tendon - JKP aspirated and dressed so easily dealt with. Slightly bored by now so I may even read a book - one I last read aged 17. Obvious hopes for similarities but even if I now "know" the history is a tad iffy the language is sublime. Tea and PB time here - Y'all make your own fun today.
 
Fbg 6.6

Wondering what outdoor gear to wear. I cannot hold an umbrella while hanging on to 2 crutches, or should I just wear no protective rain gear, and then hang it up to dry when I get back...that way it saves a washing load...

The car should have had a good wash in this rain...the outside windows are now clean...


Nighttime wildlife videos
This one is from a week or so ago, on a dry hot summer's night...
Badgers & Fox & Cats all drink water this hot night
I posted this yesterday evening, and in 10 hours it only had 3 views...I usually have nearly 500 or more views by now...sigh...2 hours of work in this video...a lot of clips to edit..the amount of views make it worthwhile for the effort put in....
But it is all in the title, so, I have made the title shorter at 8 am this morning, and reposted the You Tube title with just 'Badgers & Fox & Cats'.
We'll see if this improves matters...
53secs

Creative...a kaleidoscope in Laboscope...
Taken of a bucket of water (the beasties drinking water) with reflections of leaves in it.

Have your best day...

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dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on what can only be described as dreich this morning here in the dark and dangerous north. 5.8 this am and already out in the rain to place a bag of stuff at the end of the drive for the NE Air Ambulance collection. My second favourite shorts are due to meet an abrupt demise this morning. We (me and the shorts) are informed that they are not a suitable candidate for inclusion in the collection bag of second life but could be born again in the form of a floor cloth. Personally, I suspect that they will become free of samsara due to their bizarre attraction to the rock band called Nirvana. There will be a short ceremony followed by refreshments in the conservatory. Art bit - another tree. Bird song outside - has it stopped raining? Hope your day goes well. I need koffy and then probably a bit of reading.
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Like the tree very much...
Enjoy that coffee @dunelm
 
gennepher said:
Fbg 6.6

Wondering what outdoor gear to wear. I cannot hold an umbrella while hanging on to 2 crutches, or should I just wear no protective rain gear, and then hang it up to dry when I get back...that way it saves a washing load...

The car should have had a good wash in this rain...the outside windows are now clean...


Nighttime wildlife videos
This one is from a week or so ago, on a dry hot summer's night...
Badgers & Fox & Cats all drink water this hot night
I posted this yesterday evening, and in 10 hours it only had 3 views...I usually have nearly 500 or more views by now...sigh...2 hours of work in this video...a lot of clips to edit..the amount of views make it worthwhile for the effort put in....
But it is all in the title, so, I have made the title shorter at 8 am this morning, and reposted the You Tube title with just 'Badgers & Fox & Cats'.
We'll see if this improves matters...
53secs

Creative...a kaleidoscope in Laboscope...
Taken of a bucket of water (the beasties drinking water) with reflections of leaves in it.

Have your best day...

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Amazing creative so thank you very much. I hope your efforts over the video are rewarded with more views. Take care.
 
ianpspurs said:
Amazing creative so thank you very much. I hope your efforts over the video are rewarded with more views. Take care.
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Thank you @ianpspurs
People are more interested in a badger jumping on an off the swing...
I am interested in this night where it shows the importance of water for all nighttime animals. This is the first time I have ever seen a fox drink water from these water containers...
 
gennepher said:
No we don't @Lamont D I remember blue skies, sun and fine days for summer when I was a child, whether I was living in Kent or on the farm in Nottinghamshire, and in Kent I remember the thunderstorms with raindrops that fell on the ground bigger than half crowns...and the ice cream man on a bicycle, and the D block of ice cream and wafers wrapped in tissue paper....and in Kent the French onion man with a beret, on a bicycle with strings of onions...

Sorry...going down memory lane...
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East coast weather is as different again to West Coast weather. Most summers were long and hot in Lincs and of course Notts, Kent and East Anglia.
Of course there is plenty of variations from the norm.
D.
 
lindisfel said:
East coast weather is as different again to West Coast weather. Most summers were long and hot in Lincs and of course Notts, Kent and East Anglia.
Of course there is plenty of variations from the norm.
D.
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Morning Derek. I hope you and Marjorie are as well as can be. Don't tell everyone about East Anglia especially those up there beyond the Ice wall who think they live in the promised land. Spoiler alert, I've been and you don't fool me chaps. :D
 
ianpspurs said:
calorie overload and LC - does not compute. I can't eat a whole Kg tub of PB for breakfast per day :D
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I am weighing and recording everything I eat again because have recently put on 3lb - even though I am LC every day.

I got a shock this morning at the 800 calories that Fat Secret had logged for breakfast. When i looked closer I had logged 107g of cheddar cheese instead of the 10g which I had sprinkled over my scrambled egg :) :) :)
 
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Good slighly damp Morening here in Tilehurst Towers

Blood sugars this morning were 8.3 oh hum never mind.

A blood test is scheduled four later dis morning, just the routine stuff, but the results should interesting or maybe not.

Foot the ball and tennis conspire to make idiot box viewing a big no no in my slightly biased opinion, I have learnt my opinions are ov no matter. Never mind.

Time to go and stay safe all.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
I am weighing and recording everything I eat again because have recently put on 3lb - even though I am LC every day.

I got a shock this morning at the 800 calories that Fat Secret had logged for breakfast. When i looked closer I had logged 107g of cheddar cheese instead of the 10g which I had sprinkled over my scrambled egg :) :) :)
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10 gms of cheddar - is that even visible to the naked eye? :D 10 gms of grated Parmesan would yield more, is marginally lower carb and delights ones' taste buds more. Other opinions are available though they are just not right :D
 
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gennepher said:
No we don't @Lamont D I remember blue skies, sun and fine days for summer when I was a child, whether I was living in Kent or on the farm in Nottinghamshire, and in Kent I remember the thunderstorms with raindrops that fell on the ground bigger than half crowns...and the ice cream man on a bicycle, and the D block of ice cream and wafers wrapped in tissue paper....and in Kent the French onion man with a beret, on a bicycle with strings of onions...

Sorry...going down memory lane...
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Or the standpipes in the road, cos of the drought.
But, on the other hand, going to the outdoor baths that we had around here.
Sigh!
 
Stopped for a break, bedroom is so much better, carpet going down and manoeuvring the furniture and intentionally blocked the bedroom in which Mrs L has kindly having a nap.
6.9, but I think that is cos I have done too much. Whatever!

Must get on, I will report progress later.
Have your bestest day.
 
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