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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: johnw on January 21, 2014, 12:08:20 AM
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Some brilliant photography to brighten the gloom of winter.............
http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/expeditionen_ins_tierreich/media/expeditionen441.html (http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/expeditionen_ins_tierreich/media/expeditionen441.html)
johnw
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I am so happy that this is picture does not include our house which is on the other side of the creek. We have had a harrowing few days from Friday. Today is almost normal again. I drove through where the fire started today and it is black from horizon to horizon. Thank goodness for small mercies that we were ok.
A fire started south of us just out of Eden Valley on Friday after 5 days of over 40C weather. We watched it as it moved south east and then it covered our entire southern skyline. It was when the wind changed to a southerly gale that we abandoned ship as the fire was only 2ks away and the wind was the worst I have ever felt and it became so smoky so soon that it was getting difficult to see very far. I have never moved so fast throwing cat and dog in the car and a couple of other things while my son loaded up his toddler, two dogs, two cats, two birds and we took off for Angaston. Harry would not leave as the fire front was over the ridge by this time but it was a very difficult few hours until we knew that he had stopped the fire from creeping down the hill and over the dry creekbed to our house and the rest of the fire had moved on.
http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home/eden_valley_fire_information.jsp (http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/home/eden_valley_fire_information.jsp) check out the Eden Valley Public information on the 19th for the best map of how much land was burnt. We are about 32 x 72 in the unburnt finger. on the left of the burnt area. Half our 80 acres is burnt but it was all grazing land. We had to put down one old goat.
We did have another scare the following night at 2.30am as a spot fire was heading our way but we did have more than 4 fire engines at our property by the time I was up.
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My goodness. Stay safe Pat.
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So glad to know that you are safe, Pat! Will asked me if I knew if you were okay when he heard that Keyneton was under threat but I didn't think it would be the best time to send an e-mail!
cheers
fermi
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And I didn't even think to put my message in a 2014 thread plus put out seeds that need bushfires to germinate!! ;) ;D
Fire engines still patrolling locally - just had one drive around over the creek. Yeah for the Country Fire Service volunteers and personnel who did so much. A little yellow plane plots the actual fire perimeters.
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Good to hear you are safe Pat!
Must be a terrible experience seeing the fire creeping onto the property.
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Luit after seeing the beginnings of the fire south of us when the wind changed to gale force later in the day I was petrified and did not hang around to see the fire on our property as I knew embers could easily cover the 2ks. . But when we were woken at 2am the next night that was scary too as it was black with red flames over the hillside.
I think I have had enough adrenalin for a while.
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Pat, that must have been terrifying - I'm very grateful that you got out safely.
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I thought all we had to worry about at the moment was the earthquakes in New Zealand - and here we have the terrifying news of this huge fire raging around Pat's place.
Too much of a fright even at this distance, Pat. Thank heavens you are okay. We can only hope the danger passes completely VERY soon.
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Some brilliant photograph to brighten the gloom of winter.............
http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/expeditionen_ins_tierreich/media/expeditionen441.html (http://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/expeditionen_ins_tierreich/media/expeditionen441.html)
johnw
What a marvelous film! Nearly 90 minutes long- but worth taking the time to view, even if you have no German. Filmed over 5 years in 70 locations - a superb story of the life and history of the forests.
In the next couple of days the next film in the series will be available - I intend to watch that also.
Thank you this link, John, via Canada - small old world, isn't it?
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Maggi - While my informants in Germany do keep me up to date please do let me know when the next one comes out.
How they followed the ants congregating inside that toadstool is beyond me, to say nothing of the ant falling off the leaf and bouncing on the moss!
johnw
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I can't decide whether I was more surprised by the ants inside the toadstool or them moving larvae into the disembodied head of the stag beetle - there was some spectacular footage.
What about the queen bumble bee ousting the hapless mouse from its cosy nest?
The atmospheric scenes of the deer in the forest were perhaps the most beautiful - and the different emerging flowers were just breathtaking. I listened to most of it through headphones and had to "be brave" when subjected to wasps ( or were they hornets?) buzzing in stereo through my head!
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Pat
I can understand your situation. Here in Northern California we live in fire country. A few years ago a wildfire burned straight towards our farm blown by strong, dry, north winds. A crown fire in the trees is scary! A major understatement! If you have never experienced the such a thing, there no way to really understand. I could have easily been burned to death trying to save our place with a garden hose. The borate planes controlled the fire before our ranch was lost. Thank you God!
I'm glad that you, your family, and all that is yours are safe.
Robert
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I should have realised, Robert, that with your area's tendency to drought conditions, that you too would have been subject to such frightening events. A prospect too terrifying for most of us to comprehend.
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Maggi
God bless, we are all doing the best we can. It is my wish that I never pretend that I can completely understand. Most of us are a long way away.
We are all offering our support.
Robert
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And I didn't even think to put my message in a 2014 thread plus put out seeds that need bushfires to germinate!! ;) ;D
Fire engines still patrolling locally - just had one drive around over the creek. Yeah for the Country Fire Service volunteers and personnel who did so much. A little yellow plane plots the actual fire perimeters.
So glad your fine, Pat !! :D :D
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We are SOOOOO happy - There is wonderful news about our great-niece. Christina ( now 4) who has been given a thorough check and it seems that her liver is clear, now sign of tumours anywhere else and remaining kidney looks clear and is working well.
She still has to go to Glasgow soon for a final check from the surgeon, but the Oncologists are happy that she just gets regular check ups from now on - we couldn't be more pleased - it's better than we could ever have hoped.
The poor wee soul has been undergoing lots of chemotherapy as well as major surgery for malignant tumours on both kidneys and liver.
She has been so very brave all through this horrible process - so proud of her.
What a relief!
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Excellent news! It`s Christmas in January for me; a parcel of plants from Tom Mitchell, my SRGC surplus seeds, my AGS seeds, and my seeds from Brno all arrived this week. All I have to do now is grow them!
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That is heartwarming news Maggi - the extraordinary skills of the medical profession combined with the courage of a little girl...
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Smashing news Maggi.
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Ye, it is truly wonderful - you can only imagine how ecstatic Christina's parents are.
She has been such a brave wee soul through it all - it is humbling so know how courageous she has been .
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After a miserable start to this year it is great to hear that super news. Bless her, I hope she continues to progress with good news.
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Wonderful news, Maggi
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So happy to hear this news Maggi.
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What great news Maggi; thank you for letting us know.
Very best wishes to Christina and her family.
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It's wonderful news to hear that the wee one is in remission Maggi!
Very best wishes to her for the future.
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Smashing news Maggi !
So happy for all of you and the little girl of course !!
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Great news, Maggi!
A very good start into the new year.
Lina.
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Maggi so pleased to hear your news. I can't imagine what the wee lass went through. Nice to have some good news.
I picked my niece up from hospital today, in two weeks time she starts her Chemo and Radiotherapy , and then she will have to go through the reconsrtuctive surgery. My heart goes out to her. I hate this disease.
Angie :)
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Your support will mean the world to her, Angela - loved ones are so important to help keep up morale while going through all the horrible treatment. And Lola will do her part too, just by being Lola!
Give her our best wishes, please
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Such great news Maggi.
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And I didn't even think to put my message in a 2014 thread plus put out seeds that need bushfires to germinate!! ;) ;D
Fire engines still patrolling locally - just had one drive around over the creek. Yeah for the Country Fire Service volunteers and personnel who did so much. A little yellow plane plots the actual fire perimeters.
We now know how you feel, Pat!
We had a fire start 200 m away but fortunately heading in the opposite direction. We grabbed the cats and headed to the local hall and met up with other locals who had evacuated. A lot of fire-trucks turned up and they got it under control - as you said, "Yay for the CFA"!
cheers
fermi
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Scary to hear these stories - makes wading about ankle deep in puddles not even worth grumbling about. Hope you all keep safe. What about the wildlife?
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Hi Anne,
we went down to the Ford where the fire started - a few hundred metres down the road - to watch the "mopping-up" or "blacking out" operations by the CFA (Country Fire Authority) volunteers. A Fire Investigator there said that he found one (cooked) turtle unfortunately, but I think most other wildlife would've been able to escape.
Here are some pics form this morning - unfortunately a few venerable old River Red Gums (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) will have to be taken down as they are still burning! The last pic shows one of the trees with smoke rising from a hollow within!
cheers
fermi
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How did it start?
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Hi Anthony,
unclear at present, but no lightning strikes recently, and there were some visitors seen in the area not long before it flared up - presumably a dropped cigarette, or something similar >:( . If I say anymore it would have to go in the "moan" thread!
cheers
fermi
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It says a lot about you and Pat that you are posting in this thread anyway. The bright side is that you are safe.
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I can hear you singing the song Fermi. :)
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Anne most of the kangaroos were able to get to the unburnt side except for one that I know needed to be put out of its misery. A lizard or two possibly were burnt too. Birds usually ok unless they have babies.
We had another heart starter last Sunday afternoon. My daughter rang to say that her local (to here) friend rang to say that there was smoke in the direction of our property. It was a worrying time until my daughter finally got word that it was a neighbours property that was on fire and not ours. A big old gum had been brewing inside since the recent fire and it must have come up out of the roots and got the little bit of grass that was left. It did not take much for it to get the house/shack going and then all the little and bigger sheds. A son and another neighbour went over when it was a grass fire but by the time they got there it was more than grass. The firies did not take long to arrive and there were many back up vehicles from other towns too. Helicopters circling too. We then had dreadful winds on Monday which if there was a tree on fire south of us we could have had embers in our unburnt areas. Have not slept fully for a while now. So much easier at night to see smoldering trees. Harry has been whipper snipping dry grass since the fires so that it will slow down any fires a tad.
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I hope you all remain safe.
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Scary stuff. As Anne has just said hope hope you all will be safe.
Angie :)
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Mixed feelings really :-\ I'm now a great granny ......makes me feel so old ;D a wee girl and both well
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Roma, no-one will believe this is possible - lots of love and congratulations to you and all the family on this happy arrival. :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Roma, no-one will believe this is possible - lots of love and congratulations to you and all the family on this happy arrival. :-* :-* :-* :-*
Agreed. Absolutely impossible! It must be 1st April.
(Congratulations Roma … in case it really is true). ;) ;) ;)
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Some 70 years late, my father's Bomber Command Clasp has finally arrived.
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Quite shameful this has taken so long to sort out. Nonetheless you must be very proud Ralph.
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Yes, and it is nice for his two surviving siblings, my aunts, one of whom is 96.
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Yes, I am so happy
My elder son is getting married at last week of June
I have an exhibition
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Erika - this is great news - congratulations for these happy events. Please give my best wishes to your son and his future wife for a happy life together.
Lots of luck for a successful exhibition, too!
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The Monarch butterflies will be so happy
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The Monarch butterflies will be so happy
Won't they just! Super photo of the milkweed flowers (Gomphocarpus ), Pat - really shows how intricately shaped they are.
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I thought it was pretty good getting three stages of flowers too.
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I thought it was pretty good getting three stages of flowers too.
Oh, yes, no argument with that. Very pleasing when you might have needed a whole series of pix to illustrate the sequence.
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I need some more substantial milkweeds. The swan plants (Gomphocarpus fruiticosus) are so easily stripped by just a few caterpillars, and mine are taking a hammering just now! Garden centres sell them, often complete with caterpillars on them. Until recently no caterpillars were surviving the attentions of the Polistes chinensis wasps. Even though the garden is awash with these wasps, they have lost the desire for protein and now leave the caterpillars alone. I only hope the weather holds so they pupate and emerge in time.
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It's grey and raining but I am still happy - the Scottish Strawberry season has begun- and with a BANG!
Look at this monster berry -
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It is the variety 'Premium' - which I'd certainly agree with :) It was grown in Angus. Super berries, lots of these whoppers with a gorgeous red colour and a great taste to match - bliss!!
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Maggi I would be a lot happier if I had that strawberry to go with my red sauce. Yep you are right what a miserable day. I have already ate two of my great nieces chocolate bars, by the time she comes tomorrow they will all have gone.
Angie :)
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Angela - too much chocolate is bad for her - you're doing here a favour by eating it yourself! ;D
Is that the kind of sauce you find on strawberry tarts you get from the bakers ? I didn't know you could buy that .
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Hi folks,
We are just back from a gloriously sunny nine day break in beautiful La Grave in the French Alps, where the snowmelt flora was utterly fabulous and the views, food, wine and company were equally amazing.
We chanced upon this meadow on one of the high passes where the seed heads of the Carline Thistle had been blown into strange almost mystical patterns ...
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Isn't nature wonderful!
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Scottish thistles? ;D
cheers
fermi
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God Cliff what was the chances of you coming across this amazing sight. I bet it's a one off ;D
Maggi yes it's the same as what in the tarts, I will pick some up for you, I just love it .
Angie :)
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Scottish thistles? ;D
cheers
fermi
Don't think this species grows in Scotland.
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Don't think this species grows in Scotland.
But clearly they'd like to join us in the club!
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Look what I got in an email! I could hire some minions!! ;D ;D
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They are normally sent from Nigeria :)
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My last one was from the winner of the EU lottery who, out of the goodness of his heart, was making me a gift of £2.9 million as an altruistic gesture.
Alas, in my excitement and delight at this news, I inadvertently hit the delete button and my fortune vanished into the ether or wherever dead emails heaven is situated.
I am coming to terms with this gradually but I know that my name is known as a deserving person and I will surely not be forgotten by some other of our African brethren.
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We're very happy - we've just been sent this link (http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19427)by our friends Jan and Dave Dobak to photos which show more Erythronium montanum than we could ever imagine! Just a real treat - enjoy!
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My jaw dropped - what a sight!
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My jaw dropped - what a sight!
It is quite astounding, isn't it? Hard to conceive of such plentiful displays - I hope they live long and prosper.
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I found this photo - guess what came to mind?
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- That this wee critter is preparing for the bad weather from hurricane Bertha?
- That even tiny piglets are becoming fashion conscious these days?
Nah! I thought of all those lovely Pudsey Pig contestants who are doubtless in training, even at this time of year! 8) ;D ;)
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Apple sauce?
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Aaawh look at it's little socks.............how could you think of apple sauce David ::)
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The SRGC forum is huge, I'm obviously just scratching the surface as I have only just come across this thread.
I hope your niece is doing well Maggi.
I would post something that makes me happy, but it's Monday morning I'm back at work & can't think of anything at the moment ??? ;D
Still, reading these posts is making feel happy.
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Mike : Christina is doing very well, thank you. Her little sister recently got chicken pox and there was a little concern about Christina, who was sure to catch it as well - but she is doing so well that she has been able to cope with the infection without any of the nasty consequences that would have been feared from such an infection only a few months ago. A great relief to us all, as you might imagine.
David - trust you to see a 'pig in a blanket' and think lunch :o How can you think of eating something wearing cute socks? ( they'd surely get stuck in your teeth....)
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Got just the thing to boost your mood at lunchtime, Mike - see this thread http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12076.msg310569#msg310569 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12076.msg310569#msg310569) and follow the link David Sellars give to a short you-tube video which will transport you to the mountains - a real monday treat!
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Apple sauce?
David may've been suggesting a name for the little waif!
We once had a duck called L'orange and friends had a lamb called Racka,
;D
cheers
fermi
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That was a real treat Maggi.
The deep pink Ranunculus glacialis was superb & the beautiful Eritrichium always lifts my spirits.
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Such fun - I learn it is a special day for corrie-fisted folks like me :D
It's International Left Handers Day! - according to a message via Al Elliott!
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3079775&partId=1 (http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3079775&partId=1)
The word 'sinister' comes from the Latin for left-handed .....
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"It’s international left-handers day, because being a leftie in a right-handed world is so rubbish they had to let this tiny proportion of the population (10 per cent) have its very own annual occasion. Like Christmas where the only presents are special scissors and left-handed golf clubs."
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I think it's safe to watch cricket again. Safer than watching tennis. ::)
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With apologies to our Canadian friends - well done to the England Women's Rugby team - they've won a hard fought match to win the World Cup!
Score 21 to 9 :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/28790448 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/28790448)
Irish team lost out on third place to the French.
Bit of a shame that more publicity isn't given to the success of these gals.
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At last! I started repotting my daffs this weekend. Never started this late before. Definitely a happier bunny now. :D
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You finally you have all your orders packed up and sent off? Hope you can actually enjoy repotting. It's one of my favourite times of year, never knowing what you'll find. We've got very autumnal weather here already, which makes me glad I managed to get my repotting done early this year. Already have roots 3" long into the sand plunge! :o
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Great September music-wise for me. At the beginning of the month we go to see James Taylor in concert and at the end of the month Albert Lee appears in out villages 150 seat venue.
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Great September music-wise for me. At the beginning of the month we go to see James Taylor in concert and at the end of the month Albert Lee appears in our villages 150 seat venue.
OH! WOW! You lucky dog! Heroes, absolute HEROES. James Taylor is well known I'm sure, but noyt enough people know about the sublime Mr Lee who has appeared on more records not only in his own band but for just about every other star out there, than I've had chocolate bars. The man's a legend - amazes us how he still plays little venues - we've seen him in Aberdeen at the Lemon Tree Studio which has a similar capacity to your village hall. Magic, just magic!!
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I'm happy a start has at last been made to de-bunking the "horti-speak" that abounds in some circles - mostly those frequented by garden designers it must be said - though nurserymen are not entirely blameless! ::) ;)
Have a look at this article by Andrew (Andy) McIndoe (http://www.my-garden-school.com/profile/andrew-mcindoe/) - who works for Hilliers and has been much involved in their Chelsea exhibitis etc.
http://www.my-garden-school.com/the-new-language-of-the-gardening-world-hortispeak/ (http://www.my-garden-school.com/the-new-language-of-the-gardening-world-hortispeak/) :D
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Out walking on the North Downs in Kent yesterday, saw the only two airworthy Lancaster Bombers fly over, together with a Spitfire and a Hurricane. Probably won't ever see this again!
http://youtu.be/x9Nr7I81W6s (http://youtu.be/x9Nr7I81W6s)
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One left Canada for the UK last week.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/lancaster-leaves-canada-to-embark-on-u-k-tour-1.2729078 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/lancaster-leaves-canada-to-embark-on-u-k-tour-1.2729078)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/canada-s-last-airworthy-lancaster-to-leave-for-u-k-tour-1.2726701 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/canada-s-last-airworthy-lancaster-to-leave-for-u-k-tour-1.2726701)
johnw
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Ralph and John: Found this on twitter- great photo..... no word of where it was taken or by whom.
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Rather special that the last Canadian Lancaster now visiting round the UK should be one named 'Vera'. I remember my parents would stop in their tracks and look off into space when they heard that haunting voice on the radio.
johnw
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Ralph and John: Found this on twitter- great photo..... no word of where it was taken or by whom.
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That's the two Lancs and the last remaining Vulcan bomber who flew together over Lincolnshire on 22nd August.
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I was really expecting the BD or someone to post that they were happy that "The Doctor" is now Scottish ;D
cheers
fermi
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Malcolm Tucker certainly gets around!
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For as many years as I can remember, more than 30 anyway, there has been a Vulcan bomber sat at the airport in my home town, Southend (now "London Southend Airport"!) There are always suggestions that someone will restore and get it flying again. Sadly it has not yet, and may never happen. The Lancaster was one of my favourite 'planes as a kid, when my life ambition was to be a pilot. ;D Amazing pieces of engineering.
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I was really expecting the BD or someone to post that they were happy that "The Doctor" is now Scottish ;D
cheers
fermi
I think he's still to busy laughing at the Dr saying - "Oh, I'm Scottish, I can complain now" to be able to comment meantime. We both really enjoyed the new episode- laughed a lot.
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The Lancaster was one of my favourite 'planes as a kid, when my life ambition was to be a pilot. ;D Amazing pieces of engineering.
It still IS my ambition to be a pilot - when I grow up. Ian says I'm cutting it a bit fine now, especially since I've never even taken a driving test......... ::)
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It still IS my ambition to be a pilot - when I grow up. Ian says I'm cutting it a bit fine now, especially since I've never even taken a driving test......... ::)
We must never let go of our dreams, Maggie! ;D
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… and you do drive the forum quite convincingly, sweetheart!! ;D
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… and you do drive the forum quite convincingly, sweetheart!! ;D
Well, yes, it has been said that my capacity to drive folk round the bend is nearly unrivaled..... :P
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The two Lancasters will be starring at the Airshow at Prestwick on the 7 September.
Here are a few pictures from the Battle of Britain Flight taken at least 30 years ago.
The Lancaster had just landed at Mildenhall and I was in the "privileged " photographic area on the runway side opposite the public enclosure. It's starboard landing wheel brakes seized and it came off the runway directly towards me. I took the picture on the run looking sideways. It almost hit it's wing on the grass which would have created a fireball. I am sure I must have at least equaled the UK 100 meters record in my haste to get away ! Happily it stopped without any damage except to my peace of mind.
The Spitfire and Hurricane were taken at roughly the same year.
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Tom - Close call there. Jens Birck found this one when he was here a few years ago. The shot was taken at CFB Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Note the wheels, a perfect training plane for Mrs. Young. ;)
johnw
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Hang on a minute - those wheels are fixed to the ground ............ oh, ye of little faith :-X
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Perhaps this is a good time to post some photographs taken in May last year while we were in Canada. As mentioned above, one of the two Lancasters currently touring the UK belongs to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton, Ontario. My wife's parents are Friends of the Museum and know some of the Lancaster crew. Knowing my family connection - my father was a navigator in Lancasters - they arranged a visit to the Museum on a day when the Lanc was flying, and after it returned I was allowed a privileged visit on board to see my father's former workplace, albeit in a different aircraft. Lots of pictures were taken by me and my father-in-law!
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And my Father-in-Law's pictures.
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And finally...
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That looks like a very happy snapper!
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Great pics Ralph! Looks like a fun day out. The Lancaster is beautiful but very small inside. You can get a real sense of how cramped and difficult it would have been for those brave men. I like the Catalina too. Always had a soft spot for flying boats.
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Rob Potterton has just tweeted this flying over the nursery :
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The Lancasters are getting everywhere, it seems!
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Sorry for the blurry photo, I shot this in a rush to the gate at the St. John's airport in 2012. I knew Jens Birck would like to see the display they had arranged in the lounge area. One of Jens' other talents is identifying planes by sound alone.
johnw
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One of Jens' other talents is identifying planes by sound alone.
johnw
Why am I not surprised? That fellow walks on water too, if I'm not mistaken. 8)
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A couple more of Avro's finest. My brother trained on Lancasters and Lincolns before going on to Shackletons. The Catalina is for MattT
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I have heard that Peter Jackson offered to get Auckland's Lancaster airworthy. They declined the offer. www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3031/object/957/Avro_Lancaster (http://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/account/3031/object/957/Avro_Lancaster)
I was fortunate to be at Ardmore, near Auckland, for the launch of the DH Mosquito restored there.
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Here's a link: http://www.classicaircraftphotography.com/#/page/home/ (http://www.classicaircraftphotography.com/#/page/home/) and for those with Facebook accounts: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Aircraft-Photography/265224834712?fref=photo (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Classic-Aircraft-Photography/265224834712?fref=photo)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239771/Dozens-WWII-spitfires-buried-jungle-Burma-flying-years.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239771/Dozens-WWII-spitfires-buried-jungle-Burma-flying-years.html)
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Another lovely film by BotanyBoy, a summer walk in the woods of Kyushu. Some marvelous lilies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8rzF1UDsA&list=UUNJGndkn6XF0mHVOxI9NTzQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8rzF1UDsA&list=UUNJGndkn6XF0mHVOxI9NTzQ)
johnw
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Lost Franklin expedition ship found in the Canadian Arctic near King William Island in the Queen Maud Gulf.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lost-franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-the-arctic-1.2760311)
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Lost Franklin expedition ship found in the Canadian Arctic near King William Island in the Queen Maud Gulf.
johnw
Sings ...... With a hundred seamen he sailed away, to the frozen ocean in the month of May To seek that passage around the pole, where we poor sailors do sometimes go........
My goodness , how many times have I sung that song - amazing to think that Lord Franklin's ship has been found at last.
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Quite a lovely haunting song. Heard it a few times in the last couple of weeks.
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Yes I heard this news report during the night last night - the radio was on. Finding the ship depended on the melting ice cap!
I had not heard about this before - in the Southern Hemisphere we don't always hear all we should about the north. ;)
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I watch BBC World News. Our "local" news channel is Sky News Australia and we have no Red button! ???
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Listening to this http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/29112457 (http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/29112457) as Yorkshire win the County Championship. Independence for God's Own Country! ;D
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I'll drink to that.
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I'll drink to that.
There's a surprise! Is there any wonder the President has been heard to refer to this as a drinking club with a plant problem? ::) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Go Yorkshire, while on the subject of sir john franklin he came from the town of spilsby, only a couple of miles from me in Lincolnshire. One last word good luck to all the scots on here for tomorrow.
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Rosarians will enjoy the photos in this twitter page from an International Rose Show, I think -
https://twitter.com/Shoh_Hanaya
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Is it safe to mention the referendum now? Seen in a shop window in Ballater; I, of course, do not have an opinion.
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We really have not had much moisture along the coast here since an early & brief April snowfall when the Christies were here. Ever since no rain has penetrated past the mulch. It is dry down at least 2 feet and then bedrock just beyond. As we all know the only thing that will break such a drought here is a hurricane or tropical storm and that will pass through coastal NS this evening.
This is surely the most circuitous route for a storm in a very long time. Hurricane Odile came up from, the south Pacific, past the western Mexican coast last week, pummeled Cabo San Lucas and the Baja Peninsula with torrential rains and 205k/hr winds, turned east and broke the long-standing Texan drought. Then it moved southeast through the Gulf of Mexico, through St. Peterburg, Florida, then northeast up the Atlantic and past us tonight. We could get 70mm or 3" which will be a start. And wind. This after our sidewalks, curbs, roadbed have just been replaced and all the big trees' roots having been severed in the process. Be careful what you wish for. Stay tuned. Newfoundland will see the worst of it.
Cape Breton had a hard frost Saturday morning!
johnw
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More roses shown from the Yorkshire Rosarians Autumn Show from the twitter page of RV Roger
https://twitter.com/thenurseries
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Got my Glastonbury festival tickets for me and my family at 9.05am , they sold out at 9.28 am !
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Who is "Headlining" Emma?
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Who is "Headlining" Emma?
Booker C and the AG's, David.
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Booker C and the AG's, David.
That'd turn anyone off ;D
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That'd turn anyone off ;D
No comment ::) ::) ;D
Angie :)
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No comment ::) ::) ;D
Angie :)
Very restrained, Angie … much kinder than Johnny Kidd and his Devon Pirates. ;D
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lol won't know till April
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My cats watched the Horizon programmes and I am beginning to see results.
On 3 consecutive days Nikki has brought me a rodent - wood mouse, shrew and shrew. Why am I happy - they were all dead :) ;D :) Previously she brought them in alive and her sister would chase them round the lounge.
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Even happier
Within 10 minutes of posting she delivered a huge mouse and a baby vole - both dead :) ;D :) ;D :)
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And now another baby vole - minus head.
As she was hand reared it shows that the instinct to hunt must be really well rooted in her genes = surprising perhaps as her mother was Burmese.
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A friend of mine had a Burmese. Use to hunt rabbits. Ate everything except that rubber band thingy at its rear end. :P
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I'm having a quiet day - sun has been coming in the window ( most of the time) and I've been having a pleasant rummage around the internet.
While having a quiet Tweet on behalf of the SRGC, I found a quiz from Cowell's Garden Centre (http://www.cowellsgc.co.uk/) about the ID of a pretty Irish bred primrose - we've discussed these before in the forum - commercial production of some super plants for the garden - anyway - got the answer right- plant was Primula 'Dunbeg'
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- so I nominated a dearly loved pal who lives nearby to receive the plant - a belated birthday gift to Victoria- the Angel of the Ponteland Show kitchen ( tho' that is only ONE of her accomplishments!)
Many Happy returns of the other day, Vixen!
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"Our 1st WINNER of #NameThePlant after the relaunch. Congrats to Victoria and @ScottishRockGC #PlantingSmiles "
Much love from me xxx
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A very worthy winner! :)
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Now, this is GOOD news! http://www.srgc.net/forum/Smileys/classic/lipsrsealed.gif (http://www.srgc.net/forum/Smileys/classic/lipsrsealed.gif) :P
Scientists believe that flavanols, the antioxidants inside cocoa beans, could stall memory loss in elderly people - Cup of cocoa could give the elderly the memory of a 'typical 30 or 40-year-old'
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cup-of-cocoa-could-give-the-elderly-the-memory-of-a-typical-30-or-40yearold-9819783.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/cup-of-cocoa-could-give-the-elderly-the-memory-of-a-typical-30-or-40yearold-9819783.html) 8) :D
I'm not quite so thrilled that folk in their sixties are described as "elderly" though. :P
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Yeh, Maggi I am with you on that subject. I have to write everything down now and I hate when you get upstairs and think why am i up here.
Still I am still able to cut my hedges, its took me weeks to do them all but I have taken the hedges down by half. Iain had to jump up to try and see over the hedge the last time he was here, well not know. Dosent look very good but hopefully it will green up again. No more ladders for me. I planted these hedges to try and break the wind but now realise unless I let them get to 30ft high I have no chance. Windy it will be here and not much I can do about it.
Angie :)
ps note it was me that cut the hedges down, where was hubby. ::) :-X
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I'm pretty sure your hedges will green up again , Angela. That has been a massive job for you- knowing how many hedges you've got!
Poor Derek couldn't help, he's got a bad back, bless him! Mind you, after all that work, your back is probably just as bad! :-X
You've done a grand job there!
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I'm pretty sure your hedges will green up again , Angela. That has been a massive job for you- knowing how many hedges you've got!
Poor Derek couldn't help, he's got a bad back, bless him! Mind you, after all that work, your back is probably just as bad! :-X
You've done a grand job there!
Maggi thats nice of you but I think Derek's handicap isn't his back. GOLF days never seem to be affected by bad backs :-X
Angie :)
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Now you mention it, I have noticed from Bill McG. and my pal's husband Mike, that it never seems to rain on a golf course either! Something a bit suspicious going on here, I think you're right!
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Golf, no i won't say anymore. Yesterday I dug out a huge Rhododendron and Derek came out with a cuppa and said I don't think its in the right place. My look must have been enough as he scurried back into the house. I think I might have to move it as I can't find my secateurs . I think I have buried them under the Rhodo. I wander how many people either bury the secateurs or throw them in the compost heap and never to be found again.
Angie :)
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..........I wonder how many people either bury the secateurs or throw them in the compost heap never to be found again.
Angie :)
Ehhh .......that would be me! ???
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Ehhh .......that would be me! ???
Yes, us two too! I would be VERY suspicious of anyone who claimed never to have lost a garden tool. Trowels and secateurs particularly seem to be prone to disappearing - like single socks in the wash......
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I have a right hand heavy duty gardening glove (green and yellow) looking for a good home and a left hand glove. I'm sure that the left hand one is in the garden.....somewhere. :-\
Alternatively, I could put it in the 'odd sock' drawer in the hope I'll eventually find the other one - yes, we have a drawer of odd socks. I live in hope...... ;D
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Luckily, as those who know Ian will be aware, the question of odd socks here is less worrying than it might be in other households! And mine are all black! I still find it annoying to have an odd number after washing though.
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At my age I find there are three things that go. Number one is memory and I can't remember the other two.
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I found a nice garden trowel burried in my garden and a lovely brass watering nozzel. Must have been and old lady like you people living here before... ;)
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Yes, us two too! I would be VERY suspicious of anyone who claimed never to have lost a garden tool. Trowels and secateurs particularly seem to be prone to disappearing - like single socks in the wash......
I've at least 6 pairs of tweezers somewhere in the greenhouse (I use them for weeding in pots, tidying up plants, pulling dead flowers off massonia etc, even transferring stamens for pollination). Can I ever find a pair when I want them? I've a terrible habit of putting them down on top of pots or (worse) sticking them point-down into the plunge sand when I get distracted and go off to do something else..
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I used to keep an old bread knife in the garage for sawing through clumps I wanted to split, I guess it's somewhere in the garden. Maureen won't let me borrow hers!
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I've at least 6 pairs of tweezers somewhere in the greenhouse (I use them for weeding in pots, tidying up plants, pulling dead flowers off massonia etc, even transferring stamens for pollination). Can I ever find a pair when I want them? I've a terrible habit of putting them down on top of pots or (worse) sticking them point-down into the plunge sand when I get distracted and go off to do something else..
They have run away the scissors Dear ::)
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I'm a constant offender by losing just about every tool I use. I often blame the fairies ;)
Regrettably, my Felco secateurs went via the compost heap into the shredder and ruined both!
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I'm a constant offender by losing just about every tool I use. I often blame the fairies ;)
Regrettably, my Felco secateurs went via the compost heap into the shredder and ruined both!
Ann: In winter Canadian mothers sew strings to kiddie's mittens and attach them to their coat cuffs. Might that work for you & your secateurs & trowels? ;)
johnw
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I hope everyone has had a chance to see botanyboy1's latest youtube video:
Wild orchids of western China, Sichuan Province
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqkbu--GGbg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqkbu--GGbg)
johnw
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John, nice idea but I would end up looking like a Christmas tree!
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I hope everyone has had a chance to see botanyboy1's latest youtube video:
Wild orchids of western China, Sichuan Province
Fabulous video, mouthwatering plants, :o
It's good to see large populations like this in the wild, long may they prosper. ;)
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Just been to see the greatest rock and roll band in the world. ;D
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Just been to see the greatest rock and roll band in the world. ;D
Music night at the old folks' home, Anthony? ::)
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Wash your mouth our Maggi. ::) They were awesome. I wish I had half their energy! ;D
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I expect you had to be there ....... ;)
I'm a tad suspicious that such energy is chemically induced - something about not changing the habits of a lifetime and all that!
They were a great band - I'll grant you that. How many backing musicians did they have tonight?
You've only to look at "Keefs' " hands to see they are riddled with arthritis - kinda hard to riff with those, methinks - not to mention the addled grey cells, bless 'im.
I do hope I'm just a suspicious old bag and they were truly wonderful - and not just because the atmosphere was fab ........ apart from anything else, it gives hope to us young 'uns! ;) 8)
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Not many - one female singer, one male, a bass guitar, sax and tenor, a couple on keyboard and Mick Taylor (who was in the Stones from 69 to 74) is touring with them and was amazing on guitar. The warm up act was an Aussie group "Hunters and Collectors".
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Looks far from a full house?
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The Old Bones are not flavour of the month in these parts.
They cancelled the outdoor concert at Hanging Rock because Sir Mick had a cold or something. A lot of fans missed out - twice because this was a rescheduled tour! Worse still is the number of local accommodation places and eateries which had been booked out and then had huge numbers of cancellations!
One of the reception centres did donate all the food to a local charity and apparently Mick sent the flowers from the dressing-room to our hospital for the staff and the patients to enjoy.
cheers
fermi
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Looks far from a full house?
For the support act there is sadly often not a full house - the masses piling in at the last minute - more time in the pub.......
I was quite impressed that there were actually cancellations when L'wren Scott died - showed more humanity than I gave Mick Jagger credit for, frankly.
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Yes Maggi, our tickets were bought last February for the concert that was cancelled. Packed to the gunnels! There were still people streaming in when these pics were taken at 8.32 p.m., just before the Stones started at 8.40. They performed without a break, except for three songs by Keith, they continued until 10.55.
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How long have the stones been going now? It must have been a great atmosphere, reminds me when a gang of us went to see madonna at roundhay park in Leeds in 86, it was brilliant.
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The NZ Herald said there were over 36,000 there. Capacity is 37,000. A girl friend (at the time) went to see the Stones in Roundhay Park in 1984(ish). :'(
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I saw them at the St George's Hall in Leeds in the '60s. Lulu was the opening act, she must have been all of 15!
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I saw them at the St George's Hall in Leeds in the '60s. Lulu was the opening act, she must have been all of 15!
Lulu! She makes me want to shout!
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Lulu! She makes me want to shout!
? Throw your hands up and shout?
cheers
Fermi
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Lulu is a bit before my time, but I have to admit I have the boat that I row on my iPhone
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ziY7yAXl0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3ziY7yAXl0)
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Just seeing this made me happy!
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A three foot ( 90cms) tall chocolate robin- weighing 6kgs ( is a 6kg robin fat?!!)
Pic from Twitter from the http://www.littlechocolateshop.co.uk/ (http://www.littlechocolateshop.co.uk/) in Leyburn Yorkshire
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Somehow, I don't think it will fly..........but it looks delicious! :P :P ;D
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Somehow, I don't think it will fly..........but it looks delicious! :P :P ;D
Yes, I think this is an example of the rare Yorkshire flightless giant robin - in fact, if you look in the background of the photo, you can see one who has worn himself out trying to get airborne and is now lying down for a rest........
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Yes, I think this is an example of the rare Yorkshire flightless giant robin ........
In case there should be an assertion that all those from Yorkshire are made of chocolate and grossly over-weight, only some us are!
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Too right David :) :
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I'm happy, because for once I feel truly ready for the winter, my third here on the Outer Hebrides.
This year I have erected a proper windbreak fence around the productive areas of the garden (veg and bulbs/plants in pots). This is enhanced with many willow cuttings and Rosa rugosa seedlings etc.
I've relocated our new compost bins (and their attendant small furries, which have been extraordinarily abundant this year) as far from the house as possible.
I've built seed frames for my many pots of ungerminated seeds. I'm planning on changing the top of the one I use for germinated pots to a PVC or polycarbonate lid to keep some of the rain out to avoid damping off.
I've also built a larger 'shade frame' for woodlanders and anything else that doesn't like drying winds. Rather than shade, I believe that the shelter provided is of most benefit.
When gardening in the Hebrides, you can't have too much shelter. I feel ready, so bring on the winter!
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Rather a lot to be happy about there, Matt - a powerful amount of work to get all that sorted and it looks really very neat and professional. I'm impreseed - nothing so swanky here for sure, but then again we're not in danger of being blown off the land and across an ocean!
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Your frames leave mine very much in in the shade (sorry!) Matt. Made around ten years ago from old pallets and now disintegrating rapidly. I'm being asked "is its necessary to have piles of rotten old wood on what passes for a patio because you clutter it up with pots of stuff you haven't room for in the garden? And why is the garden seat now the home for trays of plants you've grown from seed and haven't room for in the greenhouse?....... I'll get me coat
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Sounds familiar, David. It is hard being a compulsive plant collector and propagator if your partner does not understand :-X ;D
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I'm warm again! We got a new central heating oil boiler installed and had no heating from yesterday morning till this afternoon. It was dull and damp yesterday and even colder today. Maximum 5C today.
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Rather a lot to be happy about there, Matt - a powerful amount of work to get all that sorted and it looks really very neat and professional. I'm impreseed - nothing so swanky here for sure, but then again we're not in danger of being blown off the land and across an ocean!
Maggi - Not a chance he'll be blown across the ocean in this direction. More apt to be Aberdeen bound given the blow here.
What a splendid job you've done there Matt. Just wondering what the shade material is on the sed and shade frames.
Were the Hebrides treed in recent times? i.e. the past 400-500 yrs.
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Thanks everyone.
John - the shade material is a standard type of horticultural netting that we can buy here in the UK and can be used for both shading and wind protection. It's a knitted synthetic material (i.e. UV stabilised polyethylene) that gives approximately 50% shading/wind filtering. I believe different 'gauges' are available for lighter and heavier shading. I didn't buy this as I received it as someone else's surplus but searching 'shade netting' online brings up a range of suppliers - it's the darker green types you want.
I used a cheaper alternative on the fences, which is lighter green. This material is more commonly used on construction sites, i.e. on scaffolding as debris/safety/litter netting but can also be used around the home/garden. A 50m roll was extremely good value for money, and does the job just as well but it's a bit brighter to look at. It was available in black, but only in a 2m width.
Yes, in the past there would have been some trees on the Outer Hebrides at least. Today you can find small remnants of native woodland in inaccessible places here and there - mixed woodland in ravines, alder or birch copses on islands and headlands, rowans clinging to steep rocky faces etc. I wouldn't like to say that the islands were ever densely forested. Even at times when the climate was more conductive to tree growth, large areas would have been too windy, too wet or too poor in nutrients for trees. Also, at no time were the Outer Hebrides connected to the mainland of Scotland, unlike the Inner Hebridean islands, many of which would have had 'land bridges' during the glacial/interglacial periods allowing species with slower dispersal patterns to migrate. A pattern of habitat mosaics is more likely, which will have included some areas of light woodland of hardy pioneer species. Wood is/would always have been a very scarce resource, so early human settlers will have quickly felled for use any woodland there may have been. The only mammals that are native to the Western Isles are otter and seals, but the grazing pressure from introduced stock (historically sheep and cattle, in more recent times deer have been introduced - rabbits and voles will do their share of damage too) will have prevented widespread regeneration. Some trees can grow here (albeit slow and low), especially with a bit of shelter from a wall or fence, or in naturally sheltered places, particularly on the east side of the islands away from the prevailing winds. However, the few commercial (experimental?) forestry plantations we have are unlikely to ever be very productive.
Matt
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I'm happy, because for once I feel truly ready for the winter, my third here on the Outer Hebrides.
This year I have erected a proper windbreak fence around the productive areas of the garden (veg and bulbs/plants in pots). This is enhanced with many willow cuttings and Rosa rugosa seedlings etc.
I've relocated our new compost bins (and their attendant small furries, which have been extraordinarily abundant this year) as far from the house as possible.
I've built seed frames for my many pots of ungerminated seeds. I'm planning on changing the top of the one I use for germinated pots to a PVC or polycarbonate lid to keep some of the rain out to avoid damping off.
I've also built a larger 'shade frame' for woodlanders and anything else that doesn't like drying winds. Rather than shade, I believe that the shelter provided is of most benefit.
When gardening in the Hebrides, you can't have too much shelter. I feel ready, so bring on the winter!
Hey Matt, you have been busy since I was round in the summer - must pay another visit.
Do you have you frame-lids anchored? They would just blow away here on the coast.
Chris
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Maggi - Not a chance he'll be blown across the ocean in this direction. More apt to be Aberdeen bound given the blow here.
johnw
Hmm, hadn't thought of that - he'll get a terrible bashing on the mountains en route - I'll lay in some catch netting and bandages.......
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Hey Matt, you have been busy since I was round in the summer - must pay another visit.
Do you have you frame-lids anchored? They would just blow away here on the coast.
Chris
Hi Chris,
The seed frame lids are weighted down with rocks, so they should be safe. I may put hinges on the shade frame, or keep them removable and use some kind of catch. Until then, more rocks!
Stop in any time your passing.
M
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Hmm, hadn't thought of that - he'll get a terrible bashing on the mountains en route - I'll lay in some catch netting and bandages.......
And a cuppa tea and a biscuit too I hope?! ;)
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But of course! :-*
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Matt - not sure if you have ever seen these
http://www.swanflight.com/flightcase-hardware-hinges-lid-stays/flightcase-hardware-lift-off-hinges.html
(http://www.swanflight.com/flightcase-hardware-hinges-lid-stays/flightcase-hardware-lift-off-hinges.html)
I used to have a PA and lighting company so all the flight cases were fitted with these - it lets you take the front off flight cases completely
or I now use them so you can have fold down frame lights - or you can remove them all together - when they are closed they are like normal hinges
only thing is if you have a lot of frame lights then number them - or use the first one as a template for all the others - so they always fit
(I am just looking at the ipad cases on that site and trying to work out where I can hide it when it comes.......)
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Matt - not sure if you have ever seen these
http://www.swanflight.com/flightcase-hardware-hinges-lid-stays/flightcase-hardware-lift-off-hinges.html
(http://www.swanflight.com/flightcase-hardware-hinges-lid-stays/flightcase-hardware-lift-off-hinges.html)
I used to have a PA and lighting company so all the flight cases were fitted with these - it lets you take the front off flight cases completely
or I now use them so you can have fold down frame lights - or you can remove them all together - when they are closed they are like normal hinges
only thing is if you have a lot of frame lights then number them - or use the first one as a template for all the others - so they always fit
(I am just looking at the ipad cases on that site and trying to work out where I can hide it when it comes.......)
Graeme
I've seen those hinges before; a clever design.
Our second big issue here, after wind, is corrosion. The air is constantly salt-ladened, especially in autumn/winter and mild steel would rust solid in one season.
Chris
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Chris - they were available in marine stainless steel as I have a box of 100 or so left over from when we used to build flight cases - I would need to have a look to see if the company is still going or if there is an alternative supplier
when we moved here I had to move one of the tunnels and I eventually had to get a welding torch round some of the bolts - so if I ever put anything up I always use stainless steel nuts and bolts and screws and hinges and washers (screwfix) - in the long run it makes life much simpler
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Chris - they were available in marine stainless steel as I have a box of 100 or so left over from when we used to build flight cases - I would need to have a look to see if the company is still going or if there is an alternative supplier
when we moved here I had to move one of the tunnels and I eventually had to get a welding torch round some of the bolts - so if I ever put anything up I always use stainless steel nuts and bolts and screws and hinges and washers (screwfix) - in the long run it makes life much simpler
Sorry, Graeme, I made a wrong assumption. When I checked out the link you provided, they looked like mild steel and the price tended to reflect that.
When I first moved here I built a lot of wind-breaks similar to the style Matt has adopted, using 'normal' screws. These rusted through in two years and I had to redo it all with stainless steel screws. I now buy them 1000 at a time from Westfield Fasteners: http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/ (http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/)
Chris
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Mmm, very nifty hinges Graeme. They could be a handy solution, so I'll bear them in mind.
Cheers.
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Me too, I've been using loose pin hinges but it's a right fiddle getting the pins in.
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Stainless steel ones here: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hinges/0687499/ (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hinges/0687499/)
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Stainless steel ones here: http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hinges/0687499/ (http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/hinges/0687499/)
Annew - yes those are the ones - forgot about rs
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I'm happy, because for once I feel truly ready for the winter, my third here on the Outer Hebrides.
... I feel ready, so bring on the winter!
I didn't mean it! Winds up to 69mph so far and everything is still in it's place. Bit of windburn to the leaves of celery still in the ground but otherwise all looks fine.
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Hope you still have your frames, Matt, in this somewhat inclement weather.
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Seems that I spoke too soon! All is fine in the garden, nothing shifted an inch. However, about an hour after my last post we were struck by lightening. Without power for 8 1/2 hours and no landline phone or internet since and no prospect of its return until 7th January! Loving the excellent service were getting from BT... :-X
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Did you post the last message by pigeon then? ;D
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It must be a supersonic pigeon. I’ve read his post already in Japan :o
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It must be a supersonic pigeon. I’ve read his post already in Japan :o
The wind is VERY strong from the Western Isles!! ;D ;D ;D
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We have the pigeons well trained here!
(we also have comupter access at the library ;))
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We have the pigeons well trained here!
Dependable flying west? ; :-X
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This made me smile:
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I need help and cannot work out how to get around the forum site.I want to ask a question on help with liverwart, were can I send out a message to all people who look at the forum for help
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Click on the orange Forum icon below the words "Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum" and scroll down to "Plant identification questions and answers" link. Click "New Topic" top right and make one on Liverworts.
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I need help and cannot work out how to get around the forum site.I want to ask a question on help with liverwart, were can I send out a message to all people who look at the forum for help
Are you are looking for a solution to a liverwort problem? I use Baking powder (Sodium hydrogen carbonate) Mix one teaspoonful with a little very fine sand, sprinkle it over the pots and water it in. Doesn't appear to affect the seedlings, well not here anyway.
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Mel - you could also try a search of the forum to see if the information you seek is already here . The search button to use is the one fourth from the left in the row of options show a near the top of every forum page.
From such a search, for instance, we find there is one thread with liverwort in the title :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4636.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=4636.0) and two pages of results from mentions of liverwort in other threads, All sorts of remedies are mentioned - Epsom Salts, vinegar, potassium permanganate ( doesn't work for us!) and so on .....
Also, as well as the official Help button which assists with general info on the use of this SMF forum - there are more notes specific to the SRGC forum here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2.0)
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That's interesting, Michael. By the way, do you mean baking soda (= sodium bicarbonate), as baking powder has other things in as well?