I am fascinated by all things weather and climate related. So I am going to start a monthly weather blog. So see p2 for details of October, which I will update as we go through the month. I thought this might move to top of the list when updated, but it does not. So I will update here, and then repost as a months worth at the start of next month.
BIRDS – I LIKE ‘EM!
Climate crisis has not disappeared!
Students encouraged to strike this Friday and demonstrate if safe.
LISTS – Number 2. Birds
Page 10 Guardian
VACCINES
So there are 320+ different vaccines being researched against Covid-19. great, lets hope some work?
But it is also important to stop the next ‘pandemic’. It will happen. World human population is growing and increasingly interacting with wildlife that has previously lived in isolated environments. we need therefore …
WASPS
When was the last time you or anyone near you got stung by a wasp? Its a shame! Well not that you haven’t been stung, but there just are not many around anymore, a few butterflies, a few flies, but nothing like a few years ago. Check the front of a car and notice how dead insect free it is! If you like everything neat and tidy, well plant lots of insect friendly flowers in straight lines. If you do not sit or play on your lawn – let it become a wildlife meadow. Large parts of the countryside have been sprayed to death – gardens can be a counter to this.
INDOOR PLANTS
How many times/people have you heard say that they cannot keep / or kill indoor plants? Lots. Well its no big secret.
I have been growing 60/70 plants in my place for a couple of years or more – the number keeps increasing. My philosophy is to water a little and often. The bigger the leaves the more I water!That way I don’t forget to water them. If they don’t like this then they fo and die. Harsh but it does mean I am surrounded with lots of beautiful greenery.
CLIMATE CHANGE – THE POST BELOW CONTAINS SWEAR WORDS!
Covid-19 might kill me, but in the grand scheme of things that is not a big deal. Even to me! Brexit is like a feather in the wind, it will blow away. Even a lying corrupt government is irrelevant when we look to the future. What is important is doing something about climate change. This will have a major impact on my children and grandchildren and future generations. But the government is silent! (Probably a good thing in a way as they usually talk bollocks and make false promises).
KEEP OFF THE GRASS!
Or at least keep the mower, pesticide, herbicides and fertilisers off the grass. A lawn is a pretentious middle class monoculture of generally no practical function.
Longer grass with wildflowers, herbs and small shrubs provide food and cover for invertebrates and insects of all kinds. A study published yesterday showed a reduction in wildlife around the globe of 68% since 1970. (WWF et al).
My front lawn has been called wild and scruffy – thank you for the complement. My road has over 2ha. of front lawns – what a great nature reserve that could become?
