Have you noticed how much packaging, especially plastic, is used in
supermarkets these days? When I was a child we had none, really.
Why is it so hard for supermarkets to make clear which plastics
can be recycled? Why are not ALL plastics used in supermarkets
recycled? They all have a lot of power over their suppliers and should
INSIST on this.
Basically, I hate plastic packages for so much, especially when it cannot be recycled.
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Friday 9 September 2016
Sunday 4 September 2016
Our garden
The garden is still relatively colourful, although less so than in
spring and high summer. Our sweet peas are past their best and the
sunflowers have peaked. When the first frosts come - usually November -
we will replace the begonia sempiflorens with primroses, which give
colour all winter.
We'll blink and it will be spring, but we have autumn and winter beauty to enjoy first. Luckily in the UK all seasons have their pleasures.
We'll blink and it will be spring, but we have autumn and winter beauty to enjoy first. Luckily in the UK all seasons have their pleasures.
Saturday 27 August 2016
Football
My old "local" team, Plymouth Argyle, had a dreadful start to the football season, but have
now won the last 3 games and are currently in the play-off places. Mind
you, it is very early days.
My current "local" team, Cambridge United, is currently at the very bottom of the league. Unless they buck up they could lose their league place at the end of the season.
My current "local" team, Cambridge United, is currently at the very bottom of the league. Unless they buck up they could lose their league place at the end of the season.
Thursday 25 August 2016
Swifts gone
It is now several weeks since I last saw (and heard) swifts overhead.
I guess they have started their journey south. For a few months they are an English summer. Then one day you realise they've gone. I miss them and look forward to their return next May.
I had the rare privilege of holding a swift many years ago when one landed accidentally in the road. We kept it in a box overnight and fed it insects. The next day it just flew away. They really are lovely birds.
Farewell and safe journeying over land and sea. See you next year.
I had the rare privilege of holding a swift many years ago when one landed accidentally in the road. We kept it in a box overnight and fed it insects. The next day it just flew away. They really are lovely birds.
Farewell and safe journeying over land and sea. See you next year.
"London" grandchildren
All being well our "London" grandchildren are here next week. We love seeing all our grandchildren, but I shall be very exhausted by next Friday.
Monday 22 August 2016
Frog
When getting some fresh parsley from the garden, I had a surprise when this fellow appeared! I am told it is a frog and not a toad. As you know, I am not an expert on frogs and toads!
Butterfly
A picture of a brimstone (?) butterfly on the sweet peas. Taken a few
weeks ago at Anglesey Abbey, a National Trust house a few miles to the
east of Cambridge, UK.
One of our sons called them flutterbys, which is a much better name!
One of our sons called them flutterbys, which is a much better name!
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