Its is strange but all the complaints about activities adding to global greenhouse gases seem to have ignored the 5th of November celebrations with the masses of bonfires and fireworks. This is only an annual tradition but one has to ask whether it really has any meaning in the modern world more than 400 years after a failed gunpowder plot. It seems an odd way to celebrate an ancient event by adding to a modern problem. Thus spake the grumpy.
This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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Birder's Bonus 241
Noted a Curlew ( Numenius arquata ) on the Loughor estuary at Bynea.
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Greater spearwort ( Ranunculus lingua ) has been used in traditional medicine to treat rheumatism, skin conditions and digestive problems.
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Green buckwheat ( Fagopyrum tartaricum ) is also called 'Tartar buckwheat'. It's a domesticated food plant, producing kernels. ...
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Daily shots of my fully compostable Oyster mushroom pot, received for Christmas. Omelettes ahoy!
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