Came across several of these in our fields this afternoon, think I have only seen one before, about 10 years ago. We normally have plenty of field mushrooms and bay boletus, but haven't seen any so far this year. Looking forward to chicken forestiere this evening!
Telephone wires and air around the house full with swallows this morning, normally have about 20 but this morning massed gathering of over 150 (the picture is just a section of them perching on the wire). It will be sad to see them go but will look forward to their return in the spring.
Having lunch in the garden next to a large fuchsia alive with bumble bees of at least two different species species, it has been a very popular bush with them over the past few weeks and with plenty of flowers yet to open.
Since leaving Elon's playground I have not seen a single message about irregular arrivals in Dover. Really quite refreshing.
See that Farage's company is called Thorn in the Side Ltd. I wonder if he realises that by changing just one word in the title the lyrics of the Eurythmic's "Thorn in my side" makes a great song of buyer's remorse for the voters of Clacton and Reform?
Just wrote something about riots and social media regulation… paulbernal.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/r...
Governments are very bad at internet regulation. That much has been clear for a very long time - scholars and others who look at the subject generally wince when they hear about a new plan to 'rein in...
The usual suspects are now pushing conspiracy theory that the no-show of far-right protesters was due to the messages on Telegram being a hoax or even made up by the government/MSM.
Have decided that Twitter is becoming too poisonous with Musk egging it on, so have decided to see if there is a more pleasant world on Bluesky.