What can you do to see more snowflakes

Today it snowed. The sky went grey and filled with a flurry of snowflakes but the ground wasn’t frosty enough so they didn’t settle – but they were there. Global Warming is changing our World. Things that might help if we all did them – please read

Mattress Toppers and Sheep Muzzling

Looking for something useful and cozy (maybe not exciting) for Christmas present – looked for new mattress topper and then hit the under world of sheep muzzling. Wool helps regulate body temperature. and is no longer valued as the wonderful product it is. Heard about farmers blending it with bracken to produce garden compost trying […]

15 minute Cities – Urban planning model in response to Virus and Global Warming in the City of Lights

“The 15-minute city is not a silver bullet” Carlos Moreno, scientific director and professor specialising in complex systems and innovation at University of Paris also Paris City Hall’s special envoy for smart cities “Today our neighborhoods are segregated by money – rich, poor, middle class, workers, bars, offices. There’s great segregation. But what we must […]

Harvesting Chambourcin grapes and Gesloten Kas Technology

Harvested this weekend two small rows of Chambourcin grapes – a red grape suited to a less sunny English climate. Even harvesting the grapes in October – they dont seem to be so sweet but told by the person who planted them that they will produce higher sugar levels than other grapes over here. […]

Little bird flying high, dropped a package from the sky..

Maybe farmers will be – thanking God, for the black gold in their farmyards. “The glass pyramid in the courtyard of the Louvre Museum in Paris has a transparent coating that has an anti-fouling effect upon exposure to natural light” (www.japan.go.jp) Dr. Akira Fujishima, a Japanese researcher, discovered that photo-catalysis forms the basis of the […]

Sunseed Desert Technology

Because background is in Horticulture and Environment became involved with Sunseed Desert Technology. My intention to go to Morocco to help Berber community especially ladies have own income and to give them independence by developing the potential for Argan seedlings by reconstructing a greenhouse to grow them inside. Talked to lots of people and advice […]

Yellow Tardis and Storm Katie

Consider it lucky that latest storm happened at night time as there were 600 incidents overnight in one county that brought down ivy smothered trees across some roads, tracks and onto pylons and cut off electricity in a few wind howling hours with south westerly wind speeds of 106 mph on Isle of Wight. […]

Thirsty Concrete, Surface water and Spray

Wondering as struggling along the M25 in heavy rain what could be done to cut down the spray from surface water. Approaching lorries, so much spray, they become almost invisible. Maybe we need more runoff ditches besides roads or control of speed and volume of the traffic in heavy rain. Even wondered if lorrys/vans/cars could […]

Five minutes to midnight

(Photograph John Mcconnico/The Guardian) “UK Met Office estimates 2016 will be at least as hot as 2015, which would mean the three hottest years ever had occurred in a row” more Increasing possibilities for Fracking in UK and cutting subsidies for Solar and other Renewable Energies – it doesnt make sense to me. Remember reading […]

What are we doing?

Sussex Badgers

Looking after our neighborhood

… never forget, you are awesome

Lift my hat to Norway

Trying to find out about the mountain peak collapse of huge mount Mannen in Norway – heavy rain seems to be the cause (helecopter video of the slope) came across something else. This is old news, perhaps everyone but me already knew about it but with a nod to my dad – take my imaginary […]

Herefordshire Herd at Sullington

Herd of Herefords at the bottom of South Downs We grew up with a pet Hereford cow called Curly, so for me this is a field of Curly’s Our Curly had long and happy life in her own field and apple orchard and once got drunk stealing apples from the trees. She had a wry […]

Quantum dot Windows

“Quantum dots could help solar cells efficiently harvest more sunlight, opening up new potential applications – but there are disadvantages. House windows that double as solar panels could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers” …. more

Sculpture and fire Installation by Denis Tricot

“French artist Denis Tricot interprets movement of the elements through Nymans landscape with his elegant wooden sculptural installations” We went with many others to see this sculpture, weaving its way around the ruins in Nymans. To be honest my reaction was horror seeing these rough planks weaving their way around the very fragile ruins. But […]

Bewl Water near Lamberhurst

Earthworms, Cherrys

Was wondering how earthworms cope with all this rain and what is the knock on effect on the quality of the Soil? Heavy rain brings out a flood of earthworms above ground, because thou they need moisture or they will die and dont have lungs, they still need oxygen We are renting a cherry tree […]

Bridging the river Thames with trees

“Two innovative new bridges are set to change the landscape and the environment of the Thames, if current proposals are given the go-ahead. Named the Garden Bridge and the Diamond Jubilee Footbridge, these two new structures would give priority to pedestrians and look to add to the natural surroundings rather than damage them. First, there’s […]

Good news about the Tasmanian Devils

Looked around to find out a little more about the Taz and found this link about Tazys bred in captivity being moved to new home.. but watch out for your hiking boots if you visit Looking little closer at photo, think its looks a little bit like our Fluffy, when he was smaller.. maybe hes […]