Observations, thoughts and recordings of the natural world and our relationship to the landscape.
A TOUCH OF COLOUR
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Superb photo of a Green Woodpecker picus viridis - taken by Mark Malloy and winner of the Nikon Winter Wildlife Photo Competition. He calls this image "A touch of colour".
Looking west towards Minehead from the New Pier at Watchet. Steeped in history both ancient and modern it was built to replace the 1862 original West Pier and Mineral Pier after they were destroyed by the Great Storm of 1900. More recently on the opposite side of the pier, in January 2013, a baby strapped into its buggy was blown by a gust of wind into the water. Six-month old Sam was rescued by the harbour master George Reeder, aged 63 and a former lifeguard, and made a full recovery. Sent from my Blueberry ® mobile device
This is the kind of view, imbibed in ordinariness, that instills homesickness when away from home, especially abroad. Similarly viewing on satellite TV a programme with Delia Smith preparing Sunday lunch. Sent from my Blueberry ® mobile device
Apart from their potential for stinging humans and animals stinging nettles deserve to be promoted into the premiership league of super plants - nettles are the favourite food of many butterflies and are packed with nutritional benefits, Vitamins A, C and K and minerals including magnesium, iron and calcium. Clinical trials have proved the effectiveness of nettle root in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. The wonders never cease - feeding less than 1% of dry nettle in chicken feed will colour egg yolks as effectively as synthetic pigments. Sent from my Blueberry ® mobile device
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