Monday 31 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Pottering Around
The first day of British Summer Time has delightfully coincided with some very pleasant weather so I’ve been able to have dinner and then go out and potter for an hour or so and, even now that I’m inside and … Continue reading
Sunday 30 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Potting Up
The clocks have changed and today definitely feels like spring. I’ve been out in the polytunnel this afternoon, potting up some Calendula officinalis (pot marigolds) that I sowed last autumn. No wonder they were looking so healthy – many of … Continue reading
Saturday 29 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Pine Scented Climate Brake
I was intrigued by an article I recently saw on the BBC website: Smell of forest pine can limit climate change. That’s sweeter smelling than cow, erm, emissions, which are believed to contribute to global warming and recently destroyed a … Continue reading
Friday 28 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on I’m Lichen It
Here is another shot from last weekend’s trip to Wales. The photo is unaltered but I thought it looked almost like a rather dirty chrome fender rather than lichen growing on a rock.
Thursday 27 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on Stuffocation by James Wallman
It has to be said that stuffocation is a clever bit of word coinage, in the same vein as Oliver James’ Affluenza (mentioned in Wallman’s book and, coincidentally, sitting on my shelf of books recently borrowed from the library and … Continue reading
Wednesday 26 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on MR I
Not a mystery… I am just excited about the chance to see an MRI scanner from the inside. Don’t worry – this doesn’t signify anything untoward; I’ve just signed up as a control subject to help with a research study … Continue reading
Tuesday 25 March 2014
by Wulf
Comments Off on 1527
No, not a date in history. It is just the number I was running round in my head between potting up seedlings in the polytunnel earlier this morning and getting back inside to make notes to remind me that I … Continue reading