Worts and all – 2022/29
on 23rd July 2022
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Sometimes I come face to face with a new insect. There is alwats something new to discover here.
Flower power – 2022/18
on 7th May 2022
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Flower power This week: Flower power; The world’s weather is inextricability linked; Cow vetch; More Wild flowers; Meanwhile…; The Wild Boar are steadily getting closer to home. Whether that is because their numbers are increasing here on the island or … Read More
My cost benefit analysis – 2022/05
on 5th February 2022
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Spring is here! Everywhere there are the early spring flowers and the first blossom on the trees. Roll on summer…
Out for 6, wrecked by seven – 2021/34
on 28th August 2021
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We have had some really unusual and severe weather this week, across the Adriatic from Italy to the Balkans. This is yet more evidence of climate breakdown.
The Blood of the bull – 2021/33
on 21st August 2021
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A fire close to Stari Grad this week has destroyed 8 hectares of trees and shrubland. It was caused by someone on a yacht letting of flares!
The worst Mediterranean fires ever – 2021/32
on 14th August 2021
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With forest fires in many areas of the Mediterranean basin, I have been thinking of the preparations I need in case fire breaks on in the forest at the back of my home.
The things I get asked – 2021/31
on 7th August 2021
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Autumn is fast approaching. Leaves are changing colour and dropping, accelerated by the abnormally high temperatures. Even the vibrant Bougainvillaea is starting to look a little faded.;
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry – 2021/28
on 17th July 2021
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My fruit harvest is in full swing. This week it has been plums. Next on the list will be Passionfruit.
Feeling the heat – 2021/25
on 26th June 2021
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With a heatwave being felt here in Dol, this week I am delving deeper into the relationship between temperature, humidity and dewpoint, and how we perceive the heat.
New bug on the block – 2021/13
on 3rd April 2021
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I like the display of Spring flowers on the shrubs and plants in and around my orchards.