Nature Notes

[Drog]

The power source for our planet is and always has been the sun. Even Coal, oil and gas are simply stored solar energy. Harvesting the power direct from source has to be the way forward.

btw I've seen pics of the southern coastline before. Remarkable geographical features. Must have been one of Slartibartfast's greatest achievements and second only to his design for the coast of Norway.

 

[davebirch]

Must have been one of Slartibartfast's greatest achievements and second only to his design for the coast of Norway.

Of course, who else could have created it!

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Of course, who else could have created it!

Mice?

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

Bournemouth beach closed after 'large animal' spotted in sea

Visitors say there was a shark sighting, though lifeguards were unable to identify the animal.

www.bbc.com

 

[Drog]

Probably all sounds a bit tame to davebirch.

 

[davebirch]

Actually, a shark would never do that.
They stay under water and come up at the prey.
It could be that that shark was from Burnley and was biting at thin air.

Always remember that a sharks domain is the sea. I won't bother them in the sea, if they don't bother me on land.

 

[Drog]

The only sure way I know to not get attacked by a shark is to sit under a tree!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Some wonderful photos for you fellow nature buffs……

Northern Ireland landscape: Searching for the perfect picture

BBC News NI speaks to people spending their spare time looking for sunrises, storm clouds and stars.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

The only sure way I know to not get attacked by a shark is to sit under a tree!

What about a mangrove?

 

[davebirch]

What about a mangrove?

The crocs would get you first

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

The South Pennines Park anybody?

My first reaction was surprise and a bit of cynicism. However, after looking at the proposals, and the inclusion of the stunning moorland that inspired the Bronte sisters, the bleakness of Heptonstall that tragically drew Sylvia Plath, and the raw natural terrain clashing with ingrained industry that framed the work of Ted Hughes, my thoughts now are - 'why not?':

Tell me this isn’t a national park

It is a landscape of rolling hills and verdant fields, sandwiched between the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales, with picturesque towns and villages includi

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[davebirch]

Wife's brother lives in Hebden Bridge.

 

[Drog]

Rather reminds me of the old Lanky saying......
"Between th'hiils all bleak and barren lies dirty scruffy little Darren.

 

[Smells Like Kean Spirit]

Missed the last few Saturday matches, as I've decided to take the advice of John Muir, and been heading up into the hills . Sure I'll be back in front of the laptop with a pint soon, but the weather was too great to resist this weekend:

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

Missed the last few Saturday matches, as I've decided to take the advice of John Muir, and been heading up into the hills . Sure I'll be back in front of the laptop with a pint soon, but the weather was too great to resist this weekend:
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I love my fell walking and long distance walks. I did the Coastal Camino from Porto to Santiago a couple of years ago and am planning to do Lisbon to Porto this coming May.

I have ticked off Kilimanjaro and Mount Toubkal and will be in Southern Chile / Patagonia as well next year.

 

[Wilpshire Blue]

I love my fell walking and long distance walks. I did the Coastal Camino from Porto to Santiago a couple of years ago and am planning to do Lisbon to Porto this coming May.

I have ticked off Kilimanjaro and Mount Toubkal and will be in Southern Chile / Patagonia as well next year.

But in Chile you'll be doing your Del Boy impersonation with suitcases of Diaz shirts.
You know it makes sense!

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

But in Chile you'll be doing your Del Boy impersonation with suitcases of Diaz shirts.
You know it makes sense!

Del Boy comes easy to me. ‘Never Mind the Quality - Feel the Width’.

 

[Alan]

Del Boy comes easy to me. ‘Never Mind the Quality - Feel the Width’.
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That was a great programme but would not be allowed today.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

That was a great programme but would not be allowed today.

You can watch them all on YouTube. Have you heard of YouTube Al?

 

[davebirch]

You'll have to try this one BB:

1,000-kilometre Bibbulmun Track record smashed in gruelling 'run, crawl and scramble'

Erika Lori blitzes one of the world's longest walking trails, from Perth to Albany, in just 10 and a half days — shaving half a day off the record set by her coach.

www.abc.net.au