Archive for the 'Environment, Nature and Wildlife' Category
Reasons not to leave the Country
Autumn arrives Down the Lane
Autumn in July ?
Rail Fare increases – more than just money!
. So here we are, 2009 and at only the beginning of a Credit Crunch. To counter lost sales, most Retailers are turning to discount simply to get people through the doors. The Railways however have a different slant – put fares up and move the goalposts on times allowed off-peak cheaper travel. Travelling by […]
Xmas lighting – the eco nightmare
. I said in the previous article about wrapping Christmas presents that so many of us spend all year saving energy and thinking green, then blow all the hard work away through about 3 / 4 weeks over the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Just about the worst effect on the carbon footprint is Christmas […]
Christmas Gift Wrapping – The Frugal way
. This isn’t about ‘bah humbug’, it’s about many things; recycling, saving money, saving tree’s, plus much more. But it’s also an ideal way of making a Statement about your character and how you feel about certain things, such as Christmas, are not just about cash and glitter. After all, we spend most of the […]
Bird Brain
I picked up two definitions of ‘Bird Brain around the Dictionaries; ‘A person regarded as silly or stupid’ and ‘an annoyingly stupid and shallow person’. (and some more) For me, it’s just as easy to call a person ‘a prat’, who is someone so silly they fall on their buttocks (hence the village in Kent […]
Save energy by using it !
A Green walk to the Shop
The Nosey Robin
I love just about every wild bird. Seeing them in my front garden from the Kitchen window never ceases to amaze me what clever and ‘cred’ these creatures are. We’ve got Woodpeckers, Chaffinch’s, Ti.t’s, the occasional Bullfinch, Heron’s, just about everything that flies in this part of Kent. But one bird you can be sure […]