Monthly Archives: July 2009

14-year-old puffin lies about its age

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Chris

According to the BBC (full story here), ornithologists say they have found the oldest known puffin in Europe on an island off the west coast of Scotland. Naturally, we had a few doubts about this story, mostly because of the … Continue reading →

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Is this a privet moth or can anyone look at it?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Chris

Shana spotted a sphinx while mowing the lawn earlier today. Sphinx ligustri, to be precise; better known as the privet hawk moth. Its markings presumably evolved to allow it to sleep perfectly camouflaged on tree bark. Strange, then, that it … Continue reading →

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Filet Crochet Trial Piece

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Shana

This was made using dishcloth cotton. I know it should have been done in something finer, but as I’m still learning how to do Filet Crochet, I went for something chunkier! It measures 40cm x 27cm.

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Chris and Shana rescue the bike pump bird

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Chris

As I stirred the coffee this morning, I looked out of the kitchen window. After yesterday’s brief respite it seemed we were in for another uncomfortably hot day; not hot by tropical standards, maybe, but too humid for feeble English … Continue reading →

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