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Hedgerow Pesto

3mm Basil

“Mum,” asked Goldilocks, “Can we have green spaghetti for tea?  We haven’t had it for ages.”
“Ah!” I reply. “That is because as a result of some bizarre mischance our blender was irreversibly contaminated with engine oil.  I am naming no names, but it was definitely your father’s fault.”  The Man from Salford denies all knowledge of [...]

Counting Nature and Fedging the Issue

The sun shone, time was mine, I decided to count nature for the www.waterscape.com survey over the Easter weekend.  I like to think I’m very observant when it comes to the wildlife around here, but it became clear almost immediately that casual observation and (nearly) scientific survey are two very different activities.  Counting stuff, instead of just noticing it, [...]