Monthly Archives: February 2023

Fen Landscape – North Fen Fire

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Brian

Smoke signals over Great North Fen.  The tell-tale black streamer of burning rubber.  The sign of someone who cares nothing for the environment.  A carbon trailer of our profligacy.  A pyre for the planet.

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Mining the Diaries 18: France

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Brian

Hotel Sully, Rue des Ecoles, Paris, 5th May 1990 7.30 am.  Down on the street an old woman is bending over a dustbin going through old clothes.  Close by a waiter has washed down the pavement and is putting out … Continue reading →

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Macaw Alert

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Brian

Alien invaders at Wandlebury Tuesday.  Elsewhere it’s no joke. ‘Tens of thousands of invasive parakeets live in the EU, with the largest populations found in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece. Ring-necked and monk … Continue reading →

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