Taexalia

wild.life

This Week I Twittered About…

Just spent unholy amount of money on railway sleepers and poop in attempt to create a veg patch that nurtures plants instead of killing them # @givemestrength reclaimed ones are more expensive - seem to be around £25-£30+ mark (and not suitable for childers and petbeasts)... in reply to givemestrength # @givemestrength new ones are cheaper... (email for a quote from these guys) http://bit.ly/18N9AY in reply to givemestrength # Today another gravel bed will disappear and my barefoot soles ... read more

Thirty Eight

... is the sum of the squares of the first three primes. ... is the number of recorded plays by William Shakespeare. ... AD was the year St Andrew died. ... years since Norway began oil production in the North Sea. ... Francis Moulton was named the first female president of a US national bank in 1938. ... Also in 1938, Mexico nationalized all foreign owned oil properties within its borders. ... is the name of the bill that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada. ... is an ... read more

This Week I Twittered About…

I was only going out there for an hour to dig a hole and plant the gooseberry bush... boulder underlay means I need to create a raised bed.. # @theknickermafia once you pop you can't stop... You are the only woman I know who can make a crum filled bra sexy ;) in reply to theknickermafia # I think my garden is full of the poorest soil in Scotland. Need horse ejections and miracles. # I think ethical companies do not take people's money and fail to deliver goods before liquidating ... read more

This Week I Twittered About…

Boudicca cruising under Forth Rail Bridge towards port... Trolls, Vikings, Fjords, Glaciers, very rude passengers and FOOD! # Home :) my centre of gravity adjusting to non swaying ground... # Back to reality... having to make my own coffee today... # @foilplay had a wonderful time :) sorting pics and doing laundry today... in reply to foilplay ... read more

This Week I Twittered About…

Wafting mists make the view from my desk look a bit Highlands ish :) # Sometimes I wish I knew what I was doing... (ie suspect my anti-pigeon/anti-cat veg netting experiment will be dismal failure) # I might be about to rock... http://yfrog.com/0dwshnj # On way home after cracking AC\DC gig \^^/ # @givemestrength @bellysbride it was excellent :) in reply to bellysbride # Am starting to pack and organize for a cruise of the Fjords. But it is really too hot to move... # Thunder. Woo hoo! ... read more

Sloe Bug

Sloe Bug (Dolycoris baccarum)

Some of the salad plants bolted and produced flower heads. Apparently this means they are no longer any good for eating and are best added to the compost heap.

Curiousity prompted me to leave them a few days to see what the flower heads looked like and I was tickled to find this Sloe Bug feasting on the buds.

A pretty little shield ... read more

Life Death Rebirth

On the one hand I feel overwhelmed by pandemic obsession with averting mortality... The latest during the ad break in a film where the advertising bombarded me with a bunch of negativity and told me what I should be doing so that I won't grow old looking. That gem was followed by a proclamation that women could beat nature. I think it was a single use throw-away sanitary product. I suppose if you look at it a bit squinty you could agree that women could beat nature with their repeated ... read more