Apocalyptic times for out wildlife according to an article on Yahoo news. I guess the same item will find its way into most other news outlets. Its all to do with the severe weather we've been experiencing and how its affected smaller birds and mammals, and therefore we are advised to build bird boxes, insect homes and similar habitats to help these species. The thing is, they were doing fine until this year, and we fail to understand that these creatures are naturally susceptible to changes in weather patterns that occur quite naturally. We will read about the plague of 'insert small annoying animal here' next year due to the unseasonal weather, when what we mean is 'here's a news item about a small furry animal that we need to fill some space with'.
Talking of weather, it is quite cold for this time of year. I'm reminded of the old gardeners motto (actually its not really a motto, but couldn't think what it was) 'Ne'er cast a clout 'til May is out' which translates to 'keep your coat on until June', and I expect this saying is quite old and therefore to blame the fashionable global warming on a cold May would not seem to be a sensible thing to do and rather to just understand that May can, believe it or not, be cold.
I had a reply from, the highways regarding my annoying potholes indicating that it will be done, its just a matter of when. Let's hope its soon, my shock absorbers are getting some hammer.
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