Just wait till you wake up and hear the drumming!

Swifts need a lot more than bricks. Don’t believe for a moment putting hollow bricks in houses is the miracle Swifts are looking for.

It’s not the refugees stealing all the money and creating poverty, it’s the billionaires

Wouldn’t that make for a kinder fairer more welcoming and prosperous country?

Exactly. Many sites have no Swifts now. The buildings haven’t changed but there is definitely something else wiping them out. Bricks won’t fix that.

“Weight plate” lol. Go to a library, take a drink, some fruit, a jacket, go to the shops and fill it with supplies. But a weight plate? Come on.

Ocean cruises are at least as bad as flying is.

I hope the spider was grateful

Plant trees in towns and and to provide shade and fruit. And leave land in towns to recolonise on their own too.
But away from urban areas leave land alone. Nurture it against invasive species and slow the flow of water.
And use the wood.
If nature wants trees to grow there they’ll grow.

I still wonder at that pattern being repeated almost identically time and again. So beautiful but so awesome.

Jane Bown! One of the best portrait photographers of all time.

They spread their seeds on the wind. They could be widespread but something must be eating them before they flower.

It’s also pretty much impossible to kill a sycamore. It’s already growing new shoots.
A multi stemmed tree in that spot might be even more impressive than the single trunked tree. Given time.