went for a haircut

Needed a trim so went along to the local place I use. Chatting as you do we got onto the bloke who was leaving as I went in last time.

He was a cyclist wearing tight lycra and regularly visits them like this to get his hair cut. I got the impression it is not appreciated by the ladies there.

Personally why as a cyclist you would go for a haircut after having just been shopping for a vegetable stewpack for one, (with the small parsnip), and finding yourself without anywhere other than your lycra shorts to keep it I dont know.

So I posted one for the ladies and hear is the reason why

Why did I do that then eh, well I was working in this garden a couple of days ago and couldn't help noticing something in the next garden that make me look and then think WHY mainly cos I dont know why.

What was it I saw well have a look at this,

If any lady out there can give me a sensible reason why you would hang a bra outside overnight I would like to hear it.

And no its not because I am a peeping tom, I just cannot think why woman would not knowing what was creeping about on it before presumably putting it on.

One for the men first, supreme confidence or............

So there I was at a certain well known store doing a bit of shopping late yesterday afternoon. Feeling the need to take a leak I go to the gents. There are two closely spaced urinals and one occupied so I go to a cubicle as blokes do. Then I get a surprise as I hear the the chap at the cubicle on his mobile phone while using said cubicle.

Now is he supremely confident of his ability or what, mind you he was wearing shorts. Or is that too much information.

Don't mean to gossip but from what I could hear he was calling a lady who was late turning up for a meeting, cos of course I could have got that completely wrong, he might have been selling shares.

One for the ladies

Why would you hang a bra outside overnight. Serious question I will blog more later.

the things people say and friends

Getting the breathing back under control now after my last post, so a lighter nay more risque little sojourn is needed.

Was gardening the other day with a friend, we arrived at this house and while chatting to the lady of the house she said that she was stiff after some gardening, she then says; Do you get stiff.

I thought nothing of it at the time giving a non committal reply but my friend says that she had struggled not to burst with laughter.

Later on we are talking to the lady of the house again about how much work is still to be done in this garden and she says; I want you to keep coming.

I looks round at my friend who is standing behind the lady with one hand over her mouth and the other holding her side trying not to sound like a drain laughing.

I looked away quick and tried to keep a straight face. Friends eh, you have to love em.

rant rant rant

If I get one more text about claiming compensation after an accident, aarrgghh.

We are not all compensation seeking, someone else must be to blame and its only the insurance company that pays people are we?

Or are we?

farming and wildlife the future

Just in case you missed this press release, farming must (as it can and already does at times) be carried out sustainably but it needs long term government support to do so.

July 2013
New farming technology strategy needs to work with nature

Wildlife and Countryside Link [1] today cautioned that the Agri Tech Strategy [2] should not repeat the mistakes of the past by prioritising increasing food production over environmental sustainability.
Abi Bunker, chair of Link's farming group, said "Our wildlife, habitats, landscapes, soil and water continue to suffer from degradation as a result of past pushes to increase food production at all costs. We’ve learned a lot since then in terms of the need to balance a range of needs from land and how to do this. It's vital that we protect the productive base of agriculture - the environment. Innovation is essential, but we need it to deliver sustainable and integrated solutions which help boost, not reduce, the non-food goods and services we derive from our countryside.

Link recently published a position statement [3] on food security setting out 10 steps it believes could help secure environmentally sustainable food production. Link believes that agri-tech solutions to increasing food production, including genetic modification (GM), should not be promoted at the expense of less risky options that can also help build healthy soils, maintain wildlife habitats and safeguard water resources.

Link also highlighted the need for a more joined up approach by government. Recent calls to increase food production might suggest not enough is currently being produced. In fact, globally we produce more than enough food to feed everyone. Clearly, we need a better food system to ensure that globally this food is distributed equitably. In the short term the UK needs to tackle food waste and encourage people to eat a healthier diet, which places less of a burden on the environment. In the long term we need to ensure we have a resilient farming system which can continue to deliver in a changing climate.

Abi Bunker concluded, "The UK can be a world leader in developing new agricultural technologies but our scientific legacy should be helping the world grow the food we actually need whilst restoring a healthy and biodiverse environment."

Ends
Notes to Editors
[1] Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) brings together 41 voluntary organisations concerned with the conservation and protection of wildlife and the countryside. Our members practise and advocate environmentally sensitive land management, and encourage respect for and enjoyment of natural landscapes and features, the historic and marine environment and biodiversity. Taken together our members have the support of over 8 million people in the UK and manage over 750,000 hectares of land.
[2]
UK Agricultural Technologies Strategy, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-agricultural-technologies-strategy.
[3]
Sustainable and Secure: 10 steps for the future of food, http://www.wcl.org.uk/docs/Sustainable_and_Secure_May13.pdf.
[4] This press release is supported by the following nine Link members:
Bat Conservation Trust
Buglife – The Invertebrate Conservation Trust
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Butterfly Conservation
Campaign to Protect Rural England
Friends of the Earth
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
The Wildlife Trusts
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Wildlife and Countryside Link

a walk in the woods ish sort of

A lovely day yesterday in Suffolk, not too hot not too bright and some lovely views and memories to savour then and keep for the future.

A walk in the woods bordering part of the Deben estuary produced weird creatures from our distant mythological past that I was lucky to escape from.

 Back in the real world the tide was in and the waterbirds were resting and preening on small islands and spits, little egrets and godwits amongst them, really nice to see. Then I see and hear magpies and looking for them spot two brown lumps at the bottom of a field bordering the saltmarsh, I had my suspicions and they were confirmed two Muntjac browsing among the vegetation, with four magpies jumping onto there backs and cackling to each other before getting fed up of there game and moving on.

A different view of the Deben for me but nice none the less, the tidemill at Woodbridge still obvious.

and here we see the mating ritual

Almost blushed on seeing this but then the interested naturalist kicked in, never seen anything like this before......

You can see the male circling the female gently caressing her, I did leave before the climax of course what do you think I am eh!

Just passing through

Like the rest of us this glove was just passing through, didn't want to say too much, mind it was a bit read been getting too much sun I think.

master of the art

Out walking this morning and I came across the latest gloves, this one is fantastic I was lucky to spot it, a true master of the art of camouflage even included the tyre marks next to it, how great is that.

Cambridge traffic solutions

Like everywhere else traffic is snarling to a halt in scenic Cambridge more and more lately. So the powers that be are suggesting all sorts of fantastic solutions including making various centre roads traffic free, tunnels under the city and new orbital routes further and further out from the centre with yet more tunnels.

They are missing a trick I reckon, the solution is obvious, fill Kings College chapel with concrete and make it the centre of a large overground criss cross flyover.

Sounds sensible to me.

zero hours contracts

I hear there is a bit of fuss at the moment about zero hours contracts, cant think why.
HAH, nothing but exploitation.

Staff in sports centre's, in health and social services together with countless others are on these things. Is it fair NO, are they well paid, No. Are there other jobs for them, again NO.