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Welcome to Song for Jasmine
Jasmine, with a piece of fennel Jasmine is an African Grey parrot. That’s her flying through the banner, here in the kitchen, and elsewhere on this site. She came to live with us in April 2007, and...
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(British) Farmers fear EU pesticide rules
an organically grown carrot The BBC published an article on Tuesday with the title Farmers fear EU pesticide rules. Interestingly, a few hours later they changed the title to “Euro MPs back pesticide...
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Meanwhile, in the garden…
wild primrose Easter has come and gone, and those of you lucky enough to have a garden may well have been out in it planting things. I don’t have a garden, and my mum is probably raising her eyebrows...
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HR 669, A Threat to Your Pet
If you live in the United States, HR 669 may eventually kill your beloved pet. Don’t get it confused with swine flu (H1N1) or avian flu (H5N1). No, HR 669 is not a virus, it’s a bill currently inching...
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High-rise House Martins
house martin high-rise homes a pair of house martins on their nestWalking in Geneva with DweezelJazz recently, near to Carouge, we were surprised to find these House Martins nesting under a ledge on an...
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Neighbourhood Watch
magpie on nearby barn roof This spring, we had the inescapable feeling that we were being watched. Somewhere nearby, we felt, someone was keeping their eye on us. magpie coming for peanuts Sure enough,...
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