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We can’t ignore the environmental taboo
I wrote yesterday that personal over-consumption of resources and indulgent lifestyles are among the causes of climate change, but they are only part of the problem and reduced personal consumption is...
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What will your choice be?
The Earth’s vital signs are weakening with most aspects of the natural environment in serious decline and the cause of that decline, we humans, are about to suffer a wide and accelerating range of...
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A somewhat cool day
The Other Half mucked the chickens out just before lunch, then took the boys out while I continued the work. I soon discovered one major problem – it was very, very cold. In fact, it was so cold at...
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Another cold day
When the BBC weather observations for Insch tell us it’s -5C at 0800, then we know it’s definitely a cold day. Not because it’s actually -5C here, but because those observations are from Aberdeen...
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Food is as important as energy
Energy security has made it back into the mainstream media in recent times, but I’m still waiting for reports on an issue that is likely to have much more signifance. It’s an issue that’s hinted at in...
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Winter’s last blast?
We’ve now had three days of hail, sleet and snow, often combined with strong winds, so feeding the animals can be a little interesting as the Other Half found when she fed Daisy this morning. It’s not...
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And now a hard frost
We’ve gone from wet and cool to hard frozen this morning. The temperature fell to -5C overnight, leaving a good skin of ice on all the standing water around the steading, nipping the broad bean...
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It’s warm, or so I hear
I was surprised this morning when I heard BBC Radio 4 proclaim a warm end to 2011. In fact, I was so surprised I picked up the camera, put on multiple layers of clothes, slipped into my overtrousers...
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Mowing in February
Yes, I was out mowing the grass today and, no, it didn’t feel right. Not because I have a fractured wrist and should be ‘taking it easy’. No, it didn’t feel right because it’s February and we never mow...
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It’s March, isn’t it?
I thought we were still in March when I woke this morning: the third month of the year, the end of winter and the beginning of spring, a cool month in this part of Scotland. By 11am I was having second...
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