Yesterday the garden vac/blower died. I took it apart but it's a winding on the motor that's duff, so no chance of fixing it. Today the microwave...
While browsing GC this evening a visitor arrived so I thought I'd take a chance.Maybe I should title it - "Who Said There's No Flies On GC?"...
Strobe photography has intrigued me for a long time. The concept of freezing points in time of a continuous action sounded interesting. Problem...
I found young Henry today when I went into the polytunnel, he'd obviously sneaked in when I'd left the door ajar. I tried some photos in the...
Our outdoor Gardeners Delight toms are producing more than we can use at present and with rain leading to possible splitting and the possibility...
BBC News this morning. Well worth reading.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11167176
If you are as puzzled about currently available insecticides as I am, the RHS has an excellent fact sheet covering what's what and what they do....
Chuffed to bits with the new pocket camera. I'm still getting used to it and due to it being largely menu driven I'm finding it more difficult to...
I picked the first of our red cabbages today. It weighed in at 7kg and was the size of a football. I'm really quite chuffed as this is the second...
The Perseids meteor shower peaks tonight. If you have clear skies and look NE you should see some spectacular fireworks. Not looking very...
After our last holiday abroad I decided that my DSLR kit was far too heavy and bulky for toting about in 30+ heat and it also took up too much...
I've just received an automatic email notifying me of a 'Full Smith Period' in the local area. The site "Blight Watch" is primarily concerned...
I've never encountered this before, my onions have all formed offsets. Most have formed 3 and a couple 4. They are Sturon planted from sets and...
Today I started to empty the compost from the two pots I grew my early strawberries in last year. I actually ditched the plants in the autumn as...
Lousy, cold and dreary weather. Next to no flowers. No landscapes. But all is not lost as I found some mini-fauna indoors.Spider surprised me...
Last summer I posted a note about a new method to combat club root that I was going to try. Well it's been a great success, I've had the best...
Today I thought I'd try setting up the camera on a tripod and focussed on the hollow log we use as one of our feeding stations. The log is beside...
Just something to be aware of. It doesn't bother me even though our 2 main PCs and the laptop run XP. There will be plenty of 'old' 512 byte per...
I found this article today. Trials using a non-native predator are being commenced.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8555378.stm
At this rate - two in 2 months, I'll have to think about turning pro (not!).Taken through a double glazed window, focus isn't perfect but it...
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