think yesterday was the second time we came back home with apples from the local park. This time they literally fell off the apple tree, which was unexpected.

We went to the park to feed about 70 birds, which seemed to be hiding in the shade from the sun. The grass was yellowing due to the drought and the birds all seemed hungry. We’ll go back there (again) on Thursday.

If this kind of weather (and climate) becomes more routine, we’ll i deep trouble.

oday the heatwave has begun, so we plan to go to the nearby park and feed the birds. It is not a good day to stay indoors and it’s also a chance to meet the birds we’ve not seen in 2-3 months (we focus on Mayfield these days).

Sleepy has begun moulting, as it is late summer. She is sitting next to me at the door right now.

If only I realise how fan birding can be… decades ago. At least I didn’t wait ’til 70.

think it won’t be long until the snails/shells exceed 200 (in number). It all started with only one (a single living thing), just about a year ago. 1 to 200 in just over a year is impressive, all one needs to do is feed them.

Nature’s ability to replicate, given the right conditions, is quite amazing.

began ‘breeding’ shells or snails last year. There are now well over 100 of them. They seem happy. I need to feed them more and more over time because their total number continues to increase. To me, they’re nature near the desk. They have their little colony and they don’t interfere with anything. I’ve never seen even one that is dead… so far.

How could I have missed this hobby of adorable pets (creatures) all those years?

he UK has a large airborne fleet which is hardly being used except for unnecessary wars and air shows. Now that Portugal, a fellow EU member state, is burning we have the moral obligation to save not only houses but also people and livestock (we don’t know yet how far the fires would reach if not extinguished quickly enough). Any procrastination isn’t excusable here, especially if these military facilities are primarily intended to guard life. Political points too can be scored through such an operation, so I hope to see my government doing the right thing this morning. The people of Portugal would be grateful and the cost to British taxpayers isn’t of utmost interest at this stage (few would object to such an operation).

Portugal is my father’s favourite country, it’s one of my own favourites (I first visited at age 8), I have some friends from Portugal and some of my favourite music is Portuguese, so I feel like I should do everything possible; praying isn’t helping (let’s face it, fire won’t be affected by prayer) and I cannot physically go to Portugal. All I can do it compel my government to send helicopters there, maybe planes too (if they’re equipped for carrying water and fire deterrents/retardants).

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This is just appalling. They pass new laws so that they just carry on polluting the Earth.

Six Greenpeace protesters, who were acquitted in September of criminal damage for their demonstration at the Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent, now face having their case referred to the court of appeal in what is believed to be an attempt to increase convictions for direct-action protests.

Oh, yeah. Don’t punish those who ruin he planet. Punish those who try to save the planet.