I'm only a keen armature regarding butterflies but this year I've noticed a wider range of species albeit in fewer numbers. Tonight a neighbor called me over to see a brilliant blue butterfly which...
Further to my earlier re a sighting of a MARBLED WHITE butterfly in my garden, I didn't think it could get any better than that...........until this morning at 10:45. I was in the garden, watering...
I have a small area on my lawn reserved for wildflowers, while doing some watering close by, at about 5pm, I was astonished to see a MARBLED WHITE BUTTERFLY. I watched it for some time as it visited...
I'm always pleased to see and hear these birds returning to the same patch of blackberry bushes at the bottom of my garden, year after year, coming from as far away as Africa. Summer just wouldn't be...
A young lad returns home from school and his anxious father says: "Son, I'm so pleased to see you, did you hear about the kidnapping at the school ?". Son: "No, what happened ?". Dad: "The teacher...
I was sitting down and enjoying a pub lunch, the other day, when I was suddenly hit in the back of the head by a prawn cocktail. In my anger, I turned round and demanded "OK what idiot threw that ?" A...
to a song I heard briefly on the radio this morning. I think it was called, something like 'life's too short' I didn't quite catch the name of the artist but I think 'Darius' was at least, part of it....
AKA Tasmanian tree fern e(Dicksoia antartica), I often wondered about the word 'soft' in the common name, where in actual fact, the fronds feel hard and coarse in reality. Can anyone explain what part...
A man stopped at a busy transport cafe and ordered a full English breakfast and two slices of bread When the meal was brought to his table ten minutes later, the man demanded: "Wheres the **ing bread...
A man walks up to the wet fish counter in his local supermarket and says to the fishmonger: "throw me a couple of those rainbow trout, will ya Fergus" Fergus: "sure, Bill. but why do you want me to...
A man walks into a corner shop and asks the shopkeeper: "do you have any helicopter flavored crisps please ?".
Shopkeeper: "sorry Sir, we only have plain"...
I have a Mira shower head which fell apart when I turned on the shower. Three springs fell out, it seemed obvious where the two larger springs are located but the smaller spring (Biro sized) does not....
I hopped on the bus this morning, carrying a large wicker basket full of lovely mushrooms. The driver looked at me glumly and said "you'll have to pay double fair" "Why is that" I protested ?. "For...
I have a nice crop of courgettes coming on well in the garden and I'm looking for quick and simple ways of cooking them.
Literally from plant to plate in minutes.
Nothing complicated please!...
