If my mother or grandmother were still alive (bless 'em) there would be absolutely no need to write this blog post, because there would be absolutely no need to ask the question. They would have both known the answer immediately, and would have both chided me unmercifully for my ignorance. 
A couple of weeks ago we had the bi-annual open gardens weekend here at the CFZ. This is part of the
It was not easy to find, but we were massively impressed by the different diverse habitats on offer There were reed beds, salt marshes, an estuary, mud banks, a shingle shore, and even a small grassland meadow full of wild flowers. There was only one drawback. We saw very few birds; a couple of small brown jobs that sped away as the car approached, and a small family of swans on the estuary about a quarter of a mile up the aforementioned shingle shore.
We let Prudence off the lead and she toddled along in a very well-behaved manner. However, once we saw the swans we decided that discretion was the better part of valour. I have no idea who would come off worse in an altercation between Prudence and a large cob, but we had no intention to find out, and - especially as it started to drizzle - we turned round and made our way back to the car.
At several spots along the shore we found relatively fresh corpses of crabs which had been neatly eviscerated and – we suppose – the soft parts of the body had been eaten. When I was a boy in
I have always had a problem reconciling with this because – at the time – otters were practically extinct in the area. However, they are making a remarkable comeback across the
Watch this space.
With no irony, or jokes about the Boston Tea Party (except for Nick Redfern, who I am sure will have a Bostin' Tea Party) we at the CFZ wish all the best to our American friends and colleagues...
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On this day in 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll was first published.
And now the news:
Sammy Davis Jr somehow managing to be both cool and creepy at the same time in an Alice in Wonderland cartoon:
