Posted by Michelle N. Anderson, TheHorse.com Digital Managing Editor The current (human) coronavirus situation has me making sure I have everything I need to care for my horses in case I can’t leave home for two weeks or longer. Are you prepared? We at The Horse are used to disease outbreaks of the equine variety. […] …
Snakes and Sea Eagles – Muir of Dinnet NNR — Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve
Hello out there. Hope you are all well, being able to find stuff in the supermarket (it was really bare this morning) and enjoying the oncoming spring. To be honest, I wouldn’t mind having to self-isolate for a week too much – the house would be tidy, the garden would be immaculate, next year’s firewood […] …
Wildlife Friendly Gardening — living lightly in ireland
Gosh what a week; countries on lock down from the coronavirus, the World Health Organisation calling it a pandemic, people being asked to work from home. I’m not naturally an anxious person so I’m not panicking, but we are preparing. We bought a few extra provisions (not much) and I chose not to go to […] …
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Vulkan Beehive: Hexagonal-shaped wooden beehives housing more than 150,000 bees on an Oslo rooftop — Life & Soul Magazine
A pair of hexagonal-shaped wooden structures above a food market in Oslo, Norway is providing a home for around 160,000 bees while educating visitors on the importance of these pollinators and respecting the environment. Known as The Vulkan Bigård (The Vulkan Beehive) project, the wooden beehives were installed on the rooftop of the Mathallen food […] …
Horse slaughter and horse meat production — A global perspective — Tuesday’s Horse
1 tonne equals 2,205 pounds which equates to a total of approximately 1,746,019,229 pounds of horse meat produced around the globe in 2018 from approximately 5 million horses — a staggering 1.75 billion pounds of horse meat. via Horse slaughter and horse meat production — A global perspective — Tuesday's Horse
How Pets Are Taking Their Thrones as the Stars of the Work-From-Home Paradigm Right Now — TIME
For those privileged enough to be able to work from home, there are still inconveniences with the new arrangement: social isolation, lack of access to free office coffee, difficulty making meetings work remotely. But it’s also introduced plenty of positives: judgment-free fashion choices, cutting the commute down to the distance between bed and desk and… via …
Disneyland to donate excess food to O.C. food bank during closure — KTLA
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#OTD in 1922 – Michael Collins addressed a mass meeting at the Grand Parade in Co Cork. — Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
This British Pathe video shows Michael Collins addressing a large gathering about the Anglo-Irish Treaty before it gets broken up by several men firing guns in the crowd, however, Collins refused to be frightened by the opponents’ tactics. Collins can be seen on a platform above the crowd as they wave hats and handkerchiefs at… via …
Great Egret In The Desert — Sonoran Images
You may enlarge any image in this blog by clicking on it. Click again for a detailed view. From time to time I’ve explained how wading birds, including herons and egrets, have established a toehold in our desert. We humans pulled the water out of the local rivers and streams that formerly provided habitat for …
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Africa’s first elected female president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf launches scheme to train women leaders — One World, One Voice — Life & Soul Magazine
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first elected female head of state and former president of Liberia, has launched a new scheme to train a “wave” of women leaders in the continent. The Amujae Initiative, which means “we are going up” in Liberian local dialect, will, in its first year, provide mentorship to 15 women leaders. The …
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