The walk down into Hope Cove, Devon.
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Listening to … Dub No Frontiers by Adrian Sherwood
This was recommended by i newspaper’s Ian Dunt, who said:
Really well thought-through collection by British producer Adrian Sherwood, who challenges the male-dominated world of reggae with a female-only album. That’s laudable, but this stuff only works where the content is good. What’s extraordinary here is the delicate balance of diversity and consistency. It’s all elegantly produced, emphasising the vocals, but the vocals veer from Mandarin Chinese to Japanese to Hindi. A really impeccable effort.
I couldn’t agree more.
One of the things I really appreciate about roon is the discovery tab that surfaces music in your library that you haven’t listened to for a while. This is today’s:
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This was the highest tide we’ve experienced since we moved to Aveton Gifford in South Devon.
The stream is usually a few inches deep, but it was over the bridge handrails this morning.
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Our government and the water companies' lack of effort and urgency about the declining state of our rivers and streams is frustrating. Our rivers are too precious for us to allow them to be polluted by human and farmyard sewage, pesticides and fertilisers.
This is a photo I took of the River Avon near Topsham Bridge, Hendham, Devon. It looks lovely, doesn’t it?
However, according to a report in the Kingsbridge & Salcombe Gazette:
South Hams’ beautiful River Avon is one of 20 rivers nationwide that have been highlighted by the Wildlife Trusts as being at particular risk from pollution
Good days work at the allotment. We have the asparagus bed and two rows of broad beans planted. Ten bags of rubbish were taken to the tip. Loads more to do. 🌱
The sun has finally come out in Kingsbridge
We’ve got a dog that thinks he’s a cat 🐕
Please support this campaign by the RSPB to ban the industrial fishing of sandeels in UK waters.
Our threatened seabirds need your help. The UK Government could make the game-changing decision to ban industrial sandeel fishing in English waters. Please take action today to help make it happen.
Sandeels are massively important for UK sea life. They’re a vital food source for many seabirds, including puffins and kittiwakes, globally threatened with extinction. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of UK birds rely on them to feed their young. But right now, sandeels are under immense pressure.
After a gap of six months, I’m back on micro.blog. Anything interesting happened while I’ve been away?
A New Allotment
We are very lucky to have taken over an allotment in our new village, just a few minutes walk from home.
As seen in the photos, it’s not been worked for a couple of years and is overgrown with weeds and grass.
We plan to renovate & plant half the beds this year & get the others ready for next season.
Check back for updates. 🌱
Please sign this petition to stop the body parts of lions killed in gruesome hunts from being bought and imported into the UK as hunting trophies.
To hunt these beautiful animals for fun is inhumane and just wrong.
Read more and sign the petition
UPDATE 17/03/2023: Ban on imports of animal hunting trophies set to become law
The government has backed legislation which would stop hunters from bringing back body parts of thousands of species, including lions, rhinos, elephants and polar bears, killed abroad. Tory MP Henry Smith, who proposed the bill, said it would help conserve the world’s most endangered species. It was approved by MPs and will now face further scrutiny in the Lords. As it has the support of the government, the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill is likely to become law.
My Album of the Week is And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow from Weyes Blood.
Read more on inews.co.uk. 🎶
Country and Coast - Two Dog Walks in One Day
We moved to South Devon a month ago, renting a renovated barn while looking for our new permanent home. We live a few miles from the coast, in the middle of farming country, which means that in the morning, we explore the local woods and footpaths.
Here’s a photo of Topsham Bridge, taken around 8am yesterday.
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Since moving, it’s compulsory to go to the coast at the weekend, and yesterday we went to the beach at Thurlestone just before sunset.
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It’s the time of year when I set up a filter to send all emails with Black Friday in the subject line to the trash bin