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Post by Cherry on Mar 8, 2012 7:09:45 GMT
There may be a view of the Aurora Borealis tonight if you look north.
If your computer plays up today, you may be able to blame the solar flares.
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Post by Louise on Mar 8, 2012 7:15:01 GMT
Re the mass new builds ....... A clay base with 6" of topsoil seems to be the norm for a new garden these days  I don't think many stop to think about it - especially younger people just getting onto the property ladder and concentrating where their next mortgage payment's coming from. It's a shame the land is being gobbled up and it's a shame the plots aren't made/have have a proper garden prepared. |
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Post by Rosie on Mar 8, 2012 9:00:05 GMT
Here is something which is not so funny, my heart sinks every time we drive by it. This is a large piece of land which has been leveled and has planning permission for hundreds of new homes.  It was leveled just over five years ago (just before the recession hit) and has been left untouched ever since. I'm not bothered about the houses, it is the poor people who will live there. Look at this ground, in five years not a weed has grown in it, one day that will be someones garden   Thats look awful, if i bought a house there i would be seriously complaining about it, i bet the houses will be expensive too  |
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Post by SueA on Mar 8, 2012 12:52:53 GMT
There was a small housing estate built on land near us that used to be a factory site, a couple of years ago the houseowners were told not to grow things to eat in the gardens & not let their children or animals chew plants etc. as there seems to be some residual contamination!
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Post by jrae on Mar 8, 2012 16:05:22 GMT
I wonder if lumber from trees grown in old mining fields is dangerous as well, I mean there's probably a lot of mine tailings left in the surrounding areas especially for the really old mines.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 8, 2012 17:04:59 GMT
This is just clay, it is not poisonous, not that you could grow anything in it anyway. A few miles up the valley are massive slag heaps with so much arsenic in them that nothing will grow, they have been there for as long as I can remember.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 8, 2012 17:08:10 GMT
There may be a view of the Aurora Borealis tonight if you look north. If your computer plays up today, you may be able to blame the solar flares. The OH has been watching that on the computer, it was a spectacular explosion. We will look out for it tonight but according to the map we are just too far south. Rosie might see it. |
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Post by Rosie on Mar 8, 2012 22:28:30 GMT
The sky is actually quite clear and we have been out a couple of times but no sight of it yet, the moon is brilliant and shiny ;D
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Post by steve on Mar 8, 2012 23:47:21 GMT
Our moon is similar too Rosie ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 9, 2012 7:21:56 GMT
We thought the sky looked different last night but I think that was wishful thinking on our part.
There were another two explosions on the sun's surface early this morning, there is still hope Rosie.
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Post by Rosie on Mar 9, 2012 9:45:17 GMT
We thought the sky looked different last night but I think that was wishful thinking on our part. There were another two explosions on the sun's surface early this morning, there is still hope Rosie. OOoo, hopefully it'll be clear tonight, thick cloud just now. |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Mar 9, 2012 19:08:35 GMT
The ones which happened this morning won't reach the earth until Sunday morning at about 7am, there was more activity this afternoon. We need them to reach earth during darkness to give a light show.
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Post by Cherry on Jun 1, 2012 15:15:29 GMT
Is anyone going to a street party or other jubilee celebrations?
I went to buy some flowers for the altar at the local church, but the car park at Tesco was so full, and this was early, that cars were having 'stand offs'. When I backed up to let one car out, another jumped in the parking space. I just went to the garden centre on the way home and did very well with blue statice and white chrysanthemums to add to my Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' and a neighbour's snowball viburnum. They looked very nice, but the proper flower arrangements were on the shelves at the stained glass windows. It was a red, white and blue theme of course.
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Post by SueA on Jun 1, 2012 16:11:35 GMT
No street parties for us Cherry, I think there is one street closure registered in our town & the council have made a great effort & put up 3 strings of red, white & blue bunting between the trees outside the swimming baths/park! ;D Some of the local shops have made an effort though with window displays (several with 'the Queen' sitting in them!) & a local charity had put a lovely big Union Jack themed banner across the main road on a disused railway bridge but that was stolen within days of going up!
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Post by Cherry on Jun 1, 2012 20:33:11 GMT
I am very surprised Sue. I thought anywhere near Manchester would be quite "full on" with jubilee celebrations. We know how well Manchester does celebrations for special days.
It is a big weekend in the village here with floats and fete, party at the church and an evening dance in the village hall. I have been roped in to help at the church party after the service.
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