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Loch Ness

Ships try to avoid storms and we have a very good meteorological service. So . But storms are not always avoidable.

frankbeswick, 10 hours ago

Touring North Wales

They ate the puffins eggs, leading to their extinction on the isle,

frankbeswick, 10 hours ago

Touring North Wales

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. The second paragraph to the second subheading, Anglesey, alerts us to the fact that "Puffin Island was once home to a thriving puffin colony, which ...

DerdriuMarriner, 17 hours ago

Loch Ness

Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. Are water, weather and wind forecasts such that those who aim the larger ships around northern-tipped Britain alter schedules according to storm-less ...

DerdriuMarriner, 17 hours ago

Touring North Wales

Yes. There have been drownings

frankbeswick, 19 hours ago

Loch Ness

All ships 23r3 vulnerable to wrecking, but ec9nomics and geography 0revented a wider canal tr9m being built

frankbeswick, 19 hours ago

Midsummer, and a Damson in Distress

Def8nitely a plus. It is flavoursome

frankbeswick, 19 hours ago

My Garden World: a Review

True over here as well

frankbeswick, 20 hours ago

My Garden World: a Review

Thank you for your comment below, on Feb. 15, 2024, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. The day before yesterday and yesterday I did fall-ending, winter-beginning lawn and yard work. My bluebird and my ovenbird gave me ...

DerdriuMarriner, 22 hours ago

Midsummer, and a Damson in Distress

Your comment below, in the second box down, on Feb. 3, 2016, intrigues me with its conclusion that "It is worth noting that in Cumbria, north of me, damsons are sometimes used by one brewer as an ale flavouring in place of hops." Is the damson ...

DerdriuMarriner, 22 hours ago

Loch Ness

Thank you for your comment below, on Mar 9, 2024, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question. The first paragraph to the first subheading, The Nature of thePlace, advises us that "The Great Glen, known in Gaelic as An Glen Mor, ...

DerdriuMarriner, 22 hours ago

Touring North Wales

The first paragraph to the second subheading, Anglesey, advises us that "Anglesey is the isle that the Welsh call Mona. It is accessed by two bridges that span the narrow, but fast flowing channel of the Menai Straits, a channel whose waters are ...

DerdriuMarriner, 23 hours ago

Film Review of Adventure in Baltimore: Shirley Temple in 1948 Suffragette Drama

Me too, I agree that Shirley Temple appeals to different-background, different-place, different-time audiences partly because of her beautifully childlike face, partly because of her comfortably pro-active demeanor, partly because of her relate ...

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago

Backyard Boldness Party Event Planning Takes in Hardwired Rewilding

In particular, I appreciate the last product, for its beautiful colors and its concentrated space. As much as I appreciate the above outdoor-party lighting, I arrange as much as possible for such lighting to be in inside rooms and on the ...

DerdriuMarriner, 1 day ago

Pinterest Tips

I personally know just a few occasional users of Pinterest and thy mostly use it for inspiration. I wouldn't be so sure about the artists engaging in debate only. I have seen a few of them being very aggressive and not noble at all. But yes, ...

mihgasper, 4 days ago