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

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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 was destroyed when rats from a ship wrecked on the coast escaped and swam ashore."

What did the survivor rats do that destroyed Puffin Island so counterproductively for isle namesakes?

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Are water, weather and wind forecasts such that those who aim the larger ships around northern-tipped Britain alter schedules according to storm-less waters, weather and winds? Or is north-tipped Britain always, almost always quite quixotic, spontaneous, unpredictable water, weather-, wind-wise?

Yes. There have been drownings

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

Def8nitely a plus. It is flavoursome

True over here as well

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 vocal if not always visible company even as my robin kept quiet somewhere.

Some Unitedstatesians look at east- and west-ponder robins as among the most vocally accomplished and varied.

Might that be the way British Isles-ers view them?

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 flavoring a minus or a plus?

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, splits the north of Scotland from the rest of the isle by the presence of three lochs. To the west is Loch Oich,to the east Loch Dochfort, and in between them the mighty Loch Ness. All three lochs are narrow, with Loch Ness being one and a half miles wide at its widest and twenty two miles long. These lochs are linked by rivers and by the Caledonian Canal, which was constructed by Thomas Telford to provide small ships with an alternative to the stormy, wreck-strewn passage round the northern tip of Britain."

Did and does the "stormy, wreck-strewn passage round the northern tip of Britain" not hazard bigger ships?

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 so fast and powerful that you are strongly advised not to swim."

Has something awful -- such as death, disability, disappearance -- happened to those who have swum the aforementioned channel waters?

Yesterday, for about an hour off and on, just before dark, there was a minor but steady rain and snowy mix.

Fortunately that mix worked its way to the ground for only slightly, not dangerously, sprinkled pavements.

Today everybody wears their beanie hats, with or without poms!

Would that those without head cover wend their way to this wizzley for great-quality, nice-priced, warm-headed beanies, right ;-D?

The second paragraph to the second subheading, The Family Welfare Association, advises us that "Priority is given to those who are fleeing domestic abuse situations, have diagnosed mental health issues, are aged between 19 and 25 years and living independently or have issues with disability or ill health. OR, those who reside in the boroughs of Hackney, St Pancreas area, Southwalk or Paddington."

Why are Hackney, Paddington, St. Pancreas and Southwalk prioritized?

This past week caused me to consider all the many ways to center Thanksgiving meals around the turkey dish.

Thanksgiving turkeys defer to baking, cooking, frying, grilling, microwaving.

What about tagine pots? Next year, hopefully ;-D!

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-able acting style.

Isn't it charming the way that the Shirley Temple face ages predictably, recognizably from childhood through young adulthood to grown-upness and back again?