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Mousehole to Lamorna: on the South West Coast Path

I don't know for certain, but various woodland plants like foxglove like to flower ahead of the shading effect of the tree canopy. Blue bells do tend to flower in woodlands now in late April, and remember that the south of Britain flowers ahead ...

frankbeswick, on 04/21/2023

Mailing Addresses for 2022 Form 4868 Extending 1040 and 1040SR April 18, 2023, Due Date

For taxpayers who haven't filed their 2022 forms 1040 and 1040SR: Remember that the extension via Form 4868 only extends the date for filing a completed return. The extension is available for taxpayers expecting to owe tax as well as taxpayers ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/21/2023

Mousehole to Lamorna: on the South West Coast Path

The webinar Tree Canopy Analysis Around the World hosted by PlanIT Geo founder Ian Hanou and Institute of Chartered Foresters Development Director Russell Horsey of Bristol, England, April 18, 2023, had among participants Urban Forestry and ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/21/2023

George Cruikshank

Fact 7, the Royal Family, ends with the observation that "Being paid for work is good, being paid a lot for good work is great, and being paid for not working is the best." Monarchs making such payments is something that I didn't know about. It ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/21/2023

George Cruikshank

Your 7th fact, The Royal Family, contains the surprise revelation that "King George IV and his wife Queen Caroline both indulged in extramarital affairs" that Cruikshank caricaturized. Other monarchs, such as King Charles I, who fathered Jemmy ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 04/20/2023

The Wild Atlantic Way

Donegal is not the most fertile land in Ireland, but the land by the lough shores is fertile enough for homesteading.

frankbeswick, on 04/20/2023

The Royal Horticultural Society

They publish gardening books and hold flower shows, such as Chelsea. .RHS gardens charge entry fees. They might do commercial work for businesses and consultancy work for governments.

frankbeswick, on 04/20/2023

The Wild Atlantic Way

The first paragraph to your second subheading, Some Lovely Bays, mentions that "'With a bit of land at Lough Swilly and a fishing rod you wouldn't need a job.' said one of my Northern Irish in-laws dreamily." Might the land at Lough Swilly be ...