Ian Kenway @iankenway@qoto.org

Talking of whoppers, a huge #BumbleBee happened to fly past while I had my camera in my hand. Luckily, I managed to #photograph it but you don’t get a sense of how big this beautiful specimen was. It was about the size of a golf ball!

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Horticulture #Wildlife #Insect #Bees

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Imagine being such a horrible president (Biden) that you actually make someone like Trump look smart.

#Trump #Biden #Afganastan

@freemo

In fairness to Biden, the plan was never for civilians and equipment to go first, last, or in between. They'd simply stay and carry on under the Ghani regime, so the military was the *only* group supposed to exit.

So much for the plan.

I get a certain evil pleasure out of knowing all those raging conspiracy theorist kiddies who always comment on my threads about how COVID is just the flu and other nonsense and then rage quit calling me a sheep are now out there taking livestock medication and dying (or getting very sick).

But yyyyeeeeaaaaa the vaccine is the real risk ::rolls eyes::

#covid #vaccine #Corona #coronavirus #funny #joke #humor @funny

Over half in Wales expect new Covid restrictions - and nine in ten would support them if deaths rise. https://nation.cymru/news/over-half-in-wales-expect-new-covid-restrictions-and-nine-in-ten-would-support-them-if-deaths-rise/

Intensive care doctor describes hospital filling up with stream of very sick unvaccinated Covid patients - Wales Online https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/intensive-care-doctor-describes-hospital-21434292

£1m invested in new Welsh factory to build 1,000 timber frames for energy efficient homes. https://nation.cymru/news/1m-invested-in-new-welsh-factory-to-build-1000-timber-frames-for-energy-efficient-homes/

#Opec member urges #OilProducers to focus more on #RenewableEnergy | #FossilFuels | The Guardian

A potentially interesting development.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/01/opec-member-urges-oil-producers-to-focus-more-on-renewable-energy

#Environment #Renewables #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #Iraq

"How quaint, we've got a little house in Wales. Never mind that the peasants can't afford to stay in their own locality."
https://youtu.be/guMR-8bFQJ8

For the first time, the shortage of supplies to #UK #supermarkets very nearly affected me. There was a single bottle of milk left and so I was lucky this time. There are other supermarkets around and so I could probably have found some elsewhere but that was a close call. Thank you, #BorisJohnson.

#Brexit #Pandemic

#ChrisRiddell: The ghosts of Afghan conflicts past – #cartoon | Opinion | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2021/aug/28/the-ghosts-of-afghan-conflicts-past-cartoon

#US #Politics #Satire #Afghanistan

Science is not about building a body of known “facts”. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality-check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good.

– Terry Pratchett