Ani

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56-year-old disabled former journalist and environmental campaigner [insert verb depending on my state of health] among the flora and fauna of this ancient landscape. (New Forest, U.K.)

A hedgehog stands motionless to the left of a metal water bowl, facing the security camera.
Parched, cracked, lifeless ground.
To make the lactic acid that will act as your fermenting agent, soak chopped cabbage leaves in brine in a sterilised jar at room temperature for three days (pref. away from sunlight) until the batch becomes bubbly and tangy-smelling.
Miso sourdough • 2 tablespoons miso (Must be unpasteurised! I recommend Clearspring brown rice miso) • 3 cups flour • 1 cup & 2 teaspoons water Knead lightly and place overnight in covered bowl in warm place. In the morning, add: ¼-½ teaspoon powdered yeast ½ cup flour (dough should be moist but not sticky) Seeds (optional) Knead and place in oiled and floured (or nonstick) bread pan and leave in a warm place for 3-4 hours. (If you want to omit the yeast and do a natural rise, it will take another 7 hours.) When doubled in size, bake at 175 for 25 minutes.
A masked, armed guard is visible through a door on the the anti-whaling ship Bandera as Icelandic coast guard boarded and arrested the captain and crew.
A screenshot of a website selling European tree frog tadpoles for £12.
The greenish water is speckled with wiggling mosquito larvae.
A white cat boasts a black triangle over his left ear and eye combined with a black splotch under his nose, distinguishing features that elevating him as a prime example of a "Kitler."
Two small puppet-like people lean against a wall. 1: "Let's not talk about politics anymore. I can't bear it." 2: Same In the next panel, they sit in silence. Third panel: 1: "The thing is though..." 2: "Those f---ing idiots..."
A jay-sized pied black and white bird with a tall white tuft of feathers on the back of its head gazes over its shoulder with eyes ringed by a doughnut of bright yellow feathers that make them look huge.
A page from the website Culturedmeat.co.uk that demonstrates a cell-grown option for pork A photo of bacon rashers shows another photo opposite of a pig with the words "Experience succulent bacon; the pig forages on."
A 2-cm pale yellow spider climbs a white umbrel of elderflower.
A blurry fluttering brown striped moth sups from the sepal inside the four open oval pale yellow petals of an evening primrose.
A natural-looking pond surrounded by tall grass has receded by 30-40 cm on all sides. Photo: dreamstime.com
An empty bathtub buried in the ground is waiting to become a garden pond. A tall stand of evening primrose dominate the left side.
A stand of young beech in a French forest looks healthy in April, yet they're among the first types of trees to succumb to drought in July, a new study has found. https://www.earth.com/news/why-europes-trees-are-dying-after-seemingly-perfect-springs/
What appears to be a trail of white foam wends its way from the beach out to the horizon across a calm sea in Dorset.
A 50x 15 cm pipe on top of a square floating base pulls seawater from a melted area of ice and pours it onto the surface so it can freeze. It's powered by a wind turbine not seen here, via an electrical cord attached to the base.
A silted, low-water stream in a small forest.
Rows of brown stems, dead crop plants, striate a sand-coloured field. Photo: www.earth.com https://www.earth.com/news/compound-droughts-hit-plant-growth-much-harder-than-scientists-expected/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
A bright yellow moth sits on a leaf. It has a heart shaped brown dot on each wing and a brown circle pattern on the tips.
A roadside verge apparently composed entirely of oak seedlings.
Met office report showing daytime temperatures this week between 21-24°C, so 13-16°C lower than last week.
A bit of a kitty pokes out from under the cover on a mobility scooter. (two white front paws)
The bark-patterned, grey-brown moth is identified as dark arches, a species of owlet moths.
A tiny wildflower nicknamed fox and cubs has an orange rosette of petals with a yellow centre. I guess the "cubs" are the dark pink, club-shaped offshoots around the flowerhead perimeter.
An orange painted lady butterfly appears blurred over a clump of clover. A bumblebee clings to a a white clover flowerhead a few inches away.
Hundreds of honeybees clump onto the branches of a tree in Hertfordshire. Photo by www.the-hive.com.
A wildlife camera tucked under a large flowerpot is engulfed in a blinding white glow as it flashes on, having detected movement in the garden.
The automatic email response says that I've reached the Police and Crime Commissioner, open 8-4 Mon-Fri. "Please note that we are not Surrey Police." The police website is www.surrey.police.uk/contact.
A fragile flying fox newborn sleeps in the hands of a veterinary surgeon atop a light blue cotton cloth.
Photo shows the thin trunk of a hazel sapling with a one inch strip of bark missing.
A small black bucket set into one of the metal dish-holders on a bird feeding pole is pierced with two red levered scoops, one on either side, containing water that's automatically refilled when the scoop tilts upward when empty.
A hen drinks from a rectangular red plastic scoop-dish inserted into a white plastic tub full of water. The dishes refill automatically when the water no longer weighs them down and they tip upward.
A skinny verbena stretches tall, thin leaves akimbo like happy arms, standing in the midday sun among even taller, resplendent red poppies with purple centers.
Screenshot of the homepage for Ecosia, a browser that states it has planted 251 million trees and donated €101 million to climate action. Thie text rests against a smudgy green background. Shortcuts for frequently-visited sites line the bottom of the screen.
A coloured drawing, possibly from the 18th century, depicts a robed priest performing incantions over an ill young woman stretched back in a chair with several concerned-looking attendants holding her. Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Leafy willow branches sprout thickly skyward from a horizontal trunk on a river bank.
A narrow, pale yellow metal footbridge stretches towards a wooded embankment over the olive green water of a tidal estuary in the New Forest.
The rounded leaves of plantago major grow in rosette form. It's stronger in anti-inflammatory properties than the related lanceolata, which emerges earlier in spring. It is believed that plantago major is the "dock" referred to in lore that heals insect or nettle stings (and sunburn, too!).
Dried chamomile.
A robin grasps one end of a fat mealworm. Photo: Garden Wildlife Direct, bird feeding blog.
Photo shows a Lynton upright piano and the text "Light wood piano...Free"
Two chubby grey starling juveniles accost their thin, harried-looking parent with raucous accusations of neglect in stereophonic squawking. (Sciencephoto.com)
A tiny moth spreads its paper-smooth wings across a lacy feverfew leaf. The dusty pink wings contrast with the vibrant green of the plant and display dainty white trim and stylish yellow and brown eye-shaped patches on either side of the tail area.
A light green plastic seed feeder shows a greenfinch eating seeds from the bottom circular port without coming into contact with the seed silo which is separated by an overhang to prevent contamination.
Photo shows a white ceramic mug bearing a child's drawing of a spiky green circle representing a hedgehog's head, with a smaller circle with two dots for a nose and circles for the eyes. The image itself is encircled by the words HEDGOGS ARE THE BEST.
Fresh, beautiful garlic mustard growing along a footpath in the south of the UK.
Photo shows the tiller of a red mobility scooter and the lush green dirt road ahead.
A map of water pollution in the UK shows it covered in brown splotches representing sewage contamination of rivers, lakes and coastline. Map by Watershed Investigations.
Birds and monkeys occupy various strata of the understory and canopy, creating a relay system of risk and alarm calls. The nunbird is a particularly vocal sentinel.
A multifaceted drop of water sparkles like a gem at the cupped base of a reddish green leaf.
A homemade kalimba with 34 tines fixed to an oval wooden cutting board.
Fresh nettle tops in a stainless steel collander, ready to be rinsed and made into soup.