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Redwings are back

Woke up to a garden full of the little fellas today. Plenty around the estate too. Not a great photo but you get the main features. I noticed the local mistle thrush getting very worked up about them suddenly appearing on its turf! More info from Birdwatch Ireland.

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Why I wont be telling you my new year resolutions

TED: Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself This video from TEDGlobal 2010 confirms something I have always felt. The warm fuzzy feelings you get when you tell people what you are going to do, gets interpreted by your brain as a reward for doing it, or at least for making steps towards your goal.

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Building a Rockery (or Chinese Alpine secret garden!) (Part 2)

Here’s what the arch looks like today: Under those 8 inches of snow you would see a roof. The roof itself is made from a red ‘coroline’ bituminous sheet from B&Q. It supported by the frame that you could see in the previous blog post; the support isn’t designed to hold much weight but it

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