"I decided eventually
This ain't doing a thing for me
They got him on milk and alcohol
They got him on milk and alcohol"

Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4IjrjMbmC4

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Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol

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Day 17 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Southern Migrant Hawker is a fairly recent arrival in the UK, mainly seen in Kent and #Essex. I'd never managed a photo of one in flight before this, so very pleased. Seen at the famous ditch in #CanveyIsland in July, on the same day as the Southern Emerald that was day 12 of the calendar. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography
Day 12 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Southern Emerald Damselfly is small and easy to overlook but for me this was the highlight of my year - it was the only UK breeding species I'd never seen. In the famous ditch in #CanveyIsland #Essex in July.
#DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography
Day 9 of the 2024 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Scarce Emerald Damselfly is restricted to the east here but commoner on the continent. It looks like the Common Emerald but is chunkier and has brighter blue eyes. This one in #CanveyIsland in July. The manky ditch I was searching when I found this will feature in this calendar a couple more times as it's a very good spot despite not being in a nature reserve. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #Essex #invertebrates #ukwildlife #photography

'Picture the most Tory place in Britain. Very probably you are thinking of a squires-and-shires sort of place—where lawns sweep and wisteria creeps; where old stone has been buffed up by new money; and where the people have Hunter wellies and hunting sympathies. The sort of place, in short, where someone might be murdered picturesquely in a Sunday evening mini-series. You would be wrong.'

https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/06/10/the-most-tory-place-in-britain

#UK #politics #Conservatives #Conservative #Tory #Tories #CanveyIsland

The most Tory place in Britain

It isn’t that posh but its population is old

The Economist
Day 21 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. Scarce Emerald #damselfly looks very like Common Emerald. The eyes are brighter blue and it's a bit more chunky looking. There are also some more subtle but specific & reliable differences if you know what to look for. It's confined to eastern parts of the UK - this one at #CanveyIsland in July. #Essex #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
It's December so welcome to the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar featuring a different species each day for 24 days. We start with a Southern Migrant Hawker. A fairly recent arrival in the UK; this one was at #CanveyIsland #Essex in July. They like ditches with very little water, even if they dry out in summer. They're huge compared to most other UK species. #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography
Had a great turn out across four walks this weekend. Coming up we not only have a weekend away to the lakes over the bank holiday, but five walks across the weekend in London and the South East including a Prom walk and a Bank Holiday Monday walk around Canvey Island. #ramblers #walking #hiking #kent #canveyisland #bbcproms

Lastly, #CanveyIsland #bugs! The island was full of life! CW for a #dragonfly and a #butterfly (3/3)

HTs #estuary #ThamesPath #EnglandCoastPath #photography #Essex #insect

More #CanveyIsland views - it's about 14 miles round the island, further if you lose your boots n the #mud! (2/3)

HTs #estuary #ThamesPath #EnglandCoastPath #photography #Essex