picnic dinner on the last evening of spring vacation

#picnics #clouds #spring

Drawing eyes on #food packaging could stop #seagulls stealing your #chips

We tested the idea in coastal towns where gulls take food from people eating outside

We stuck pairs of #eyes onto food #takeaway boxes & gave individual gulls a choice of 2 boxes placed 2m apart: 1 box with eyes, 1 plain

Gulls appeared put off by eyes. They were slower to approach & less likely to peck at these boxes

https://theconversation.com/why-drawing-eyes-on-food-packaging-could-stop-seagulls-stealing-your-chips-278269?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#picnics #beaches #seaside #eating #nature #animals

Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips

New research shows that displaying a pair of eyes on food packaging can be enough to stop some gulls pinching your food.

The Conversation

8 Toronto restaurants offering picnics to go

Parks are free real estate when it comes to social distancing, and many restaurants have seized on their proximity to green spaces by putting together picnic baskets that can be taken to-go. Here’s …
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https://www.diningandcooking.com/2497670/8-toronto-restaurants-offering-picnics-to-go/

We've been country folk our whole lives, so it's no surprise how often our outings centered around picnics. 1982. #picnic #picnics #picnicking #outdoors #outdoorfun #outdooractivity #country #liveinthecountry #countrylife #sunflowers #garden #pennsylvania #centralpennsylvania
Alice Zaslavsky’s kataifi pie with feta, tomatoes and warm oregano honey – recipe

In her quiche-pie hybrid, Alice Zaslavsky chooses kataifi for its exquisite crunch, eggs and feta for the filling, and a herby honey for the finish

The Guardian