Day: 12 April 2023

My despair at ‘carbon neutral’ agenda as a control mechanism

I try not to think of politics all the time but recent numbers show how futile it is to attempt a significant reduction when countries are belting out so much and where the odd volcano spews out millions of tons of the stuff. Without carbon dioxide (currently a trace gas 0.04% of the atmosphere i.e. 400 ppm) we would be dead.     2019 figures below. China, with more than 10,065 million tons of...

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A joyful Easter but a rainy Wednesday

Will it ever stop raining? It is pouring down and blowing a gale as I write. This is supposed to be spring. I know it says 'April showers' but this daily battering is too much.  During the afternoon, a sudden 'out of nowhere' thunderstorm followed  by hail. I turned off my computer just for extra safety. Francoise can only plant on certain days according to her calendar so she is frustrated. She...

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