Tis a fair plateful tho 

If you've got to eat it a big trough of shite is worse than a little one though.

http://backpagefootball.com/why-liverpool-wont-win-the-premier-league-this-season/126313/

Interesting article on football & caffeine use and the theory that Liverpool will have to relax on their players & are a good bet not to win the league this year.

I don't follow the EPL enough to know - thoughts from those that do?

They look like cakes/sweets in eggshells to me.

John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who shot President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's theatre in Washington.

After doing the deed Booth made his escape by jumping from the presidential box down to the stalls below, breaking his leg in the process.

Broken leg notwithstanding Booth, with the aid of an accomplice, made it outside to where two horses were waiting and the pair galloped off into the sunset.

They rode all day and well in to the night until Boot's leg became so painful he could go no further, so they called upon an unsuspecting country doctor who set Booth's leg, administered pain relief and provided them with board and shelter.

24 hours later, the Doctor learned of the assassination and reported the incident with the men to the authorities.

The authorities didn't believe he had no prior knowledge and linked him to the crime.

Narrowly avoiding the death penalty he was sentenced to life in prison

The Doctor's name was Samuel Mudd.

So, when you write Your name will be mud, you should use an upper case M and add an extra d.

Liking that one Red  - brilliant bit of info.

Cheers for the recommend Chompy (i think) , Vardy and Mitrovic double , weighed in.

I got a wee return on the 4 top scorers recommended with Vardy winning & Ahearne-Grant placing - my small EW yankee paid enough for a couple of cases of beer for watching the start of the new football season up here. Cheers!!

Hope it all goes well with Charlie!!

Was giving people a chance, but the pubs opening might have cut the dairy readers this weekend

It was the ram equivalent of braces for his horns. At the bottom of the horns they were growing in towards the jaws - left long enough they would affect the ability to chew & could eventually cause a long slow painful death.

Because they are pedigree tups, they are sold on, so removing the horns would affect the price. The spring hoop will give enough push as the horns continue to grow that they move out and grow right, meaning the tup looks fine when it comes to sales time.

Inspired by your plant pictures, and the recent wet, warm weather bringing the orchids out...

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Heath Spotted Orchid (I think)

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and the Common Spotted Orchid.
Early Marsh Orchid.

Quite chuffed to have seen them.

Looking back to check the names of the orchids (my memory is getting even worse) & I see I made a rick of naming them.... Can't edit so renamed here.

Beats me Rod. I don't think I've seen it before.

Was a new one to me, but it makes sense from a health point of view and from an aesthetics view as it's one of the tups they will be selling.

Sunday Quiz Question:

Walking yesterday I came across this ram with some wire around its head, so I detoured to the herd's house to let him know (sheep will find any way to hurt or kill themselves and getting caught in wire can cause serious injuries). He was home for lunch so wandered over to check, saw it, laughed said it was OK, explained and went home.

What is the wire for?

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That's great Rod.

I used to be all about the fauna but I'm getting into the flora.

Did you know there's a Wild Orchids UK & Ireland website?


https://twitter.com/ukorchids?lang=en

Hadn't seen that before Red, cheers, they seem to concentrating on rarities & hybrids more though, my wee common orchids pleased me though

A lot more up the same area today, also once you've spotted one you see the others easier once you've got the eye trained to them.

Inspired by your plant pictures, and the recent wet, warm weather bringing the orchids out...

Click to see full-size image.

Heath Spotted Orchid (I think)

Click to see full-size image.

and the Common Spotted Orchid.

Quite chuffed to have seen them.

Simon Singh's book 'The Code Book' is brilliant for taking you through the creating and breaking of codes. His lecture on probability that Tank and I went to years back was fascinating as well.

Thanks Doobs, I'd seen the film but the explanation had passed me - interesting read.

Nice pics Red, I'm told we do get the green woodpeckers up here but I've never seen one.

Staked out the greater spotted woodpecker nest from last year when I heard chicks from it, but it's got a family of great tits in it this year.