#Chestnut

Could all our river valleys look like this?The Ballymacraven as it enters the Inagh at Ennistymon.Unfortunately, the river is low status due to pressure from forestry (phosphorous) upstream at Lickeen
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Got the first shot of the Moderna vaccine!Unexpected adventure. Here’s what happened. 1/n 01/28, 10:45pmWe’re falling asleep. K’s cell phone rings. It’s her friend Rosemary, a nurse. There has been
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Tullgarvan Another small woodland in the locale.Like the others, its hemmed into a steep valley.Mostly oak and hazel with "exotic" species like lime and spanish chestnut, likely due to its
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“He is fighting for his life.” In Memphis a retired pastor is in critical condition after getting hit by a driver. The story, clearly not written by a cub reporter,
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The worst opening question in conversation history is...“Before we get started, tell us a little about your story.”Here’s why A) The question is terrible b/c we’ve already started.If the
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THREAD: a story about weight loss, counting everything you eat, but pigging out when you really wanna. I’ve struggled with what you might describe as ‘weight fluctuation’ for a number
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#HappyBirthdayHarry! To celebrate the Golden boy himself, let's take a look back at 27 years of an iconic fashion evolution, because it's not always been candy floss-pink suits and strings
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As my old campaigning tales proved so popular yesterday, inspired by @BeresfordPeter, here comes another. The tale of the 'free our people' bear. This one is probably not a tactic
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My #wildflowerhour week has been rather focused upon one plant, the marvellous Broad-Leaved Helleborine orchid, Epipactis helleborine. This especially loves the streets, car parks and front gardens of Glasgow, and
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It is too early to say what the economic impact of the sudden surge in the past week of Covid-19 cases in Beijing will be, but the widespread fear –
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Thread of Cook Islands facts Cook Islanders also practiced the hongi (sharing of breathe) but the practice became quickly eradicated during the arrival and influence of Christianity. Now a
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It’s hard to know what to make of this. My initial guess was that they got nobody in, and moved so many out, because they’re really struggling financially. Because GSB
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Today's #BirdsAtTea is the Bateleur. This colourful relative of the snake-eagles is widespread but fast declining across much of Africa (another @IUCNRedList are considering uplisting). Adult back panels come in
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Still wondering if anyone else noticed That Atlantic Article not only perfectly replicated that TBM cishet male RM voice that’s utterly dominated church discourse within and without, and its pluperfect
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Guideline for the management of #HipFractures from @AAGBI Out for consultation: https://anaesthetists.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Guidelines%20PDFs/guidelines%20for%20the%20management%20of%20hip%20fractures.pdf?ver=2020-07-09-164056-413 What do peop
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1/ You will either read this article and nod your head sagely at the sagacity of it all (because you have a bumper sticker saying "Let's Go WTO!"), or you
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