Carol
@beilinglaoshi
Higher Education, GenAI in education, English for Academic Purposes, gardening/environment and personal stuff. Based in Wolverhampton, England. Same handle on Twitter and Mastodon
Set up a Linkedin account two weeks ago and now it won't let me in unless I share my passport (that's not going to happen). Apologies to anyone who's messaged or followed me back! Does anyone else get this problem?
This leak was reported on (possibly before) 10 July. On 12 July, Severn Trent emailed local residents asking them to conserve water during the heatwave. They plan to start repairs by 1 August. In the meantime, thousands of litres of water are gushing down the road...
On the day my mum receives an email from Severn Trent asking her to use less water during the hot weather, just 100 metres down the road, water is bubbling out of the pavement @weownit.org.uk
Power cut on #HolyIsland #Lindisfarne but Keith still managed my early morning cuppa
In honour of tonight's forecast tropical temperatures, I've unpacked my bamboo mattress topper from China
Appreciated most of these birthday messages, but especially the one by Mick Lynch
After Wednesday night's thunderstorms the roses are competing in splendour and scent
You're always welcome to potter in mine! It's full of roses at the moment. Some pretty poppies in the bed you cleared last year
Got up early today to garden because it will be too hot and thundery after work. But all I want to do is sit drinking coffee and breathing in the delicious scent of this rosa moschata
The predators were circling for days. Cats, magpies... The parents (blackbirds) must be heartbroken. All that hopeful, loving labour for nothing
Orange-tip courtship seems to involve energetic dancing by the male, while the female sits quietly on a leaf
