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Yesterday as the eclipse was beginning when the light had dimmed and gone an unusual colour, I noticed a magpie behaving rather oddly. It was huddled down on a roof in a weird sitting like stance that I have never seen a magpie do before. It also had its feathers partially fluffed out like they...

That sounds like a wonderful way to spend the night.

I wish!

In the summer we give our horses big 1kg blocks of Himalayan salt to lick which naturally contains all of the electrolytes and minerals they need in this hot weather. Whenever I find myself drinking an excessive amount of water I have a few licks of it too.

I wear a long sleeve shirt with a Dorfman Outback hat or Sunday Afternoons Adventure hat. I also have well ventilated shoes which can easily be slipped off to help cool my feet whenever I sit down.

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I have plenty of waterproofs and a poncho too but I find that unless I'm actually working out in the rain and need to keep both hands free, a good quality windproof umbrella can work wonders. It's not very bushcrafty I know, but if it works it works. As for the swagman scarf in the video. I...

I thought it was really impressive. I think you needed something which allowed you to be able to stare at the sun properly in order to fully appreciate it though.

Be careful not to strain your eyes.

Welcome to the forum. :)

How are you guys and gals going to view the solar eclipse later?

Maybe the shops should temporally stop selling disposable barbecues while everything is so dry?

Thank for the instructions. They were very helpful but they do need to be update as some steps have now been changed. It seems that the age verified option is now only available by using the Royal Mail 'click and drop' service which requires you to sign up for an account first.

This weekend I went for a walk in the countryside to clear a busy head and discovered a place nearby which has an absolute cornucopia of foragable foods (is that a word?). There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of blackberry bushes, elderberry trees, sloe berry bushes and more within a few...

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