Burberry destroys its clothing

I'm speechless!  What a world we live in. Upscale fashion label Burberry has destroyed millions of dollars' worth of clothing to prevent it being discounted.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44885983

Ozone hole mystery

Disturbing news from China: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-44738952
Earlier this year, scientists could not figure out why an illegal, ozone-killing chemical had suddenly reappeared. Now the culprit has been identified: China.  London-based Environmental Investigation Agency found that lots of Chinese manufacturers are adding the chemical CFC-11 to foam insulation that gets blown into houses - even though it was banned in 2010.

Summer nights

You can't beat being outside on warm summer nights.

Photo: Mark Oreglia

Farm Aid 2018

Farm Aid works year round to build a system of agriculture that values family farmers, good food, soil, water and strong communities. The annual Farm Aid 2018 festival will be on 22nd September in Hartford, Connecticut: http://www.farmaid.org

California Wildfires

Insurance claims from last fall's deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history.  See following link:
https://www.facebook.com/YearsOfLiving/videos/482858955494649/

Shepherdess

Photo: Telegraph

 
The Sheep Stell: a memoir of Janet White’s life as a shepherd, islander, smallholder and hill farmer.  She has always tended sheep – first as a girl in the Cheviots; then on an island off New Zealand.  After a brutal attack she was forced to leave the island and return to England, where she married and became a smallholder in Sussex and then a hill farmer in Somerset. She is attached to the land and committed to combining conservation and successful farming.   www.hachette.com.au/janet-white/the-sheep-stell

Young at heart

July 4th parade

Our local July 4^th on 53^rd Parade with the Broken Arrow riders. http://www.brokenarrowridingclub.org

Photo: Marge Ishmael

 

This is America - video

A commentary on gun violence in America in this powerful video. 
Twitter quote by E-Money: “People are so caught up in Gambino’s shoot that they don’t even realize what the hell is going on in the background. He’s literally talking about people who don’t care about what’s happening in society, but care about the latest dance fad. He’s talking about y’all.”

City bumblebees fare better than country cousins?

New York Times: London bumblebees may be faring better than their cousins in the English countryside. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/science/bumblebees-cities-urban.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur