Coldwaterjohn's photos with the keyword: Gazebo

85-90 mph gales forecast for this evening...

Firing up the peat in the Chiminea

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Usnea is very sensitive to air pollution and so is normally only found growing in clean air environments. Some species of Usnea are more sensitive to air pollutants than others. Characteristics Generally grows hanging from tree branches Thread like, resembling a grey beard Common names Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, or Treemoss. Usnea has been used in medicine for at least 1,000 years. Usnic acid, found in most species, has strong antibiotic and antifungal properties This lichen is actually edible and high in vitamin C. Though we don't recommend trying it!

Nitrogen-sensitive Close-up of Evernia lichen Evernia is a bushy lichen that is sensitive to air pollution, so is usually found in clean air environments. It is abundant on branches and twigs of trees and shrubs in the countryside. Characteristics Green on top and white on the bottom Divides evenly into 'forks' Not to be confused with Ramalina, which is green on both top and bottom and divides unevenly. Common name Oakmoss

Nitrogen-sensitive Evernia is a bushy lichen that is sensitive to air pollution, so is usually found in clean air environments. It is abundant on branches and twigs of trees and shrubs in the countryside. Characteristics Green on top and white on the bottom Divides evenly into 'forks' Not to be confused with Ramalina, which is green on both top and bottom and divides unevenly. Common name Oakmoss

Usnea is very sensitive to air pollution and so is normally only found growing in clean air environments. Some species of Usnea are more sensitive to air pollutants than others. Characteristics Generally grows hanging from tree branches Thread like, resembling a grey beard Common names Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, or Treemoss. Usnea has been used in medicine for at least 1,000 years. Usnic acid, found in most species, has strong antibiotic and antifungal properties This lichen is actually edible and high in vitamin C. Though we don't recommend trying it!

Usnea is very sensitive to air pollution and so is normally only found growing in clean air environments. Some species of Usnea are more sensitive to air pollutants than others. Characteristics Generally grows hanging from tree branches Thread like, resembling a grey beard Common names Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, or Treemoss. Usnea has been used in medicine for at least 1,000 years. Usnic acid, found in most species, has strong antibiotic and antifungal properties This lichen is actually edible and high in vitamin C. Though we don't recommend trying it!

Usnea is very sensitive to air pollution and so is normally only found growing in clean air environments. Some species of Usnea are more sensitive to air pollutants than others. Characteristics Generally grows hanging from tree branches Thread like, resembling a grey beard Common names Old Man's Beard, Beard Lichen, or Treemoss. Usnea has been used in medicine for at least 1,000 years. Usnic acid, found in most species, has strong antibiotic and antifungal properties This lichen is actually edible and high in vitamin C. Though we don't recommend trying it!

Nigerian billionaires are invited to donate to the Kampala Cathedral Roof Restoration Fund - my usual offshore account in the Comoros: you already have the number - the larch planking is now 18 years old, and it is generally reckoned to last for only about twenty.

Laying underground electrics down to the gazebo involved digging a one metre deep ditch straight across the barnyard lawn...

Watching a documentary last night about Beijing's pollution levels being so bad that the Chinese government were becoming apprehensive about its triggering mass demonstrations, made me realise once more how fortunate we are to live in such pollution-free surroundings - here at least, if not everywhere in the UK...