A Nature's Path

Homeless man being forced out of makeshift house he built by beach

Mothering Sunday to be dry, bright and cool

Huge Fossil discovery in the Hubei province, China - bbc.co.uk

The Northern Lights could be visible this weekend in Scotland: standard.co.uk/news/uk/uk-weather-northern-lights-could-be-visible-from-parts-of-britain-during-chilly-weekend Best places to see the Northern Lights: visitnorway.com/things-to-do/nature-attractions/northern-lights

Your Phone is Listening and it's Not Paranoia thesun.co.uk/tech/8678640/proof-phones-listening-to-us

Petition on the Parliamentary website calls for action to revoke Article 50. www.parliament.uk "Cancel Brexit" petition passes 2M on Parliament site Petitions site crashes after 600,000 back call to revoke article 50 House of Lords EU Exit Regulations

Local Cleaning the City Day Coffee and Chat Meetup on St Patrick's Day 17 March 2019 : The initial intro is going to read like an intro to a story (local story).   Through Ermest's Local Guides Cleaning the World project I adopted an area that was never well-maintained in the past and I would often hurry past as the pavement was always drink-stained and littered with used crisp and fo...

Francais : Local Guides Clean The World is 2.0 now - The new project, waiting for 2020 : Local Guides Clean The World is 2.0 - Le nouveau projet à l'horizon 2020  (L’article original «localguidesconnect.com/t5/General-Discussion/LocalGuidesCleanTheWorld-is-2-0-now-The-new-project-waiting-for »  ecrit par d’@Ermest )   Une introduction courte:   Cet article est mon rêve pour 2020, et je ...

Photo credit:  shutterstock.com/search/masterchef According to plantbasednews.com, Vegan Chef Gauthier was praised by one of the judges for 'rising to the challenge' in creating a brilliant dish using plant based ingredients. plantbasednews.org/post/masterchef-vegan-battle-semi-final

Photo credit:  gettyimages.co.uk/illustrations/london-underground Photo credit: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/london-docklands-light-railway-297064331 Further illustrations at:  ianvisits.co.uk/blog/2019/03/18/admire-these-illustrations-of-london-underground-tube-stations

Storm Gareth is causing a traffic build-up by sea ports affecting ferry crossing. 7 mile ferry crossing queues as Met Office issues further warning ( mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news ) Photo credit: countryliving.com/uk/news/a26806082/storm-gareth-weather-waves

Cleaning the City and Coffee Day chat : A #CleaningtheWorld get together to discuss what Local Guides are doing to help build up a community by making their areas clean and tidy.   All are welcome to say what they are doing.  Where and when.   Links to their works will be provided. It is a free event but everyone has to buy their own drin...

Will Adam Handling win the title of Master Chef? Watch BBC's MasterChef  for the latest episodes for 2019. Scottish Chef Adam Handling, at just 30 years old, is the proud owner of  3 London restaurants 2 bars and a deli, The Frog Hoxton (formerly known as The Frog E1), Frog by Adam Handling, Covent Garden, the Adam Handling Chelsea restaurant, Cadogan's by Adam Handling, Iron Stag Bar and Eve Bar. Photo credit: Adam Handling on Twitter @adamhandling Did you catch @AdamHandling on @MasterChefUK last night? We got to interview this talented young chef about his flagship restaurant opening 😲 #Chef #London https://t.co/79owqnrtfo — SquareMeal (@SquareMeal) March 14, 2019

The latest social media dance obsession, 'the Triangle', involves three people holding on to each others shoulders and jumping in-between each other in a patter.  It takes coordination, group work and a bit of cardio fitness and it seems to be impossible to keep a straight face while trying it out. (Source: Guardian Australia / Twitter (as credited)  theguardian.com/global ) Photo credit: chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/what-is-triangle-dance-how-15969538 How to do the Triangle Dance via  UNILAD The Triangle Dance has 3 moves to it, one from each person. Step 1: Person A jumps left and back, to the right and back and to the middle and back. Step 2: Person B jumps right and back, to the middle and back and to the left and back. Step 3: Person C jumps to the middle and back, to the left and back and to the right and back. Step 4: Make sure everyone stands in the correct place and link arms. Step 5: Count yourselves in and ...

Via  science101.com (Article by Sydney Baum-Haines) "Going out in nature is refreshing and relaxing, but there’s always danger lurking around the corner. You may have street smarts, but lack wild-smarts. So instead of getting struck by lightning or drowning in a rip current, learn about the different ways nature warns you away from disaster and imminent natural disaster. Plus, sometimes you just can’t check the weather forecast and want to know if it’ll rain tomorrow." (science101.com) Photo credit:  socialnewsdaily.com (published by Aaron Granger) Earth's warming signs:(Full article and images at  science101.com ) Nature’s warning signs that disaster is about to strike (by  Sydney Baum-Haines) 1. Beware of a patch of J-shaped trees 2. When the ocean level drops, danger is not far behind 3. A wall cloud in the sky might take you out of Kansas 4. Stay clear of the channel of choppy waters at the beach 5. If animals start leaving, an earthqua...

Via  mirror.co.uk/news The Mayor of Bologna in Italy has had enough of people sharing their love for Spaghetti Bolognese which he says is a fake dish. (mirror.co.uk) Photo credit:  knorr.com/ie/recipe-ideas/simple-bolognese . .it turns out there's really no such thing as Spaghetti Bolognese, at least according to Virginio Merola, the Mayor of Bologna, a city in Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. He claims the the popular pasta dish is "fake news" and he wants everyone to know it. (mirror.co.uk) Bologna: Places to visit    jmwalkingtour.org/bologna-free-walking-tour Bologna Morning Tour By presenting the secular history of Bologna and its art,  our local guide will unveil to you secrets of the city , with particulars which tourists do not usually see. (jmwalkingtour.org) Bologna Afternoon Tour "With JMwalkingtour on winding off and on beaten paths   frequented mostly by locals connecting an open space to another. From the Church of ...

Via  bbc.co.uk/news "Conservative MPs should back Theresa May's deal this week or risk losing Brexit altogether, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned."

Danke Ajax! I'll add this to my blog. It's relating to and adding greenery which helps the environment 😆! 👏👏👏! https://t.co/jRrLuCS5mu — A Naturespath (@a_naturespath) 10 March 2019

My archived posts on Google at:   lifesverseinthemedia.blogspot.com (I know, Justin Bieber's Bear Story video no longer exists) I wrote a few poems in my blog but decided they are best kept in a book of poems so I left one I wanted to keep on the blog: Poem:  That Lipstick Poem:  That Lipstick That Lipstick 

                                                                     (c) nature thoughts nw   UK driving licences may not be valid in certain EU countries after 29 March 2019 - that is in the European Union and Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. If the decision is that Britain leaves the EU without securing a deal, driving across certain countries in Europe may only be possible if British citizens have an International Driving Permit (IDP) for the countries in the European Economic Area (EEA).  According to bbc.co.uk British citizens going to countries in the EEA will need an IDP Driving Permit except for driving in the Republic of Ireland. ( bbc.co.uk/news ) "If you are a UK licence-holder living in another EU country, then you need to  exchange your UK licen...

#InternationalWomansDay #RainierWomen In 1918, Alma Wagen became the first female mtn guide in N. America on Mount Rainier. She once stated "I...found my life’s work right in the National Parks. There were places to climb and I wanted to teach other women the joy of climbing.”-pw pic.twitter.com/aFqUfLXcH1 — MountRainierNPS (@MountRainierNPS) 8 March 2019

This is an interesting photo. I was standing at the cafe for a short while to take a photo without anyone in it, so this gentleman suddenly appeared but turned his head enough to not be in the picture so to speak. photo via  localguidesconnect.com Googler @kmajewski Article by @kmajewski found here:  localguidesconnect.com/t5/Announcements/Local-Guide-featured-by-Google-for-International-Women-s-Day Female Empowerment - Solo Traveller Celebrating International Women's Day Brave, courageous women admire A solo female traveller by the name of  Vandana Who leaves her job to do what in her heart  she desires To see new places and be free To roam and find safe havens for alone time and to be happy Letting other female solo travellers see What travelling can mean To those who are willing to go from country  to country. Happy International Women's Day! To all those women who empower others constantly! 👋👏👏👏...

Via  dailymail.co.uk (Article by Colin Fernandez and Phoebe Weston for the Daily Mail) He spoke at Polymateria, a company that has created biodegradable plastic Plastic is used to heat-seal teabags while Charles says is 'very worrying' But his own Duchy Organic teabags are made with plastic, Waitrose say ( dailymail.co.uk ) Photo credit:  newidea.com.au/prince-harry-and-william-feud-prince-charles-camilla-parker-bowles Photo credit:  Polymateria hashtag on Twitter Plastic or polypropylene is used to heat-seal teabags.  For some this may come as a surprise and it was in 2017, Mike Armitage a gardener from Wrexham, discovered that the white residue left behind when used teabags were piled on a compost heap.  Following his campaign, tea-makers PG Tips and Yorkshire Tea 'switched away' from using plastic. ( dailymail.co.uk ) I would have discovered the same findings if I was composting vegetables and fruits as I'd put used...

Rain is becoming more frequent in Greenland and accelerating the melting of its ice, a new study has found. Scientists say they're "surprised" to discover rain falling even during the long Arctic winter. ( bbc.co.uk   Article by David Shukman) Photo credit: voanews.com/a/study-greenland-ice-melting-faster-than-previously-thought Photo credit: matadornetwork.com/trips/images-capture-barren-beauty-greenland-perfectly Facts about Greenland -  greenland-travel.com Greenland is the world's largest island and is larger than the following countries combined: France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Switzerland and Belgium The closest country is Canada which is only 26 kilometers away Greeland's southernmost point lies on the same latitude as Oslo in Norway The majority of Greenland's population lives in towns.  48,000 inhabitants of Greenland live in its 16 towns and the other 8,500 inhabitants live in the country's...

Via  bbc.co.uk Passengers and crew on a Virgin Atlantic flight were put into quarantine due to widespread sickness on board the plane. (bbc.co.uk) Intense ongoing debate! pic.twitter.com/cFWce8DS89 — Phill Brown (@phillnotmarc) March 6, 2019   via Twitter  twitter.com/phillnotmarc Of the 448 passengers returning from a cruise in the Caribbean, on the MSC Preziosa cruise ship, none were reportedly ill with any signs of acute gastroenteritis in the past 14 days, according to the cruise company's spokesperson. However, five cabin crew members from MSC Preziosa were taken to an assessment centre for treatment. Gatwick Airport plane passengers in hospital after on-board sickness OUTBREAK via  dailystar.co.uk (Article by David Rivers) 'The Virgin plane had touched down after a journey from Bridgetown, Barbados, shortly before 5am.  But after passengers and crew reported feeling unwell and nauseous, it was forced into lockdown.  Aroun...

Photo credit:  psmag.com/environment/easyjet-could-soon-be-flying-fuel-free EasyJet has come top of the league for airlines trying to cut carbon emissions to tackle climate change. (bbc.co.uk) Cheap Flights to Catania via easyjet.com Why fly with EasyJet? (Article via  skyscanner.net ) Skyscanner.net explains that EasyJet is a pioneer of budget air travel and has become one of the largest airlines in Europe and offers low cost and convenient travels. Quick info: Check In: For Check(ing) In luggage, EasyJet passengers check in online and print out their own boarding cards. Baggage Allowance and Fees: 1 luggage per passenger maximum size being, 56cm x 45cm x 25cm which could be put in the Hold.  Extra charge at a rate of £25 per person for Hold luggage, if purchased online or £40 if purchased at the bag drop desk. Further options are found at  skyscanner.net Seating: Allocated for free on checking in but it is possible to pay for...

Google's invite to apply to go to an event at their Headquarter base I strive to make the community a better place since forever, as it has been part of my Prep school education in the Caribbean.  You have no idea what I have had to endure being put on stage since the age of 6-7 yrs old. So this invite to Google's Headquarters is one of the many 'gifts' I have received since my Convent school aim to make us Champions in the world.

Via  bbc.co.uk Are your friends just like you, or do opposites attract in your world? (bbc.co.uk) Are you stuck in a social bubble, or do your friends all have different backgrounds and outlooks from you? (bbc.co.uk) "The research shows that people like to remain optimistic, they like to feel they are diverse and tolerant," says Ipsos Mori's Glenn Gottfried, who oversaw the fieldwork. "It is a very positive finding, even if... we may not do as much as we think we should to escape the 'social bubble' we live in." Social bubble via  dreamstime.com 3 ways to break out of your social media bubble by Straith Schreder via  blog.mozilla.org 1. Get to know your digital neighbours, IRL 2. Keep a balanced (media) diet 3. Scroll through someone else's feed At  Social Bubble Bath IRL Podcast  Veronica Belmont looks at how social media can create, break and filter bubbles. Veronica Belmont : Imagine everything in your line of sight is ...