I’ve got the worst of both worlds. I’m sitting here at my partner’s computer at 02:00 BST, as I’m too damned wired to sleep, after everything that has gone on this week, but equally, I'm mentally and phyically exhausted.
My partner has been a real angel, and has treated me like a princess. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t object to that – it’s nice to be spoilt occasionally, but I’m one of these peculiar people who prefers to fight her own battles, and it still rankles that I’ve let myself get so damned wound up over one account.
My partner has been a real angel, and has treated me like a princess. Don’t get me wrong – I don’t object to that – it’s nice to be spoilt occasionally, but I’m one of these peculiar people who prefers to fight her own battles, and it still rankles that I’ve let myself get so damned wound up over one account.
You think I need you but I don’t
You think I’ll break down but I won’t
And you’ve had everything you’re gonna get from me
Saw your pleasure in my pain
And you released me from my chains
And I woke up to my own insanity
Waiting for changes
That were never gonna come
So, starting from next week, I’m going to put all this crap behind me, and move on. Ok – I admit that it’s not going to be easy, as I’m going to attend my friend’s funeral next Friday. But, with the love and help from my partner and my friends, I should be able to survive, and start thriving again.
Now onto something that I found on BBC on-line – that made me smile…
A frog species which had a distinct Norfolk accent, but which became extinct in England in the 19901s is being reintroduced.
About 70 northern pool frogs – one of Europe’s rarest species – will be reintroduced to Norfolk by English Nature and partners on Friday.
The frog was thought to be a European import, but researchers have now found they are native to East Anglia.
Recordings of mating Norfolk frogs show they had a characteristic inflection.
Archaeological investigations revealed pool frog remains around old Saxon sites in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
But fenland drainage led to the frog’s extinction before its native status was recognised. The pool frogs released on Friday were captured in a wildlife rich region in Uppsala in Sweden earlier this week.
The frogs will be released at a secret location near Thetford in Norfolk, to guard against theft by amphibian collectors.
Habitats at the site, including special ponds called pingos, have been restored by the Forestry Commission over the last few years.
English Nature’s amphibian specialist, Jim Foster, said: “Piecing together what happened to pool frogs has proved to be a real detective story.
“The frog’s distinctive Norfolk accent, the buried remains and genetic studies all provided crucial clues.
“It has taken nearly 10 years of research, involving people across Europe, to get to the bottom of this mystery and today is the culmination of all that effort”
Part of me thinks that the people who did this research have way too much time on their hands, but who am I to comment?
Suppose I should log off and bog off – I’ve got to get some sleep in what remains of the night…
Back later.
Karen.
I walk where others fear to tread
A frog species which had a distinct Norfolk accent, but which became extinct in England in the 19901s is being reintroduced.
About 70 northern pool frogs – one of Europe’s rarest species – will be reintroduced to Norfolk by English Nature and partners on Friday.
The frog was thought to be a European import, but researchers have now found they are native to East Anglia.
Recordings of mating Norfolk frogs show they had a characteristic inflection.
Archaeological investigations revealed pool frog remains around old Saxon sites in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.
But fenland drainage led to the frog’s extinction before its native status was recognised. The pool frogs released on Friday were captured in a wildlife rich region in Uppsala in Sweden earlier this week.
The frogs will be released at a secret location near Thetford in Norfolk, to guard against theft by amphibian collectors.
Habitats at the site, including special ponds called pingos, have been restored by the Forestry Commission over the last few years.
English Nature’s amphibian specialist, Jim Foster, said: “Piecing together what happened to pool frogs has proved to be a real detective story.
“The frog’s distinctive Norfolk accent, the buried remains and genetic studies all provided crucial clues.
“It has taken nearly 10 years of research, involving people across Europe, to get to the bottom of this mystery and today is the culmination of all that effort”
Part of me thinks that the people who did this research have way too much time on their hands, but who am I to comment?
Suppose I should log off and bog off – I’ve got to get some sleep in what remains of the night…
Back later.
Karen.
I walk where others fear to tread
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