Tonight's full moon is called the Wolf Moon named by Native Americans and Medieval Europeans due to the hungry wolves coming to the villages for food.
Every now and again there is talk of reintroducing wolves to the UK. After persecution in the 17th century they disappeared from here but remain in a few Eastern European countries.
It's unlikely they could be brought here as they need many square miles of woodland, open country and plenty of wild deer or wild boar to hunt.
Yesterday was another day of tidying up, finishing the paper work sorting plus working out how to use my new hoover [AKA a vacuum cleaner in other countries!) I found one online £100 cheaper than original price. Never want to pay full price or too much - they don't seem to survive for many years however much is paid for them. I got a Vax upright this time- I'll see how I get on with it. I got out for a short quick walk while the sun was shining, only to the bottle bank - not very exciting.
Have a good weekend - I'll be back Monday.
Given that deer in England have no real predators (other than humans) and are on course to take over and destroy many parts of the country, reintroducing wolves to control them sounds like a good idea....shame about the side effects of everything else that the wolves would eat?
ReplyDeleteAny walk is a good walk!
ReplyDeletePenny
Congratulations on getting out for a walk; I stuck my head out of the door and pulled it back in again like a tortoise. Tooooo cold! Husband walked to nearby corner shop for bread at a quick march.
ReplyDeleteI want to start walking daily now we are in 2026, if my knee allows it, if not every other day.Self care is my word for 2026. Have a healthy contented year Sue. June
ReplyDeleteIn France there are around 1000 wolves around, I thought they were reintroduced a few decades ago but apparently they came back naturally through the Alps. Farmers are not pleased because they regularly kill sheep, so it's an ongoing debate...
ReplyDeleteMaguy
I read an article about reintroducing wolves to cull the deer population which is out of control but that would not be good for farm and other animals. We bought an upright VaX with two batteries and tools earlier this year in a deal from Vax, and so far have been pleased with it. I think over the years I have had most of the big makes but they don’t seem to last long despite looking after them. Catriona
ReplyDeleteMy sister's stick Dyson was hard to use and now the battery life is waning and will only last a few minutes. I still like my corded one for which I sent for a number of free spare parts before the guarantee ran out. Unless anything disasterous happens with it I shouldn't need to replace it for years.
ReplyDeleteLet us all know how you find the Vax.