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I don't have a house or garden currently, but here are some nice tips from the RSPB for those who do.

Making your garden more wildlife-friendly.

Nice things to do for breeding birds.

"...there is nothing left remarkable beneath the visiting moon."

LiveJournal sometimes seems like a strong person nearing the end of a long illness.

I just checked through the 87 accounts I have listed as friends, and the average "last posted" date is in 2011.

Now, almost 30 have been updated sometime this year. So some of my friends are still here, and I enjoy hearing from them. But nearly 70% of them have left, which is kind of sad.

At least one person I know has died. Quite a lot have moved--lock, stock, and barrel--to Facebook. Some just don't use social media any more (at least that I'm aware of).

I'll keep my journal for the foreseeable future, because I do like to keep in contact with the folks who are here. And I have so much writing stored here, reflections on nearly ten years of my life.

But LJ does seem sometimes like that shop you've been doing to for years, that you really wish would become more popular, but that seems a little shabbier and a little less well stocked every time you visit, always on the edge of having to close its doors.

I love kayaking, but...

This is a freakin' scary image.  (from this very cool blog)

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