Hay was sent this interesting recognition chart for bees by the South Glos. Wildlife Trust, of which we are members.
I thought it interesting enough to share. However, don't let it get into the hands of the media, as they'll use it as a coronavirus recognition chart.
Last night we got half way through a 2011 American Netflix film called Contagion. The similarities with the current emergency are startling - originating in China, started in bats (and pigs), pandemic declared, conspiracy theorists spreading misinformation, etc.. The only difference is the in the film virus was more deadly and spread faster.
It's becoming apparent that Covid is a bit more indiscriminate than at first thought. Naturally, it is lethal to the elderly, who have depressed immune systems, but middle-aged and young people suffering from stress or depression also have compromised immune systems and no obvious, underlying medical conditions. Could it be that, in relatively young people, anxiety is a key indicator of how severely one will get the disease? I may have mild COPD, but I have no anxiety about anything at present and am not usually an anxious type of person, so I feel relatively safe from the worst effects. I haven't even had a dose of flu for as long as I can remember.
What with all this spare time, I hear that lots of people are taking the opportunity of creating ponds in their gardens. It would be ironic if the next pandemic is caused by a waterborne virus originating in badly maintained pond water.
Last night we got half way through a 2011 American Netflix film called Contagion. The similarities with the current emergency are startling - originating in China, started in bats (and pigs), pandemic declared, conspiracy theorists spreading misinformation, etc.. The only difference is the in the film virus was more deadly and spread faster.
It's becoming apparent that Covid is a bit more indiscriminate than at first thought. Naturally, it is lethal to the elderly, who have depressed immune systems, but middle-aged and young people suffering from stress or depression also have compromised immune systems and no obvious, underlying medical conditions. Could it be that, in relatively young people, anxiety is a key indicator of how severely one will get the disease? I may have mild COPD, but I have no anxiety about anything at present and am not usually an anxious type of person, so I feel relatively safe from the worst effects. I haven't even had a dose of flu for as long as I can remember.
What with all this spare time, I hear that lots of people are taking the opportunity of creating ponds in their gardens. It would be ironic if the next pandemic is caused by a waterborne virus originating in badly maintained pond water.
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