Cacti / cactuses ( which ever term you prefer )are one of the few house plants I've ever managed to keep alive for any length of time. The Blue Titted one could certainly be a conversation starter with any guests you might have come round. Although I suspect most of them won't believe you bought it unknowingly lol.
We had rain most of yesterday down here, but it's been quite nice today if a trifle breezy. Nice to see tour little conservatory of horrors is doing well. I'm hoping the weather will improve in the not too distant future as I've got a cycle ride or two to go to a couple of interesting places I haven't been to in ages planned.
@@jim.m75 There's a couple of local springs I want to take a look at. I'll have to see if there's access to both of them, but I think I might be able to get to at least one of them. But then again, they might be on private property. Wouldn't surprise me if they are tbh. Plus there's the lair ( or at least what's left of it ) of a Dragon to have another look at.
Thats very interesting to hear ross, no ive never heard of the kellis cat. Makes sense though, if you breed a Liger, its bloody huge... cheers i shall look into that!
Hi Jim I see in some of your videos you’re interested in big Cats. Two weeks ago I saw a big cat bigger than your average moggy probably the size of the small labrador completely black in the highlands of Scotland. In an area where there is no human inhabited space for miles. it wasn’t just me that saw the thing but my wife and my mother-in-law and two children so I had a reference point as to what I believe I saw and confirmation from others. Have you heard of the Kellis cat? instead of pumas and panthers and so on I believe we probably need to start with these animals. They’ve been in Scottish mythology for centuries and have even been caught interestingly It’s a hybrid of a Scottish wild cat and domestic but ironically turns out larger than both. I actually believe this thing was a black leopard at first.
Cheers Ross, no I have never heard of the kellis cat, thanks for the info I shall look into that. It makes sense, if you breed a Liger it's bloody massive!
@@jim.m75 Carrion Crows have a flat tail, Ravens are a wedge shape. Rooks have a bald face. The biggest clue is Ravens wingspan is nearly 6ft. Also Ravens 4 distinct fingers over Crows 5. Cheers
I stand to be corrected but I think I read a geological report saying that the stream doesn't run far and disappears back into the chalk. Also I think you did see the second spring but because it was such a wet winter and the time of year I went it was a more prominent feature.
Correction I'm a chalk spring geek, glad you liked the place it's beautiful, when I went in February it wasn't overgrown there were 2 main springs running the other one is about 20-30 meters away from where you were sitting. The children hills are an amazingly beautiful and unique place.
Isn't it just mate, thanks for letting me know! I'm gonna have to go back and find the other spring you mentioned, looking at the lidar map I think I might know where to look. By the way I did look for the secondary spring at barton a few weeks back, I found the stream at the side of the houses next to the horses but the spring itself seems to be in somebody's garden from what I could see.
I will hazard a guess that you have seen the other set of springs at Barton hills and it is just a misunderstanding between us if not on your ash die back video from Barton at 9.24 you are staring at the small stream on the right where the water from the springs i mention joins the main stream.
They weren't dotted "all around the country", there were only eight throughout the entire world. They weren't bombed in WW II because they weren't built until the 1960s. Is there anywhere else you plan to visit you know nothing about?
It wasn't that long ago every workshop in the land had one on the wall eh tactical! When I was an apprentice we would be sent one from the accountants every Christmas
Annie are you messing with daddy's you tube account? What does 'im so slay' even mean? Are you calling daddy gay but you can't spell it properly? Cheeky little tyke, just you wait.
First Photo obviously just Tiddles, no high crops field looks bare even paws hidden. DOMESTIC Cat. Big Cats only require about 2lb meat day that's size of a Pheasant no need bother with sheep
Decent show that 👍 being originally from Bedfordshire but now living on the Surrey/ Hants border i decided it might be a good idea to book my 49 Chevy truck in to it. What a torturous day ( yeah 5.7 V8 but still got the old farm axle running the show at the rear ) M3/M25/M1.... pulled up for driving too slowly 35-40 & told to leave at next available exit and use A roads. A5 boiled up. Arrived 10.15 " sorry too late for entry ( not after 10 ) explained my plight and was allowed in...won 2nd prize in commercial section. Torturous journey home via H.Wycombe - Bracknell and all points south. That was 10 years ago haven't been back. I'll get that highway diff in 1 day 😊
@@jim.m75 I had a 125 Bantam too, ex GPO. Wish I`d kept that one. More reliable, unless it rained when water would go down the HT lead into the alternator!
Looks like a nice little car show. But i'm sorry Jim i have to pick you up on that lovely Rover, you said it was a P6 but it was of course a P5, one of my favourite classic cars. Couple of lovely Triumph motorcycles there, I really must get stuck in and sort out my old Triumph 500 get the engine back in and back on the road. There's a little Steam and classic car show on near me tomorrow so i'll probably pop along for an hour or two.
That was a bit of a trip down memory lane for me lol. I knew a girl who had an MG Roadster, and then decided to get a Moggy Minor instead. Dunno why tbh. Then there was the Tiger Cub. One of my mates used to blat around on one of those ( it was a bit tattier than that one though lol ). I also knew someone who had an Anglier. My Aikido instructor's mother had one of those 2'8 injection Capris. She thought it was quick . Not against my not entirely standard 750 Kawasaki it wasn't lol. Upset her a bit that did. And I used to own a real Mini thou. Fun little cars they are. I was a bit sad not to see any Triumph Heralds though. My sister had one ( until she stuffed it into a lamp post that is ),and so did I. Great little cars tbh. So easy to work on. I could go on, but this is already turning into an essay, so I won't. 🤣
It's such a pity to see such classic vehicles just left to rust like isn't it ? I'm sure Landy enthusiasts would have bought them for spare if nothing else !
Nice one Jim, cheers for the info, i cut the top off in the end! and put a cane in with it still, haha. Ive always wanted to grow carnivorous plants but have never been able to keep them alive. While i'm here, the next spiroverse special is on tomorrow night, 3hr special with episode 5 of the spiro-files is on and youre in a few clips (stuff you did before) starts 9pm, and episode 5 will be on about 10pm.
Might be of interest to you natural England have taken over the land around Burwell springs around claypit hole the other side of Barton hills.went there in February 2 main springs and several small ones in the valley absolutely magical place.
You have my sympathy with regard to the compost shifting. I had to empty a compost bin and put the stuff into one of the other compost bins the other day at the place where I volunteer. Took 2 hours and knackered me out lol. I had to go and have a cup of coffee and an almond croissant to recover lol. Carnivorous plants eh ? I wonder what the 4th species is. Wouldn't surprise me if you had a Triffid hidden away somewhere that you don't want to show us. 🤣
I usually wear Austrian boots as well, I got an American pair of these made by wellco found in a local army surplus shop, just love how lightweight and breathable they are now the weather is warming up
Well they do say that everything comes to he who waits. This is a lie of course, as it rarely does. So you're definitely a lucky fellow to get this chance. And no, I'm not in the slightest be jealous.... Well ok, just a bit lol.
Re the entrance , best theory I've heard is the road/ lane that goes through the middle of the settlement was a low wide opening that the farmers used to gain access with their old plough horses and early steam tractor/ plough . The track became the lane we see today.. There's no evidence, no drawings or pics, but imo its a good theory. :)
The devil's dyke , the deepest part of the ditch me never comes across on pics/ film to show just how deep & wide it is . And that's after 2000 years of weather and silt filling it up. It would've been a lot deeper in its day with the soil piled up on the top closest to the settlement & possibly a wooden pallisade on top of that .. Yes the catuvelauni were one of the tribes that came to Britain during a time known as the Belgic migration. Later excavations have shown they were in wheathampstead and verulam as far back as 100 bc . Although it's impossible to know if the iceni & catuvelauni traded with each other. Knowing the way the catuvelauni were it wouldn't surprise me if the iceni paid tribute to the catuvelauni . #The Iceni we're NOT against the Romans they were originally ALLIES of Rome.. But whatever deal they made with Rome it seems the Romans didn't stick to it. There were 2 minor uprisings before the 3rd and last one in 60/61 ad. So the killing burning was more for selfish angry reasons , rather than anything else. When Claudius invaded in 42ad The Iceni took no part in fighting against the invading Romans, they remained at home on their own land in Norfolk...
