Category Archives: Environment

Saving Us from Ourselves

Posted on January 13, 2013 by davidsberry

It is meant as no insult to the Welsh, Cumbria, Peak District or anywhere else to say that Scotland has the most extensive rugged landscape in the British Isles—or, for that matter, Western Europe. There are more mountains to scale, … Continue reading →

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The Gross Is Greener

Posted on December 23, 2012 by davidsberry

As it has been doing for a number of years, BOS has published its “Quality of Life” List just before Christmas. This rates council areas in Scotland by seventeen parameters, grouped in a half-dozen classes that they believe relate to … Continue reading →

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Grey Sea of Grey Seals

Posted on December 22, 2012 by davidsberry

Half of the world’s population of the grey seal is found on or around the British coast and it has doubled in number since 1960. Grey seals mainly feed on fish, but will also rarely take squid, octopus and crustaceans. While … Continue reading →

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More Isaiah 9:19 Than Proverbs 22:9

Posted on December 16, 2012 by davidsberry

It’s the Sabbath and in bright sunshine beside an unbelievably calm sea (given what transpired on Friday night over into Saturday) I’m assessing the damage to North Berwick’s infrastructure from 24 hours of fury that did more damage than the … Continue reading →

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If It Wisnae fer Yer Wellies

Posted on November 29, 2012 by davidsberry

This has been a bad week in a bad year across Britain for flooding. Despite an early drought in England, the volume of rain has more than caught up with the average and flood defences across England have been overwhelmed. … Continue reading →

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Stormbound

Posted on October 29, 2012 by davidsberry

I should have taken the hint from the sprinkling of rain that accompanied yesterday’s trip back to Philly from the golden fall colours of the upper Delaware. The rain has intensified on the back of a fierce Southeasterly that is … Continue reading →

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Come All Ye Jolly Mallowbashers

Posted on September 27, 2012 by davidsberry

Poor though this summer has been, the restart of our local mallow bashing season has seen a couple of fine weekend days to get the season off to a good start, For those of you puzzled what I’m on about, … Continue reading →

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Going South North by Northwest

Posted on August 28, 2012 by davidsberry

Time was centuries ago that brave explorers in fragile wooden ships probed the bewildering series of ice-bound passages separating the islands of Northern Canada. Unlike the later Antarctic explorers, these were not quests for knowledge but hard-nosed attempts to find … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Avalon

Posted on August 27, 2012 by davidsberry

Hanging about the local harbour has its charms, especially on a sunny day, such as Sunday was. Sometimes you get to crew one of the fishing boats hauling creels and snag a nice lobster for your troubles. Sometimes it’s more … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Summer

Posted on August 9, 2012 by davidsberry

It’s been a long wait for summer to hit here in Sconnie Botland but the timing could not have been sweeter. This week is our biggest of the summer here in North Berwick. After a so-so day that allowed our … Continue reading →

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