Well here we are again , after many days of rain and much loss of property throughout the UK but as an environmentalist i must wonder how much of this is just a return to normality and is it just mankind building where we should not. Flood plains etc. Also, as it is so early in the winter, how much worse is this going to get with rain and snow melt, i fear the worst is yet to come.
 It appears that my Dalek composter has now stopped for the winter, the food i keep piling in is not moving, not even the fruit flies are bursting out. This seems to be a common problem, however a friend and blog follower says that his Hotbin is still nice and warm, this is a product i have considered, but £150 or more for a compost bin is still not an option.
 Onto my gardening job, still not much action here , but it is winter, next week hopefully should see the arrival of my new tool , a stihl 181c-be chainsaw, which should make short work of mall trees and logs with the additional use of supplying my log burner with food.. 
With Christmas around the corner or should i say the Solstice my thoughts turn to natural finds for decoration, Yew, Holly and a night venture may bring forth a tree or nice Yule log, to bring luck in the new year which will be a welcome change.