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The Guardian online 2 July https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/02/country-diary-here-the-orchids-grow-to-above-your-knee Simon Stirrup - a lizard orchid 5 July https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/05/country-diary-black-redstart-finds-a-home-in-londons-blitzed-ruins-1946 FLPA - a black Redstart at the nest 12 July https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/12/country-diary-disused-railway-track-becomes-wildflower-haven-1971 Charles Stirling - wildflowers growing through an old railway track 13 July https://www.theguardian.com/envi

The Guardian website 18 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/18/securing-their-swift-return-how-a-simple-brick-can-help-migratory-birds-aoe Simon Stirrup - W8TWPE & W8TWJX Swift nesting bricks, Cambridgeshire Nick Upton - Common swift chicks in a nest brick 19 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/19/governments-achieve-10-year-target-of-protecting-17-percent-land-aoe EyeEm - Gonarezhou national park, Zimbabwe Matthew Williams-Ellis - mother orangutan and babies 21 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/21/pollutionwatch-i

The Guardian website 1 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/01/country-diary-the-lapwings-are-back-but-without-a-warm-welcome Mark Boulton - lapwing 3 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/03/country-diary-otter-lusts-after-pink-fleshed-salmon-1921 NPL - a female atlantic salmon migrating upstream 7 May https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/07/a-furry-imposter-hovers-above-the-flowers JohnatAPW - A bee-fly on an alkanet flower. 8 May https://www.theguardian.com/environme

The Guardian website 15 April https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/15/country-diary-a-hospital-visit-a-motorway-verge-and-the-first-swallow Chris Grady - swallow in flight 16 April https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/16/country-diary-lets-hear-it-for-the-unappreciated-earthworm blickwinkel - earthworm 19 April https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/19/country-diary-rich-birdsong-among-the-trees-of-rothiemurchus-1946 David Noton Photography - he Rothiemurchus forest and Cairngorms in winter 22 April https://www.t

Ed, they may not even know what caused it. These things aren't always obvious and, as you've discovered, not everyone working on behalf of them is an expert. But if the woman who served you was flying blind she should have called in someone more experienced. It's always best to admit when you honestly don't know. Our local Apple tech is a real whiz on networks, MS and other stuff too but even he gets stumped (at least as to the cause) at times. Thankfully between us we usually find a solution. Did you ask about what folders you should back up in case it has to be wiped

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For anyone considering an iMac I would certainly suggest they look at an M1 Mac mini with SSD and a separate monitor. These days even average desktop monitors are excellent. And even Macbook fans might think about having an SSD Mini desktop plus a lower spec, smaller and lighter Macbook model for portability. You have 2 devices available if the unthinkable happens (and sadly it can). If you're managing a large image collection you may want to consider a NAS or similar network storage accessed by both devices. It will still require multiple backup strategies - at work we run a 2TB S

Greenpeace website campaign to support LTNs https://act.greenpeace.org/page/76992/action/1 Shakeyjon - a low-traffic neighbourhood area in Tooting, London, August, 2020 The Guardian website 5 April Country diary, Cornwall https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/05/country-diary-1921-the-coral-like-stonecrop Ekaterina Hill - English stonecrop 7 April Country diary, County Durham https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/07/country-diary-the-buck-stops-with-me-momentarily Washington Imaging - The deer house on the Auckland Cast

The Guardian website 1 April https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/01/april-fools-day-2021-police-sausage-dogs-self-jiggling-tea-bags-and-gina-rineharts-new-book Igor Stevanovic - desktop calendar showing 01 April 2 April https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/02/countryside-code-has-worrying-holes David Robertson - worn sign 'Please keep dogs on lead' https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/02/give-seals-space-during-easter-break-public-told Danielle Connor - grey seals on a beach 3 April https://www.t

I can't guarantee the translations but my limited knowledge and google translate suggest these from the Imperial War Museum are pretty accurate. To the Army, men of Gwalia! Hateful the man who hates not the enemy of his country. Wales for ever! https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/27867 All able-bodied men required. Enlist until the war's end. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/28391

Guardian online: A tunnel linking Scotland and Northern Ireland? Fantasy has replaced British modesty, 19 February https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/19/tunnel-scotland-northern-ireland-fantasy-modesty-train-journey TXF2M5 Big Water Of Fleet viaduct, Dumfries & Galloway - Larum Stock Top 10 books about castaways, 24 February https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/24/top-10-books-about-castaways BNE7MY - Bishop Rock Lighthouse, The Scilly Isles - Ian Cowe Country diary, 26 February https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb

Guardian online: Country diary, 1 February https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/01/country-diary-all-the-waters-a-stage-for-this-dramatic-display-of-nature PGF1DP - kingfisher on a branch - Vince Burton https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/01/country-diary-home-intelligence-of-very-early-spring-1921 2B4HDFK - jackdaw - blickwinkel Country diary, 4 February https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/04/country-diary-dazzled-by-the-dance-of-the-sanderlings 2AWDAAD - sanderling - Ian Talboys Country diary, 8 February https

Guardian online, 24 February https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/feb/24/feed-your-moths-and-hide-your-trousers-the-expert-guide-to-making-clothes-last-for-ever 2DBWKFF - Light blue ripped jeans with rhinestones and gold thread - Panther Media GmbH EPBHDN - Close up of thread, button and needle - deefish

The Guardian website, 15 February https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/15/the-guardian-view-on-british-history-we-need-to-know RD04WP - Chartwell House in Kent, the family home of Winston Churchill - @diana_jarvis https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/feb/15/how-can-we-get-our-deposit-back-after-our-holiday-cottage-fell-through D948NW - 'holiday let' hanging sign in the Cotswolds - Ian Shaw https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/feb/15/uk-travel-campaign-ramps-up-pressure-to-allow-holidays-abroad-from-1-may F1T54H - Cala Macarelleta, Men

Catching up with The Guardian's recent Country diary entries online... Country diary, 4 January https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/04/country-diary-lakeland-smittle-places-for-wildlife-1971 BGHDEP - 2 fishermen at Bassenthwaite lake, Cumbria - Glyn Thomas Country diary, 7 January https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/07/country-diary-a-tawny-owl-hoots-and-retreats-into-the-enveloping-dark A2JJBP - late afternon winter sunlight silhouetting an Ash tree - Les Gibbon (Tineye suggests that The Guardian have used this image a