Allotment milestone

Tea time yesterday was definitely an achievement.

We had fresh onions (baked whole in the microwave and totally delicious), French beans, runner beans, broad beans and courgettes, all served up an onion sauce with potatoes.  For afters, we had summer pudding made with fresh blackcurrants and tayberries.

Everything came from either the garden or the allotment!

Another myth bites the dust - solar activity cannot account for global warming

Direct satellite measurements of solar activity show it has been declining since the mid-1980s and cannot account for recent rises in global temperatures, according to new research.

The findings debunk an explanation for climate change that is often cited by people who are not convinced that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are causing the Earth's climate to warm.

( I've copied the rest from New Scientist as you won't be able to read it unless you have a subscription )