Hedgehog & Owl

TheTamshee: enjoys scrolling through the Telegraph earth picture galleries to admire some excellent photography. Some of the latest offerings; like Baldrick the Hedgehog are rather sad. The poor little blighter is suffering from what i would call coconut syndrome while others correctly identify that it is the dreaded mange!! Picture PA

Picture REUTERS: Pick of the bunch for me has to be the Philippine Eagle Owl; the marble sharpness and colour of the eye's is almost hypnotic if you stare too long. Now if only i could attract this majestic bird to migrate a few thousand miles and set up home in my Owl House!!

Go Nuclear Offshore

Great "Telegraph" picture of Wind Turbine @ Peebles, Scottish Borders.
TheTamshee says: Wind farms will never come close to supplying our ever growing energy demands. Sure we have created a new industry to keep thousands of people in employment but even if we utilized every square meter of moorland, it would still not be enough. The boffins out there need to get their engineering heads on. The answer is, Yes; Nuclear Power Stations but not constructed on land. We convert the aging and soon to be redundant production platforms into mini power stations. The seabed production pipelines can be used as conduits for the electrical cables. Sounds crazy but all things are possible!! Get to work lads, Problem solved.

Eden Project "Hotel"

Martin Jackson packs his pyjamas for a sleepover in a very 'green' hotel room at the Eden Project. Photo: Mike Rushworth. Extract from the Telegraph Title Link article. Finally, we reached the Mediterranean biome, my personal biome and "hotel room" for the night. Following a splendid supper in the outlook balcony – Helford oysters, crab and smoked fish platter, lobster and fillet steak "Surf and Turf" with Cornish earlies and asparagus – it was bedtime. The bulbous roof sparkled with a galaxy of reflections from the pathway lights. When I switched them off (and while I hadn't got the television, I did have a neat remote), the real stars flickered hazily beyond. TheTamshee says: to say I am jealous would be a understatement.

To enter the draw to stay at Eden (www.edenproject.com) on July 23, or at another attraction, go to: http://go.telegraph.co.uk/?id=296X674&url=http%3A//www.laterooms.com/en/GreatRooms.aspx . The closing date is July 20.

South Africa versus Lions

TheTamshee says: the British & Irish Lions, bared their teeth in the final Test at Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg. Pride had to be restored after the agonizing defeat in the first test and the disappointment of having a drawn match snatched from there grasp in the second. The collective "Red" unit delivered a great team performance to vanquish the Bok's on their home ground. It can be noted that the springbok have not been defeated at the rugby stadium formerly known as Ellis Park, since 1997

Shane Williams played a key role in defence while taking his two try scoring chances with ease.

but the 9 -28 win was not certain until Ugo Monye intercepted to put the Lions out of reach in the second half.

Man of the match for me was the Welsh scrum-half Mike Philips, this delivery and muscularity meant the lions were able to penetrate the bok's defensive line and build the platform for running rugby. The only negative for me was the current world champions displaying a rather childish and ill advised arm band gesture. "Justice" was indeed sweet for the Lions, they out scored the Bok's 73-64 over the three test series on home soil with only two defeats over the tour. Unfortunately the two games lost were the one's that mattered.

Click title link for comprehensive match report, curtosity of the Telegraph.

Charles Darwin

February 12 marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. His defining work, On the Origin of Species, has become perhaps the most significant and influential scientific study of modern times.
Here, we round up the best of numerous events and exhibitions, scheduled across the country, which celebrate his life and work, courtesy of that excellent read The Telegraph