Random bit of irony

This is not a joke. This is real.
"We regret to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, the publication of The Astrological Magazine will cease with the December 2007 issue."

Nature notes

England isn't quite as exciting as the holiday. I haven't said "no, it's just another Alpine Chough" for quite a while now, buzzards are in shorter supply, streams without dippers exist.

But, yesterday, I saw something running across the sheep field at Cardington. No, it wasn't a sheep, nor a stray cat. It was a fox! I haven't seen one for years, and there he was out in the open, and no-one following me down the road, so I could slow right down and take a good look. Wonderful! I'll keep looking out for further sightings.