Hug A Tree!

Thanks to JT over on Midnite Spook Frolic for the original post to this awesome collection of creepy trees. I think this one is my favourite.

Click the link to go to Environmental Graffitti and see the rest.

July

I love the month of July. Partly because it's my birth month (and that of my brother) and partly because Summer is well and truly settled in. Even if it doesn't always feel like it in this very temperate of climates called England.

There's two dates for your calender if you're looking for an excuse to party;

July 1st - Canada Day

I may be an ex-pat, but I still observe the official birthday of my country. On this date in 1867, the British North America Act declared the Dominion of Canada to be open for business. At the time it didn't encompass the massive amount of land the country has, as we know it now. It included what used to be called Upper Canada (the province of Quebec), Lower Canada (the province of Ontario) and the Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The rest came later, with Newfoundland being the last province to sign up to the deal and then not until 1949.

The holiday was celebrated, but wasn't known as Canada Day until 1982. We were never in hurry about this sort of thing. Even the now familiar Maple Leaf flag didn't get official passage until something like 1965. You can't rush these things.

And just as your recovering from that blow out, it's time for the American holiday of Independence Day!

July 4th Independence Day

BBQs, parades, fireworks, you name it, like Canada, America celebrates it's birthday with the same enthusiasm. In 1776 the Continental Congress, sitting in Philadelphia, passed the famous Declaration of Independence. Making the 13 colonies (that would later expand to 50 states) independent of English rule. The rest, as the saying goes, is history.

Happy July!

Summer Solstice

In the Northern Hemisphere it's now officially Summer. Only 91 days until Autumn!

Have a great Summer haunters!

City "Not Ready For Zombie Invasion"

Leicester City Council has been forced to admit "provisions to deal with an attack, often seen in horror films, were poor." BBC News link below;

Leicester City Zombies!! 

I foresee copies of Max Brooks' "The Zombie Survival Guide" becoming a rare book item! 

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I thought this was funny, though I suspect the natives won't. See this is why Autumn is my favourite time of year. It's consistent. It shows up when it's supposed to and feels like it should.