Either Use Your Real Name And Put Forward A Counter-Argument Or SHUT UP.

It's always nice to see how the tiny mind works.  So, checking the ISP, this is the same jerk who JUST opened an account ("June 2016") to really cut me up badly. "Ghostguy" has absolutely no information or postings which shouts out "COWARD!"  Oh...ditto (Ghostguy that means "the same as") "Unknown".

Oh look!  They BOTH (well...) posted at 08:28.....WOW.

Here are the comments:

What a horribly written article. Basic writing mechanics are clearly absent on I Believe That Ghost Adventures Has "Lost It" 

Ghostguy

at 08:28

 

 

What a poorly written article. Basic writing mechanics are clearly absent. on I Believe That Ghost Adventures Has "Lost It"

Unknown  at 08:28

No, hang on....that is the same comment...no. No, it can't be because in one it reads "horribly" and the other reads "poorly".  I mean, how low an IQ would you need to be that dumb?

Now, had this person (without hiding like a coward) countered my arguments then fair enough. What you see here is someone who cannot argue with what I wrote.  Ghost Adventures is pure fakery -simple as that. Paranormal Lockdown (with Nick Groff) is so lame I ignored it after episode 3.

You see, there are a certain set of quotes that this type of person uses because somewhere in that weak brain something says "this'll cut him up bad!"  He may actually be touching himself right now in excitement.  No idea.  You see, I have 40+ years of writing for magazines and journals and I also have five books behind me and a ton of editorial work. The best our 'genius' could come up with was to change a word in the same sentence and post at the same time and leave a trail right back to the "poster".

Sad.

White Curtain Auroras Seen Over Finland -HOAX

Hmm. As soon as I saw these....

In almost 50 years of looking at "odd" images and over 40 of those 'professionally' I see odd things and alarm bells ring.

Wires in the photo 'covered' by the light veil.

Those odd shadows between the black foreground and 'aurora'.

Also, an aurora that looks more like material photo-shopped over an image.

This 'aurora' is slapping me in the face shouting "FAKE! FAKE! SEE IT -FAKE!!"

Also, where is the date, time and location where the photograph was taken?

VERY importantly, as I know as a blogger, WHERE is the photographer credit?

And I hear from Finland that this never happened.  Fake.  Yet see how many people are accepting it as genuine.  This is why you check everything 16 times before you even think "Could it be--?"

Very Sharply Defined Rare White Curtain Auroras Seen Over Finland

White Northern Lights in Finland – isn’t it amazing that this kind of stuff is real?
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We Need To Find The Hard Core Cases That Defy Explanation!

You know how I wrote that I had no doubt that the preliminary original research notes on the Whiddon Down and Mdme X cases would be ripped off as 'original research' by the gutter elements that infest the internet?

It's happening.

Use one of my original illustrations without express written permission and they'll soon see how 'untouchable' they are under law.

But you have to expect these things. I posted that item specifically for a friend who was interested but I see it has achieved a record number of views.  You realise I have books out there full of weird and strange cases?

Seriously, pop over here and get the quick read but do not support the person who has written the posts.  Not a single comment.   If -if- you have a curious mind and really want to avoid the sensationalist nonsense full of un-referenced and unnamed sources that the well known writers like to churn out because they think most people are dopes -"If I say a yellow and blue spotted, ten tentacled octopus attacked 30 people in Times Square in 2013 but no one has heard about it because of a cover up -the dopes WILL believe me!"

A chunky, seriously researched, well illustrated book giving facts and details is something you can refer to time and again and get full details from. My books always tell people how they, too, can look into mysteries but also find local ones that may be unknown or forgotten beyond or even within their own areas.  Wouldn't that put me out of a job?  No. What it might achieve, though, is the uncovering of more cases -perhaps explainable but only by looking at those can we get to the real hardcore cases -those that seemingly defy explanation!

That is something anyone can do -even if confined through illness.  If you have internet access you really can find these cases.

If my books, and hopefully the blog, prove one thing I hope it is that.

Should The AOP Blog Close?

I brought back the AOP blog once and had hoped that with the substantial number of daily views people might be asking questions or report their genuine experiences -I've asked for these three times before but with no reaction.

The whole point of this blog was to learn more and exchange thoughts on various phenomena. To date its brought me insulting remarks from the fantasy British Bigfoot people when I simply asked if I could look at the evidence (There isn't any) and one dead lead and hoax after another. Even called out "Anonymous" who said he knew "the truth" about the Barking Beast of Bath -nothing.  Put up or shut up.

Anyway, Friday 10th. That's NEXT Friday, if I don't get any feed-back or any type of interaction with the thousands who visit this blog the final decision is made. I am not going to pour all the work from my books or future books onto the blog -after all, a lot of material that was original to me has already been stolen as "finds"/"discoveries" of the cryptozoologists and others. Well, they've stolen enough from my books so....

This blog takes up time and effort but does not bring anything to me so if I dump it and just leave it as it is I lose nothing.

So, please, if you've thought of commenting do so now. It will make a great difference.

In An English (Not Country) Garden -Up-date For July 2016!

Hmm. So Lola the would be Killer Bitch Queen cat has been getting closer and closer to me. Came up the path quickly today. Right by my knee as I talked to her. Food might have something to do with it. I've mentioned this isn't my cat, right? Let me take photos of her.

Below: Lola who is the fastest moving little cat I've ever seen. Last week I saw her with a juvenile rat she killed in the garden.  Look at her....

On the other side of things. I have ten species of tree in my garden. The Buddleja alternifoliua (lilac coloured flower cones) may need trimming back this year as no flowers yet.

Above: Buddleja globosa
Below: Bridal Wreath ( Spiraea fritschiana)

But I have Buddleja globosa all over the place and they are crammed with flowers -putting food in the bird feeders its a wave of honey scent. No wonder the bumble bees, honey bees and others are all over it.

Ornamental cherry tree (Prunus sargentii) flowers quick and is gone. Elder Trees we have three so they will flower and then...

LOTS of elder berries but as I don't drink....Oak of course.

Willows.

Mock Orange I have a big one and four growing from cuttings and they are about 6 feet (2.1m) tall now.

Conifers, obviously.

 Above: Do you see it in the Bridal Wreath tree?
Below: A Marsh or Willow Tit (only one sure way of knowing but not a good enough photo) -call seems to say Willow Tit but there have been calls from both types.

Bridal Wreath (Spiraea fritschiana) still has all its lovely scented flowers the BIG tree is also same species (I think)but 3 times taller.

Laburnum tree which has yellow flowers earlier in the year.

Apple tree.

 Above....Herring gull. I have a lot of arguments with him.
Below: Albinistic jackdaw.

Below: When I first saw this bird in 2010 I never got a close look but something other than the squirrel was stealing the acorns...a Jay.  It has been back a few times this year on the feeder and "plucked" showing she has young!

Below: Wood pigeons

 Above: A wood pigeon egg and, below, a juvenile wood pigeon!

Below: Blue tits

There are various types of ivy (plain and variegated). Ferns. Rose bushes -one growing up through the oak.

Lots of wild flowers (wild flowers are what they call "Weeds" -as one gardener put it: "Weeds is flowers growing where you don't want them growing!"). All provide nectar.

LOTS of insects and I've even seen beetles return this year -hedgehogs do not live by dog and cat food alone (especially that randy little sod). Birds need insects. And ants....bigger colonies this year and, yes, they are herding the aphids.

I can now say that I have seen at least three common shrews (front garden and back).  So they are back here in some strength. There are also field mice and, as the now friendly but still semi wild Lola has shown, the occasional rat (building work nearby is disturbing them so they come into my garden!).

Slow worms -never had my camera on me.  Same thing for a Common lizard and I've seen these in the past so they are here.

The Vixen (Vulpes vulpes)

Above: the vixen who had cubs this year -one of two coming here and there is a younger adult male, too.
From last year and apologies for any naughty words!

Now, with so many people cutting down trees, ripping up hedges and gardens (the main road out front looks like a car showroom just tiled parking place after tiled parking place.

First photo of female hedgehog 2009

Below: Young Hedgehog out in April 2011 and really needed feeding!

Below: Sow and young 2011

Below:The hoglet is the little one in the middle. The curled up position is defensive -the spikes make sure dogs, etc., can't grab them. The sow was VERY aggressive and I'm guessing when I went to check things out the, uh, 'dead' one decided to pull out all the tricks! I should have known better but it fooled me! Mind you...it could have been a zombie hedgehog! 2011

All below 2016. Male and at least two females known in this garden.

When I moved down to this area in 1995 it was classed as "a wildlife deprivation zone". 20+ species of wild bird come into my garden during the year, badger, foxes, hedgehogs.

Let us not forget the mystery of the odd calls.....(still going on in July!)

My wildlife file cards list a lot. Twenty-one species of bird for a start!

Above: I still have to identify the small lilac-pinkish coloured wild flowers but bees like them.

Below: female sparrow hawk with pigeon it killed by front lane.

 Below: The hawk took down and killed the pigeon about 100 yards away by the kitchen waste bin. To the fore you see the front gate where she took it to eat.

 Below: The fifth pigeon kill by this female sparrowhawk in two weeks -this by back window. Her markings were clear enough. The other female and male sparrowhawk returned to garden but this seemed the main killer.

 Below: this female sparrowhawk (white mark on neck) along with the male used to go into the bushes to flush out the smaller birds but NOT kill. It seemed them testing out their skills and "playing".  The female hawk that killed regularly had a large white patch further down her back so she was easily identifiable.

Other birds in my garden regularly, and I do not want to spend all day uploading photos!

Wood Pigeons
Collared Doves
Jay
Feral (dumped racing) pigeons
Magpies
White Wagtails
Hedge sparrow (Dunnock)
House sparrows
Robin (year round)
Thrushes
Blackbirds
Long Tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
House Bunting
Yellow Hammer
Reed Bunting
Chaffinch
Gold Finch
Bull Finch
Green Finch
Starling
Crows
Rooks
Jackdaws (the above three birds are here all year round and have plenty of young (3rd lot jackdaws this year just coming in)

there are other, occasional birds but these are the main ones.

Below the female squirrel whose activities I've documented on Face Book!

Below: outside my window -two Mallow bushes (in pots) and in the middle a tiny willow. The rest is all wild flower and Nigella.

A few packets of flower seeds, a bush and a bird feeder -and a source of water like a bird bath or mini pond. That is all it takes. We can't keep on taking and not giving back.

I have noted, this year, an increase in the number of different beetle types -probably due to all the wet weather we've had.  Not seen this many for years. 

What makes me sad is that I have spent 1994 -2016 spreading wild flower seeds around the area, treated manged foxes, taken in injured and sick birds -including feral pigeons,planted to encourage wild life and increased food for various birds (seen a rise in starling young each year and this year a huge number of Marsh tits) and am thinking of a new shallow pond. Twenty three years and I have to remember that from an area with not much wildlife I, and a couple aged compatriots who do their bit when they can, or could (one died recently) have seen it increase in leaps and bounds to what it is today. There is no protection for the property as it is City Council owned and if I get moved on or something happens to me...it all goes.

But we do what we can while we are here and I urge everyone to do the same!

Below: Nigella

Ignominiam hominis

Siberian Fisherman Catches A God!

It was nice to see, in this age of "sell it for as much as you can" that Nikolay Tarasov donated the object to the museum so that others could see it and learn.  Much kudos to him!

The figure is believed to be an ancient pagan god.

(The Siberian Times)

Siberian fisherman accidentally nets 4,000-year-old pagan god

 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/siberian-fisherman-accidentally-nets-4-000-year-old-pagan-god-article-1.1808627

A Siberian man looking for fish accidentally found a god.

Nikolay Tarasov, 53, netted the extraordinary 4,000-year-old figurine while fishing in his hometown of Tisul, in Russia’s Kemerovo region.

The small object got tangled in his net and Tarasov was getting ready to chuck it back into the river when he glanced down to take another look.

That’s when he saw a face staring back up at him.

“I stopped and washed the thing in the river and realized it wasn't a stone of an unusual shape, as I thought earlier, but a statuette,” the man told the Siberian Times.

Tarasov donated the figure to the Tisul History Museum free of charge.

The figure has a grim facial expression and round eyes. On the back, the carver has etched in plaited, wavy hair.

Tisul’s History Museum was stunned when Tarasov brought them the find. Experts said it was made out of horn that has fossizlied. They have dated it to the Bronze Age and believe it may have belonged to the Okunev or Samus cultures, a group of people thought to have inhabited Tisul in ancient times.

“Quite likely, it shows a pagan god. The only things we have dated approximately to the same age are a stone necklace and two charms in the shapes of a bear and a bird,” said museum director Marina Banschikova.

Tarasov’s hunch about the object turned out to be right, but even he was surprised when he realized how old it was.

Siberian driver Nikolay Tarasov found the Bronze Age figure while fishing near his home in Tisul, Russia.

(The Siberian Times)

“I knew when I looked closely at my find that it must be not even a couple of hundred years old, but older. But I still needed to sit down when the experts told me that this object was carved at the very beginning of the Bronze Age,” he said.

The man decided to donate the figure to his local museum free of charge—even though it may be worth more than its weight in gold, according to the Siberian Times.

“To sell it and make profit? What are you talking about?” asked Nikolay. “People should see it, and learn the history of their region. It was quite clearly precious for the museums of any country.”