Fences keep out critters and make good neighbors but *parallel* fences are pointless and create an inaccessible safe zone for weeds (here, mugwort). Horrifying to watch and it's only been a week since these two gardeners put them up. 
#GrowYourOwn #CommunityGarden #allotment #garden #weeds #weeding #gardening #fencing #fences
"kisses" - Slowdive 
Biodiversity under the wheels near Repton
"ANGELA Wallace is one of many people upset about the number of koalas being killed on local roads....Little has been done to mitigate these deaths, with another koala recently killed near Repton. “No wonder our iconic koala (dunggirr) is endangered with our roads as ‘killing zones’, deforestation [causing a] loss of habitat, and them trying to survive extreme weather events such as fires and floods.”
"She pointed out that where the koala died, the wildlife fence nearby was thickly overgrown with lantana and a nearby underpass was almost impenetrable due to a mass of lantana."
If an injured, sick or orphaned native animal is found, WIRES can be contacted on 1300 094 737.
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https://coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au/koala-deaths-spark-fresh-call-for-action
#biodiversity #koalas #roads #highway #signage #KillingZones #cars #speeding #RoadDeath #RoadTrauma #deforestation #weeds #Wildlife #Repton #Bonville #fencing #BongilBongil #governance #NSW #NSWKillingKoalas #thylacines
A Russian billionaire with ties to President Vladimir Putin wields immense influence over one of the world’s most prestigious sports, fencing — despite European Union and United States sanctions against him.
https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanov-sanctions-fencing-olympics/
How a billionaire russian 'sugar daddy' took over an iconic #Olympic sport
Sanctioned tycoon alisher usmanov parries Western efforts to oust him from shadow leadership role in world #fencing.
By Seb Starcevic
https://www.politico.eu/article/russian-billionaire-alisher-usmanov-sanctions-fencing-olympics
There once was a statue so fine
By Rodin, a treasure divine
At auction, it sold
For a fortune untold
A rare cast of "The Kiss" will now shine.
#GuardianLimerick #Sculpture #France #Fencing #Europe #Paris #Art #Culture
What the media won't say:
Stephanie Turner refuses to compete with a transgender woman... but had no issue competing with cis-men!
"The trans woman who she refused to fence only finished in 24th place. Stephanie Yurner, the forfeiter, also beat *multiple* cis men in a regional match just one week earlier.
And conservatives just paid her $5k for her kneel."
https://bsky.app/profile/elierlick.bsky.social/post/3lmf5jrtx5s2s
New #openaccess release!
'Fences and Biosecurity: The Politics of Governing Unruly Nature', edited by Annika Pohl Harrisson & Michael Eilenberg, explores the role of fencing as a mechanism of control, exclusion, and power in the name of #biosecurity. The volume brings together scholars from different regions to investigate the ways in which biosecurity #fencing is deployed across different contexts in #Europe and #NorthAmerica.
Read or download the book via: https://doi.org/10.33134/HUP-30
#Virtual #Fences, a #Rancher’s New Best Friend?
New research demonstrates the potential benefits of virtual #fencing for #cows, #pollinators and #grasslands
https://barnraisingmedia.com/virtual-fences-a-ranchers-new-best-friend/
Basket hilts, something I cannot get enough of :)
Another review of mine:
https://youtu.be/HhdEUbWkZ3g
#hema, #fencing #historicaleuropeanmartialarts #historicalfencing #scottland
How historic Olympic medal catapulted Canada's Eleanor Harvey into fencing's elite
Since authoring a classic Olympic bronze-medal winning underdog story, Canada's Eleanor Harvey’s follow-up season has cemented her as a legitimate contender on the international fencing circuit. The 30-year-old has claimed four medals in five competitions, includi...
#sports #Olympics #fencing #Canada #SummerSports
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/fencing/eleanor-harvey-fencing-outlook-1.7486926?cmp=rss
I keep forgetting to post our videos here, or anything at all really. So here goes. Some impressions from our last open hall.
Basically just some people fencing various things :)
So I'm a few days late, but I found out that it's customary to write an #Introduction, and so here it is <3
Hi! I'm Liz, a #trans woman who has recently entered her 40's. I've been out and open since October, 2021, and at this point feel like a #queer elder.
I'm a Sr. (Software) Engineering Manager with almost 20 years of experience in software development. I also have a few years in there as a Senior Product Manager, but my passion definitely lies on the engineering side of things.
I've been involved in Olympic #fencing for almost 30 years in some capacity, and for the last several I have been an armorer at collegiate, (US) national, and international events.
I am here on Mastodon after deciding to leave anything Meta behind, and realizing that BlueSky isn't the safe haven that it purports to be. I hope all of the Threads and Twitter users that ended up there don't get burned, but I'm not taking my chances with that.
Things I am likely to post about: Trans and other LGBTQIA2S+ rights, software development, vintage/retro gaming and computing, Olympic fencing and my cat.
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