Another Anagram from Mona Lisa

 

The background frame is based on a e-processed blue brolly fabric.

COP30 Open-pit Mining Issue

 According to the online  ‘AI’  on 10th November 2025

“Current environmental issues from open-pit mining include widespread habitat destruction, severe water and air pollution, soil contamination, significant greenhouse gas emissions, and increased erosion and sedimentation. These operations require clearing large areas, destroying ecosystems, and can result in the contamination of both surface and groundwater with chemicals and toxic waste from tailings. Additionally, the large-scale disturbance of land and vegetation increases erosion, while the use of heavy machinery and the process itself contribute to air pollution and climate change. ”

Surely there are enough vehicles and other spent products in circulation to recycle or repurpose rather than dig these heinous looking pits!

I found this short clip of the Lifecycle of an Umbrella ..well illustrated.

Let's hope this issue is addressed !

Fungi Sketch

Edith Holden documented much about fungi in her November 1906 diary entry.  On 3rd November she wrote.

“I brought home a little book on British Toad-stools, with photographs of 65 different varieties.  I was disappointed not to find my beautiful scarlet spotted toad-stool among them.”

Perhaps Edith was referring to what we now call the Fly Agaric.

Google AI reference 

‘The Amanita muscaria mushroom, commonly called Fly Agaric, got its name in 1753 when Carl Linnaeus gave it the species name muscarius (Latin for "fly") because it was used to repel flies. It was later moved to the genus Amanita in 1783 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, leading to its current full scientific name Amanita muscaria.’

Edith also refers to some people eating toadstools more so than others.

‘In another note the author states, that there are a great number of British Toadstools with are edible and which are exceedingly nutritious as an article of diet, but in Britain the Mushroom is almost the only fungus eaten; although abroad Toad-stools are eaten in great quantities.’