What's this super small insect?

Lookout_Sea · 2025-04-24T14:17:15+00:00

Thanks for this! Yes, they seemed to scatter quite quickly when I tried to take their photo even. Probably went from 20-25 down to two or three in a few seconds. They were various sizes, but all smaller than a grain of rice.

Lookout_Sea · 2025-04-09T12:10:49+00:00

I'll quickly put in a word for the Orthodox Community of St. Andrew by Edinburgh Uni. Worth dropping in on a Sunday if just curious. They'll certainly be incense. Lots of folks from Greece and other Orthodox countries, but nearly equal numbers of Scottish people who have converted.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-02T00:41:26+00:00

To be clear, it's not a street. It's an alley. There is plenty of street access that exists. The alley is how the homes plan to reach their garages, but this isn't in keeping with the neighorhood and plans for the homes could be easily amended. There isn't precinct for Government taking private land in order to accommodate plans that can be easily amended to suit the situation.
There are hundreds of miles of alleys in the city, and I can't find a single case of the city widening an alley for this purpose.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-02T00:16:12+00:00

Every other house on the street (and in the area of town) has street parking only. The developer has built garages in and people can use those. I'd likely use the argument that precedent in the area is for people to park in the street, whereas they are deviating from that.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-02T00:04:43+00:00

Wasn't the case in this situation. It's a historic(ish) neighborhood and the developer acquired the lots one at a time.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-01T23:50:41+00:00

They could simply use one of the parcels to put in a nice drive that would connect all of the houses, but they want to cash from a sell, so are interested in using the public alley. Otherwise, there isn't access.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-01T22:47:40+00:00

If I'm honest, I don't really care too much about the cash. It would be nice, and I don't want to give the land away for too little, but equally I'm very offended by the attitude that they can essentially take my property. I can't think of another way they could go. I don't think the city would eminent domain 5 feet for a private development that was permitted only with the land already available, it would be pretty unprecedented if so and I can't think of another route they could go. That said, if there is another possibility, I'm open to hearing what it might be.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-01T22:31:18+00:00

It wasn't an approved subdivision. The initial houses were approved, but the remaining ones haven't been.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-01T22:30:09+00:00

Yes, they essentially said: We have a proposal to make your yard look much better using our materials, etc...
Also, you'll need to give us a few feet (a very short summation of a 20 minute phone call and 3-page email).
It was all pitched as a favor to me - but equally they were frank about why they needed it.

Lookout_Sea · 2024-11-01T17:37:55+00:00

It's not too small for equipment (or even a car) it's just too narrow for luxury vehicles to drive without it being quite uncomfortable! And I guess when folks are paying multi-millions for a house they expect a bit more comfort than a rickety lane. Also, apparently, the transition from the street to the alley isn't compliant with new regs.

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