A wonderful sunrise this morning. The clouds have a peculiar 'finger print' look to them . Last night the Northern Lights did their thing - again. For a while the reds and green were reflected in the sea which was an almost 'psychedelic' experience.
We stopped off at sunset for a drink in the Old Course Hotel to celebrate another sunny, cloud free day. Come mid-October the nights start drawing in quickly so now is the time to enjoy the outdoors while we still can. The view from the fifth floor towards the sea and across the links to the clubhouse is arguably one of the golf worlds greatest. Next week there is a college golf championship with St Andrews pitted against Arizona, Howard and Northwestern. The University of Arizona youngsters have arrived early to acclimatize and are standing at the window commenting in deferential tones on the sight before them. The young males settle in the bar. The young women head off to the practise range.
MIT on superweeds. The garden here is full of them :https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/10/1105034/weeds-climate-change-genetic-engineering-superweeds-food/
A song with a history sung in the European Parliament when Hungarys PM came to speak :https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=E4agkiTNA0M
Climate change and voters . Little interest :https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-clean-energy-transitions-voter
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Quite why the idea of fried egg flavoured crisps seems so utterly revolting, I'm not sure. After all we happily eat eggs with tattie scones or hash browns, and then there's the Spanish tortilla.
Cheers, Gail.
PS Thanks for the super weed article. Very interesting reading.
I've never been adventurous in the crisps stakes - salted and salt and vinegar are my limit, so anything else just doesn't appeal.
Like Gail I'm appreciative of the superweeds article. The conclusion that an answer lies in diversified farming practices is somehow reassuring. Monocultures are unsustainable and nature strives for diversity.
The pictures of a golden sunrise are appreciated on this rainy morning on the coast of Northern California.
Your night ended with the Northern Lights and your day began with a beautiful sunrise. Both gorgeous light displays.
Your sunrise photos are beautiful. Somehow I seem to miss our sunrise, (though I'm up long before it's light at this time of year) but we've had a few sunsets just as dramatic as your photos, thanks to cloud cover forming during late afternoon. Our days, too, are very much shorter now and yesterday I was surprised just how quickly it was dark - within a few days our evening dog walk is now almost an hour earlier than it was just a couple of weeks ago.
Can't see the attraction of fried egg crisps at all, but presume they have a following. My favourites are ham flavoured, with just a taste of smokiness about them.
The article on climate change was depressing. It is such a mystery to me why people are unable to get a grip on the seriousness of the issue, notwithstanding the fact it is now directly affecting people's lives. I was also surprised to read that people look at solar and wind in such different ways.
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