The King is in Ottawa today. Constitutional mundanities wouldn't usually make the morning news but these days 'small' things gain added import.
Eight deer, four adults, four young, standing breakfasting in the barley field. They wait until we get within fifty yards before bounding off to the safety of the foreshore. The farm track alive with young starlings washing their wings in the puddles formed by the overnight rain. The delight of a young bird as it has its first bath is a wonder to behold. From the sheer numbers it seems that the local starlings and sparrows are having a bumper year.
The farmer has found more Iron Age tombs in the field by the shore. They've been forced to the surface by the long dry spell. He's called the local Policeman who is supposed to drive out every time bones are discovered. It was a national holiday yesterday so the Policeman, who finds ancient burials to be a hindrance to real Police work, says he'll be out later in the week. "They've slept here for a million or so nights so a few more won't make any difference " says the farmer with a mundanity that is unintentionally beautiful .
This morning there is an early rising lady with a dog in a pram at the cafe on the main road. The dog sits in the pram and stares at her with an unblinking intensity that hints she may be tempted into sharing her bacon roll.
China :https://www.persuasion.community/p/chinas-economy-is-weaker-than-you
Things I didn't know :https://sentientmedia.org/adm-repeatedly-failed-to-prevent-grain-explosions/
Miss Cocaine :https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/griselda-blanco-miami-cocaine-70s
Ohio :https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/02/20/steubenville-ohio-reading-success-for-all
6 comments:
Hari Om
Lots to be appreciated for those quiet spells between terms... YAM xx
Glad to hear that the drought has broken. The hills were alive with yellow flowers when we were there. Very pretty.
Peaceful days to be enjoyed. The bird's-foot trefoil is very cheerful.
Perspective is everything. The King's reading of the Throne Speech today is far from a constitutional mundanity for many Canadians. And Their Majesties have brought two days of sunshine with them to break up our dismally wet cool spring! How symbolic is that??
Reading about the success in Steubenville is heartening. If only more school districts would get their collective heads out of the sand and try a method that has a proven track record!
Thank you for the bird's-foot trefoil (lotus corniculatus), one of my favorite wildflowers. It was greeted with cheers when it mysteriously appeared in one of our garden boxes and has so far continued to return.
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