'The Font' manages to get another fuzzy picture of a corn crake inflight - or what we believe is a corn crake. Village opinion is divided. Some think the birds are grey partridge. A few of our neighbours agree with us and think they're corn crakes pausing on their way to the western isles. The corn crakes, or whatever they are , prove to be remarkably wary and difficult to photograph.
The university maintenance team have finished giving the railings a fresh coat of black gloss paint. They now turn their attention to the old lamp posts. Parking in town is becoming difficult. Give up all hope of finding a space after nine in the morning. The university staff tasked with collating exam results and issuing degree certificates are back at work. I see two serious looking men wearing ties and with a purposeful air walking along the street. It is the time of the year for departmental budget meetings.
Things I didn't know about Paraguay :https://cpsi.media/p/thoughts-on-asuncion-paraguay?hide_intro_popup=true
This is apparently worth seeing :https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/06/09/medieval-manuscripts-tres-riches-heuresonce-in-a-lifetime-opportunity
Another head spinning 24 hours. Ghosts Posts of history :https://www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/perils-middle-east-triumphalism
7 comments:
Hari OM
Oh, that wee Gull is far too young to be out and about! No wonder mum is kicking up a fuss... I wonder if the big winds yesterday blew it from the nest? What between that, the drugging of dogs and the state of the world, there's just so much to fret one... YAM xx
A lot of the 'anxiety' in dogs could be solved with proper selective breeding for temperament, and ensuring that only people who have the time and inclination to train and look after them are permitted to own dogs. Totally unenforceable, of course.
I just had a flashback of standing in queue waiting to receive final grades in Law School, the assistant dean tapped my on the shoulder and said she "needed to talk to me." She wanted to know if I wanted to pay $10 extra for the gold honors cord. I said, "I guess that means I passed everything?"
That dog story was really disturbing. I hope the baby gull somehow found its way back to its mother.
I am so appreciative of the wide-ranging reading you share with us. I am now considering subscribing to Foreign Affairs...
I just love those ladies in their coral pink bathing coats dancing in the middle of the street. A happy moment.
I agree with Yamini….so much to fret about in today’s world. I had never given any thought to aesthetic coherence.
JoAnn in Maryland
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