Hedgehogs, statues and music.

Wednesday morning and we're off into the second week of October. Where did the first week go ?  France is facing yet another bout of political turmoil, China's 'Golden Week' is in full swing, Americas government shutdown grinds on and here on the North Sea we're facing the outbreak of a hedgehog arterivirus. Thankfully, the farmers wife thinks all our local hedgehogs are disease free. She's not seen any at all this week and takes this as proof that they're healthy and must be settling down to sleep their way through winter.

The University Music Centre has a wonderful Victorian TC Lewis organ that has been restored and which makes a remarkable sound. Despite the early hour the place is full of youngsters and university staff  attentively waiting for the organist from Edinburgh to start.

Toffee Apple doughnuts the centre piece in the bakers window. They make a change from the usual fudge doughnuts. Will they sell or will the students shun this seasonal innovation?

On our morning walk through the college gardens we comment on the fact that the bushes are thick with berries. This is natures way of feeding the birds before a severe winter. By the look of things it's going to be a very cold winter.

Someone doing unusual calisthenics on the shopping street. We hurry by. After yesterdays man standing on a barrel strange behaviour seems to be spreading.

The eight am sun picks out a statue of a Saint on the front of the Anglican church . We've wandered down here a thousand times and never seen the saint before. 

We feel sorry for the organizers of the golf tournament. Now that the the fans and players have gone the sun is out and it's unseasonably warm.

This little town car will be on sale soon :https://www.dacia.co.uk/concept-cars-range/hipster-concept.html

No rest for the Romanovs :https://meduza.io/en/feature/2025/10/01/putting-the-romanovs-to-rest

The Faroe Islands :https://notnottalmud.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-the-faroe-islands

Largest immigrant category by US state. The Scots don't get a mention. Guess we're down as a subset of the English :

Argentinas President is a singer. The audience seem to love it :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPbLGjGTmEc