Goldfinches everywhere. There seem to be almost as many of them as there are sparrows. This would indicate it's 1) a bad year for sparrows or 2) a bumper year for goldfinches. I'd opt for the latter.
Taking the Greyhound bus from Orlando to Boston wasn't the village boys brightest idea. It took the better part of 48 hours and, in conjunction with a busy Jet Blue flight, has left them exhausted and somewhat sullen and uncommunicative . They are both exceedingly well sun tanned. We will doubtless hear more of their experiences when body and soul come together again. After more than 72 hours without sleep even an 18 year old will tire.
We head into town on our morning walk . It's dry but there's a bank of cloud rolling in from the North Sea that's being driven along by a brisk chill wind.
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Where the path drops down towards the small sandy bay everything looks as it usually does. A month ago the verges were carpeted in primroses and bluebells. Now the poppies are taking over.
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Now that's what I'd call an office :https://x.com/tylersyck/status/2071297909727871167
Rediscovered wonder :https://thedebrief.org/lost-for-centuries-one-of-the-seven-wonders-of-the-ancient-world-has-been-rediscovered-and-is-now-rising-from-the-mediterranean-sea/
Another Revolutionary thread :https://substack.com/home/post/p-203590992
How to care for your hedgehog(s). We had lots of them in the garden in France and fewer here. Foxes may be the reason :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6jqqpLPklc
Another view on aircon :https://archive.is/lP1i5
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Hari OM
OOhhh, a meadow of Heilan Coos.... my kind of heaven... YAM xx
Still, taking a Greyhound from Miami to Boston is something they'll still be able to talk about thirty years from now. The World Cup continues to be full of surprises, although now Japan is gone as well. How wonderful to turn the corner and find those beautiful cows. I thought that this piece on air conditioning was the most sensible I've read so far. In Japan, there are concepts of "gaman" (endurance) and "enryo" (restraint), and we have concluded that these things are part of French culture as well (although French people don't give up vacation time the way the Japanese do). I also enjoyed the Revolutionary thread and the picture of Jefferson's beautiful office.
50 years from now, when the boys are about our age, they will be telling and retelling the stories from an epic trip to the World Cup.
What a beautiful, peaceful morning walk. Give it a few days and the boys will have recovered from the excitement of being kilted Scots cheering for their team, the grueling travel, and the 5 hour time difference between the US and St. Andrews. What an unforgettable experience for them...stories for a lifetime!
Goldfinches and cows in the wild meadow makes for an enviable, peaceful morning walk. The air-conditioning debate is ridiculous. You either have or you don’t, you either want it or you don’t.
When I clicked on the second link a number of screens appeared saying it was malware and a scam. I left the blog and did a MacAfee scan and no viruses were found. Did anyone else have this happen? Tomorrow is Canada and the temperature is forecast to be 29C feeling like 40C. I will be skipping the parade.
No, it did not happen to me.
Happened to me as well. The article looked interesting, too!
What a morning walk!
It did not happen for me. A very interesting piece, too. And thank you, Angus for cows in the wildflower meadow.
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