While out and about on Saturday with my camera I found that the Autumn is arriving rather earlier than usual here in Oxfordshire, and looking around I have discovered this is due to the rather dry Spring we had here. The soil in my garden is still very dry and lots of growth has died back early, but there’s still a fair bit of colour.
Here, the cyclamen thrive under the cherry tree
Continue reading “Autumn colours”
I have changed the way in which slideshows are displayed in order to accommodate captions with two lines of text, which both Boadicea and Bravo have needed for their latest posts.
The modifications to the CSS sheets (don’t worry about it) have been tested in Chrome and Explorer 9, and everything works as it should in those two browsers. I’ve also tested the alterations in SeaMonkey, which uses much of the same Mozilla code as Firefox, so all should be well there too.
But if something seems to be wrong with slideshows in your browser, I’d appreciate your comment with the details.
Thanks. 😀
These pictures refer to events that happened on this date – what are the events and in which year did they occur.
Low Wattage’s comment on his post ‘What does a redneck do with a golf cart’ about the value of learning to play golf, reminded me of an article in yesterday’s DT that only one in five children can tie a reef knot.
The article laments the lack of certain skills, such as tying reef knots and mending bicycle punctures, and claims that acquiring these skills is imperative for ‘later life’.
I can tie a reef knot, cook a meal, use a compass and, whatever Bearsy says, I can also read a map – but I’ve never needed to mend a bicycle puncture (I do know the theory!), never had to erect a tent (the thought of camping sends me into a panic!) and never climbed a tree in my life…
It strikes me that a lot of skills that are seen as ‘absolutely essential’ for later life are probably not necessary. The most important thing we need to teach our young is how to find the information they want when they want it. And that, according to this article, is precisely what the youngsters, with their ability to ’embrace the new technology’ are able to do.
How a Splendid Auto-Da-Fe was Held to Prevent Earthquakes, and How Candide was Flogged
After the earthquake, which had destroyed three-quarters of the city of Lisbon, the wise men of that country could think of no means more effectual to preserve the kingdom from utter ruin than to entertain the people with an auto-da-fe, it having been decided by the University of Coimbra, that the sight of several persons being burned alive in great ceremony is an infallible secret for preventing earthquakes. Continue reading “Candide: an extract”
I’m watching The KKR vs Somerset live on the web here – Watch Free Live Indian TV Online
I’ve compared the content and can confirm that it’s the exact same picture and commentary that my satellite service provides!
As a Firefox user I had success using ‘Server 1’ on the ‘CLT20 live’ dropdown menu, they recommend that IE users select Server 2 or 3
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I was given a golf cart as a birthday gift this year, the first mate decided I needed help getting around the property, the mailbox is about half a mile away at the end of the driveway and up a steep hill, it is quite a hike but not one that I make every day. The gift was greeted with a sigh and as much oh! yes and ah! perfect as I could manage on the spur so to speak. Anyway it’s a two-seater gasoline powered 1994 model and has the thing on the back where one would keep the bag of sticks if one gorfed which I of course do not, and incidentally never have excepting for one game in the full innocence of youth when convinced by my Scottish uncle James MacDonald Millar that this would be a useful skill to have in later life I attempted a round (he lied).
The Panfilov Division of the Red Army took part in the Defence of Moscow and marched to Berlin. The Division was raised in Kazakhstan and the 28 Panfilov Heroes Park commemorates the 28 Soldiers of the Division who earned the honour, Heroes of the Soviet Union, and the rest of the Kazakh soldiers of the Division. Interestingly, a high percentage of the 28 were Jewish. The park is just at the bottom of the road outside the little estate where I live.
Where, when and what is happening here?
Boadicea's Chariot 
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