The park pond in reflective mood today. After so much rain I hope the blue sky hold for a while. Just short of 7 hours daylight today.
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Just before dawn, song thrush singing loudly in the lime tree across from our close. Clear sky too.
My hopes were raised today. But it turns out to be a small plates restaurant, not John Smith & Son reborn.
Read: This must be the place by Maggie O'Farrell ★★★★ 📚
You see, my mother’s idea of a good time was to spend the evening re-reading The Divine Comedy, whereas my father liked to have several beers and watch the game. That they were woefully mismatched seemed a given, a background presence in our lives; like others of their generation, they just got on with it, circling around each other, making the best of it.
A tale with a host of POVs, locations & dates, all somewhat mixed up, circle round the two principals.
Every character has connections & disconnections, problems & strengths. Some are improbably gifted & unusual but that didn't stop my engagement.
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: sparkle.
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 5 prompt: beard.
Searching my photo library found this among the faces, The word beard is on the broken headstone, left and below the centre of the image. Taken 1 January 2021 at the Necropolis.
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge ✨ Day 4 prompt: Evergreen 🌲
A Scots Pine at the edge of the Kilpatrick Braes. A young one sprouts in the foreground.
Read: The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow ★★★★ 📚
"That's what you want me to choose? Dope-pushing Contras? Cuban terrorists? Salvadoran death squads that murder women, kids, priests and nuns?" "They're brutal, vicious and evil? Hobbs says. The only worse people I can think of are the Communists."
A decades long thriller & history of the USA drug wars across Mexico & Central America. A strange mix that includes the mafia, drug barons, law enforcement & politicians. Infused with the stink of corruption. Exciting & appalling in equal measure.
The 12 Days of Winter Wonder Photo Challenge begins today ✨ Day 1 prompt: frost❄️
Photo from a few years back. This winter has been as wet and mild as I can remember, hardly seen any frost at all.
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