We had a walk round Ardinning this morning, first time I’ve had boots on since testing positive on the 12 November. 2 and a bit flat miles was enough! Muddy. Grey day with low clouds and a bit of rain. No wind at all!
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The two, berry covered, rowan trees outside our flat have been nearly completely striped by redwings over the last day or two.
Why is a manufacturer allowed to create an inherently distracting live video which takes over 2/3 of the screen which the driver relies on for all vehicle information?
“Passenger Play”, Another tech billionaire at work?
Hand stamped ‘Under Dubwood’, no other details. The sender clearly wished to remain anonymous.
Wandering around the internet in the insomniac hours I find Caught by the River an interesting gathering of nature, poetry & culture &:
The nitwit founder of Facebook has created the worst, most damaging website in the world. And we’re just supposed to accept it.
Americans represent only about 10 percent of Facebook’s users, but nearly 85 percent of the efforts that the company has put toward stemming the spread of misinformation has been focused on the U.S.
Scoundrel seems a mite gentle given the content of the article.
Via jwz
Read: The Union of Synchronised Swimmers by Cristina Sandu ★★★★☆📚Sad tales, elliptical fragments for the lives of six defectors that sync together a story.
For me Robin Hood was the 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood & The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series), 1955-59
An excuse to grab some gifs:

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Castro’s Top Picks algorithm fooled me yesterday with last episode of 2019 Cow sharing in the European Alps from Eat This Podcast I was not expecting another today. High Art dropped in & delighted.
1. I’ll keep an eye on Castro. 2. @jeremycherfas’s podcast is wonderful.
Currently reading: Antlers of Water edited by Kathleen Jamie 📚 finding so many interesting Scottish writers I’d not read. The temptation to put the book down and search is strong. I also do not want to finish it too quickly.

