True. But you can be sure that when you end up in a nursing home, they’ll still be piping Vera Lynn and Cliff Richard 24/7 into the sound system.
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This is incredibly sad news. Giles has been at the very heart of the UK online legal community from the beginning. He had unparalleled expertise, was the scourge of bad landlords, the most effective public communicator of legal concepts and always made time to help those who needed it.
A close-up photo showing a jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus) gripping a green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata).
🔵🟢🟡🟠🔴
Photography by Vietnamese macro and nature photograph:
Nguyễn Trọng Quyết [FB]
quyet_macro [IG]
#insect #macro #fly #spider #nature #metallic #colors
Now I’m starting to doubt that they are bluebells- the stems are not cylindrical as the bluebells’ are.
I shall obtain one!
He was speaking on the radio on Saturday (recorded)
Hadn’t heard about The Naked Ape for ages.
The bluebells seem to have gone white. I’m sure they were blue last year. Odd.
The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...
This war is so damn confusing. It’s why we shouldn’t let drunks and dementia patients run it.
#ilpastodellelocuste
#food
Antipasto con cipolle grigliate in agrodolce e frollini salati alla salvia.
Salmone al vapore con spadellata di verdure (carote, coppa cinese con aglio e peperoncino).
That is very sad news indeed. His standing as a housing lawyer was deservedly of the highest order. A thoroughly decent person all round.
These incredible Buff Tip Moths blend in so well with branches that you might mistake them for sticks. Nature's masters of disguise are truly fascinating!
two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management
The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.
At least we’re not using a knife and fork. 🍕🍕🍕🍴🍴🍴
Cast iron or carbon steel pan, properly seasoned, will be better for your health & the environment.
And likely cheaper too.
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 308
Despite the small size of their brains #bumblebees are really really good at navigation.
They navigate on a par with vertebrates and in certain aspects their sense of direction is better than that of humans.
#bees
#nature
#insects
#saturday
Open mouthed shark with head out of the water looking like it's gasping in pain
A rare image of a shark that just stood on a piece of Lego
Two bunnies rest on a wooden floor. The left one is brown and the right is white with brown spots.
My aunt had a copy of this on her sitting room wall for decades.
Any time I see it, I am transported back to a suburban semi, standing on the sofa as a small child, gazing at it & soaking up the remarkable detail & perspective.
Hopefully just how Canaletto intended it to be viewed.
A house with quite a history
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Fulfo...
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Koji Kondo, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Skeet
Legend of Zelda: Suite
I had wondered why there is suddenly a lot of TV advertising for 'whole body deodorant' - & now I see that the 'I just don't wash' market segment was rather larger than I'd supposed.
My forthcoming book, “The Fix,” dissects the mob-like tactics of the Trump regime and proposes ideas to reclaim our democracy. Available now for pre-order here.
www.barbaramcquade.com
Colby Badhwar: ‘The US granted Russia a sanctions waiver for oil exports, so Ukraine has struck:
Novokuibyshevsk refinery 🔥
Syzran refinery 🔥
RPK Vysotsk Lukoil-2 oil terminal 🔥
Tikhoretsk pumping station 🔥
and Tuapse refinery/terminal, *again* 🔥🔥’
via BBC Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale.
ICYMI.
Ukrainian aces have mastered downing russian drones to the point where it sometimes seems impossible.
Just watch how they use the
Yak-52 aircraft to perform absolute magic — mid-air and with perfect precision🎯
Let’s develop air defenses further:
u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
I did not expect Pope-President head to heads in 2026, but I guess the whole country is looking for just one leader with a moral compass these days so... it makes sense.
Strait of Hormuz says hi.