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.

Northampton couple who met on bus ride double decker to wedding The pair are now married after meeting during their commute last summer.

Everything is terrible. So here is a NICE THING.

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...

BBC Radio 3
Sound of Cinema

Now Playing
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?...

Zoe Ball set to host morning rave for over-50s with Jo Whiley Club Breakfast offers former 90s clubgoers a chance to dance in a more accessible, daytime setting.

Dance your way into the day.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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.