‘Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush’ – Doug Larson (American writer)
Lakes, woods and a proliferation of early bluebells (even if they are the invasive kind) lifted the spirits considerably, augmented by a welcome pot of restorative tea. … More Less Bounce, More Spring
‘You may hate gravity, but gravity doesn’t care – Clayton M Christensen (1952–2020; US academic)
… My latest mishap happened when I blew my nose. Honestly, you couldn’t make it up… Maybe gravity is just extra strong down here or perhaps my resistance to it is low. … More Gravity Doesn’t Care
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.’ – Albert Einstein
The annual Cape Town Cycle Tour took place here last weekend… … More Keep Pedalling!
‘ I expected to see a chalk outline and reference to some grisly murder, so was somewhat surprised to find only two small branches that had broken from the trees during the bad weather.’ … More Danger versus Catastrophe
‘May you live all the days of your life’ – Jonathan Swift (author) Twenty years ago I was madly raising sponsorship for a week long trek I was about to join along part of The Great Wall of China. This was undertaken in partnership with a charity I’ve supported for years and with a bunch … More Another Big One Soon!
‘…we still haven’t seen any bears …’ … More O Canada
… the first blackberries are appearing… many of them are fatter and juicier than ever. … More where the wild things are
‘Whoever thinks of going to bed before twelve o’clock is a scoundrel.’ – Dr Samuel Johnson …no one wants to turn into a pumpkin, let alone a scoundrel. … More A perfect dozen
I just can’t get over how ridiculously green everything is. … More The green and pleasant land
‘… it’s so much more satisfying to be in the picture yourself.’ … More In the picture
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