But mostly I prefer the purity and natural light of the countryside!

Vanillin (4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) and Syringaldehyde (4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxybenzaldehyde) are two closely related aroma + flavour-providing chemicals produced in wines that have been aged in toasted oak barrels.

The Amoco Cadiz ran aground on the 16th March 1978 on Portsall Rocks, 2 km from the coast of Brittany. The ship eventually split into three parts and sank, resulting in the largest oil spill of its kind to that date, ~220,000 tonnes.

Hypocritical Bastard!

Beware the ides of March ... but wouldn't it be great if Trump was assassinated today!

The 🍊💩🤡👿🐷 is completely untethered to the truth.

My currently scheduled Musical activity in the first half of 2026 ...

Happy Pi Day!

Haha, Reform is not up to the task it seems!

Inhale deeply!

Hugs!

Another delightful Concert coming up for me ... with Skye El-Shirbiny directing the players as Orchestral Leader. Truly exstatic to be playing the Telemann Don Quixote Overture again ... that I last played with the Welsh Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Clive Dobbins, around 40 years ago!

Happily avoiding all of the Trump and Netanyahu nonsense in the Middle East!

Sunrise in board flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, 12th March 2026, 0630hrs

Take off from Cape Town International Airport yesterday morning (12th March 2026, 06:18hrs)

*** HOME *** Hooray Indeed!

Hooray, the Dare-Edwardses are back in Europe ...

Important to look at the full picture ... death caused by cancer per individual is DECREASING at a given age.

First leg (from Muizenberg to Cape Town International Airport) completed ... now onward to Johannesburg! It's going to be a very long day ... to eventually reach London Heathrow, also via Munich.

Expected ...

Toasting our final South African sunrise for this trip (with some Cap Classique) ... 2 Sunrises for the price of one?!

South African version of "Worm's Head" (Rhosili, Gower) ... ?! (picture taken across False Bay, South Africa)

Toasting our final South African sunrise for this trip (with some Cap Classique) ... 2 sunrises for one ... Muizenberg, South Africa 11th March 2026, 06:46hrs

Predawn View over False Bay ... 11th March 05:49hrs

We took the train from Muizenberg to Kalk Bay today ... for a delightful lunch ... £1 each return!

Local "champagne-equivalent" / Cape Classique ... pretty good ... celebrating that it's Tuesday and we're alive and together!

Busy South African Oystercatcher ... Kalk Bay, South Africa

Lunchtime View #2 Harbour House, Kalk Bay, South Africa

Lunchtime View #1 Harbour House, Kalk Bay, South Africa

“Mr. Watson, come here – I want to see you" and Watson soon appeared at his side. On this day in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell first successfully tested his already-patent-filed telephone (3 days previously)! The world became a far smaller place from then onwards ...

They have sky-hooks in South Africa too ... Muizenberg Beach

Delightful predawn over False Bay this morning Muizenberg, South Africa

Reminder to get the true facts vs ridiculous "greenwash" claims ...

Early predawn this morning ... Muizenberg, South Africa

Grazing supper yesterday evening. ... Muizenberg, South Africa

Sunrise over False Bay, this morning ... Muizenberg, South Africa

Sunrise this morning, over False Bay ...

Garlic Bread with Guacamole Topping, aka the "Gary Special" ... also introduced to South Africa ... (Muizenberg, RSA)

Looking forward to joining this alumni Orchestra and playing in Cardiff on the 3rd May ... and maybe meeting up with some old pals from 50-odd years ago! Don't yet know what music we're going to be playing! www.ticketsource.co.uk/national-you...

"Devil's Peak Juicy Lucy is a 6% ABV South African hazy IPA known for its intense tropical fruit, citrus, and mango aroma with a soft, creamy mouthfeel." Very nice too!

Next stop, Antarctica ... again! (Muizenberg, South Africa)

Unscheduled change of perspective ... !

I agree with Ed ...

Yay, coming up soon ... adding more fun and challenge to my early 2026! I can thoroughly recommend you to attend ... unsurpassed music, a brilliant Orchestra and superb Conductor

So-called "Whiskey lactones", Methyl-γ-octalactones (3-methyl-4-octanolides) are key aromatic compounds extracted from oak barrels during the ageing of wines and also spirits like whiskey and bourbon.

Why isn't he being locked up?!

Absolutely...

Somebody took away the mountains overnight ...🥺 (Franschhoek, South Africa, 6th March 2026 ~08:30hrs)

So that's where the sunlit uplands have been hiding all this time ... since June 2016 ...

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