....and North end of pond.

South end of pond....

Another wet May morning in "sunny" Provence. We are camped beside a spring-fed pond. Water too cold for my skin & bones, but it is loud frog filled.

This just popped up on FB. Never seen this one before. What a fantastic picture of the great man

Cat flap and launch ramp.

It's hard to oversell this map - make sure to bookmark it and share it with your friends: How has the population of evert single small geographic region across Europe changed from 1961 to 2024? You will want to study this map in detail. Source (keep scrolling for a while): buff.ly/cS6OSgY

"‘Fish sludge’ in coastal waters now has nutrient levels equivalent to those in untreated effluent of country the size of Australia, report finds" Here in Norway we are planning for an environmentally harmful future when oil and gas demand dries up: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

A dry but cool night camped in forest in Luberon Regional Nature Park, first time trying Merlin Bird ID app. Fascinating to have confirmation of a lifetime of half-guessed, half-learned calls and songs. 3 different owls last night & busy dawn chorus.

Tent, and us, drying after heavy rain in Luberon & more to come. But rain has pleased the wild boar that clattered past the tent Iast night on a mission to excavate the soft ground for a feed.

Tent, and us, drying after heavy rain in Luberon & more to come. But rain has pleased the wild boar that clattered past the tent Iast night on a mission to excavate the soft ground for a feed.

Could have been written about our little rocky Isle of Man, where so many have been fooled by adverts into measuring their self worth by size of their fat SUV, when most journeys are less than 10 miles. Cyclists must share narrow roads, many with no speed limit! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bathers at Siouville-Hague in Normandy, France, photographed by Gustave Gain, 1921

Annual escape from TT races reminds us how bad our Isle of Man driving culture is, road safety traded for tourist £s. Journeys are short & roads narrow, but houses with 2 fat SUVs are common. In France we see few, there are national speed limits & every town/village 30 kph with speed bumps.

Annual escape from TT races reminds us how bad our Isle of Man driving culture is, road safety traded for tourist £s. Journeys are short & roads narrow, but houses with 2 fat SUVs are common. In France we see few, there are national speed limits & every town/village 30 kph with speed bumps.

Just back from watching the National Emergency Briefing film at cardiff uni and i can confirm it’s a must-watch for everybody in the UK. Go watch it at your nearest screening and spread the word! www.nebriefing.org/the-film

Top experts at the National Emergency Briefing to MPs warned climate impacts are hitting the UK faster – and harder – than expected. Now that briefing is being shown in communities nationwide. Learn more and find your nearest screening ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Poor weather for snakes.

Treasure hunter at Carpentras Brocante

...and we brought the weather with us to Provence...

...and away.....

...and away.....

Loving the way Hannah Spencer manages to observe Westminster through the eyes of an ordinary citizen without getting drawn into its bubble. She has her standards, and she doesn't doubt them even when all around her are different. It takes strength to be the odd one out. She's her own woman.

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot

Contrast. 2 sides of a hill, Isle of Man.

Another cold but gloriously sunny day. Hanging out on the cliffs with the choughs & ravens. #IsleofMan

Another cold but gloriously sunny day. Hanging out on the cliffs with the choughs & ravens. #IsleofMan

Contrast. 2 sides of a hill, Isle of Man.

The Corncrakes are back! It was the first bird I heard when I stepped out the door this morning and we heard several more around Barra during the day. Here's one from our back garden in 2020. #birdingscotland

Sea beet, wild spinach is common on Manx shoreline. I rarely see anyone else foraging. In my view better flavour & texture than cultivated.

Our 3 small Saturn, cordon trees have just kicked off this week.

She was pleased to find a flat, warm seat washed up amongst the rocks. Heavier than it looks so we couldn't roll it home. #allwashedup #IsleofMan

Amongst the usual Irish litter, fish boxes, syringes, balloons, milk cartons, my new summer sun hat arrived....and just in time. #allwashedup #IsleofMan

Love France 🇫🇷 They understand the importance of the battery life of a Nokia 3310

Whatever you do,

Skinningrove was then, and still is in many respects, a small, insular fishing village on this coast. Became known as the village of Iron after the discovery of ironstone. Still insular in many ways but not quite so bleak. youtu.be/ENzA-vIwAgQ?...

Not new, but so perfectly put.....

We need more of this kind of thing

Sunday sunshine, but still too windy & cold for us to sniff out any sunbathing lizards beneath the heather & gorse. #IsleofMan

Congratulations to photographer Andrew Harnik who has won the White House Correspondents’ Association award for presidential news coverage with one of the greatest Oval Office photos ever captured.

Hey Trump, Guess what they are chanting in Hungary... RUSSIA GO HOME America is next. Russia go home and get out of our oval office

People in the Budapest Metro, Hungary, shouting: “Russians, go home!”

Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli

Fortunately this "landmark" is only visible from Ramsey. It has strong Social Media support - bless. I visited Ramsey last year & with luck may never need to go again. #IsleofMan www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of...

Netanyahu is bombing Lebanon because his political career (and therefore avoidance of prosecution) depends on constant war. How many more people must die for the sake of one man's standing?

Meanwhile in the little rocky Isle of Man, our (painted) cycle lane was blocked by cars queuing for fuel. #IsleofSUV

James Thurber, 1949.

James Thurber, 1949.

Every day a fresh reminder that leaving the Labour Party was the right thing to do. Factory farming is a moral horror and an environmental disaster, and Labour seems incapable of resisting industry lobbyists in any field. The Wye is a toxic soup thanks to the chicken industry.

"...appropriate that the building was on Commando Rock because it was like “a second world war concrete bunker”, but acknowledged the “hideous design” was “less hideous” than the one initially granted permission on the site." www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...