IMINT #36755 from MISTY (L CLEARANCE) 1. Rabbit Under Construction 2. Freight Train of Eagles

I used to be the maintenance engineer for a plant that made this stuff. Now it’s illegal in that UK. Not sure how old this one is

“We will soon be arriving in Preston” says the train announcer. Woman behind me gasps and her companion says “Ooooh lovely”

On peut le dire clairement maintenant : nous nous dirigeons vers l’un des événements thermiques les plus spectaculaires jamais observés en France tout mois confondus, totalement hors du champ statistique de ce qui a été connu jusqu’à présent en mai. C’est absolument délirant : 1/6

This is fun. And nice to see a choir singing without a score

One bonus of getting up very early is you get to see a lovely sunrise. Although red sky in the morning and all that …

A man from Quebec joined the singing group this evening so for once I wasn’t the one with the funny accent

Just ordered a new accordion after a month of searching and trying out some lovely instruments.

What is a vinegar-ette Masterchef?

I’ve never heard of this before, and quite surprised that Moulinsart authorised it. Great artwork on the box!

Cellists step into the spotlight as the Queen Elisabeth Competition commences

Celebrating migrating my account to Eurosky with this incredibly useful Spanish phrase from Duolingo

That was cool: I got to play the snare drum part on Mars from The Planets

Found out last night that the women in a choir I occasionally conduct have nicknamed me James Brown. I’m flattered, I think

A nice afternoon playing more accordions, trying to decide what to choose. I still haven’t decided, but I’m getting closer

Got up early for a guided dawn chorus expedition: 37 different birds seen or heard, some of which I’d never even heard of before! Grasshopper warbler, blue throat…? All birds recorded by Merlin were seen or verified by the guide except the Cettis’ Warbler

My neighbour’s wisteria taunting me over the wall, while mine has no flowers at all

A very Belgian experience this evening: rehearsing a choir in French with some English and a little German, in a town where both French and Flemish are official languages

Jupiter is so big and bright this evening: go and have a look if you have a clear sky, it’s more or less opposite the moon

I try to do my bit

🥵 Encore une année climatique record à plusieurs titres en Europe. Plus de 95 % du continent (dont quasiment toute la France) a connu, en 2025, des températures annuelles supérieures à la moyenne 1991-2020. Un fil infographié, basé sur le rapport annuel de Copernicus ⤵️ 1/10

Important news: the most beautiful moustache in Brussels

First ceilidh for a month or so: hope we get plenty of dancers (we normally sell out)

How to serve an iceberg lettuce

Beautiful view of Jupiter and the moon this evening

My cat has taken to lounging on the floor in random places. She had plenty of comfort or sunnier spots, but she chooses otherwise

Just seen my first swallow of the year

It’s Monday afternoon and I’ve already eaten too much cheese

Just finished Wuthering Heights: enjoyable, but don’t agree with it being a masterpiece of English literature. The Yorkshire dialect may be meant as light relief but comes across (to me) as insulting. And I expected more about he landscape and weather: its present, but not as much as I expected

Clematis and lilac brightening up the garden now 🌱

Fun afternoon of playing Scottish, Irish, English and Breton folk music then finishing with an Argentinian tango and a Chilean dance (forgot the name) with a wonderful singer. Violin, harp, cello, guitar and accordion

Brilliant poem for this wishing to learn advanced English prononciation

I’m not used to turning up to a rehearsal or concert without any music. At least not in purpose…

Amazing Mahler 5 tonight at Bozar in Brussels. Completely overshadowed the Berlioz Nuits d’Eté in the first half.

Post the best photo you’ve taken of your pet

Huge hidden cave under castle with prehistoric hippo bones 'once in a lifetime' find www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Managed to convince my choir director not to click her fingers in time while rehearsing : much more relaxing without all the clicking

Happy cat

Just signed up for a birdwatching /dawn chorus listen-in at 6am on a public holiday. Will I regret this?

RIP Moya Brennan, a wonderful singer, composer, harpist, sister of Enya, and gave - with Clannad - the first ever performance in Irish on Top of the Pops. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zHT...

Just a few tickets left for the next ceilidh at Full Circle in Brussels: book now for a fun evening of dancing (and come and say hello to the accordionist if you do come)

The first European, green asparagus is in the shops, can’t wait to cook it! Charred on a hot griddle pan with a little lemon juice and salt

Mr and Mrs Spider are happy to announce the birth of 268 spiderlings

Just killed an Asian hornet in my kitchen. Clearly my traps didn’t attract it sufficiently

That is not a picture of a tick

This is so very cool

Wild boar invade a garden in my commune: I knew they were nearby (even in Brussels) but this is the first time I’ve heard of them here. Typically the picture of the garden shows it to be enormous

I don’t think he’s taken this seriously

Add a good to a movie title Brazil Nuts

Exciting day today, as I will hopefully be buying a new accordion 🪗