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 🪗

Such a weird story: a buzzard was attacking people in Belgium. It was captured and held in a bird sanctuary. Someone broke it out of there, and now a buzzard (presumed to be the same one) is attacking people again

Zoning in on Marolles, Brussels: ‘A friendly, cosmopolitan village where everyone is welcome’

Got an e mail from my choir director overnight asking us all to wear swimming goggles and oven mitts to the next rehearsal, and for someone to bring a fishing rod

Sunny morning in Belgium

Tonight’s gig: an anniversary concert for the Clan Hay Pipe Band. We get our own dressing room and an amazing AI portrait

April showers have started a few days early this year, and with hail and snow

Very good thread

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS TATER

Next week’s gig: anniversary concert for a pipe band, and they’ve invited some friends to join in. There’s a picture of me on the poster if you look closely

Ok, first of the really good tulips out in my garden 🌱

My favourite ceilidh of the year: at the community centre in Molenbeek. This year it’s at the equinox rather than Burns’ Night

The Belgian mixed 400m relay team is called the Belgian Waffles! And they won gold last night

Four traps specifically for Asian hornets (they are even labelled so the European hornets can avoid them) and baited with a mixture of Belgian beer, German white wine and French cassis

This year’s sloe gin (2025 vintage) is disappointingly pale and floral compared to last year’s. But this year I will be able to let them ripen more before picking them, as I have discovered *2* sloe bushes in my back garden! Usually it’s a race with my neighbours to pick the ones in the hedges

we are all somehow dreadfully cracked about the head, and sadly need mending.

🌸🌍☀️We’ve been blessed with beautiful flowers these past few weeks. What a lovely way to mark the #spring equinox, which takes place today at 3.46 pm Belgian time. At this precise moment, the Earth is equally illuminated in both hemispheres. Happy 🌸spring🌸!

This is amazing on insect migrations (but the illustrations and layout are really annoying)

Neanderthals used antibiotics, new experiment suggests www.popsci.com/health/neand...

Just got round to watching the last episode of Small Prophets and flipping heck it’s good stuff

Slightly corporate location for tonight’s St Patrick’s day celid

The first tulip of spring in my garden

Interesting experiences tonight singing in a choir for 5 different conductors in their conducting class. The same piece, 5 times, with varying styles and different (sometimes contradictory) directions

How about a Friday afternoon pick-me-up? This is the best way you're going to spend your tea break today. My word. youtu.be/SmO8UDmZdOI?...

Wildlife seen in the wilder parts of Belgium this weekend

I’m sure it’s fine that this bit of translation is unavailable right?

Really annoyed that I missed seeing this ‘shooting star’ in the Belgian sky this evening

Belgium vs Netherlands in rugby: Le Crunch des plats pays as the commentators say

England in all sorts of trouble against Italy #ITAvENG

France redeeming themselves at the end but what a match for Scotland

4 more tries like that and France might win… #sCOvFRA

Never thought Dupont was much of a player (hastily deletes many posts)

The French have just given up now #SCOvFRA #6Nations

Good grief what’s happened to the French? #SCOvFRA #6Nations

My local butcher has bravely put out their barbecue meats. It’s still foggy here this morning

Fantastic try from Wales. Love it when forwards try to sprint

Saw the first hornet of spring today 😕

Playing major thirds on the button accordion is one of the most mind-bendingly difficult things I’ve ever had to learn.

Just heard the first lawnmower of spring

Spring is definitely springing

Just saw the first butterfly of the year: a brimstone I think

Sirius and Jupiter from my bedroom window. Surprised I can see them at all given that the moon is so bright

Well that was more distressing than I expected #LordOfTheFlies

It’s so hot that the cat is lying in the shade (at 10am on March 1st!)

Who?