I smelled the spring
On the smoky wind

A narrowboat with a worn exterior is moored along a canal on a sunny day, smoke drifting upwards at the rear.

I’m raising money for my sons’ school’s Parent Teacher Association to give to the school to help cover the cost of a lovely 70th Anniversary mural and a new look library.

If you’d like to donate and can afford to do so, you can do that here.

A wall display featuring a historical timeline sits alongside bookshelves filled with children's books and games.

Eurasian coot (not be confused with its Red-knobbed cousin).

A black bird with a white beak and distinct bluish feet stands on a gravel path.

This morning’s tree.

A large, leafless tree stands prominently in a grassy field surrounded by smaller trees and shrubs under an overcast sky.

A bit late in the day, but a handy and relatively easy to use Python script that automates bulk downloading Kindle books before tomorrow.

defragg.com/bulk-download-kindle-books/ defragg.com

First time I stopped and really noticed this at my kids’ school.

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How it was.

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How it’s going.

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Bit of a muddy walk around Osterley Park.

A large tree with bare branches stands under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.

Reading books for pleasure is so much fun, I wonder why I ever stopped?

Back into it this month, and the first two I read (pretty much at random) are both set in New Hampshire.

Finished reading: The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis 📚

Five stars not enough. A murder mystery fairytale witch hunt romance, beautifully woven together.