This morning’s walk.

A boat is moored along a tranquil canal lined with trees and houses, under a clear blue sky.A red flower-shaped sign with a black center reflecting the image of the photographer wearing a red hat against a backdrop of grass and a paved walkway. A circular object with wavy white lines on a textured black background is mounted on a metal stand in an outdoor setting.

Starmer is now the de facto leader of the European Union.

Oh, ffs. First it was Porridge Radio and now it’s my beloved Kiwi Browser that’s a dead duck.

I saw the heavily edited Trump-Zelensky smackdown video and couldn’t help but think of Trump as Emperor Ming the Merciless to Zelensky’s Flash Gordon. Vance as General Klytus. Keir Starmer made a grovelling cameo as Prince Thun (RIP).

Trump is an evil narcissist for publicly humiliating Zelensky because Zelensky refuses to negotiate a peace deal with Putin because Putin is “the aggressor”, illegally occupies Ukrainian land, and “wants to kill them all”.

Netanyahu illegally occupies Palestinian land and reneges on a peace deal he negotiated with “the aggressor” Hamas who “want to kill them all”.

Israel blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza: bbc.com

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