This little coot was barking like a dog, I swear, right up until I pressed the record button.

This little coot was barking like a dog, I swear, right up until I pressed the record button.

UPDATE:

So this appears to load the video (although I can’t see it)?

Or maybe not.

Eating leftover mince pies now that I’m drinking sugar-free tea.

Instead, here are some photos of a spooky old abandoned narrowboat.

Auto-generated description: A narrow canal boat, covered with tarps and various items, is moored alongside a path surrounded by trees and vegetation. A damaged and partially covered narrowboat is moored along a canal surrounded by other boats and a pathway. Auto-generated description: A cluttered, dimly lit room is filled with various discarded objects and debris, featuring peeling walls and exposed shelves, and a small noose. Auto-generated description: A cluttered, dimly lit room is filled with various discarded objects including a white fan, an oval mirror and a stack red office in trays filled with shoes

It’s a shame I can’t upload videos here as I was about to share a couple videos from this morning of a coot barking like a dog and a showdown at the old canal with a gang of Canadian geese.

Not seen this “No more posts” before @help

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Exciting news - big kid found (what we think is) a faint Saturn not far from a bright Venus in the night sky with little kid’s binoculars.

Right now: snacking on my wife’s cashews as she’s eaten all my pistachios.

Less exciting: driver side headlamp and brake lamp need replacing. Two years ago, I felt confident and competent enough to replace a headlamp myself, but today I was really hoping Halfords could do it for me, but they don’t have the brake lamp in stock until next week.

Exciting first day back at school as the skies suddenly opened up and dropped huge, fat flakes of snow on the kids as they waited to go into their classrooms.

A snowy canal lock is flanked by buildings and trees on a wintry day.A narrow canal is flanked by trees and a path, with snow falling gently over the scene.