In vino veritas...

Amy sent us some lighthearted pictures relating to wine. Cheers!

How blue is your sky?

Cyanometers have been color-coding the sky since the late 18th century, but Martin Bricelj Baraga’s Cyanometer sculpture adds a modern twist. Located in the center of Ljiubljana, Slovenia, the monolithic structure blends art and science, by measuring the blueness of the sky and looking stunning doing it.

Going places

I've been a bit erratic with the posts lately. My sister Dora and I have been busy trying to organise a trip to India! Dora loves travel and needs a companion, so I've been recruited...

We're doing what is known as the Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

Delhi:

Agra:

Jaipur:

After doing this touristy bit, we'll be heading to Southern India. We're going to a retreat in Cochin, Kerala, where we'll do yoga and have therapeutic ayurvedic massages.

Goodbye to an old friend

We had to say goodbye to Pirate today. He was run over by a car this morning. A guy from the council knocked on the door to tell us after asking around the neighbourhood. Peter was out at the time. Pirate didn't suffer and had no sign of any injury. He looked peacefully asleep. We'll miss him a lot.

The life and times of a lovely cat:

                            Pirate - 2009 ~ 2017

Tasty words

This is fascinating. This guy tastes words. Other people with synesthesia see vowels or numbers in different colours and so on. Synesthesia is a confusion of the senses, when the perceptions by one sense are triggered by the perceptions of another.

Umbrella Street

Aveiro, Portugal:

Keeping monsters at bay

This is a lovely story. A little girl in North Dakota couldn't sleep because she was afraid of monsters, so a pharmacist prepared a special spray to get rid of them!

Photos that look like paintings

Jamie  Heiden, an American photographer, has a lot of talent in photo manipulation:

Cute birds

These ceramic birds are really lovely.

What time is o'clock?

The clocks went forward last night and I don't know if I'm coming or going today! This blog has a thing about clocks, so this should be interesting. It's about the oldest public clock in Paris. It's situated in the very heart of the city, the clock tower being the oldest remaining part of the Palais de la Cité.

It seems that shopping and drinking were high on the list of priorities for the old Parisians!

I hope it makes a difference...

There are marches going on today in many European capitals to mark the 60th anniversary of the European Union. 

The London march is really an anti-Brexit protest, as Theresa May is going to formally notify the EU of the UK's intention to leave the Union next Wednesday. She claims the whole country supports her decision. I, and at least 100,000 people beg to differ...

 

We owe the longest period of peace in Europe to the EU: