tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post970469229517793469..comments2024-03-28T19:47:03.214+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-62660862268118020662020-01-23T02:11:21.761+00:002020-01-23T02:11:21.761+00:00It's from Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel S...It's from Evelyn Waugh's satirical novel <i>Scoop</i>. William Boot is a harmless journalist who writes excessively picturesque nature notes for a newspaper. But there is another William Boot who is a war correspondent. The first Boot is mistaken for the second and sent out to cover a bloody civil war in Africa where, although completely out of his depth, he accidentally succeeds in getting an exclusive story.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-76416404216050575792020-01-23T00:13:28.980+00:002020-01-23T00:13:28.980+00:00That sounds like satire. Please tell me that it is...That sounds like satire. Please tell me that it is, or else all feeling for English tone is gone from me!TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-81400411827434414592020-01-22T23:32:47.465+00:002020-01-22T23:32:47.465+00:00The Guardian fearlessly follows the footsteps of W...The <i>Guardian</i> fearlessly follows the footsteps of William Boot: 'Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.' I try hard not to do this.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-933019261699529672020-01-22T17:57:54.830+00:002020-01-22T17:57:54.830+00:00Thought you might be interested in this article Ra...Thought you might be interested in this article Ralph.<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/13/country-diary-swans-throw-their-weight-among-feeding-birdsDavid s fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691875596030013119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-1128655036746103012020-01-22T02:42:44.941+00:002020-01-22T02:42:44.941+00:00There have been bumblebees on sunny days all throu...There have been bumblebees on sunny days all through the winter, especially in the Rose Garden where there are year-round flowers. I'm unsure about their hibernation arrangements but a bit of sun seems to wake them up.<br /><br />Grebes every time.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-64702927549410791622020-01-21T22:33:20.881+00:002020-01-21T22:33:20.881+00:00Yay, a Bumblebee! Is it the first of the year?
I&...Yay, a Bumblebee! Is it the first of the year?<br /><br />I'm torn. I don't know whether I should root for Coots or for Grebes. <br /><br />Of course she merits having her picture taken at all possible times! Who could deny her star quality?TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com