Watery Wednesday #33

The above duck is an Indian Running Duck and belongs to a good friend of mine. He spends his leisurely days swimming in a children's paddling pool and his nights with two guinea pigs in a fox-proof coup.

Back Door Britain

I think I'll pass on that one!

Watery Wednesday #29

Taken about a week ago this is a view looking across the Bristol channel from Severn Beach. Anyone who's been there will know that "beach" is a bit of a misnomer!

But my kids love places like that far more than "proper" beaches I'm pleased to say. Big girl had a lovely time looking for "old lady sticks" while small girl searched for "Morris dancing sticks" and I collected driftwood to make picture frames. As the old saying goes, The Best Things in Life are Free and even the crappiest of places can yield treasure!

Watery Wednesday #27

Taken in Heiwanomori Park in Kanagawa when my big girl was 23 months old this photo brings back very happy memories of when I first became a stay-at-home dad. Anyone who has survived the August heat in Japan will know that my daughter had the right idea!

Wordless Water?

Rising Tides

In the News this week:

Apparently much of England is about to disappear under water due to rising sea levels and 10,000 people could die this summer as temperatures soar to 40 deg C.

Prince Charles says we have “less than 100 months to act” before it is too late to be saved from global warming. That makes Doomsday Sunday July 9 2017. Better put that one in your calendar!

Meanwhile on the other side of the pond the wettest thing in Texas is oil, California's still dreaming of a winter's day and global warming is increasing the death rate of trees. Never mind though because "Global warming may be cancelled out by a natural cooling of sea temperatures over the next decade".

Oh well, at least there are no killer bees this year!

A Saudi Atrocity

"A 75-year-old widow living in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not close relatives, her lawyer said Monday. The newspaper Al Watan said the woman, Khamisa Sawadi, met with two 24-year-old men in April after she asked them to bring five loaves of bread to her home. The two men, her nephew and his business partner, were arrested by the religious police after delivering the bread, the newspaper said. They were also sentenced to lashes and imprisonment. The verdict against Ms. Sawadi, a Syrian who was married to a Saudi, also orders her deportation after her sentence is served. Her lawyer said he would appeal."

Doesn't this just make you SICK!