White clouds and gusty winds blowing the blossom off the trees. Noticed huge seas of primroses on the road banks and in woodier parts- anemonies, celandines and violets. Blossom time in Japan too.. unimaginable what they are going through and how they keep things togethor. Wonder why people in Libyia dont reflect on this and just get a move on and sort things out

Winston Churchill's Studio

March 18th, rainy day at Chartwell we ran across the wet lawns to look at the studio on the left side that looks over the lake behind. On the right is a kitchen garden with a wall that Churchill helped to build as this helped him to relax. Inside the house are the 'Golden Rose Book', his Nobel Prize for Literature in Swedish, his hats and big furry coat he went to go racing and beautiful cut glass from Russia. Winston Churchill said 'A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted" but seems there were many days away

More Winston Churchill quotes http://jpetrie.myweb.uga.edu/bulldog.html

Stardust

look at the stars at night and wonder how far away they are, and try not to think that what i am looking at.. isnt there anymore

remember somewhere in France in a Plantatarium a voice in the darkness saying that every single atom from our bodies has come from these dead stars - that have travelled through billions of years through space and time to create each one of us - recycled stardust

www.thegreatstory.org/Stardustbackground.html

K9

Purring pussycat in Brighton Museum

Some time ago remember this cat sitting in the entrance to the Brighton museum, then it looked very big - now a little smaller - have been wondering where it had gone

Now its purrs is a little softer when you put money inside, before a voice used to say 'Help help i am trapped inside this cat, only your money can help me... purrr purrr'

Discovered it is the museum mascot and is paper mache replica of two similar cats wearing a kimono in the museum by Emile Galle c1880

Aurora

This winter we cannot travel to look for the northern lights but because of the huge power of our Sun am amazed they may be coming to us

Hatchi, A Dogs Tale

watched this and felt very sad.. worse that it is based on a true story

Think the story is meant to be about the loyalty and intelligence of these Japanese dogs but wonder how anyone could leave him outside in all weathers for many years. i would build him a kennel while he was alive rather than a statue when he was gone but perhaps the difficult question is whether freedom of will to choose his path was the right thing or if this was neglect