More frightening bullshit… Trump calls Harris remarks on Gaza war ‘disrespectful’ as he meets Netanyahu | Donald Trump | The Guardian ..read more

Thought the whole event was superbly choreographed (not just the dancers) but so ambitious - rather than using a tightly confined environment like a stadium the grandes sites of Paris provided an amazing backdrop and loved the narrative of delivering the torch from Zizou into street kinds into amazing parcours , Lots more too to enthuse about. Looking back, London 2012, the only other opening ceremony I’ve seen in this century tho’ much praised at the time, seems vapid in comparison to this spectacle ..read more

Hmm, I certainly don’t know as much as I’d like to about the geology of France and often wonder about the shaping of local landscapes - I need a book on the subject, preferably in English, tho’ these days I could probably manage one in French and that’d also be good language training ..read more

We’re all on the list. Damn. Cant find a tin foil hat emoji ..read more

I hairbear: My geologist wife says they are granite drumlins. Only got as far as ‘A’’ level Geography (albeit it with geomorphology), but I do remember drumlins being a characteristic feature of post-glacial landscapes (along with U shaped valleys and roches moutonées!). But as far as I’m aware, these rocks are in a post-volcanic landscape south of the reach of the ice sheets ..read more

And finally this week’s walk - everything got out of synch with the football and now I’ve only just finished watching the Olympics amazing opening parade. So, this week we walked from Noailhac in the Aveyron high up above Conques. When we left home at 8.30 the Lot Valley was thick with mist, but we knew it would either burn off, or we’d be walking above it at over 600m. Most of the walking group’s info is now via Whatsapp, which I hate and so my wife handles that side of things. She told me that we were meeting at the church in Noailhac from where we’ve often started. I was surprised to see th ..read more

I came to John Mayall via a slightly unconventional route – a friend at school was raving about this band that had dispensed with a drummer! The Turning Point became one of the albums I continued to listen to and draw great pleasure from for many years (especially Johnny Almond’s incredible saxophone solos), along with Jack Bruce’s Songs for a Tailor and Fleetwood Mac’s Then Play On. But I went on to enjoy all of Mayall’s work from Blues Breakers right up to about USA Union and Back to the Roots. I was fascinated that as a jobbing graphic designer he designed all his own album covers (which ex ..read more

Well this is squirt on, but it still finds its way onto me. But I put some in a bowl then turn each piece of veg to cover both sides. Except tonight, and not again I think ..read more

ChrisMann: Yes that’s true, and if I’m speaking out of turn I apologise… just going on what I have understood of the system. Probably I don;t know enough about it. Thanks for being up front, Chris. Some who read these posts take comments as gospel ..read more

NotALot: 2012 Olympics Ah didn’t you enjoy it? I did ..read more