Balcony Update, Two Happy Men for Very Different Reasons, Jung Quote, Photo and Jokes

 Hello I hope that you are well and are enjoying the flowers, many wonderful colours to be seen.  I saw a photo of tulip fields in Amsterdam I think they are stunning.  I got some new plants for my balcony, which I thought was very colourful until I saw the tulips.  In the Christian church it’s a very special time, The Resurrection.  I went to a church this morning and it was a hive of industry.  Adults and children cleaning the church in preparation for Easter Sunday, usually the church smells of incense instead it smelt of polish. They had also started decorating with flowers see picture of yellow and white flowers. I saw two pictures of happy men but for very different reasons. The first man Duncan Brown from Oxford won the World Record for morris dancing.  The other man from the Philippines was so happy, because a tree he planted 35 years ago saved the lives of 37 young people.  The bus went out of control and his tree stopped the bus hurtling down the mountain.  I think I know which one of them deserves a shout out. I love the photo of the lion and her cubs, it won an award.  They look so cosy. The quote that accompanies the photo of the moon is by Jung. “In order to see the light we must know the dark.” I hope you like the jokes.  For those of you celebrating Easter I wish you a peaceful day and full of the promise of new beginnings. Over and out London. -->

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Platypus, Tortoise, King Penguin Boycott, Joke and Quote

Hello bloggers hope all is well, London is bathed in sunshine it hasn’t rained for ages poor plants, today is 22 degrees, yesterday was so cold heating on plus extra layers, it was 5 degrees and so windy ( see the poem ). So the world is topsy turvy isn’t it. I’m trying to ignore that! So I was delighted when I saw on National Geographic a baby platypus . Did you know that a baby platypus is called a puggle. I want to see one. In Philadelphia Zoo two giant tortoise have become parents, never say never.
A shout out for a King Penguin who has been promoted to Brigadier. He’s called Sir Nils Slav 111. He is the mascot for the Norwegian army, Nils received praise for service rendered.
It’s a tricky time in the world, lots of talk about boycotts and Tariffs. Coincidentally I saw an article about the origin of the word boycott. In 1880 Irish tenants created a powerful non violent weapon. Complete isolation of their landlord’s agent, when the agent Charles Boycott refused the request for lower rents, all the workers refused to work, even deliver mail. His name Boycott is the word we use today. Interesting reminds me of Ghandi.
So this Sunday is Palm Sunday if you are celebrating have a peaceful day.
Hope you enjoy the jokes. I loved the quote about the clocks.
Have a good week over and out London.


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Amazing facts about Animals, Longfellow Poem, Quotes Maya Angelou, Hans Christian Anderson and Jokes



Hello bloggers, I hope you are well and enjoying some sunshine. London is sunny, but a terrible Easterly wind is blowing. I live high up and the plants have really taken a battering. The tulips have been decimated, which was a tad upsetting, as they were taking their time to die a petal at a time. Oh well as the French say. C’est La Vie. Or appropriately C’est la Morte.
So luckily for me I have found some lovely fun facts about animals.
The otter is a lovely animal, they have a special pocket in their skin to keep their favourite rock in. Some otters keep the same stone for life. Bees live 60 days, they visit 1000 flowers and produce a teaspoon of honey, which we consume. A lot of work in a short time a big shout out for the industrious bees.
Another shout out for a hard working pig called Bacon. Bacon lives in South America, he walks miles a day to help her owner gather food and firewood. She has two special bamboo baskets strapped to her side. Well done Bacon.
I love the photos of the baby lions, aren’t they beautiful. Thank goodness for animals in our world as I’ve said before humans really should study the animal world more and learn to be respectful.
I love the quotes by Anderson and Angelou remember to look for the miracles.
I hope you enjoy the poem and jokes.
Have a good week over and out London.



























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