Love light and fun


Hello I hope you are all keeping well, I saw the snow returned I do hope that it ceases soon.
In London shops are revving up for another celebration Valentine’s Day, roses chocolates and meal deals proliferate the shops. However the Animal Welfare department in the Indian government has taken a somewhat different approach to Valentine’s celebrations. They are promoting the concept of make the day a hug a cow day. They are aiming to promote Hindu values, and oppose the western way of celebrating. The cow is revered by Hindus, and the department is saying hugging a cow will bring emotional richness and collective happiness. Who knows? I won’t be able to test this theory.
I saw a fantastic article about a project called a Litre of light has as a Solution. They have come up with a cheap way of lighting up homes. An upcycled plastic bottle water and bleach placed on a roof can provide light. The light refracts from outside to inside. It sounds almost too good to be true, but it is. The concept is being used in South East Asia and South Africa. The project was given an award by the World Habitat. A small amount of bleach is used to prevent mould in the bottle. To enable the bottle to provide light at night a small LED light is used along with micro solar panels. It benefits people and our environment what a magnificent idea.
Meanwhile in Yorkshire a fun day at the races can be had, not horse racing ferret racing. A publican in Yorkshire had the idea and the day of racing began in 1978. More than fifty ferrets will participate in group and individual events. Ferrets were bred as working animals to track rabbits and rats. Apparently they are very talented they like dancing and socialising. Personally I’d rather a cat.
I was sad to hear about the death of Burt Bacarat. Lots of his songs have been played on the radio in memory of him. I was amazed at what a huge range of musical genres his songs covered. So many brilliant songs one of my favourites and in my opinion necessary currently is, What the world needs now is love.
So bloggers have a good week over and out London.



















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The value of a count

Hi bloggers I hope that you are all keeping well and warm. London is still cold but today is a lovely day sunny and bright. Last weekend in the UK people were invited to participate in a bird count. They were asked to observe how many birds and species they saw either in their garden or outside their window. Sadly the UK has lost 38 million birds over the last fifty years. There’s a red list of birds who are in danger of extinction, so these counts are very important as experts can see what’s happening. Dedicated conservationists have been able to save species by planning and creating special habitats. That’s encouraging.
The most common bird currently is the wren. These are adorable little birds. The result of this years count will be published after 19th February. I’ll let you know.
Selfies are very popular with some people but I was delighted to see that a bear in the USA seems to have developed a taste for a selfie. The curios bear stumbled upon a wildlife camera she triggered hundreds of selfies. I particularly liked her three quarter pose, perhaps a new career in modelling.
I really think some Ancient proverbs are so incredibly wise and so relevant let’s hope people take heed.
Have a good week over and out London.








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Happy People.

Hope you are all able to keep warm I saw your extremely low temperatures and it’s still continuing. I do hope it’s warming up a bit. I was reading an article about Denmark it’s a country where the people are the happiest in the world. A survey of 150,000 people in 150 countries were asked to rate their happiness/satisfaction level and Denmark scored the most votes. One of the reasons for this is the concept of HYGGE this translates in English as cosy and homely. Other factors include high incomes and welfare services. Apparently Danes trust each other and expect the peoples around them to be considerate and care for each other. I think I’d like to live in Denmark!!
I saw this photo of an elephant that loves Mangoes. They must bring the elephant a lot of happiness as it climbed a five foot wall to procure them. Apparently elephants express joy, when they meet each other for a quick play, by bellowing and shaking their tails. Oh don’t elephants always bring us soo much joy.
Take care bloggers have a good week over and out London

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