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A Leucistic Bird

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If it were a blackbird like nearly all other blackbirds, then it would be all black, with a yellow beak. It is leucistic, which means an animal that has whitish fur, plumage, or skin due to a lack of pigment. Its shape and its beak says that it is a blackbird, but it is about … Read more

Marathon Days and Italian Chic In Florence

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We spent two weeks in Florence recently. This is the famous Ponte Vecchio that spans the River Arno in Florence. It is lined on both sides with shops selling gold jewellery and expensive watches. The guide books say that there were once butchers’ shops on the bridge. Then they were ousted to make way for … Read more