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
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
William Blake, poet, visionary, painter, and printer, moved from London at the age of forty three to a cottage in the village of Felpham outside Chichester on the south coast of England. By train today it takes approximately two hours to travel from Chichester to London. The journey is made slightly longer than it otherwise … Read more