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October 3, 2020
Kos in a Time of Covid 19: 1st Days.
For this short series of posts on our recent break, I’ll include pictures to replace the usual daily natural beauty shots I’ve been doing, so I don’t overload followers with too many posts! Travel overseas is risky and a bit odd just now: certainly from the UK. Always the risk rules may change while you’re …
October 2, 2020
Today’s Picture: 2 Oct 20
I intended to start a short series of posts relating to our recent stay on Kos today. However, life and Windows combined to prevent me. Exchange of unused holiday currency meant a trip to the nearby city, where we also replenished our stocks of food and other essentials after our absence. That took up the …
October 1, 2020
Today’s Picture: 1 Oct 20
Yesterday, I ended my short annual period of online absence. You should try it: if you’re old enough, it will remind you what life was like before we were all enslaved by the social pressure of constant availability. If you’re too young to know such freedom, you’ll learn it’s possible to go through a day …
September 30, 2020
Today’s Picture: 30 Sep 20
Every year, I have a complete break from the internet. I believe it keeps me sane. However, earlier this year, I committed to posting a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with people stuck indoors, mainly due to the Covid 19 crisis. So, I’m scheduling those posts. They’ll appear as usual, but …
The Blind Watchmaker, by Richard Dawkins: #BookReview.
340 pagesBiological Evolution/Biology/Higher Education of Biological Sciences I came late to this seminal work, published 1986; a somewhat turbulent and formative period in my life. Wishing I’d read it at the time is pointless but nevertheless the case. It requires a special type of academic brilliance, combined with a good deal of experience, to tackle …
Continue reading The Blind Watchmaker, by Richard Dawkins: #BookReview.
September 29, 2020
Today’s Picture: 29 Sep 20
Every year, I have a complete break from the internet. I believe it keeps me sane. However, earlier this year, I committed to posting a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with people stuck indoors mainly due to the Covid 19 crisis. So, I’m scheduling those posts. They’ll appear as usual, but …
September 28, 2020
Today’s Picture: 28 Sep 20
Each year, I take a complete break from the internet. I’m deluded into believing it keeps me sane. However, earlier this year, I made a commitment to post a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with people stuck indoors. So, I’m scheduling those posts. They’ll appear as usual, but I won’t be …
September 27, 2020
Today’s Picture: 27 Sep 20
Each year, I take a complete break from the internet. I’m deluded into believing it keeps me sane. However, earlier this year, I made a commitment to post a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with people stuck indoors. So, I’m scheduling those posts. They’ll appear as usual, but I won’t be …
September 26, 2020
Today’s Picture: 26 Sep 20
Each year, I take a complete break from the internet. I’m deluded into believing it keeps me sane. However, earlier this year, I made a commitment to post a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with people stuck indoors. So, I’m scheduling those posts. They’ll appear as usual, but I won’t be …
September 25, 2020
Today’s Picture: 25 Sep 20
Each year, I take a complete break from the internet. It recharges batteries and gives time to reflect on the world as it was before we were all required to be in constant contact. However, earlier this year, I made a commitment to post a picture of the outdoor world every day, to share with …
