Lewis, bats and ice age hunters
Last night I watched Lewis. For those of you not familiar with this character he is now a Detective Inspector based in Oxford and used to be the DS to Morse (played by John Thaw). Each story is completed in 2 hours and there are always some neat twists along the way. Last night's was no exception. We were treated to excellent character development of Lewis's sidekick, DS Hathaway, shown and not merely told, by means of effective use of backstory to demonstrate how one's past impinges on the future unless you come to terms with it. Hathaway (another James, which made me giggle) is played by Laurence Fox, who is the third son of James Fox, another fine and distinctive actor.
This news item about bats surprising their keepers amused me so I thought I'd share. I love bats. Have I said? (But I couldn't eat a whole one--no! lol Kidding!) They have such cute little faces, some of them are almost dog-like. One of my favourite things from a couple of years ago was walking through the Twilight house at Chester Zoo where the bats fly freely around you. Although, mostly, they hang off the heating pipes near the roof... *laughs* They're not stupid.
My bent for archaeology ensured I read this item about ice ages axes found under the North Sea with great interest. I can almost hear Phil Harding enthusing... Oo! Ar! Oh! All in broad Zomerzet. *laughs* He's an expert flint knapper so I imagine he would read far more from tiny details than many others. I wish I could have seen his reaction on being shown these items. *grins* His enthusiasm shines in Time Team -- even when they don't find anything he puts a positive spin on it.
Finally, I have to comment on Jersey people's reaction to the La Haut de la Garenne case. I was with you in spirit in Royal Square, with my daffodils, anger, sick to the pit of my stomach, and prayers for the future.
BBC radio Jèrri said that those involved will receive counselling. I wanted to email Gary Craig and suggest that he and a few EFT masters fly out to help. EFT is available on the island (I found that out when looking for the one closest to me) but with 160 victims come forward, and probably more too afraid to, I think he'd appreciate some help.
Et ch'est tous. À la préchaine!
This news item about bats surprising their keepers amused me so I thought I'd share. I love bats. Have I said? (But I couldn't eat a whole one--no! lol Kidding!) They have such cute little faces, some of them are almost dog-like. One of my favourite things from a couple of years ago was walking through the Twilight house at Chester Zoo where the bats fly freely around you. Although, mostly, they hang off the heating pipes near the roof... *laughs* They're not stupid.
My bent for archaeology ensured I read this item about ice ages axes found under the North Sea with great interest. I can almost hear Phil Harding enthusing... Oo! Ar! Oh! All in broad Zomerzet. *laughs* He's an expert flint knapper so I imagine he would read far more from tiny details than many others. I wish I could have seen his reaction on being shown these items. *grins* His enthusiasm shines in Time Team -- even when they don't find anything he puts a positive spin on it.
Finally, I have to comment on Jersey people's reaction to the La Haut de la Garenne case. I was with you in spirit in Royal Square, with my daffodils, anger, sick to the pit of my stomach, and prayers for the future.
BBC radio Jèrri said that those involved will receive counselling. I wanted to email Gary Craig and suggest that he and a few EFT masters fly out to help. EFT is available on the island (I found that out when looking for the one closest to me) but with 160 victims come forward, and probably more too afraid to, I think he'd appreciate some help.
Et ch'est tous. À la préchaine!