Have you come across Shaun the Sheep, Dear Reader?  A zany creation by Aardman Animations, a spin-off from Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave.  He's had his own series on Children's BBC, with another spin off series for the evergreen Timmy the Lamb.  As in the manner of all the best children's programmes, Shaun the Sheep is a good watch for all the ( Read more... )

I mentioned the other day that the Kepler space probe had discovered 715 possible earth-like exoplanets. Here are a few pictured.  Hmmm.  I thought that the size of a planet governed its gravitational field.  In which case most of the planets pictured would probably have G+ (or even Gx) type gravities, some considerable '+' factors, which might ( Read more... )

Today the sun shone, all day.  All St David's leeked and daffodilled day.

Meanwhile in 'sunny' California it rained and rained and rained.  They had difficulty keeping the wet off the red carpet in preparation for the Oscars.  British actors may be in with an advantage!

It's nice to swap weathers occasionally.

Y'all have a good day now!

One for Readers who like to see cats doing things.  Aaawwww ( Read more... )

Aujour d'hui le soleil brillait. Chic alors! The washing is pegged out.

FX: Blues guitar

Oh, Ah woague ub dis mawnin' wid a code in by doze*,
Actually, Ah woague ub yess'day mawnin' wid a code in by doze. Well wid all dis early mawnin' bloggin' 'n' wantonly gettin' most of ma heya cut off de udda day,
'S to be expected, Ah subboze

Oh yeah!
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