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Greetings from the confluence of the Ray and the Cherwell.

Soup

Oddity

Bears

I'm in the South of France at the moment. It's hot and most people wear just shorts and t-shirt. What is very evident is that all the youngsters have the minimum EDC, only a smartphone in the right hand back pocket of their shorts: apparently nothing else.

Young swallows repairing an old nest, possibly where one was born. We had a nest here on the loggia of our apartment in the South of France but following a predation by a hawk the nest had remained unused for some years. It seems a bit late to breed but I'd like to hear any thoughts on swallow...

They look awl right to me.

Tackle

Has a real "wish I was there" feel to it. Well deserved.

Just after arriving in France, I had a tyre side wall blow on a country back road. A young Frenchman stopped to see if we were ok. He then changed the wheel, directed me to the nearest tyre dealer and told us we reminded him of his grandparents. We happily pressed on him a 20euro note with which...

I'm just grateful I have grandchildren: they sort out all our IT problems.

I find it weird to be the same age as old people .

Wholemeal

Reserve

Mors Kochanski: "The more you know, the less you carry." I read somewhere that the best way to know what you are really carrying is to get on a weighing machine carrying all your kit then weigh yourself naked and calculate the difference. I reduced the weight of what I was carrying by going on...

If there is a convenient commercial campsite on my route, I will pay to use it although I have often felt exploited in England because of unreasonable fees. In practice, however, it is often very difficult to ask permission because one doesn't know where to ask, especially when bedding down for...

Sunshine

Hey Jude!

When I was a teacher, one of the children took the view that Goldilocks should have been arrested by the police for breaking and entering, theft of porridge and criminal damage of a chair as well as tresspass. I often wonder what became of him: when he grew up: lawyer, policeman or career...