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“Some people never participate. Life is what happens to them. They get by on little more than dumb persistence and resist with anger or violence all things that might lift them out of their resentment-filled illusions of security.” — Frank Herbert, Dune

Godzilla, 2014 ★★★★½: Looking for something to watch last night (as I’m in between books) I watched the 2014 version of Godzilla starring Ken Watanabe, Brian Cranston and a very short lived, Juliette Binoche. I have a really big soft spot for Godzilla movies and so, given they’re all slightly different, and …

The bust of King Lovis gets a seasonal make over …

Well, the rain has been coming down since yesterday morning, it absolutely chucked it down all through the night, and now is a depressing drizzle. And the forecast? Is rain for the next two (2) days. Summer is, I think, officially over.

Okay, today’s burning question for you all, is: Would you rather: Eat a whole lemon or a raw potato?

“Have you ever noticed that a large percentage of those asking for advice don’t want advice but approval of what ever it is they’ve already decided to do?” — Elizabeth Moon, author

“Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we lived our lives.”  — Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard

Give us a kiss …

Dark Matter S2, 2026 ★★½: I forgot to ask everyone this morning, but who here watched the season opener of Dark Matter over on Apple this weekend? Anyone? And, of course, what did you think of it? I’m not going to lie, I struggled at the best of times to get through season 1 and then, at the end, shrugged and wondered …

A couple of snaps from this weekend’s walkabout …

Okay, today’s random question is: What’s scarier: the depths of the ocean or the depths of space?

Okay, today’s random question, come on, fess up: Do you sleep in socks?

Blank stare …

James Bond’s car, or Batman’s?

Let’s face it, the Butts have it by a narrow margin …

And this bad boy was part of my errands this morning … I may be indisposed for the next few days, reading.

Okay, people, fest up: What’s the ugliest colour?

Let me in, let me, I’m hungry …

Last summer these large googily eyes appeared all over the place.

Dramatic skies …

The Bean tree …

I’m not one for driving fast cars, but classic ones? Yes … just don’t give me the boot!

There’s no such thing as small pigeons here.

The viking invasion has begun …

I once met a Dodo …

Elephants walk amongst us …