Evening all: Good turnout at the march today, although here in California (and especially Santa Barbara) protesters are mostly preaching to the choir. We heard short but good speeches from some young people and teachers from local schools and colleges. It's great to see young people so energized. Those kids from the Florida high school have really started something. Lots of calls for voting preregistration as many of them will vote for the first time in 2020.
Lindybird: Hope the baby pigeons survive this year.
Clare: Some beautiful markings on that bird. Congrats on finally spotting it.
Very springlike here today; must get into the garden tomorrow: The weeds are feeling entirely too self-confident and I have some salvia to plant while the soil is still nice and damp.
Hope things are better with Forestboar..... Also that OG has a good ride back from the festivities.
Take care everyone.
Next instalment of our holiday pics:
We walked around the marina I showed before: if you go near to where the ferries dock, you can see the sea and the coast beyond the port. Very faintly on the horizon is the larger island of Lanzarote.
A good view of "The Tadpole Island" - Los Lobos.
The small boats and craft in the Marina.
Nearby was another fish!!
That evening, we had a pretty, pink sunset for a change from the dramatic ones.
(I love that one.......)
My B'day 31st - BJane's today
Happy Birthday, BJane!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!
Happy Birthday BJane! - have a good day! xx
(sorry, OG - we seem to be getting muddled over this. Never mind, you can be like HM The Queen and have two birthdays!)
EdIt - Hope the weather cleared up for you. Our day stayed dry but not had time for gardening, though.
Many happy returns, BJane!
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Happy birthday, BJane! Hope you are having a lovely relaxing day.
Thanks all for the birthday wishes. Much appreciated!
Love the owl, thanks Diane!
Trust Diane to find an owl for any situation..........;-)
Coincidentally, since the very recent discussion on silos, and art, I was doing the ironing today and watching a programme about "Great Hotels of the World" when I realized that the subject was famous because it was converted from a silo! Google "The Silo in Cape Town, S.A." and you'll see lots of pics of it. They have put a Gallery of S. African art in the lower part, and the floors above the 5th floor are all the hotel. The Silo was built in 1924 to store the vast amount of grain from the South African farms, ready to be shipped out of the country. Well worth a look.
Edit: But not painted on the outside, AQ! - all of the art is upon the inside!
Lindybird said:But not painted on the outside, AQ! - all of the art is upon the inside!
Our SA silos are still in use for wheat! Your comment reminds of the silo we saw in Bunbury WA, converted to apartments.
Happy Birthday Jane
Happy Birthday OG