Fun commute!

More Didsbury graffiti. This one is a misquotation from Paradise Lost.

I'm not sure if they're protesting against the aesthetics of their neighbour's new loft extension (looks fine to me) or if they object to the builders displaying an advertisement in the front garden.

Burns Night

O wert thou in the cauld blast,
On yonder lea, on yonder lea,
My plaidie to the angry airt,
I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee,
Or did misfortune's bitter storms
Around thee blaw, around thee blaw,
Thy bield should be my bosom,
To share it a', to share it a'.

Or were I in the wildest waste,
Sae black and bare, sae black and bare,
The desert were a Paradise,
If thou wert there, if thou wert there.
Or were I monarch o' the globe,
Wi' thee to reign, wi' thee to reign,
The brightest jewel in my crown
Wad be my queen, wad be my queen.

One of Pete Lockwood's old bands. Fantastic, massive 70s hair :-)

Scratch

I'm not sure if I know any folk musicians under 25 any more. But if you do, please remind them the closing date for entering New Roots 2015 is 31st January.

New Roots

The team that has to cycle hundreds of miles to compete

UPDATE: It wasn't pants after all! More like a plucky British failure.

The Beagle had landed: UK Space Agency confirms British space probe arrived intact on Mars but didn't get the energy for radio transmission

Poor old Beagle 2. It was a bit pants, wasn't it.

Professor's BEAGLE lost for 10 years FOUND ON MARS

Crank failure. So basically I rode half of my commute on one leg this morning. It is just about possible with clipless pedals, but man, my left quads hurt, especially going up the hill to Brinny.

My Teach Yourself Flute kit looked something like this. I had a lot of fun, but my technique is terrible.