This is the Rio Xabrina near her source in the Montes de Paranos, Galicia, 🇪🇸. Here she is young, excited and bubbly; but further downstream at her confluence with the Rio Tea at Mondariz Balnearo she becomes sluggish and heavy and maybe a bit sad about losing her identity to the bigger river.

Rio Azal in Galicia 🇪🇸

Rio Xabrina in Galicia 🇪🇸

He just wants to make everyone’s dreams come true

There’s a Chinese Trump and a Chinese Musk.

Chinese Trump loves tariffs.

Tom Ghyll this afternoon. We’ve had a lot of rain lately, needless to say.

Christopher Hitchens from many years ago discussing a problem that we’re still grappling with.

Still one of the funniest TV dramas ever.

#RyderCup

Dog sitting. Tired after a long walk. One of them decided to jump into a muddy pond. She’s not mine, I better get the hose out.