That must be the power of God! No way would I feel in a ‘good mood’ in that condition!

And they will not get any reciprocity from Trump or his idiotic selection of Sec’s of State. But Britain post-Brexit is desperate to get ‘on side’ with the USA, expecting trade deals. Even if these happened, many would be a race to the bottom (esp. agriculture).

I think this was my best this year. Just caught it walking down a hill towards Burrator (iPhone)

Whenever I manage a great photo, it is always luck!

Looks other-worldly in that light. Great shot!

Strong and ‘hard’ are not the same, are they. The strong women in my family are resilient, determined, kind, caring. Not like the male stereotype of ‘strong’ which is the hard man. Better to read about women being strong in the way we need more men to be I think. Smart, resilient, good people

But it does make me think about all those people who sacrifice family time for others - maybe you? I hope you have the best Christmas you can in the circumstances, and can make up for it later. Society would not function without you.

Beautiful creatures.

I don’t miss the drive! Must have spent days in traffic over 20 years. But arriving was lovely.

Hi Fiona, @heejungchung.bsky.social wrote a book about this

Guinness is a stout

Nice design. Great within enclosed grounds, or close to busy 24/7 buildings (like hospitals).
Anywhere else, it will get vandalised unfortunately.

Do you mean that people should be able to criticise (hopefully constructively) even if it makes some others “uncomfortable”? If so, agreed, that is vital to work through problems. So many people are scared to speak up, for fear of upsetting others’ sensitivities. That is not helpful.

Think I’ll just block evangelicals.

It’s lovely. Milk. Can’t beat it