My first reaction to learning of the fall of Assad? Daring to hope that Ernesto's animal refuge will be safe.

Massive away win for the little fella.

I played Bob Dylan at Open Mic* night, some might think Dylan lost, I prefer to see it as an honourable draw.

*As opposed to the local amateur pathology group who have an Open Mike night.

I've just spent a couple of days away meeting up with old friends. The hotel we stayed at folded the towels into little animals. Very cure, but I felt a bit bad when it came to pulling one apart so I could have a shower.

I wrote a song, and a bunch of my pals decided we needed to record it. A somewhat booze-fuelled session in my home studio came up with this. My cat doesn't really think I'm a loser. I hope.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XYy...

Bunty on patrol. It's a nice morning here in the Shire.

I'm hugely enjoying the cat pics, exactly what the internet was created for. Here's Bunty the Bengal updating her scent markers.

A lovely morning in the Shire. One last rose on the bush outside the living room is blooming optimistically.

First post on Bluesky. A 60-something retired Womble living a life of peace and obscurity in the rural west of the UK, trying to be a better musician and a better Stoic.

Today's job is raking up the leaves which have all just fallen from our Ginko tree.