We may, according to the august insightful British publication, The Star, have more to worry about than who the US is going to bomb next, Russian threats and the state of the British economy.

Red sky at night means the brass monkeys will be suffering tomorrow morning. South Oxfordshire UK

Wood pigeon trying to keep warm (south Oxfordshire temperature zero). Should I have invited it in for a warm up?

Last of the big winners!

The garden is showing distinct signs of spring (in South Oxfordshire,UK)

I see that the centre of earthquake activity in the Greek Cyclades islands is moving south west from Amorgos towards Santorini. It should coincide with our arrival in September!

There seems to be three weights and measure streams: metric, imperial and @BBC. The BBC, in this evening’s news, described an asteroid as being the width of eight football pitches. How many metres or yards would that be please? Could the BBC learn about other little known forms of measurement?

Can someone explain please why @oxfordshirecc@bsky.social refuses or fails to clear out the drains on the road between Chinnor and Thame resulting in the road being flooded in the current period of bad weather. Electric cars do not like water!

After a dull day we have a red sky sunset over Chinnor, South Oxfordshire, UK. "Red sky at night, shepherd's delight". A fine day tomorrow? We will see.

I get a continuous stream of adverts for firewood logs and retirement homes/villages on my Instagram feed. Mystery; I never mention my age or the fact that we have a log burner on Instagram or WhatsApp. I don’t have a Facebook account. I am wondering if, like Big Brother, Meta is watching me.

I wonder how Mr and Mrs Al-Assad have enjoyed their first day in Moscow. The accommodation will not be quite what they are used to and neither will the weather. As for servants - forget it! Should I feel sorry for them? Answers on postcards not required!

I mentioned to my brother that I was going to start a rumour that former president Assad was going to apply to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London to get his old job back. He took me seriously…….. so if you hear a rumour that……….!

I was not sure whether this sign was a joke or unthinking officialese.

Autumn colours in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK. Winter is on the way.

Vegemite on toast for breakfast. I am trying to kid myself that I am in sunny warm Brisbane and not in 0º Soth Oxfordshire UK! I fear that I may have failed.

Another fine evening in South Oxfordshire, UK