Summer solstice today! - - all downhill till Christmas!

So its the longest day of the year today, its strange how the winter seemed to be hanging around for ages and here we are in the middle of the year and "looking forward" to the "nights closing in!  A little gem about the solstice and its associated importance with ancient religions is covered by the BBC in The Greeks who worship the ancient gods article.  It has the usual pics of strangely dressed people with odd ideas but the last line says it all for me "after the show the Hellenes dance and frolic in the moonlight" nothing like a bit of frolicking!

I moved our websites  birdfeeder webcam yesterday and this mornings stills seem to indicate the "locals like it"  I still need to adjust the little tray feeder (old paint container lid) so that its more in the shot and i think the camera needs a little more weatherproofing but the early results are fine

 The rail that all the feeders are suspended from gets some good shots especially on the live webcam

This story claims a Million people in Brazil are protesting about their Government and is policies and politicians.  There's an interesting list of things they are protesting about graphically displayed but one item of interest is tucked into the text.  The people are not happy about the money being spent on the countries hosting next years world cup!  could be interesting!

The BBC also covers this story about New Pollution High as Haze Chokes Singapore After Hong Kong, Singapore is my favourite city so clean and well run but the current "smog" situation is not their doing

Our Hotel for a stay in 2010 very swish! 

.  Large fires in the jungles of Malaya are producing the smoke which in turn is causing problems over a wide area.  I remember completing Jungle Training in that area and we were being helicoptered back to our base with huge swathes of the terrain hidden under clouds of smoke from these type of fires.

Finally - - - This gem from the Mail made me laugh.  Storing vegetables in a fridge can take away the goodness because the conditions do not mimic night and day  .  Ok there must be an element of truth in the story but keeping them in the light all the time like in a supermarket which is open 24 hrs is also considered bad for them, or so the story go's.  So if you have nothing better to do today. Rescue your veg from the fridge take them out into the sunlight, but not too long mind.  Give em a drink and have a chat with them they might "freshen up!" - - - before men in white coats appear to escort you away!

Enjoy the SOLSTICE day - - - dont forget all in the UK the clocks go back in 127 days! lol!  

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Or this one just to see  our live birdfeeder webcam