OK, I know the GOP ideology drunkards with their mantra about job-killing taxes are exhibiting potentially catastrophic ignorance, mendacity, or both. How could anybody watching not have seen this? Apparently, the GOP Congressman who followed to answer him did not see it.

Steering our way towards the local country park on a blue sky January morning gave us the first opportunity in ages for using the camera. Even a fair selection of birds came out to play. Happy new year to all our readers. The comparative chunkiness of the stonework in the tower belies the true size of the buzzard watching over us.