R's rue

Over at the "Geograph" photo-mapping project to which I have submitted 17,142 images, many of the tracking possibilities of computers have been fully exploited to benefit members. For example, through the clicking of a couple of keyboard buttons I can see that I have captured 218 images of farmhouses, 1092 pictures of churches and 2455 photographs of paths. However, today I am going to focus on sheep. The algorithms tell me that I have banked 371 pictures of sheep in various locations and weather conditions. Sheep on snowy fields, sheep in flocks, sheep grazing, sheep running, sheep alone, wooden sheep, stone sheep and cute baby sheep (i.e. lambs). I tried to find out the term for a lover of sheep and the best I can come up with is an "ovinophile" but I am not 100% certain that such a term has been approved by those who guard the gates of the English language. Though I confess to being an ovinophile, my relationship with the woolly quadrupeds is entirely platonic...

 Finally getting into the Christmas spirit It feels wonderful I’m jingling all  The way home everyday Happy Monday Tell me your joys today? from R's rue https://ift.tt/oLryADY

  Life is a fickle beast. One minute you are battling the small brickbats of shite that make things literally crap The next you are swinging your hips to a fun bit of music and sad videos on tiktok suddenly do not have the power to make you weep when you don’t want to. I finished my assignment last night.  I just need to type it up today. Bluebell is back on the road, ( albeit a totally iced up one this morning) but won’t be taking me out until lunchtime as the - 5 temps last night have re- iced the lane and effectively rendered the incline to the main road impassable.  I’m taking a neighbour to a hospital appointment From having nothing in my calendar last week, I have found things filling up gently. Gorgeous Dave has asked me to go and attend a  Meat Loaf By Candlelight evening which sounds a somewhat unlikely pairing, I must admit.  Tomorrow, I’m bunking off college to go to the Choir’s annual pub singalong and next week I’ve arranged ...