Jun. 28th, 2025

vivdunstan: Photo of some of my books (books)
Finally going through the Edinburgh Book Festival programme, and disappointed as the proportion of streamed talks diminishes even further for yet another year. Luckily I am finding some gems, including Robert Macfarlane and Hallie Rubenhold. But it is pretty poor representation on accessibility grounds.

I used to attend the Edinburgh Book Festival in person, though usually then only attending one or two talks. But those days are past, as my neurological disease progresses, and streaming that took off as Covid started was a huge help to housebound me. And now that’s in major decline.

P.S. Streaming tickets now bought, for the above two talks, plus those with VE Schwab and RF Kuang. I will probably watch them belatedly on catch-up in bed.

Birds etc

Jun. 28th, 2025 05:11 pm
vivdunstan: Photo from our wedding in Langholm (martin)
Martin’s birds etc list from his walk today. Walking in his usual area, in the wooded river valley / old railway viaduct area very near our home.

25 birds seen, 4 others heard, 4 butterfly species (3 ID'd)

blackbird
blue tit
chiffchaff
collared dove
crow
dipper
dunnock
feral pigeon
goldfinch
grey heron
grey wagtail
herring gull
house martin
house sparrow
long tailed tits
magpie
robin
rook
siskin
song thrush
starling
swift
whitethroat
wood pigeon
wren

blackcap heard
chaffinch heard
coal tit heard
stock dove heard

butterfly white
red admiral butterfly?
small tortoiseshell butterfly
speckled wood butterfly

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