Thursday, February 28, 2013

The birds / are the keepers of our secrets

Time for the monthly update in the 2013 bird list challenge. January saw a tally of 32 species (+1 for the dubious goals panel). Here's what February brought:

Feb 2 (Binn Green)
Treecreeper
Siskin
Great spotted woodpecker

Feb 3
Kestrel (Northwich)

Feb 9
Grey wagtail (Salts Mill, Saltaire)

Feb 10
Buzzard (M60 Bredbury)

Feb 17 (Stamford Park, Ashton-under-Lyne)
Grey heron
Greylag goose
Cormorant

Feb 18
Bullfinch (Mossley)

New total: 42 (+1)

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

All the way from the slums of Shaolin...

Where is the best place in New York to get cholesterol-lowering drugs?

Statin Island

When large DIY store ad campaigns look like album covers, no. 74



B&Q ad in Saturday's Independent:




Amazing Grace by Spiritualized:



This isn't the first time that Spiritualized albums have popped up in these pages.