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Tiny purple tomatoes forming from their yellow flowers
Strange looking tomato flower that is called a megabloom with multiple flowers in one
Screenshot from the Guardian USA 'live blog': "Trump-appointed official threatens prosecution after five arrested in relation to reflection pool problems Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Five people have reportedly been arrested for vandalizing Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC, with Donald Trump insisting repair work will begin “immediately”. CBS News reporter Emma Nicholson tweeted on Sunday that an administration official told her five people had been arrested for vandalizing the pool and another five issued federal citations, bring the total number of police reports filed to 14, including one related to an alleged 250ft gash in the pool. It has been plagued by algae blooms and peeling paint following the controversial recent renovation efforts for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations next month. On Sunday, Trump said he had personally surveyed the damage. “Work will begin immediately on fixing the seriously vandalized Reflecting Pool,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday evening. “I just inspected it, and could only say to myself, and those gathered around me, WOW, who would do such a thing?” the president added, without offering further details. He said the pool would “probably” be drained as part of the repair works."
Raised bed marked for square foot gardening with young plants - squash, corn, beans, greens and marigolds and petunias
Wistoragic (adj.) - Characterised by lingering sadness and nostalgia following the recent end of a great story or series. Screenshot from Pinterest
Flowering red poppies
Screenshot From The Guardian 08.47 BST Morning opening: This terrible war Jakub Krupa (small headshot of journalist) US secretary of state Marco Rubio said that the war in Ukraine “needs to come to an end,” after his conversation with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov. Responding to the strikes on Kyiv over the weekend and repeated warnings about more attacks planned in the coming days, Rubio said: “Look, every time you see these big strikes from one side or the other, it’s a reminder of why this is a terrible war that’s now gone on longer than the second world war, and it needs to come to an end.”
Projected lights onto domed ceiling
Light projection show set to Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Video shows clip of a giant snowflake projected onto a domed ceiling
Screenshot of Google search result for "Scots words for rain" AI summary says Scots has over 100 words for rain.
New York Times Bestseller The God Delusion Richard Dawkins Black writing against a silver background
Text over a background image. Text: The Facts of Life Patrick Gale Background image: close up of a person's back. Two hands unzip the back of a dress.
Daily Star (UK tabloid newspaper) front page Headline: You're not the Messiah you're a very naughty boy over image trump posted of him as a jesus-type figure appearing to 'heal' a man with glowing hands. Smaller headline: trump backs down in pope row
Text: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass Lewis Carroll Image: a girl in a blue dress drinks from a small red bottle that says "drink me" on a label
Pink book with white text: Jostein Gaarder By the author of Sophie's World The Solitaire Mystery Obscure image below, could be stars and rays of light from the sun At the top there are white diamonds, clubs & spades as seen on a deck of cards
Text: The Midnight Library Image a white exterior building, colourful inside, no roof against a dark background and starry sky. A small white cat walks towards the house. Gold stamp at the top says: #1 International bestseller Over 2 million copies sold
Written like a dictionary entry: eejit (ee-jit) Dialect, chiefly Scot. ~n. 1. idiot, simpleton, one not possessed of all their mental faculties; one who is unable to properly conduct their own affairs (as in "Yer aff yer heid, yang eejit. That's no' a real dug"). [See also bawheid, dunderheid]
"I don’t know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, ‘Why don’t you admit that the humming bird, the butterfly, the Bird of Paradise are proof of the wonderful things produced by Creation?’ And I always say, well, when you say that, you’ve also got to think of a little boy sitting on a river bank, like here, in West Africa, that’s got a little worm, a living organism, in his eye and boring through the eyeball and is slowly turning him blind. The Creator God that you believe in, presumably, also made that little worm. Now I personally find that difficult to accommodate…" Sir David Attenborough
Text: A New York Times Bestseller Three Cups of Tea One man's mission to promote peace... one school at a time Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Image: 3 girls with white hijabs reading books against a white background
Title: Goodnight Mr Tom Picture of an old man and a young boy walking a dog in the countryside while WWII planes fly overhead Author: Michelle Magorian name at bottom
Image of 3 book covers side by side. The top of each book is the author's name: Philip Pullman First book: girl sitting at a table set for dinner with a candlestick & tablecloth. Text underneath says: Northern Lights Second book: a strange, almost surreal/ Dali-esque image with a white building on the left, a handy ground in the middle and a dark shadow on the right. Text underneath says: The Subtle Knife Third book: A distant city outline with a large fiery glow behind it. Text says: The Amber Spyglass
Cover of Matilda by Roald Dahl. Image is illustration of a young girl sitting on a pile of books with a book open on her knee surrounded by more books. Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Excerpt from the Guardian's live blog. Timestamp 08.52 BST Title: 'Now it's time for diplomacy, legality and peace', says Spain's PM. Pedro Sanchez is quoted as saying: "Ceasefires are always good news - especially if they lead to a just and lasting peace. But this momentary relief cannot make us forget the chaos, the destruction, and the lives lost. The Spanish government will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket. What’s needed now are diplomacy, international legality, and PEACE."
Cover of the book The Circle by Dave Eggers. Red background with a silver circle and red pattern inside the circle with a c in the centre.
Screenshot from Guardian's live updates page: "Rubio responded to the news by saying: “I think it was very disappointing … and … look, the president and our country will have to re-examine all of this after this operation is over, but [highlighting added in image] one of the reasons why Nato is beneficial to the United States is it gives us basing rights for contingencies. It allows us to station troops and aircraft and weapons in parts of the world that we wouldn’t normally have bases, and that includes much of Europe. [Highlighting ended] And to see that in a time of need, [when] the United States has identified a grave risk to our national security and our national interests, and we needed to conduct this operation, we have countries like Spain, a Nato member that we are pledged to defend, denying us the use of their airspace and bragging about it, denying us the use of our of their bases – and there are other countries that have done that as well – and so you ask yourself, well, what is in it for the United States?”
A crowd marching, poster in the centre says "Don't let racist Farage and Reform divide the country"
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
AI description of NATO Article 1 with Wikipedia link. Full text on Wikipedia article on 'North Atlantic Treaty Summary: international law must be followed.
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Photo from the Guardian. Caption: People on a motorcycle ride past a large billboard with images of Iranian missiles in Tehran. Zooming in, words visible on some missiles in English include "Epstein Island Victims"; "Down with Israel"; & "Free World" There is other text in Persian that is not translated
Text from a box of Scott's Porridge Oats: "It's awfy dreich oot the day. Best keep the baffies on, grab a bowl of Scott's and keep put the windae feeling gallus." Translation The weather's terrible out there today. So you should keep your slippers on, enjoy a bowl of Scott's and just look out of the window, you'll feel brilliant.
Image of 2 shadows, my 4 year old nephew and me, with very long legs
Screenshot from The Guardian's UK politics live (today, 9.25 GMT). Quote from minister, Darren Jones. Highlighted text: "UK not going to get involved in a wider conflict in the Middle East" - "we will only engage British armed forces when it's in British interests with a [bold] clear plan [end bold] and on a [bold] legal basis [end bold]." - "...[bold] we're not going to be getting involved in a wider conflict in the Middle East. [End bold]"
Poland's Sikorski says Europe should get seat at peace talks on Ukraine. "...I would like, particularly our American guests to know - because it's not fully in the American infosphere - that [bold] we are now paying for this war [end bold]."
Scots: "It's awfy dreich oot the day. Best keep the baffies on, grab a bowl of Scott's and keek out the windae feeling gallus." Translation: The weather's terrible out there today. So you should keep your slippers on, enjoy a bowl of Scott's and just look out of the window, you'll feel brilliant.
Screenshot. "Yer bum's oot the windae" is a common Scots phrase meaning you are talking absolute nonsense or rubbish. It is used to tell someone they are lying, exaggerating, or speaking nonsense. It is roughly equivalent to saying someone is "talking out of their backside".
Text over photograph of Nietzsche. Quote: "I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you." Friedrich Nietzsche
Nietzsche quote, overlaid on a black & white photograph of Friedrich Nietzsche. The quote: "I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you."
Screenshot of BBC news live feed 'breaking' news timestamp 17.37. Headline: "Federal agent shot and killed armed man, Homeland Security tells BBC.
Screenshot from The Guardian's live politics blog (UK) Thursday 15th January. Time stamp 14.19 GMT Headline: Malcolm Offord, former Tory peer, says he won't disclose wealth after being named as Reform UK's Scottish leader.
Big wheel at Edinburgh xmas markets. Photo taken from 2nd floor of a shop on Princes St, almost level with the middle of the wheel. Rainbow lights shoot out from the middle of the wheel to the pods. (Less interestingly, my bus stop is seen on the street below, across the road.)
Image of Mary, Joseph & baby Jesus in a bus stop instead of a stable, with people looking at them. Text says 'Christ has always been in Christmas'
UK government & parliament petitions shows 91,378 signatures for the petition to call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Orange leaves on the ground and some remaining on the tree with bare branches obvious. There is an old grey stone wall in front of the trees. An Autumn image.