Well, not ducklings, actually, but baby coots seen this afternoon. They were obviously extremely young, and it was difficult to photograph them because they kept zooming and darting about. Their parents kept diving down to look for food, and while they were underwater, the cootlings bowled merrily about the surface of the lake like dandelion clocks.
Can a piano retain a memory of who’s been playing it?
A friend of mine was talking about his lodger, a very fine student pianist who often practises on the piano in the house. My friend...



O joy! A new word to add to my vocabulary!