Here's some beautiful Magnolia seen at Golders Hill Park last week.

I was listening to @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social on the radio on Thursday talking about how different people speak and looking at Cockney turns of phrase. Brought back some memories of my childhood and I'm now musing on the language my grandparents used, particularly their "wandering H" ...

On my local buy/sell/swap pages, everyone seems to use a drinks can as an indicator of size. Does nobody have a tape measure any more?

First post in a new place. Let's see how this goes.