Sunday, March 29, 2009

Damp men with great shoulders and thighs

How did I miss that it was the 155th Oxford/Cambridge boat race today. Always a great day for watching some very strong young men, with names like Benjamin Maxamillian Rossenberger or Tim Farquarhson, throw each other in the Thames. Missed the race but enjoying the pix.

Congratulations to Oxford on their 4th win in 5 years.

Summer lights

I spent the entire weekend between twitter, pruning the apple trees, clearing the hedgerow of dead branches and cutting Forsythia. Put me in mind of lighting solutions for the summer. I've seen some wonderful moonlighting effects from lights hung high in trees, above the lower branches, that create a blueish dappled, moonlight effect. Seems this range of solar powered lamps from IKEA could do much the same and a fraction of the price. I only wish you could buy them online, rather than having to go to the goddamn store.