Bat out of Hell

Could Bats be out of Hell? European bat population has apparently risen, including the

the Whiskered Bat....however, the Greater & Lesser Horseshoe Bats are still on the endangered list...

Skippy

 

Inspired by Malcolm McLaren's Double Dutch,  Geography Teacher Mr Wilcock gets 'em going with the jump ropes

Up Helly Aa!

Mid Winter Viking  Fire Festivals were held in Shetland this Tuesday to burn a big Viking longboat, grow beards and generally shout "Aaaaaaa!" a lot.....

Wrens

 

The National Maritime Museum displays drawings by Gladys E. Reed, a Wren who drew her fellow crew whilst off duty in 1947....

Caveman Caught Short

DNA from a Mesolithic Man found in a Spanish cave revealed he had blue eyes, dark skin and a lactose intolerance....dedicated to Dom

Flying Cat

 

Cats were blown 6 feet into the air during a mini tornado according to a Kent resident...

Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?

 

To try out her new Hi Viz Chicken Vest. Being aggressively marketed by a firm called Omlet..

Sochi

 

Putin  reassures West that gay athletes and visitors are welcome at the Winter Olympics

Justin Bieber's Dragster

What a Drag! Justin Bieber has been arrested for dragster racing whilst under the influence of Marijuana........

Tenuous Link

A Rare Blue Diamond has been discovered in a mine in south Africa. It's been valued at $20 million . The Blue Diamonds were  a Indonesian-Dutch 60s Doo-Wop Group with a hit called "Ramona". Hokum  didn't cover that, but we did murder "Goodnight Irene" in Mark's Netherton basement. Wasn't Jason on jaw-harp??



Old Model Army

 

No, the 80s band haven't reformed, Chinese film makers are making a superhero movie  based on the Terracotta Army.....

Viking Meccano

 

The British Museum gets ready to receive the biggest Viking Longboat ever found. Denmark helps by sending a giant Meccano set to hold it all together.....

Alfred The Pelvis

 

After The King in the Car park (Richard the Third), there's great excitement over a pelvis found in a cardboard box in Winchester Museum

Hot Running

 

Shiva Keshavan is the first Indian to compete in Luge at the Winter Olympic Games in Russia. Check him out training on a road in the Himalayas. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZ_MFoWo00

RIP Trigger

 

Farewell to Roger Lloyd Pack, AKA Trigger off Only Fools and Horses

Franz Ferdinand

 

"Stop Blaming Franz Ferdinand for starting the First World War" say relatives of the assassinated Archduke...

WW1

The Descendants  of Archduke Ferdinand have asked people to stop blaming him for starting

World War 1.......

Hot Rod

For The Rod Stewart Fan Club, who've asked for a Rod pic for their 2015 calendar...

See: http://www.rodstewartfanclub.com/about_rod/article/EFlllylAplsWHsxQYn.php

Can you guess the name of the Album?

Britpop

 

Blur's Alex James is moving on from Artisan Cheese to bottles of pop. So pretty soon this cartoon will breach copyright as he hopes to trademark the name "Britpop". Didn't know you could trademark a genre

Ella's Robins

 

My little niece's latest masterpiece xx

Bricking It

Calling all Brickies! A shortage of bricks and bricklayers has been declared as the UK tries to build itself out of recession. 

Trumpton Fire Brigade

 

Clerkenwell Fire Station closed today, after 140 year's service. It's one of 10 to close in London.

 

For another take on it, see: http://resideinlondon.com/residence/london-fire-station-closures/

The Date Palm, RIP (1989 -2014)

 Gone, but not forgotten

It's luxurious shade dapples the terracotta. The slightly annoying  inedible orange dates litter the terrace...there's the sound of a lone broom's gentle sweeping, disturbing  one's siesta

Wait there....who's the dude with the hair??

For Marcus, who bemoans the loss of the Spanish date palm, infested by insects
 and nibbled to within an inch of its life.....

A Date With Destiny

Date Palm Sketches (2010)

RIP The Xabia Date Palm, chain sawed today 2pm (est) Spanish time

Baldrick's Cunning Plan

 

Education Secretary has blackballed Blackadder's depiction of the First World War....

Hair Bear Bunch

 

Tom Huddleston's hair raises £6 grand on Ebay. He's finally cut it after 2 years of not scoring goals, by way of celebration. Hull beat Fulham 6-0...

Teeny Weeny New Year's Toadstool

 

A mini mushroom on a log near  Brockholes, New Year's Day cycle. Must get  a Mushroom book...

Tusk

 

Botswana, home to a third of all elephants, has finally got round to banning commercial hunting.

Alpine Horn

 

Switzerland have launched a competition for a new National Anthem

Toyah Wilcox (Likes a Wee Dram?)

 

The label off Robin's "A Shot In The Dark" Highland Park Whisky surprise

Hindi Welcome

 

New Year, New Curry.  

With thanks to  Liz, Dom & Tobes for seeing in the New Year

and Andy for licking out the pan.

Bole So Nihal!