March 26th - April 1st 2007
Sunday Parakeets
Saturday Kew Gardens
Friday Simply divine
Thursday Kew Gardens
Wednesday Leer
Tuesday Kew Gardens
Monday Vezh-hemeat-eh
Sunday 1st April
Government scientists are to investigate the activities of the flocks of rose-ringed parakeets breeding in London's suburbs, amid rising fears that they may be harming native British bird species.
The brilliant green parakeets have hitherto been a popular sight in the parks and gardens where they are to be found, squabbling and dashing from tree to tree, in a broad swath of south London from Croydon in the east to Esher and beyond in the west.
But since they first began breeding in the wild more than 40 years ago, their numbers have built up to a point where now some ecologists fear their population is exploding, with potentially damaging results.
Saturday 31st March
St Katherine's Dock, Winter 2007
Friday 30th March
I read it in the papers, so it must be true - but... Sir Elton John's 60th birthday party was held in a cathedral??
How does that work, exactly?
Thursday 29th March
St James's Park, Winter 2007
Wednesday 28th March
I don't imagine anybody who goes to see Equus is especially surprised, let alone shocked, by the sight of Daniel Radcliffe naked; indeed, I imagine many of them would demand their money back if he were not.
Elsewhere in Theatreland, Sir Ian McKellen gave us his Lear - and a little bit more, stripping to the skin for the storm scene (as, excuse me, implied in the script: 'Unbutton me here.." etc).
Result: outrage.
Cue a certain degree of rueful sympathy from other theatrical gentlemen of a certain age as we read that - for future performances - a warning notice will be prominently displayed in the foyer...
Tuesday 27th March
Kew Gardens, Spring 2007
Monday 26th March
Overheard at the office
A: ..this Australia story?
B: ..the Australia story?
A: "Evidence has emerged to suggest that neither the English nor Dutch were the first Europeans to reach the continent.."
C: It was the Portuguese apparently.
B: Now there's a thought.
A: ?
B: Billions of Australians, all descended from Portuguese sailors rather than English convicts.
C: It worked for Brazil.
B: Earl's Court entirely populated by swarthy Latin rent boys..
C: ..all speaking with Australian accents.
B: "Hey there, sport, I don't spose y'have a cigarette for me?"
A: How would you say 'Vegemite' in Portuguese?
C: Vezh-hemeat-eh?
B: You make it sound..almost attractive.
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