Strange times. Only a few days into them and already the dual dangers of madness and boredom lurk. I read in this morning’s Times that today is the official Spring Equinox when we have precisely equal hours of daylight and night. From now onwards daylight exceeds night but today, and only today, it is possible to balance an uncooked egg on its end and stand a broom upright on its own without any support. All to do with gravitational forces apparently. And it’s no myth as the two photos below prove:
I admit that scientific experiments were never my forté at school…I much preferred staring out of the window. Which now serves me well when the weather precludes gardening. Today it was intriguing to see the comings and goings at the bird tables.
And while I aimlessly gazed Rosie was up to something much more constructive:
Only another twelve months of this. Yippee!