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depressing graph

Researchers recorded the parole decisions made by experienced judges and looked at how probable favourable rulings were during the course of the day. The chart shows the results. The likelihood of a decision favourable to the prisoner starts at around … Continue reading

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stork video

Somebody happened to have a video camera handy when the stork came by on Monday. Here’s some of the footage: Video footage of the stork in flight (c) Jeff Pursey.

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the lovely weather

We’ve been surprised at all the many gorgeous warm, sunny days we’ve had recently. After all, England is supposed to be wet and cool, right? It turns out that this year’s spring was unusual. This April was the warmest April … Continue reading

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These women are going to try running my life, aren’t they?

Erin

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He’ll roll his eyes when he’s older

I’m having fun dressing Nathaniel in leggings.  Apparently the deal is that boys’ colors are more limited than girls’, so you get your kicks in patterns: Erin

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Dada, save me from the grass!

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a morning out

Katherine is happiest outside and I like birdwatching so the two of us quite often head across town to Port Meadow in the morning. It’s been blustery for a few days now and Port Meadow is about as exposed a … Continue reading

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more BBC fun

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frog conductor

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David’s Visit

Does he look like he’s done this before, or what? Nathaniel wanted a lot of holding the day David arrived, so we were very glad for the extra hands. We put our visitors to work! After a leisurely morning on … Continue reading

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