Very interesting discussion on Wired, a multi media success in the US. Wired is a magazine, a website, a blog, Wired is paper, digital and mobile content, Wired is much more than is used to be, a magazine about computers,Internet, technology. For instance; an article about sex, Is ‘Internet Normal’ the New ‘Sex Normal’? A lot of my fellow countrymen over here in The Netherlands not only think, but they know for sure that most Americans are very puritanical people. Like our Christian Historic party, that’s against most forms of too visible parts, of too much body. Dutch people don’t… >> Lees verder . . . >>

They’re the kind of discussions I always to steer away from at birthday parties or at the bar in the local pub: about the police or the lovely Rita’s (the meter maids). You know, people complaining about getting a ticket for a red light that was green, about parking tickets, whatever, and it’s never their own fault. Such a waste of time. I dislike them even more because ever so often I’m the only who says no nagging or whining please. Who says that the world would be a much better place it half the population obeyed some rules, while… >> Lees verder . . . >>

Piss off. We don’t need your hedge and the nest anymore, cause we can fly! Don’t you think that’s exactly what this young blackbird is trying to tell me? The four of them flew out this morning, and both parents were attacking my head when I shot this picture. I caught a glimpse of one of the others in the shed, ducking under some garbage, the remaining two should be around somewhere.Like last year, the crows and the magpies are searching the neighbourhood for fresh tucker, but as these youngsters are much bigger than the doomed nest from last year,… >> Lees verder . . . >>

It looks like an early spring over here in Holland. It’s april 10 and those four young blackbirds in our back garden look like they’re ready to jump out of the nest any moment. The nest is build on exactly the same spot in the hedge, like each year since we’re living here, but I doubt the first nest of the season has been this early before. Last year was a bad one, as two out of five died in the first week, and the three survivors left the nest too early, only to fell prey to the magpies.