Westminster Abbey at Maumbury Rings

Lydlinch Bells, Dorset

When skies wer peäle wi' twinklen stars,
An' whislen air a-risen keen;
An' birds did leäve the icy bars
To vind, in woods, their mossy screen;
When vrozen grass, so white's a sheet,
Did scrunchy sharp below our veet,
An' water, that did sparkle red
At zunzet, wer a-vrozen dead;
The ringers then did spend an hour
A-ringen changes up in tow'r;
Vor Lydlinch bells be good vor sound,
An' liked by all the naïghbours round.

(From Lydlinch Bells, by William Barnes)

I enjoyed the bell-ringing at Westminster Abbey for the Royal Wedding yesterday (no, I wasn't there in person).

British Cemetery, Corfu

I may have linked to this Eleni Gage article about Corfu once before.

It makes mention of the British Cemetery in Corfu, which is justly famous for its orchids and flowers.

It's a good time to take a visit.

An old song that always comes to mind in that peaceful location is Blind Lemon Jefferson's  See That My Grave is Kept Clean

Problems at Igoumenitsa

Athens News reports

The Australian Dream Out of Reach? Sydney, Eastern Suburbs

Nick Bryant reports on the affordability of living in Australia.

Having spent seven years in Sydney in the 1990s, living on Seven Shillings Beach (Point Piper) and at Elizabeth Bay, it's hard to believe that the cost of living there has gone up so much.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/mansion-scores-record-173m-at-auction-20100911-155zu.html

The Eastern Suburbs were never cheap.

Corfu here I come!

Who needs more sunshine anyway? Weymouth has been more than a match for Bondi Beach this last week.

PS Nick Bryant on the Kate and William effect