The Third Thing, D H Lawrence; David Suzuki: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts

The Third Thing 

Water is H20, hydrogen two parts, oxygen one,

But there is also a third thing, that makes it water

And nobody knows what that is.

The atom locks up two energies

But it is a third thing present which makes it an atom.


D.H. Lawrence


A passage from the personal foreword  by David Suzuki to Wisdom of the Elders, by Peter Knudtson and David Suzuki, 1992:

"While science yields powerful insights into isolated fragments of the world, the sum total of these insights is a disconnected, inadequate description of the whole. Ironically, scientists today are faced with the devastating possibility that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts."

Greece: Thousands disclaim property inheritance; Property a burden

High housing costs prompting thousands to disclaim inheritance, eKathimerini

Corfu: A Clean, Quiet Bay

Clear, cold water, no rubbish, few people, on the way from Kassiopi to Acharavi.

Elsewhere on the route north of Ipsos, appalling, truly shocking, piles of stinking rubbish spoil most of the beauty spots and views. It seems the uncollected refuse is still a huge problem in the beautiful north of the island.

Kensington-By-Dump?

Article about riot police and Corfu rubbish in the Daily Telegraph (Enimerosi): "Riot Police Deployed as Corfu's Rubbish Nightmare Escalates"

Daily Telegraph article

"For months now, foul-smelling bins have been overflowing onto the streets as a result of the mountainous landfill site of Temploni in the north of the island passing full capacity...one Briton said that Corfu was like “trash island” and there was a “massive problem all over the island”, adding: “I can smell acrid smoke, trash is in every village”...Telegraph Travel’s Corfu expert, Marc Dublin, said that the mountains of uncollected rubbish has been “an enduring blot on the landscape for several years now”."


COR-POOH! 4,000 tonnes of stinking rubbish piles up in streets of Corfu as dump is FULL, Daily Express

Our little oasis (Corfu as it once was):

Christopher King: Podcast on Epirot Music; Think Again

While You Live, Shine – Christopher C. King – Think Again - a Big Think Podcast #156

Nina's Zagori

Some photos by my daughter, from her Facebook postings:

Dorset’s Hidden Histories: Louisa Adjoa Parker at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum, Dorchester

Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum

Justice Café: Dorset’s Hidden Histories, Louisa Adjoa Parker

25 July 6.30pm (doors and bar 6.00pm)

Learning Room, Shire Hall

Tickets £5

Louisa, Poetry Portfolio