India, Ancient Rock Carvings of Maharashtra; Petroglyphs of Ratnagiri

"The discovery of rock carvings believed to be tens of thousands of years old in India's western state of Maharashtra has greatly excited archaeologists who believe they hold clues to a previously unknown civilisation", BBC News, October 2018

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-45559300


From the Smithsonian- An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art


From The Hindu- The petroglyphs of Ratnagiri

Australia: The Australia Rock Art Archive; Bradshaw Foundation

The Australia Rock Art Archive, Bradshaw Foundation, index page


Bradshaw Foundation on Twitter

Dorchester, Dorset: Refurbishing the King's Arms in Dorchester - "Imminent"

Work to begin on refurbishing the King's Arms in Dorchester, Trevor Binns, Dorset Echo

It's high time! Let's hope it's restored to its former glory.

See also:
https://twitter.com/BarnesSociety/status/1079104025277222913

Article: Daily Mail - Historic 300-year-old Grade II hotel The Kings Arms that was immortalised in #ThomasHardy novel The Mayor of Casterbridge is ‘left to fall apart’ just two years after it was bought


BBC News: Thomas Hardy hotel in Dorchester revamp 'imminent'


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-46764584

Corfu, Eremitis: Corfu hotel project at Erimitis gets go-ahead

From eKathimerini

"The timetable of the 120-million-euro project provides for the hotel to open in 2021".

The Call of the Woodpigeon

BBC Tweet of the Day: Hugh Thomson on the Woodpigeon

"Writer and explorer Hugh Thomson suggests his love of the call of the wood pigeon song in an English woodland is as good as that of the nightingale".

A wonderful sound.


Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (YouTube)


Two of the most optimistic and reassuring sounds on a beautiful morning....

Two Thoughtful Articles

Noted online: to read when I have a moment.


Childhood's End - The digital revolution isn’t over but has turned into something else - The 2019 Edge New Year's Essay, George Dyson [1.1.19]

"Nations, alliances of nations, and national institutions are in decline, while a state perhaps best described as Oligarchia is on the ascent. George Dyson explains in this, the first Edge New Year's Essay".

The anti-European tradition of Europe, Andrei Pleșu, 19 February 2018, Eurozine

"North and South, East and West, centre and periphery – the dichotomies with which Europe’s constitution is riven have profound cultural-historical roots. Particularly the schism between the Byzantine and Graeco-Roman cultures is a persistent source of friction, writes the renowned Romanian art historian and philosopher Andrei Pleșu".