The new Arctic Monkeys offering: commanding bassline, hefty drums, deep lyrics; perfectly delivered.
Wow. This is good.
Clever, clever video, too.
Hometown glory, done right.
Category: positive thoughts
Shark encounter
A few days ago, I posted this about tracking sharks off the West Coast of the Isle of Man.
Well, last night, some people popped out in kayaks to… well, to have a kayak, I guess and they saw a shark close up.
Like – really close up:
More amazing photos via that link.
Remember that this is a Basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) – a completely harmless* plankton eater, so these guys are completely safe. Not like if you were out surfing in False Bay and you saw a fin that close. Briefly.
* unless you’re a plankton.
Exhaustathon
What a weekend. Walks on the beach, braais in the evening, drinking, repairing a garden, climbing on the cottage roof, all carried out in wall-to-wall sunshine. Perhaps understandably, there’s not much left in the tank.
There’s more where that came from, here.
Dat view
We spent Father’s Day morning walking on the beach:
Absolutely stunning weather and a good workout for my ankle.
We’re going to spend Father’s Day afternoon sitting in the sun and drinking beer.
My Favourite Superhero
On Father’s Day, what better than this set of… erm… photo-drawings from Italian… erm… photo-drawer Giulia Pex?
She took photos of her dad doing mundane tasks and then jazzed them up because her dad is her favourite superhero.
Even at age [quite old] my Dad can regularly still be found on the roof (although not if he remembers to take his medication). I’ve never seen him opt for the pose above though: he’d probably be painting the chimney.
Anyway, this goes out to my Dad and any other father’s out there who are their kids’ favourite superheroes.
Happy Father’s Day.