1st July 2018 Summer, by any other name...

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Sunday 1st July 66F A beautiful, sunny morning with a cooling breeze. I walked along the road to my exit, up to the woods and back along the track from the opposite direction. The air was very clear.  A factory on the coast, near Kolding, was easily visible beyond the dark water at 23 miles through my binoculars.

I took 65 pictures in an hour and a half while trying to capture the glistening crops against the decorative chains of fluffy cloud and darker forest. Jumbled clouds entirely encircled me on the horizon without having passed overhead. A Red kite was soaring in the distance as I crossed the dusty prairie. The bird's distinctive, ginger rump catching the bright sunlight.

Monday 22nd 70-77F, 20-25C, bright and breezy. Walked briskly to the village A hilly shopping ride against a northerly wind. Returned heavily laden with a virtual tailwind. Which felt like no tailwind at all.  Passed a big field where two harvesters were working parallel rows from opposite corners to meet in the middle. Two large birds of prey were hovering overhead looking for a quick takeaway. 15 miles.

The BBC news site has a basic recipe for people to live to 100. Based on the statistical evidence of the best places in the world for longevity. Many cities are trying to jump on the bandwagon. Because it saves an absolute fortune in health care keep the healthy elderly healthy. -54% of the former total expenditure!!!

 Simple steps that could help you live to 100 - BBC News

Got the basic fitness?  ✓
The right weight?  ✓
Non-smoker? ✓
The regular exercise regime?  ✓
The cycle lanes? ✓
The relaxed but creative lifestyle?  ✓
The positive outlook?  ✓
Low meat diet.  ✓
Plenty of fiber?  ✓
Plenty of fish? ✓
Plenty of fruit and veg?  ✓
Okay so far. 😇

Now I'm really looking forwards to consuming enough red wine to last a lifetime. Well, they say what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. And I have an awful lot of catching up to do! Anybody else want my [Soylent] greens? Burp!

Tuesday 3rd  70-75F, 21-24C, breezy and scorchio. The sky had some very satisfying clouds. As more formed and were shredded by high altitude winds.

I watched as a sweet little Wagtail performed acrobatics to catch an unfortunate moth. Which was then bashed against the ground repeatedly until its wings fell off. It's an absolute slaughterhouse in our drive!

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