Full Moon….Marking Time....In The Garden…. A Hoot - or Two!.... The Broch of Gurness……
by Bernie Bell - 09:26 on 31 March 2024
Full Moon….
Full Moon – Orkney Monday 25th of March 2024
https://www.almanac.com/easter-paschal-full-moon
When did Easter come to be about chocolate? Eggs – yes – new life – chocolate?
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This morning some of our clocks changed time themselves - some we had to change it for them...
Marking Time
When sitting at my desk
I have two ways of telling the time.
I have a clock
And my computer screen.
The clock is fast
The computer is slow.
This teaches me
The futility of clock-watching.
BB January 2022
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In The Garden…
Last day of March…Hare….
Seed-head?.....
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A Hoot – or Two!....
Much as I dislike the use of Artificial Intelligence – non-human interpretation of accents can provide some laughs.
When visiting Orkney, whatever you do, don’t miss the broth of Percy (aka the Brough of Birsay)….
https://www.facebook.com/theorkneynews/videos/3664352297185835
My comment was…
“When VisitScotland tourist information is only available on-line - will visitors be advised to visit the broth of Percy? And will Percy be warned about their visit? AI + on-line info = CONFUSION!”
I’m referring to this….
https://theorkneynews.scot/2024/03/27/visitscotland-information-centres-to-close/
And then, there was another one….
https://www.facebook.com/theorkneynews/videos/394123013335795
And my comment was…
“Dr. John 'Ree' would 'roll over to Strummness.' Presumably after he'd had a Highland Park or two! A compilation of these faulty sub-titles would brighten the gloomiest day!”
This strikes a chord with me. I have a Yorkshire accent, and the number of times I have to ‘talk posh’ to get a word recognized on automated telephone do-da’s. In Yorkshire I say ‘Wun’ - the goddam machine makes me turn into someone I’m not and say ‘Wan’.
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The Broch of Gurness….
https://archaeologyorkney.com/2024/03/29/gurness-3d/
My tuppenceworth…..
https://theorkneynews.scot/2021/02/03/to-the-broch-and-beyond/
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