2 May 2026

 On the Eurostar today, some delays combined with warm sunny weather meant more time to appreciate the views from my window seat. 

Once through the tunnel, the French countryside flashed past, always the poster girl for agricultural abundance.

After Lille, in Flanders fields, a bird perched on a fence, maybe contemplating the clouds.

On the next train from Brussels, approaching Gent, little Flemish boxes lined the track.

Sitting in the garden, in the late afternoon sun, a snail was appreciating the new growth on a tree

and I was happy to see that the new fuchsia I'd planted last month was flourishing