I think it is the light you notice most. Also the birds sing to establish territory and to find a mate.
These next few months are my favourite ones. The world has new hope and new starts as it has done for millions of years.
Later in the spring I look out for returning, screaming, swifts after their long flights back from Africa.
Whatever views you hold, President Trump is the leader of the largest and biggest economy in the world.
My personal view is that leaders really need to be "in tune" with their people. I struggle to see how rich billionaires in any country can really understand how the common person feels.
Increasingly the world seems to be run by very rich people. I hope they are all fighting hard for their common citizens.
My beacon was turned on at about 0640z.
This has now been going on for 4 years.
No nation is perfect, but I really wish this would end fairly and end soon.
My worry is the USA will just walk away. Clearly Europe is concerned about President Putin's aims beyond Ukraine, for example in the Baltic and Finland. At one time an attack on one NATO nation was the same as an attack on all NATO members and was a strong deterrent. Would the USA join?
The Ukrainian people have put up a stalwart defence.
It appears that the USA is moving towards an economic model in which they become self-sufficient in their hemisphere or (ideally) within their own borders. At a pinch the EU could do this and Russia. In the case of China I am less sure.
I think the "big" players are getting nervous of long supply chains.
The UK is very vulnerable. It is very dependent on long supply chains for most things. As long as international trade works the UK is OK. If this is disrupted the UK is in deep trouble.
Winter merges into spring and the evenings gradually get lighter in the UK. I think it is the light you notice most. Also the birds sing to...
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