The world is bonkers. There's a song by Dizzy Rascal which is called Bonkers, but the world is really bonkers. News has been full of news about The Princess of Wales (always think of Diana not Catherine when I write that, but anyway) going to hospital because she has something wrong with her (too thin) which may have been triggered by multiple things (stress, not eating enough because of stress, which may have been triggered by anything from her husband to probably reading too much news). People are at war with themselves. The media, the politician, the police force, the energy companies, everyone is mistrusted. Anyone who smacks of authority is allegedly crooked, and anyone who has a voice is either pointing a finger at someone for being crooked or having a finger pointed at them. Lots of finger pointing. Then there's AI which is allegedly going to lead to Armageddon, although there could be a meteor coming our way before that, and oh yes, it's important to live on a hill, because water levels will rise, although of course it is going to get hotter, so this may soak up the water. Then the glaciers are disappearing, so there may not be any snow for the Winter Olympics in two years time. In the meantime, more animals are going extinct more odd ones are being discovered and ... stop.
Just had four blissful days in Bormio, northern Italy. Lovely food, company and experience. Lovely Italians. Saw and hugged my brilliant son. Wonderful. Walked in the park and Isabella Plantations which even in the rain and grey is stunning. And in the morning, the view from the top of Richmond Hill, with the rising mist as the river turns is mesmerising. I have set my algorithm to avoid politics, finance, sport, cars, war, celebrities and am left with astronomy (that's why I know about the meteor) and nature. That's it. It's a beautiful world.
