Taking it easy..

Aline writes: Bill and I have caught some kind of flu, not too bad, but enough to slow us down. ALOT. But we did go out today to a local cafe that we passed by last weekend; it sits over Regents canal. Who knew that these canals run all through London? Well, not me! Here are some pics of this wonderful cafe. This is what it looks like walking up to it:


Isn't it nice? But the view from inside it is even better:


It's fun to watch the canal boats passing by right under your table:


We spent a couple of nice hours hanging out, watching the boats. They opened up all the windows, and it was about 70 degrees this afternoon, so it was really nice.

In addition to getting out a little bit, we have spent a lot of time inside over the last few days resting up. I have been able to observe the local fauna, and captured some of them in their natural environment (our communal garden). There is a whole pack of small ones who pursue strange activities. Here is a large one teaching a small one some odd local ritual:


And who knows what meaning this peculiar ritual has? Notice that the subjects have altered their environment by reconfiguring the man-made atifacts to support their activity...


I will continue to observe, and report back my findings as the year goes on. Perhaps the meaning will become clearer as we become assimilated.