Wimbledon Tennis 2009 Winners – A fine vintage

After Roland Garros, the tennis world turned its attention to Wimbledon 2009. Perhaps to help us forget about the economic woes and, certainly, to usher in the summer, we were treated to another glorious green grass tournament. If the French had a bad tournament, the...

Starlings Swarm – Fabulous Aerobatics Displays

At around dusk, from November through March, in various parts of the UK (and in other parts of the world too where they exist, such as west USA…), starlings will congregate in mass and provide natural entertainment in the form of a seemingly choreographed dance...

Did you ever consider…

Below is a collection of random thoughts. Some are my own, others come from various emails in circulation. Scroll down and peruse. And if you feel so inclined, add to the fray! Have you ever considered why it is that we write Anno Domini (A.D.) in Latin for the...

Roland Garros 2009 — Recycling of tennis balls

This year, Roland Garros and the French Federation of Tennis (FFT) have launched a programme (“Operation Balle Jaune”) to recycle the used tennis balls as part of a Sustainable Development program.  There are 14 million balls sold every year in France...

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