May 15, 2007

Northern Mirror


Radcliffe was worth a visit just to see the twelve stones by Ulrich Ruckriem, now with the addition of Alan Johnston's northern mirror sculpture to the same site, the Outwood Country Park is a special experience. Without exaggeration, Alan's sculpture is brilliant. I don't need to say much about it here, as the accompanying website is comprehensive, including Alan's voluminous research, image files and critical essays.

The Hottest Day on Record

Tomorrow is forecast to be the hottest March day ever recorded in Portugal. Coincidentally, it is also Donald Trump's ultimatum deadline...