Lots of bee flies around this year. They never seem to stop beating their wings at incredible speed. Nor do they hang around very long at a flower. Nor do they let you get very close. So it had to be DA*300mm + 1.4TC on the K3 and hope for the best.

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About 15 years ago, the Peugeot 405 estate was falling apart, the kids had gone, I had a company car so it was time to downsize the family car. We looked at the level below the 405 - 308, Astra, Focus etc. - and eventually settled on an Octavia estate. As I drove it home, it didn't feel like there was less shoulder width for the driver. Checking the dimensions, we had actually downsized to a bigger car.

It turned out that every one of the downsizing options we had looked at was bigger than the 405. As for the equivalents of the 405, they had grown enormous. I was told that much of the growth was due to improvements in structural safety.

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No, but I was taking part in a musical performance in a rural village church when the programme was interrupted by a request for the owner of a red Toyota to move their car because the milk lorry couldn't get through.

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Because they can - and they want people to see that they can . Same reason that people on the Channel Islands own sports cars...

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A snail's view of early morning - superb!

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Don't forget to look to the left, too. Not in the Highway Code, but unfortunately necessary. Possibly relevant to continually increasing insurance premiums...

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Has anyone noticed idiots in cars taking advantage of lack of traffic by not bothering to stop, slow down or even check for other traffic at junctions?

Stay safe, all you cyclists, and keep your eyes and brains alert for drivers who aren't using either.

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Certainly not, dogs have been dragging my wife or me for walks in all weather since we got our first one 40 years ago. Like you, though, I've noticed an increase in the number of people walking dogs. Lots of families wandering round local fields with their pet pooch - at other times, it would probably be a reluctant parent doing a quick trip round the houses. The dogs must be loving this lockdown!

**For those who have a dog - add a picture of the sleeping pooch to pschlute's 'Rio is bored with lockdown' thread in Your Photos. Rio, Ted, Willow, Dodge, Mabel and Daisy are already there, more welcome.

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Had to look that one up! It's a good day, I've learned something new.

I'm sticking to dog walking, it's safer - and less embarrassing.

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Flu viruses are continually mutating and exchanging genes as they are passed among humans and other animals. Have a look here link for how the virus that caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic came about. It's a long, complicated evolution through many parts of the world and over almost a century. No single country was 'responsible'. It wouldn't be surprising if the history of the Covid-19 virus is equally complicated. By all means boycot Chinese goods and services if you wish. However, please also recognise that the origin of a new virus in humans is usually not a simple story that allows blame to be assigned to any country, practices or part of the world. Personally, I think it sensible to wait for the scientific detective work to be done before declaring a 'guilty' verdict.

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