Travelling, not commuting
"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school, and not to travel."
Sir Francis Bacon (1561?1626), philosopher, scientist, courtier and writer in Essays or Counsels Civill and Morall.
Note: The Rainy Day team is travelling. However, Movable Type has been primed and the Rainy Day sister in Limerick holds the title of honorary blogger. This combination of nepotism and world-class nano-publishing system will ensure that the site is updated regularly.
Diarist of the day: Henry David Thoreau, 16 September 1852"What makes this such a day for hawks? There are eight or ten in sight from the Cliffs, large and small. I detected the transit of the first by his shadow on the rock, and I look toward the sun for him. Though he is made light beneath to conceal him, his shadow betrays him. A hawk must get out of the wood, must get above it, where he can sail. Now I see a large one — perchance an eagle, I say to myself! — down in the valley, circling and circling, higher and wider. How beautifully does he repose on the air, in the moment when he is directly over you, and you see the form and texture of his wings!"
