Hermitage Castle, in a remote corner of the Scottish Borders south of Hawick. This is a castle with a truly forbidding reputation and atmosphere, and in our picture is oddly reminiscent of the figure in Edvard Munch's "The Scream". More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/hawick/hermitagecastle/index.html
My partner has taken the dug for a gels week in Northumbria, so while they contribute to the general mayhem (three dugs and equally nutty owners) I can induldge in a little more riding.
In place: 1. working or ready to work; established. 2. [North American] not traveling any distance.
To “shelter in place” is to ride out an emergency, disaster or apocalypse in one’s place of residence or wherever one happens to be.
For some who seek reality, to "practice" in place is the best way to "shelter" in place. A report of a sojourn, 2016-2022. #hermits#Buddhism#solitude#hermitage
Not hindering others is not hindering self.
— Dogen (tr. Tanahashi)
As we worked on the playhouse in 1994, near the fence, a neighbor strode purposefully over. I chirped, "Hi! The kids had a playhouse like this at our last place, so we're building a replacement."
"Oh, okay." He pushed his ball cap, with its tractor-supply embroidery, back from his forehead. "I was gonna tell ya th' county don't allow building within ten feet of the th' line." 1/11
Hermitage Amsterdam changes name, severing Russia ties (www.euronews.com)
The Hermitage Amsterdam will now be known as the H'ART Museum, as it rebrands away from its Russian links.