Euphorbia autoirensis

I left it a bit late today. Warmer in the morning at 10 degrees on the shopping run to Deal but then that nagging easterly sprang up. I got involved after cleaning duties in chasing up leads on the Nazi occupation of northern Norway in 1944-5 and some horrendous slave labour prison and death camps near the beautiful Lyngen Alps. I've put together a page of notes and old photos - the British War Crimes Commission was on the scene in '45  - that is a jumble of notes with the help of Google Translate. And then got completely taken in by a completely fabricated 'alternative history of Finland' site that told the exciting story of the construction of the Lyngen Highway in 1939 in great and compelling details. Only to reveal itself as a gigantic spoof at the end. It reminded of the droll humour of
Aki Kaurismäki's films.

I made a fire late in the day to burn up some old bark and other stuff that flared up into a brief and satisfying blaze.

This plant has a made up name and is a lovely diminutive euphorbia-like thing that I found growing high on the cliffs above the Principal's sister's house in Autoire in the Lot in France. It transplanted beautifully to our chalk pit and reminds us of the times we spent there, now sadly sold. A few pics of the area in its autumn colours here.