Snipe

An afternoon wander around the edge of the Severn wetlands offered us a glimpse of this snipe, who gave us in return a calm uninterested glance.

The snipe of course gave its name to snipers, because of the required accuracy of the shooters hunting them. Most of those of course had smaller lighter equipment than the 1.4x Hubble...

Janet's car has adopted a new grumbling noise, which mystified the garage mechanic when we dropped in this afternoon. I suspect there's a pump or a motor somewhere in the power steering that's unwell.

Sadly, or happily, I determined my life choices did not extend into DIY car mechanics many years ago.