June 2005
preparing the New Order
Hyde Park in london seems to be a very popular place for bands to perform. unfortunately it makes walking through the park a pain as you have to go round the massive cordoned off area.
here is where New Order will play on friday night. you can just see the stage over the barriers.
and there’s some lost people pointing as well to add the amusement.
what kind of grub is this ?
vin sent me this pile of photos of grubs asking if i could help him identify them. he knew i wouldn’t have a clue but wondered if you did.
He writes:
I wonder if you’d be kind enough to post these pics of a tiny grub I
found today in the hope that some knowledgeable reader can identify
it. I’ve had no luck so far on Google.
It was in this kind of discus-shaped sac-thing, just lying in a
flower -bed. It measured a quarter of an inch (6mm) across, and when
the grub wriggled (more like a convulsive jerk), the whole thing
moved. When I first saw the movement in the dirt, I had assumed an
ant was tugging at a leaf disc (as they do), but it wasn’t really
going anywhere, just turning around and jerking about. Thanks Vin