{"id":2654,"date":"2015-01-18T07:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T07:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2015-01-18T07:11:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T07:11:53","slug":"redding-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/?p=2654","title":{"rendered":"Redding up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Janus is the Roman god\u00a0 after whom January is named; he had two heads, one for looking backwards and one for looking forwards.\u00a0\u00a0 Harbinger of change;\u00a0 turns out that is going to be quite appropriate for 2015, of which more anon.<\/p>\n<p>So, to Townhill Loch, north of Dunfy yesterday, to see some new birds and watch the water-skiers.\u00a0 Nil points for the stubbornly closed caf\u00e9 surrounded by signs attesting to its nigh 24\/7 availability,\u00a0 but a pleasant stroll nonetheless.\u00a0 Good chat with Ali in the afternoon then two hours lost in a supermarket, which I won&#8217;t get back.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2662\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2662\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170049-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Water skier down\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water skier down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2661\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2661\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170048-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mute swan\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mute swan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2660\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2660\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170044.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2660\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170044-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Water skier up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Water skier up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2659\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2659\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170038-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"One of the many robins, happy to pose. \" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many robins, happy to pose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2658\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2658\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170030-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Dunnock\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dunnock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2657\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2657\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170021-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lousy shot of great crested grebe\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lousy shot of great crested grebe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2656\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2656\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2656\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170009-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mallards\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mallards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2655\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2655\" src=\"http:\/\/banthewasp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/P1170007-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Bullrushes\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bullrushes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janus is the Roman god\u00a0 after whom January is named; he had two heads, one for looking backwards and one for looking forwards.\u00a0\u00a0 Harbinger of change;\u00a0 turns out that is going to be quite appropriate for 2015, of which more anon. 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