I'm pretty excited about having my first ever blog! As you will see from its crude appearance, I haven't the faintest idea what I'm doing, but I'm hoping to learn on the job.

(Edited later:) I was going to write more here but suddenly about five birds appeared at the window, screeching, so I had to go outside and see what was going on. A local cat who's adopted us had brought a live young bird to the doorstep. It didn't end well. An inauspicious beginning to the blog.