Just missed a couple of [W:dragonflies] emerging from their larval skins and could not get close enough for a good picture.


I did manage to collect an abandoned skin once they had departed.

Passing clouds of inconsequential observations
The good people at Spotify have announced an app for the iPhone.
Just what Apple plans to do about the imminent launch of Spotify in the US remains to been seen. Some are suggesting that iTunes will become a streaming service too but it has yet to be shown that anyone can make money out of such a system.
Question:
What do you get when you subtract….
from…
an identical Google.com search?
Answer:
The Dark Lord Badman’s Guide to Home Education – Arranging An Inspection
Remainder:

Update 28th July 2009:
This piece had a lot of visitors yesterday (but not a single comment ;-)) most of whom were from the UK. A couple of visitors from [W:Google] itself passed through – probably in response to this link.
Of course Google searches are dynamic things and this page itself is now appearing in the .com listing. So for the record here is a picture of the original listings.

Update 2nd August: Curiouser and curiouser.
After seeing Pleasantville on TV last night I was planning a trip there but I just missed the special train today….
That’s what happens when you spend too much time messing with Final Cut 😉
Not that I could ever condone such a solution.