@BertDalziel Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K Jerome. To say nothing of the dog... Published in the 1880s, I think, but it shows that men, dogs and camping trips have changed very little in the intervening time.
@LeedSTUnited@SlenderSherbet With reason -- bats here commonly carry rabies, and even minor contact can mean exposure. A child died last year -- really tragic.
@meljomur@GappyTales@janeclarejones I went to see her speak in Toronto in 2019 (and lost a fair few friends over that) -- I think she was absolutely reasonable and sincere at the time. Her political shift since then has been upsetting.
@alisondrury Even easier -- find a tree and stand under it. Watch the shadows of the leaves. The gaps act as tiny pinhole cameras and you can see hundreds of overlapping eclipse images, all dancing in the breeze.