Just completed my first year as a teacher. Year 6 = dominated by SATs. I knew wd be hard work - and emotionally challenging- and it was! Topped off by Y6 leavers’ service. 😭😊. Am on day 3 of recovery plan. Sofa. Cups of tea. Cricket on TV. In September - Year 4! 😎

On holiday in Spain. Every evening swallows dip into the pool for a cooling drink. Trying to get photos is hard as they are very fast! Will post better shots if I get some. 😁

Some edited bird shots from earlier in 2025.

The emotional historiography of the French Revolution 🇫🇷 - esp. Carlyle vs Michelet - ⚔️ was one of my favourite topics to teach in my old job…. so it’s nice to find myself staying here. 😎

Tern about to dive for a fish at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve today

A few more terns fishing at Rye Harbour this afternoon. Might go back with snacks and drinks tomorrow for a few hours!

A few more photos of swallows and martins dipping in our pool on Spanish holiday last week.

【新刊】8/29配本 『感情史　歴史学からのメッセージ』 トマス・ディクソン著 森田直子訳 悲しみや怒り、共感について歴史的に遡って明らかにしながら、それらが「感情」として一括りにされるようになった変遷を浮き彫りに。 hakusuisha.co.jp/book/b665575.h…

Oh wow - this is nice to see on a Saturday morning after my first, exhausting week as a Y4 teacher! My VSI in Japanese with an awesome cover!

Within Western thought, cognition and emotion have traditionally been conceived as adversaries. | iai.tv/articles/brain… However, Thomas Dixon debunks the reason/feeling dichotomy and its historical connection with patriarchal ideas.