Eastern Winds

Far off in China, the past few days, the government has once again clamped down hard on Tibetan protesters. The Tibetans have launched their biggest protests in 20 years, and so far have suffered at least 100 deaths. A new (and disturbing, for the Chinese govt.) development in these protests is the fact that they are spreading to rural villages, as well as the urban centers.

These people in Northampton today were trying to further raise awareness of the Tibetan struggle.







We'd better send a blogger over there, to see exactly what's going on...

I wasn't the only one who thought the small demonstration was picture-worthy. This guy had the same idea, but he came much more heavily armed.





Cleaning Up

Meanwhile, the Pedal-People quietly continue their good work.



Tuesday is apparently bath day in the bird world, as these seagulls floated on and about a patch of water,



And this robin took a quick rinse:



These things just don't happen in January. Well, actually, the Pedal-People do...