NEW YORK – Supertankers that once raced around the world to satisfy an unquenchable thirst for oil are now parked offshore, fully loaded, anchors down, their crews killing time. In the United States, vast storage farms for oil are almost out of room.
As demand for crude has plummeted, the world suddenly finds itself awash in oil that has nowhere to go.
via Oil producers running out of storage space – Oil & energy- msnbc.com.
The $700 trillion elephant in the room – MarketWatch.
There’s a $700 trillion elephant in the room and it’s time we found out how much it really weighs on the economy.
These two live in the field next door. Next gate, I mean. They always think we’re going to feed them what’s in the back bin. Because that’s what human’s do, right? That, or take them to the field where the ladies are…
With spring coming, and after quite a long wait, it was time for another long walk yesterday. This one is local to me, starting from where I live, taking in the Big Houses of the area – Hinton Ampner House (1793), Bramdean Manor (1740), Woodcote Manor House (c16) and of course, Brockwood Park School (1769)
Maybe one of the last frosty mornings of the year, this was a beauty, leading into a bright, sunny day.
A sunny pre-spring day.
1st of March, originally uploaded by :Duncan.
Not many, but a few daffodils flowered here this weekend.
PF Collection, with Villa Nova Malmo covering. A real bargain at £215 on eBay. It has an interesting flecked pattern, and the colour changes with the light. In the daytime more grey, in the evening more chocolate. Now have to find a home for the two armchairs it replaced.
Afternoon sunshine
Designed my my friend Francisco, these Krishnamurti DVD covers look great. This is in the bookshop at the Krishnamurti Centre, Brockwood Park, Hampshire, where I live and work.
Philips Wake-up Light, originally uploaded by :Duncan.
We just got a new alarm clock. It has a lamp that starts dim half an hour before the time you want to wake up and slowly gets brighter. This allows the body to wake up a little before the actual alarm time. For the sound, you can choose bird tweets, a soft alarm tone, some drumming, wind chimes, or radio. We have used the birds so far, and this morning, it took a few minutes until I realized they weren’t outside the window. The clock shines through the white of the lamp base.
And daffodils almost ready to bloom :)
Winchester Cross, originally uploaded by :Duncan.
Sunny day! Spring! Nearly.
When in the city, it’s always worth looking up beyond the sell sell sell and the stern faces to the varied and often delightful roof lines and upper floors.
I really like the contrasting and varied styles of building you see in this area of Winchester.
I’m taking my camera with me everywhere these days. Makes sure I catch moments for the daily photo. This one walking to the school after work.
Falling Awake 
