Covering the Gazebo for Winter

 

Down in Eastern Poland, I had the task of covering the gazebo for winter.

This was trial and error so at first, I got things wrong (no good leaving the base exposed, of course):

But later, I got more of the hang of the job:

Managing to cover everything that needed to be.

This job was trickier than it looked as it involved a lot of intricate string tying.

Bracia Kamraci on the Warsaw Patriots March

 

Today, I was in Warsaw city centre for the annual Patriots' March and came across the maverick Bracia Kamraci (Brother Comrades) political group.

Through being interested in sociology, I found the behaviour of the Bracia Kamraci fascinating: beating drums; some dressed in black (kind of a cross between soldier and chimney sweep uniforms); interesting looking flags; frequently weaving in and out of the main Patriots procession (a very effective way of gaining attention, for sure); and seemingly carrying a picture of one of their leaders, Wojciech Olszański, who, amongst other things appears to be an actor.

Meeting Mruczek Again

 In Eastern Poland, I got to see my young friend, Mruczek, who likes to go hunting round the garden:

Beaver Work in Eastern Poland

 Walking by the side of a small river in Eastern Poland, I saw that the beavers had been working away:

Sliding up from the river to fell the trees:

What wonderful workers the beavers are.

ELEINE - Warsaw Hydrozagadka 3-11-2026

 The highlight of last week, seeing ELEINE at Warsaw Hydrozagadka.

Tight professional musicianship and great female vocals, really glad I caught this gig, with a friend over from England:

Who had a great time too, of course.

Find ELEINE an incredibly melodic band, with my favourite tunes of the night being Ava of Death; Liars Linger; and the closing two tunes: We Stand United and We Shall Remain.

At 60 years old, I find myself going to all kinds of music live, it's just such good relaxation.

Bury: Passing a Defence Academy

The last shot from my recent trip to Bury, Lancashire: the interestingly named Bury Defence Academy, just off Rochdale Road, not far outside Bury town centre.

This building initially caught my eye because I know that a mosque stands just round the corner, and when I looked at the green square sign next to the door, it read as Khizra House. 

Have since read that this building has recently been seeking permission to start a Muslim Girls' School on the top floor.

Guess that this is what Professor David Betz calls the Balkanisation process that is now spreading out around Britain and which may lead to serious civil unrest at some point in the future.

Just relieved I left my hometown, Bury, many moons ago. 

Warsaw: Sunday Mass at St. Anne's

Sunday Mass (7pm) at St. Anne's church from last week.

The place was packed out with incredible singing from a choir, doing what sounded like Late Medieval/ Renaissance Polish church music (but I'm no expert on this, of course).

And when Mass was finished, I was greeted with this, heading towards the Old Town:

Have decided to experiment through attending a few different churches on Sunday now.