April 1st

Uncorking – with fire extinguishers (Samphoto) Lubricating the lily 1 (Samphoto) Lubricating the lily 2 (Samphoto)

A memorable day, in all sorts of ways – but primarily because the birthdays of Sam and Volans coincided, as they will do, hopefully, in perpetuity. The office was soon awash with seried ranks of flowers and the air vibrated with incoming calls, mainly for Sam. Outside, the magnolia tree is bursting into bloom, although there is still a serious nip in the air and April is characteristically showery. A lovely grilled haloumi lunch just along from the British Museum. Ale(jandro) and I finished off the text of our new report, The Biosphere Economy, and between times I continue to work on another, The Transparent Economy, for the Global Reporting Initiative.