A New Year Puzzle!

As our kids don't have homework and clearly have watched too much TV we set them a challenge. Do a short project on a topic they liked.

Our 6yr old is very into Ancient Egyptians so it was suggested they did a day in the life of a kid back then. It was also suggested they wrote their name in hieroglyphics.

2 hours later - the whole project has been written in hieroglyphs, it sort of makes sense.

Anyway here you go #fediverse enjoy a puzzle. I've blocked her name with a card as she doesn't need internet. Just a slight warning, firstly she has been learning phonics so spelling ain't great, also clearly her drawing isn't great either. It goes left to right and there are some modern numbers in there.

I can ask her for clues if you want but she has already forgotten most of what she wrote. The key is from The Ancient Egyptians from Ladybird (penguin)

#puzzle #decode #hieroglyphics #ancientegypt #egyptology #history #ladybirdbook #challenge

Around Lizard Point I saw my first naturalised Tamarisk trees in three locations: sheltering the youth hostel, a short distance to the W along the coast path (https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/814771397), and above a large patch of Blackthorn scrub closer to the village.

My expectations of this small tree are entirely coloured by one or more images from Ladybird Books I first read nearly 60 years ago. 1/2.

#Tamarisk #LadybirdBook #BritishTrees #FalibleMemory