a Seal, a whale, weather... what more could you want?

My internet-handling has gone a bit wonky, so this post is out of order - and due to unexpected circs I'm travelling again, so may be slow to respond to people's posts.  But three quick things before I hastily redd up the house (who knows that phrase?) and pack. 

First... a new eating experience!  The other day some friends gave me a couple of clusters of a fruit new to me - if you'd call it a fruit?  Clusters of fruit the size of those very small grapes, with dark burgundy velvety shell/skin on the outside, which when cracked reveals a smaller than chickpea sized (larger than lentil) seed covered in thin, dried-out pulp - you don't eat it, you just suck it for the barely sweet, pleasingly tart taste, until the flesh is all gone.  Does that sound familiar to anyone?

and here's a link to a picture worth seeing:  a seal rides a whale.

and here's an article I enjoyed reading:  English weather in literature and art