High-tier enjoyable may be had on the buses | Life and magnificence

At practically 75, I’ve to sit down on the entrance seat on the prime of the bus like Justin Myers (49 methods to have enjoyable proper now!, 4 May). I’ve been identified to let one bus go and await the following one if there are individuals in my seat. If it ever will get to the purpose the place my legs received’t get me up there, I shall know that my time has come.
Liz Fairhurst
Banstead, Surrey

Sara Hudston’s nation diary (6 May) chimes precisely with the sightings on our weekly butterfly rely for Yorkshire Wildlife, equally on a dismantled railway siding, right here in North Yorkshire. The holly blues are notably quite a few this yr, however we’ve but to see an adder. We have, nonetheless, had an enormous Morel toadstool, which may happen the place there are heavy metallic deposits.
Gill Mawby
York

Re chopping pace limits (Report, 7 May), again in 1977 Jimmy Carter diminished speeds to 55mph because of oil shortages. We have been travelling for 3 months across the US on Greyhound buses and, I believe, noticed way more of the nation due to the slower tempo.
Jenny Langran
Beeston, Nottinghamshire

We are more and more being knowledgeable of “bad actors” and “malicious’ actors” being concerned within the “theatre of war”. Whatever occurred to the thespian redoubt of merely “resting”?
Brian Robinson
Daingean, County Offaly, Ireland

Your correspondent refuses, at 58, to just accept Zoe Williams’ “old age” label (Letters, 5 May). Just for his or her info, at 78, so do I!
Prof Gwyneth Boswell
Norwich