River play

Stella and Mabes enjoyed their play in the river today, Stella fetches the ball, runs off with it, eventually drops it in the undergrowth, and mabes then picks it up and brings it back, ready for the whole process to be repeated.

Can anyone explain why the sun comes up further to the north as we near winter?
Why are Poland able to produce winning tennis players on 750k training budget-players who then go on to beat our players-who have come through a rather more expensive system?Ax