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The Salley Gardens
Wednesday, 6 Nov 2019, 23:04
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I've been fond of this poem by W. B. Yeats for many years now.
Down by the salley gardens
my love and I did meet;
She passed the salley gardens
with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,
as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish,
with her would not agree.
In a field by the river
my love and I did stand,
And on my leaning shoulder
she laid her snow-white hand.
She bid me take life easy,
as the grass grows on the weirs;
But I was young and foolish,
and now am full of tears.
1932 Picture Puzzle
Sunday, 3 Nov 2019, 22:11
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Under my floorboards I found a newspaper (the Mirror) from 1932, with a picture puzzle. Too late to enter for the prize, but you might like to have a go anyway!
Tom Swifty
Friday, 1 Nov 2019, 23:20
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"He's heading for the Last Roundup", said Tom gravely.
Haiku "The old path through the woods"
Friday, 1 Nov 2019, 23:18
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When you don't tread
The old path through the woods
Moss soon covers it.
Tom Swifty
Friday, 1 Nov 2019, 23:05
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Edited by Richard Walker, Friday, 1 Nov 2019, 23:06
"It's a one-span bridge", said Tom archly.
One Liner
Friday, 1 Nov 2019, 23:04
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I planned a brain transplant. But then I changed my mind.
One Liner
Saturday, 26 Oct 2019, 01:01
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Old composers never die. They just decompose.
Arrivals At The Cheesemonger's Ball
Thursday, 24 Oct 2019, 23:43
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Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome
From the Netherlands: Mr and Mrs Am, and their lovely son Ed.
From Switzerland: Mr and Mrs Entahl, and their gorgeous daughter Em.
From the UK: Mr and Mrs Ster, and their left-leaning son "Red" Les.
From Italy: Mr and Mrs Otta, and their versatile son Ric.
From Cyprus: Mr and Mrs Oumi, and their lovable son Hal.
From France: Mr and Mrs Bear, and their beloved daughter Carmen.
From Scandinavia: Mr and Mrs Ishblue, and their tasty son Dan.
Haiku
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019, 00:55
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Afterwards we ate ice cream
And watched the sunset
Burning hotly
However: A Love Poem
Monday, 21 Oct 2019, 01:57
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i love you however
how could we ever be together
if we tried
the ebb tide
and rickety framework of our past
would shatter like glass
the bitter shards of broken hearts
tearing ours apart
One Liner
Saturday, 19 Oct 2019, 21:53
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I’m changing my name by deed poll to ‘The Road’. Loads of free drinks.
Common Buzzards
Saturday, 19 Oct 2019, 14:46
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Edited by Richard Walker, Saturday, 19 Oct 2019, 14:50
Photo: Ralph Gebhardt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buteo_buteo_060716_800v1.jpg
Often I hear the evocative calls of a pair of common buzzards circling over my house. For a recording from the RSPB website listen hereAudio player: CommonBuzzard13March2009LheebroekerzandHolland.mp3
When I was growing up in the East of England in the mid 20th century these birds were never seen. Killing to protect game birds had drastically the numbers of what was once a common bird. After illegal killing ceased numbers recovered but then two catastrophes
set the resurgence back. Now the bird has recovered from these disasters and is common again, in every part of the UK. it's now our commonest bird of prey.
I've tried to capture the information from https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/buzzard/ as a kind of time plot. It's just a sketch, the height of the graph is not accurate but just my attempt to make the story on the RSPB website graphical.
Quote of the day
Saturday, 19 Oct 2019, 14:15
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"The only way to treat the common cold is with contempt."
William Osler 1849 – 1919
Emojis
Saturday, 19 Oct 2019, 00:24
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I love emojis. Tonight I was looking for a ghost emoji. Sure enough there is one. But that got me thinking: is there an emoji for emoji? If so, what could it look like?
I forgot to say
Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019, 00:31
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I forgot to say.
When we had that row, i
fell
in
love
with
you.
One Liner
Sunday, 13 Oct 2019, 23:15
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I bought a Stradivarius on eBay but it turned out to be fake. What a fiddle that was.
Down The Pub
Saturday, 12 Oct 2019, 00:16
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Tonight I was chatting to a group of people who plant crops. Apparently they’ve been sponsored for a seed drilling competition, and so they can sell their services at an usually low price. If they win they’ll be awarded a prestigious medal.
As one of them put it, “We’re sowing for a gong.”
I bought a painting
Thursday, 10 Oct 2019, 22:59
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Sunset over Walcott
One Liner
Thursday, 10 Oct 2019, 22:47
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Loneliness is the worst thing in the world. Am I the only one that thinks that?
News from Nth Pole
Monday, 7 Oct 2019, 00:55
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Just 79 days to Xmas!
The Elves are working hard to keep the production line of Cracker Mottoes flowing. QA picked out this sample for us
“Q. Why is a chicken like an onion skin?
A. Because both are layers!”
A Reply
Sunday, 6 Oct 2019, 16:20
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I have a place on the Chungnan slopes.
Sitting there you can see the Mountains.
No one there, no guests, the gate is closed.
No plans all day, just time and silence.
Nothing stops you gazing and dreaming.
Why not come and try to find me there?
Wang Wei (699-759 AD)
Trans. A. S. Kline and reproduced with permission, see
https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Chinese/AllwaterWangWei.php#Areply
Hamlet's Pencil Dilemma
Thursday, 3 Oct 2019, 22:38
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Edited by Richard Walker, Thursday, 3 Oct 2019, 22:41
I couldn't choose the right pencil. 2B or not 2B?
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