Mute Swan Carsington Water
After last night’s close shave (I pressed the button with a minute to spare) I thought I’d write the daily post in plenty of time. It’s 8.45, I’ve scuffled through a bit of poetry in my files and established tha I have about 16 poems that are either finished or close to being finished. That should do me for this month as I need between six and nine.
Some of them have been “close to being finished” for several months now, as it’s quite a general category.
Apart from that, looking a my emails (nothing of interest) and answering three comments, there is little to report. I’m just wondering what to do for breakfast, then I’m going to get ready for the doctor and, after that is over, I will take Julia on an expedition to find someone to alter her wedding suit.
It’s nice to get out and about and be useful, but less satisfactory to be used as a taxi service.
That’s the trouble with early blogging. I’ve done nothing to report. If I leave it late, however, I’ve forgotten most of the events of the day, and sometimes, as last night, run out of time.
World events continue to be farcical when viewed from afar. However, I feel guilty for saying that, as I’m sure they are less funny close up.
I’m still not clear why countries can’t just leave each other alone. You don’t need to agree with your neighbour, but you don’t need to invade it either.
Mute Swan
we don’t have to do a lot of things that we do, yet we do….
Well, sounds like a bit of Weltschmerz, but then again many of us have that. I’m I the category of a classical Fury at this point, but even I have to chill out periodically.
I had to look that up. The internet says it is mainly associated with the decadent and Romantic authors. I’m going to have to decide which one I am . . . 🙂
Sounds like some good progress on the poetry! I still hope to see a book of your poetry published someday.
Me too, but I never seem to get enough cohesive material together. Maybe this year . . .
You are a good poet. I know you will get it done.
Thank you Lavinia. I am also inclined towards indolence, sloth and procrastination . . . And using long words for “lazy”.
At least you are not ostentatious! 🙂
🙂 I try to avoid complicated words – too much work to spell. having worked my way backwards to this point I still feel dizzy from stacking cannonballs.
I thought you might like the history of the cannonball stacking problem. 🙂
It was positively mind-expanding. I’d never realised it was a field of study before.
A pithy last paragraph
Occasionally its good to allow readers o take the pith away with them. 🙂
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Unfortunately there are allies and then there are allies. And good old Australia is following Uncle Sam wherever and when ever he calls.
It must be hard being a politician and trying to do what is best for your country in the face of trying times and trying personalities.
As a great leader, once you have given up the idea of trying to make your subjects’ lives better (and that is very hard to do), the only thing left is a bit of invading to pass the time.
Have they never thought of chess or reading, or even bargain Hunt?
That last sentence says it all. Oh, my!
Sometimes even idiots get it right. 🙂