Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Breaking Aurelian News
I thought it would happen sooner, in view of the balmy weather - but today I saw my first butterfly of the year. A red admiral it was, sunning itself on a hedge in Holland Park... How can I, that butterfly sitting there, my attention fix On English or American or Australian politics?
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A blog about, among other things, imaginary ideas - What ifs? and Imagine thats. What if photographs looked nothing like what we see with our eyes? Imagine that the Berlin Wall had never come down. What if we were the punchline of an interminable joke? All contributions welcome.
I saw my first meerkat of the year today, perched on the shoulder of a woman in central Oxford. I noticed she was holding it rather firmly, though. Perhaps they like jumping down, biting a passer-by on the ankle and then darting back up. First time I've seen one kept as a pet, and it was a charmer. Now I expect they'll turn up everywhere.
ReplyDeleteIf you saw that butterfly in London then I fear it may have been a plastic one. Turn it over and you'll find "Gordon rockz my world" printed on the underside. Gordon's sectaries are distributing them all over London's green spaces in a mistaken attempt to create the impression that the old Stalinist is really a hang-loose nature-lovin' talent-spottter who likes trash TV.
Dear Lord, a meerkat! Not surprised she was holding on firmly - vicious little brutes, given half a chance. Give me a ferret on a lead any day.
ReplyDeleteOr, of course, a lobster.
ReplyDeleteI saw a chameleon sitting on a fence once. At least I think it was a fence, it might have ben sitting on top of another chameleon that was sitting on a fence.
ReplyDeletesaw one yesterday as well - unidentified as I had the blind drawn, just a shadow flitting across on the other side.
ReplyDeleteand there's a hawthorn tree in the park with blossoms and berries, not sure if it's ahead of itself or behind.