Lives of great men will remind us
We can make our lives sublime
And,departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time.
Footprints, that perhaps another,
Sailing o’er life’s solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwrecked brother,
Seeing, shall take heart again.
Longfellow
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I saw a jolly hunter
With a jolly gun
Walking in the country
In the jolly sun.
In the jolly meadow
Sat a jolly hare.
Saw the jolly hunter.
Took jolly care.
Hunter jolly eager-
Sight of jolly prey.
Forgot gun pointing
Wrong jolly way.
Jolly hunter jolly head
Over heels gone.
Jolly old safety catch
Not jolly on.
Bang went the jolly gun.
Hunter jolly dead.
Jolly hare got clean away.
Jolly good, I said.
Charles Causey - (24 August 1917 – 4 November 2003) was a Cornish poet, schoolmaster and writer. His work is noted for its simplicity and directness and for its associations with folklore, especially when linked to his native Cornwall.
Thank you for posting these, Conrad. There are many spots I'd enjoy seeing in person, and a few I'll just refer to your photos. Beautiful views of beautiful land.
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ReplyDeleteYou clearly enjoyed a varied an interesting walk and took some fine photographs along the way. It's all unknown coast and moor to me which makes it all the more interesting to me. Thanks for posting the slideshow.
A cracking set of photos, which have highlighted more than ever that I really must schedule in the SWCP - it's firmly on the to-do list.
ReplyDeleteBeing a fellow appreciator of signs, I particularly liked that the 'Sudden Gunfire' warning sign had bullet holes in it!
your endorsement of the TZ40 led me to buy the current model, the TZ60, instead of a new Leica; we'll see!
ReplyDeletegreat pics - still dizzy from the cliff edge plunges.