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.
This is very good news, Sir.
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Let's hope Mr Patel will have you up and running about again in no time.
excellent - just in time to be up and about for the Boxing Day hunt , what !
ReplyDeleteAlan S - I hope so. But I forgot to mention in the post that my hip on the same side is now dodgy and Mr. P. has agreed to consider that at he 6 week follow-up after the knee op.
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gimmer- Do you think I would be better standing still shooting grouse? I've always thought it would unfair on the horse if I were to take up riding, and in any case, I don't trust horses.
Good news. This wait must be very frustrating for you.
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In general...
Just wish to say....
- nice blog
- good luck with knee op
- the camera i've been using the last year is a Panasonic Lumix FZ72. Best thing about it is its zoom factor for fell photog and it does .raw but i just use the auto as more convenient.
Anyway the purpose of my comment is mainly to say good luck with knee op and to say you'll be up them fells again making pain-free good strides.
Ruth - Yes it is frustrating but much better than the predicted three to six months when I saw Mr. P him on 17tth. October.
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Muriel Jessop - welcome to my blog and thanks for your kind words - it's great to have a new commenter. Are you an outdoory? If I have met you or know you and have overlooked that please accept my apologies. As you probably read I am now up-dated to the TZ100. That only has 10x zoom but the improvement in picture quality has been worth the sacrifice from the old TZ60. Please feel free to comment whenever you wish.
actually I was thinking of your old passion, beagling.
ReplyDeletewe have no grouse but you could 'stand' for the pheasants if you wish (i think that's the 'in phrase' - not mine): if they fly over or land on one's property, they are 'reduced into possession' (another knowing phrase) - as long as they fall on our land - so you could blast away from your wheelchair - but mind out for the red squirrels ! (execute as many greys as you can).
gimmer - Just for the record, beagling was never a passion - I was just dragged along by my father until I was old enough to make my own mind up. One of my best posts ever hinged on me playing the Airedale Beagles card - it's a bit long, but worth a re-read if you feel so inclined - link below.
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Good luck. The knee i had an operation some years ago is playing up. I can offer Mr Patel an all inclusive holiday in West Wales in exchange for an examination. I'm sure a few cat hairs won't bother elf and safety.
ReplyDeleteBob A - Hi bob. Good to hear from you. I'm a bit confused about your allusion to cat hairs, presumably you have a cat as a pet, but then why would cat hairs bother the elf to sa y nothing of safety.?
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