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.
Which engine in the Lotus - Cosworth tuned Ford engine was the favourite.
ReplyDeleteBC - I'm not sure. The main engine block was painted green. Although you can't see them I fixed plug leads from plugs to distributor after many attempts by different methods. If they are in the correct firing order that would be just a massive fluke. This has been one of my most satisfying builds to date, along with the Porsche - one gets better with practice but when I look at what some of the experts do I am just a pond-sailor compared with a Vendée Globe competitor. At least it takes my mind off being restricted from walks with some challenge and at higher altitude.
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ReplyDeleteCompletion of those models must be very satisfying, with the backdrop of Alpine Adventures on the reading shelf, and a reminder of the Robin's habits at this time of year. Our Robin appears, together with blackbirds and sparrows, before the kettle boils after the calci worms are dispensed.
DeletePhreerunner - I suppose that background was a bit of showing off. I was thinking of putting them both together on a grss surface with a brick wall behind representing a location on a country edtate or similar but my latest kit has intervened for thr moment..
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