lessons learned in 2011

it was another mad year



met some interesting smelling characters



saw some interesting things



and it turns out that god is indeed a DJ



and drives a fiat



but some of the land was designed by Miro



and some plants by Freud



this is how cherries ought to be eaten



though you can always complain about a lack of condiments



some pants are very boogie woogie



some are unforgivable



and that's not a snorkel in my pants -i'm just happy to see you



talking about pants, them Brits be well classy, innit?



especially when pole-dancing with a parasol



and the Frenchies do mysterious things with their thumbs to British women



the Dutchies don't need fingers for nose-picking



or suits for static



but they do appreciate the classic girl in dress



the Greeks have some deep glasses



their boats almost fly



it is a lot of work keeping Santorini white



and this happens when they fart:



which gets them in all sorts of Darwin Award-winning trouble



they have interesting ways of dealing with nature



though the Austrians of course take a different approach



goats like a day at the beach -provided there is some shade



cats can play peek-a-boo



dogs can conduct



so can my nephew



extensive investigations were done into the phenomenon of water



turns out it's extremely fun



you can jump around in it



and play hula hoop with buble rings



and pee in it, for yellow is as yellow does



which brings us to the unexpected melancholy of a solitary toilet roll



on a lighter note, there is such a thing as a convivial birdie, for all your action, music and penholder needs



and Bee Town has a new sheriff



What else was up in 2011?



well, this is where music comes from



and rain only adds to the rock'n'roll of it



the king is dead and the emperor is still looking for his balls



god might be in the details



but the devil is in my eyebrow



so grooming is extra important



streets can become pregnant



feeding babies do some existential things to you -which can't be good



but it's always good to curl up with a friend



and you can't have too many party horns



Have a wondrous 2012.

Dedicated to those who went around the corner in 2011

december light

So the lights are about to go out on the 21st, only to be reborn soon after, but in the 5 minutes they shone this month i ran outside to try and capture it. I wasn't alone there -bugs were still around, mid-december



even though there was frost on the ground



and on the moss



though most of the leaves had fallen



some green tried to persevere



as did some red



it reminded me of Dylan Thomas; it raged, raged against the dying of the light