The Exquisite Adonis Blue
The Adonis Blue, loveliest of all the blue butterflies and rivalled only, perhaps, by the White Admiral as a thing of delicate wonder in flight, lending its grace to the beauty of the chalk uplands of southern England. This is the butterfly of our joyous childhood excursions to Hod Hill, where, I hope, it will continue to flourish long after the footprints of rapacious men fade from view. LJ
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How true those words are, even to-day! (Horatio Hornflaunter III)
Bishop Hatto
God’s Judgment on a Wicked Bishop
The summer and autumn had been so wet,
That in winter the corn was growing yet,
‘Twas a piteous sight to see all around
The grain lie rotting on the ground.
Every day the starving poor
Crowded around Bishop Hatto’s door,
For he had a plentiful last-year’s store,
And all the neighbourhood could tell
His granaries were furnish’d well.
At last Bishop Hatto appointed a day
To quiet the poor without delay;
He bade them to his great Barn repair,
And they should have food for the winter there.
Rejoiced such tidings good to hear,
The poor folk flock’d from far and near;
The great barn was full as it could hold
Of women and children, and young and old.
Then when he saw it could hold no more,
Bishop Hatto he made fast the door;
And while for mercy on Christ they call,
He set fire to the Barn and burnt them all.
“I’faith ’tis an excellent bonfire!” quoth he,
“And the country is greatly obliged to me,
For ridding it in these times forlorn
Of Rats that only consume the corn.”
So then to his palace returned he,
And he sat down to supper merrily,
And he slept that night like an innocent man;
But Bishop Hatto never slept again.
In the morning as he enter’d the hall
Where his picture hung against the wall,
A sweat like death all over him came,
For the Rats had eaten it out of the frame.
As he look’d there came a man from his farm—
He had a countenance white with alarm;
“My Lord, I open’d your granaries this morn,
And the Rats had eaten all your corn.”
Another came running presently,
And he was pale as pale could be,
“Fly! my Lord Bishop, fly,” quoth he,
“Ten thousand Rats are coming this way,…
The Lord forgive you for yesterday!”
“I’ll go to my tower on the Rhine,” replied he,
“‘Tis the safest place in Germany;
The walls are high and the shores are steep,
And the stream is strong and the water deep.”
Bishop Hatto fearfully hasten’d away,
And he crost the Rhine without delay,
And reach’d his tower, and barr’d with care
All the windows, doors, and loop-holes there.
He laid him down and closed his eyes;…
But soon a scream made him arise,
He started and saw two eyes of flame
On his pillow from whence the screaming came.
He listen’d and look’d;… it was only the Cat;
And the Bishop he grew more fearful for that,
For she sat screaming, mad with fear
At the Army of Rats that were drawing near.
For they have swum over the river so deep,
And they have climb’d the shores so steep,
And up the Tower their way is bent,
To do the work for which they were sent.
They are not to be told by the dozen or score,
By thousands they come, and by myriads and more,
Such numbers had never been heard of before,
Such a judgment had never been witness’d of yore.
Down on his knees the Bishop fell,
And faster and faster his beads did he tell,
As louder and louder drawing near
The gnawing of their teeth he could hear.
And in at the windows and in at the door,
And through the walls helter-skelter they pour,
And down from the ceiling and up through the floor,
From the right and the left, from behind and before,
From within and without, from above and below,
And all at once to the Bishop they go.
They have whetted their teeth against the stones,
And now they pick the Bishop’s bones:
They gnaw’d the flesh from every limb,
For they were sent to do judgment on him!
« Praise God, we are a musical people. »🏴
Tomatina de Buñol
La Tomatina de Buñol 2022
— Read on www.tomatina.es/
Rossini
La historia de México
Brassens: Les passantes
Les oiseaux de passage
Hungary. Some interesting questions on the nature of liberty and tyranny.
Poignant
Hotet mot Sverige har ökat enligt Säpo – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
Idag kom Säpo, säkerhetspolisen, med sin årsrapport. Säpo säger att Rysslands invasion av Ukraina kommer påverka säkerheten i Sverige. Det finns också …
— Read on sverigesradio.se/artikel/hotet-mot-sverige-har-okat-enligt-sapo
“Manager, he manager …”
“I think we got something then!”
Flera skjutningar i Kalmar den senaste tiden – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
Sverige och Finland ska samarbeta ännu mer om försvaret – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
Sveriges statsminister Magdalena Andersson och Finlands statsminister Sanna Marin hade ett möte i helgen. De pratade om Rysslands krig i Ukraina och om …
— Read on sverigesradio.se/artikel/sverige-och-finland-ska-samarbeta-annu-mer-om-forsvaret
A very good read!
Completed early in the morning
Most pleasing…
… since I haven’t tackled one for a while. LJ
Aberfan
I was eight years old and at the Infants’ School when news broke of the disaster at Aberfan, which claimed the lives of 116 children and 28 adults. My parents were devastated. This is my earliest recollection of their respect for all life and their capacity to endure suffering. LJ
Musty, dusty, tattered and torn
Como cambiar los hábitos
Jordan Peterson on the lamentable decline of academic life
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai Erupts
Habitantes de Tonga huyen del tsunami tras la erupción del volcán (VIDEO).
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.
— Read on earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149347/hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-erupts
Costa Rica
The Changing of the Guard (The Twilight Zone)
Quirinale, perché la scelta riguarda tutti noi – L’Espresso
Il Presidente della Repubblica è il garante dell’unità in un paese diviso e disuguale. Per questo la decisione sul nuovo nome per il Colle va strappata ai gioc…
— Read on espresso.repubblica.it/editoriale/2021/12/30/news/quirinale_perche_la_scelta_riguarda_tutti_noi-332117301/
“Printer’s Devil” Twilight Zone
Nothing in the Dark: The Twilight Zone
Die Venusfalle
At once hilarious and alarming, an insight into the perils of finding love across language barriers via « Google translate » …
Fearful Avoidant Ex: Heal From Fearful Avoidant Ex-Partner – Katya Morozova
Fearful Avoidant Ex: Heal From Fearful Avoidant Ex-Partner – Katya Morozova
— Read on www.katyamorozova.me/2021/02/08/fearful-avoidant-ex-heal-from-fearful-avoidant-ex-partner/
Scampato il pericolo, gabbato il Santo – Proverbi
Perché si dice “Scampato il pericolo, gabbato il Santo”? Scopri il significato di questo proverbio.
— Read on www.proverbi.org/scampato-il-pericolo-gabbato-il-santo/
Dismissive avoidant style
Countertransference
Countertransference
— Read on en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countertransference
A lorry load of interesting cheeses
A pleasant challenge!
Il lato bio della galassia no vax – L’Espresso
Omeopatia al posto dei farmaci, integratori per “disintossicarsi dal vaccino”, medicina naturale per combattere il Covid-19. E ora anche un partito che unisce …
— Read on espresso.repubblica.it/attualita/2021/12/14/news/no_vax_bio_naturali-330129806/
The RAF Sunset Ceremony, RAF Marchpast, Anchors Aweigh! & Hearts of Oak
Soley Soley
Middle of the Road
The Internal Family Systems Model Outline | IFS Institute
The Internal Family Systems Model Outline | IFS Institute
— Read on ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline
CS Lewis My Life’s Journey: David Payne
Drunken British sailors are invading Florida and beating each other up, because why not?
British sailors from the Royal Navy’s prized new carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth arrived in the northeast Florida port of Jacksonville Beach Wednesday.
— Read on www.navytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/09/09/drunken-british-sailors-are-invading-florida-and-beating-each-other-up-because-why-not/
Extrem kyla gör att elen blir dyrare – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
framöver
— Read on sverigesradio.se/artikel/extrem-kyla-gor-att-elen-blir-dyrare
Sverigedemokraterna vill styra Sverige efter valet – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
4 a.m. Last train to San Fernando!
Un lupo alle porte di Disentis
Quite wonderful!
Ovunque nel mondo c’è più conflitto e più violenza dove le temperature sono più alte della media
ovunque nel mondo c’è più conflitto e più violenza dove le temperature sono più alte della media
— Read on espresso.repubblica.it/mondo/2021/11/12/news/l_afghanistan_e_un_paese_alla_fame-326001282/
The Royal Canoe Club Reunion of September, 2015
Kid Curry
Hugh Dennis
17-årig kille åtalas för att ha dödat en polis – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
I somras sköts en polis till döds i Göteborg. Idag åtalas en 17-årig kille för mord på polisen. Men det var inte ett planerat mord på polisen. 17-åringen …
— Read on sverigesradio.se/artikel/17-arig-kille-atalas-for-att-ha-dodat-en-polis
Många barn tycker om att klä ut sig i läskiga kläder på Halloween – Radio Sweden på lätt svenska | Sveriges Radio
På söndag är det Halloween. Det är en tradition som från början kommer från USA. Men nu har det blivit vanligt att fira Halloween även i Sverige. …
— Read on sverigesradio.se/artikel/manga-barn-tycker-om-att-kla-ut-sig-i-laskiga-klader-pa-halloween
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