don’t think drinking straws, Patrick
On Feb 10, 2016, at 8:47, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> a chain of straw, reads a bit awkwardly today!! (methinks)
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Max Richards Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:59 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: snap: Middlemarch stone house (NZ)
> The spot, though fair, was very desolate--
> The longer I remained, more desolate: 780
> And, looking round me, now I first observed
> The corner stones, on either side the porch,
> With dull red stains discoloured, and stuck o'er
> With tufts and hairs of wool, as if the sheep,
> That fed upon the Common, thither came
> Familiarly, and found a couching-place
> Even at her threshold.
>
> and
> a chain of straw,
> Which had been twined about the slender stem
> Of a young apple-tree, lay at its root; 880
> The bark was nibbled round by truant sheep.
> and
> towards the cottage I returned; and traced
> Fondly, though with an interest more mild,
> That secret spirit of humanity
> Which, 'mid the calm oblivious tendencies
> Of nature, 'mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers,
> And silent overgrowings, still survived.
>
> Wordsworth, 'Margaret, or The Ruined Cottage', The Excursion Book One.
>
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2016, at 21:54, Andrew Burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Struggling through waist high
>> reeds by a small creek
>> on wild paddocks in
>> Middlemarch outside of
>> Dunedin in New Zealand
>> to tramp our way
>> to a derelict deserted house
>> built with irregular sized stones
>> stone on top of stone to
>> weather the storms
>> and as shelter from sunshine.
>> Oh generations of sheep
>> have sheltered here,
>> their pellet-size poo
>> melting and binding together
>> to create a soft flooring
>> and a rich aroma. Hessian
>> hangs tattered on what's left
>> of walls, so history sends
>> its own vibes down the years,
>> sheep bleating in the fields.
>> --
>> Andrew
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