Curly's Capers

Autumn Glow A butterfly pirouetted in corn stalks. What  I wondered was it doing      in this  late October day? I had reached my beeches, for another  year of wonder. I walked, or rather stumbled along the dusty track and looked  over at the land meeting the horizon in gentle wold folds. It was quiet enough to hear nature in the raw. Birds flew disturbed from the trees while insects hummed and buzzed an autumn symphony. Ahead, along the path lay   Notgrove  or was it Nutwood  in  Rupert Bear land? Stepping into the grove,  a  tree-world  filled with leaf  encrusted  paths and I felt a  zephyr of  wind  move the evergreen leaves. They seemed to make music,  far above my hearing range dancing notes that  swayed  in graceful  leaf minuets.   Spiders groomed...

Dear Me. Contained Always looking  in the shadow behind reality in a day-dream wondering. or merely  confused, as thoughts  passage their way through the hemispheres. I listen and sometimes in mind's eye visualise the monks chanting  and moving  beneath  as of old  A ll the ages  becoming as one. While cobwebs swoon  and spiders groom preparing their traps. Our webs are more fluid, But in the chime of time we are  all caught. Autumn warmth as precious as a stolen kiss pervades the interior And so I pause  and savour whilst the world  continues rutting ebbing and flowing  and  I lift my coffee cup and drink in life. Ck.11/10'18 Photos: 1 " Deer park at Prinknash " 2 " October Sun at the Lido Cheltenham. WiFi for Now, Ck. ⇙⇙⇙⇙

A Tiddly Fish Tail. There's no plaice like bone...... Feeling in need of exercise; so after cod-atating I left the bass-ment, climbed the stairs and went trout the door. Having a head-hake  and more than a little chubby, I climbed the nearby hill even though  I had a damaged eel. Finally I reached my favourite perch, sat down and looked upwards  noticing  a tiny bream of light shining down  through the mackerel sky. FIN. 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 Two shots taken at Lyme Regis. A quiet beach and a panoramic  view looking down from the "Hix and Oyster " restaurant, from where the plaice photo was taken. 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 (New changed filter ) It was good to still see this sculpture still undamaged  from the Forest of Dean at Speech House. 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 Cheltenham Town Football Team has a new manager Michael Duffy, whom in younger days played for the team. He progressed to the Premier League, v...

My Garden has just floated by. Depends on the Pecking Order Rays-A- Laugh  and Ray-Dar Locations: "Abbey Gardens;" Cirencester. Upton On Severn. "SeaQuarium. "   Weston- Super- Mare. 😤😤😤😤😤 As you know, should you follow my Twitter feed (@curlykale) I am very keen on the " Expanse "  TV series (Syfy channel). With the conclusion of series 3b (yet  to be screened in the UK ), it was feared that Series 4 would not be made. But due to fans unprecedented protests, this happened: " The Expanse  has been saved!  Amazon  has closed a deal to pick up the sci-fi drama series, which is in its third and final season on Syfy. The announcement was made tonight by Amazon’s boss himself, Jeff Bezos, at National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles where he was an honoree. It happened an hour or so after  The Expans e panel at the sa...

On my last blog, I gave my football predictions for the Championship; League 1 and League 2 This week I look at the Premier League, which started today, 10th August 2018 A.D. 1  Manchester City      4/6 2  Liverpool                 4/1 3  Manchester United    8/1 4  Chelsea                     14/1 The only certainty is that Manchester City will win the league again. They will not  drop twenty five points in order to facilitate a challenge  to their title. They have the strongest squad in the league with at least two quality players for each position. Team morale is excellent. Enough said. Liverpool should prove their strongest challenge. Klopp has strengthened the team with some good signings, including a top goalkeeper. They should be capable of more wins and less draws this season. I feel, however that the two Manchesters will...

Butterflies As I sit; Butterflies Flutterby. Before; I can Uttterby, Stutterby Or even Mutterby, They are All In a Clutterby. I close My eyes, Time for a Shutterby. Bye Bye Butterflies. Ck 03/08/'18 (with apologies to LJG ) 😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪 Well bless my ( football ) boots, we've just over Moscow and the World Cup. Who remembers: ( Midnight in Moscow, with Kenny Ball  and band released in  1961-  Thought so !)   Now today  ( 04/08/'18) the EFL Football League ( 2018- '19 ) begins. That being so, it's time for my soccer predictions: CHAMPIONSHIP 1  Aston Villa     (12/1) 2   Stoke             (11/2) 3   Swansea         ( 16/1 ) Villa having narrowly missed out last year, by 0- 1  to promoted Fulham. With new  money in the club, they  should surely join the Premier next season. Stoke releg...

The Garden" In this one of many possible worlds, All for the best or some bizarre test It is what it is and whatever, Time is still the infinite jest The arrow flies when you dream, The hours tick away, The cells tick away The Watchmaker keeps to his schemes, The hours tick away, they tick away The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn so easily burned The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn so easily burned In the fullness of time, A garden to nurture and protect In the rise and the set of the sun, 'Til the stars go spinning, Spinning 'round the night Oh, it is what it is, and forever Each moment a memory in flight The arrow flies while you breathe, The hours tick away, The cells tick away, The Watchmaker has time up his sleeve, The hours tick away, they tick away The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, So hard to earn so easily burned ...