Same Procedure as Every Year

Snowball

You make the fire
and I'll show you something wonderful
a ball of snow

Du mach' Feuer,
und ich werd' Dir was Schönes zeigen:
einen Ball aus Schnee.

Matsuo Bashō

Merry Christmas

Frohe Weihnacht.
Und Frieden auf Erden.
Und den Menschen ein Wohlgefallen.

Splendid Eyesolation

Diving deep
into the ocean of thoughts.
Scars of life.

Laughing Luesday*

Victor Borge


* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Satori

Bearing its fate,
watching those folks.
Who's ridiculous?

On the Road

Forward to . . .

Custom

. . . leaves possibilities . . .

Sláinte, old man :)

Two world wars later
One boy became my father.
Today's his birthday.

In the Mood for Fado

Mariza * 16. Dezember 1973

Monochrome Monday

Environmental awareness.

Two years ago

Edna O'Brien (*15 December 1930)

Convy Castle

Twice.

Bottega d'Arte

As time goes by.

Friday is Skyday

. . .

Dubliners

As time goes by.

On the Road

Twelve years ago.

Edith Sitwell

Edith Sitwell

Monochrome Monday

Neighbour Crow.

Ban landmines

By landmines
one may easily lose a leg.
And more.

More Mistletoe

Fine tree for lovers.
But careful:

It's not all mistletoe
that looks as if it were . . .

Friday is Skyday

From the archive (09/12/03)

Magic Umbrella

From the Archive

373 days ago . . .

From the Archive

Only the early . . .

13

No one's been kissing
under all the mistletoes.
Just ask the chimney.

The Artist has Birthday

Great Performances

From the Archive

That millennium's over.

Farm Idyll

They do sell fine things
such as eggs from lucky hens
running in the garden.

Un(be)fug(te)

And no one cares, obviously.

On the Road

Finish.

On the Road

It's (almost) over now.

Landscape in the skies

There are more things
between sky
and the roof of a car.

On the Road

Aha . . .

Friday is Skyday

. . .

On the Road. . .

. . .

Chosen People [?]

Chimneys

10:14.

On the Road

. . .

Let's go

Ready for the walk.

Great Performances

Tom Lehrer *1928

Friday is Skyday

Hm. . . .

Laughing Lhursday*

* [For first time visitors]:

Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration. 

Trees and a windmill:
A case for Don QuiScottie.
Obviously, eh? 

On the Road

No Christmas geese.
Just taking a tiny rest
on their way southwards.

On the Road

Buying beef packaged
you wonder how cows look like?
Glad to be of help.

Legend has it . . .

"I just had eighteen straight scotches. 
I think that's the record."

Dylan Thomas, on November 9th, 1953

No Wine

Qed.

Friday is Skyday

8:58 [East]

8:59 [North]

Thoughts

Cruelty appalls,
stupidity demoralises.

Albert Camus (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960)

Laughing Lhursday*

(Last) smile.

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Once again

Last flashs of summer.
It is this time of the year.
Downstairs? Upstairs? . . . Life.

Fernand

Erreur

Passavant?

Cheers!

Six days ago, Dylan Thomas could have celebrated his 100th birthday,
but as he spent the past 60 years as a dead poet . . .

Anyway, there's a lot to (re-) discover on BBC One. Enjoy.

Friday is Skyday

Morning mist . . .

Laughing Lhursday*

Mirror, mirror on the wall . . .

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Time to listen

Ole Bull

Face to Face

Evelyn Waugh (28 October 1903 - 10.April 1966)

Wintertime

Welcome.

October Beauties

. . . the last ones . . .

. . . this year in Seanhenge.

Fields of . . .

. . .ah, who'd even be able
to count
The Fields of October?

Friday is Skyday

. . . well, Monday.

A fine place

Zzzzzzzzzzz . . .