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A strong south wind was blowing this afternoon. The City of Lancaster flag is flying from the flagpole atop Lancaster Priory.
It's an interesting building with a long and rich history:
You can see how the West Coast line has been expanded over the years. The sound of the trains running above is remarkable.
Nothing is in focus but that's OK. It's an impression. Making my way through this overgrown patch of industrial wasteland I felt a certain kinship with explorers like Mungo Park or even David Attenborough. I was transported back to a time in my childhood when the still-existent (but rare) bombsites provided a world of wonder and a playground during the long summer holidays.
In the shadow of Lancaster Castle stand these old houses. The lintel on this pair is engraved with 1739. What is especially interesting is how low these doors are when compared to the houses nearby, whcih are much taller. These were most likely occupied by 'working people' (as our political masters are prone to say these days), or artisans (as I would prefer to describe them). They would not have had anything like as much protein in their diets as the welathy, and would thus be much shorter. Either that, or there was a wood shortage that year.
It was just a tad chilly last night so I broke out the orange cellular blanket, and slept like a log.
My theory is that setts look best when they are wet.
After cooking class I went to an interesting lecture on set theory. I was doing OK until we got to Russell's Paradox, and I began to feel a bit woozy. Was it the codeine? Or maybe it was being reminded of something from long ago.
Ephemeral beauty.
Would someone remind the world's political so-called leaders that this is the 21st century. We spent the last one mired in industrialized warfare when we killed and maimed our best and most beautiful. None of us is here for very long and most people just want to get on with their lives in peace. Power politics and willy waving are constructs created by narcissists and the greedy.
Just stop the killing. Now. Please.
TUNE
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Wouldn't it be nice if I can save this snake plant. I've repotted into some better soil and used a terracotta pot so that it all dries out properly between waterings.
I went for a walk in Williamson Park and must have fallen through a wormhole; I found myself deep in the bush again. What joy!
On May 24, 1844, Samuel F. B. Morse achieved a historic triumph when he successfully transmitted this message over copper wire from the Senate wing of the U.S. Capitol to Baltimore, Maryland, the first long-distance demonstration of his electromagnetic telegraph.
It's years since I worked a Morse link but my ears still prick up when I hear -.-. --.- -.. .
This is a detail from the gates at the local Baptist church.