No. not this ... As usual, The Significant Otter is the driver of all things. As soon as we got up this morning she was at me to tidy up some of my stuff. Sort out, chuck out, burn, bin, move, destroy, chuck on fire ac ati. And here's me thinking that Sunday was a day of rest. Almost the first thing I found during this "upheaval" was British Birds Volume 85 Number 6 June 1992. I started leafing through it, of course. (And that sentence is a silly, and unintentional, pun...as you will see.) And I found something interesting ... I remembered what it was as soon as I saw it .. it was a bit quirky, a different "take" on their usual monthly " mystery bird." Plus ... an opportunity was missed. Oho ! Here we go .... here's the " Mystery Photograph".... So .... what do you make of that ? It is in fact a picture from the previous month's issue .. and a reader has pointed out that they identified the tree incorrectly ! Ho ho !! He does it very wittily and cleverly too... the two often go together. Of course, I know what it is ... because that's the sort of nerdy person I am. When she first met me, The Significant Otter thought that knowing all that stuff was amazing. But after being married to me for 888 years, she changed her mind. Now she thinks I'm mad. Hey ho ! But I say, there's different sorts of madness. And mine is reasonably benign. Here's what that clever letter-writer wrote .. you'll see a few chunks of pigeon and tree too ... Isn't that neat ! And the "opportunity missed ?" Well, he could have pointed out that those little glands towards the leaf-stalk/blade junction have the magnificent name of " extrafloral nectaries ". ¡ Oh yes ! There are different sorts of madness Mine is reasonably benign .. Eating ferret's heads ... that's badness And a quite disturbing sign At least of eccentricity And maybe something worse. Some "see" electricity And "keep" it in a purse. Others never wash themselves For years and years and years Some start to look like evil elves By growing enormous ears Which, of course, go mouldy That isn't so surprising I knew one that got so filthy he Worked for years in advertising Where, if you have rancid feet, or pong No-one will notice, never They're oblivious to right or wrong And think they're very clever. But that's another sort of madness And maybe the most alarming They're the epitomy of badness But they think they're Prince Charming ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thank you ! As you will have noticed, sometimes those " made-up-on-the-spot" verses wander off on their own sweet way ..... Well, we've had this piece of music before, but it fits today's theme, and it is indeed moving towards "Scattered Leaves" time ... and I like it.... Don't you go looking so surprised, baby don't you look so stunned
Didn't I tell you that a cold november'd come? And deliver the leaves from green to red, To blowing in the wind stone dead Well I never used to notice this awful quiet, mmmmh And fall was just the calm before the next spring riot, mmmhh Of wildflowers and lunatic rivers - Sweat jumping off of the skin of love givers, mmh (in the park) Scattered leaves don't lie Aw' now baby, baby, quit your cryin' Like everything that ever mattered, scit-scat scattered Like every love word you heard But that's just the way when you walk your days In the beauty of this world (repeat) Pretty little disappointments all in a row Been about a year since you disappeared through my door And now you come back with your head on straight, But I got no love or hate left for you, girl You must be the daughter of the late, late rose - I'm November's son And I'm here to tell you, honey, ooh what's done is done Yeah, I been claimed by the wind and the rain There ain't no going back, naw there ain't no going back again (for us now) Repeat
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