We heard the seals pass,stuttering the blues

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Whereas the eastern hinterlands of Norfolk, north of King’s Lynn, do have relief features in the form of cliffs at Hunstanton which reappear near Wolferton village within Sandringham Estate. There is a gentle undulating landscape that is predominately farmland but of a more intimate scale than the open landscape around the corner of The Wash towards the west. Trees and woodlands feature much more greatly here, and the church spires are lost much more easily amongst the hills and woods. In part, this area has been nationally designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which is a landscape based designation which includes placing statutory duties on relevant bodies to ensure it maintains its character and beauty. Remnant sea banks do not tell the story of the land here, but Norman Keeps make a hint towards past landscapes.

Uplands of the eastern Wash coastal line that feature inland further south within the entity.
© Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk

By the Wash, the estuary of the Ouse
And three more rivers adding to the swell
We saw the seals pass murmuring the Blues

Nature opens up if we read clues;
The giant sky, the sound  of a church bell;
By the Wash, the estuary of the Ouse.

A dangerous place, where currents catch the loose,
Old Hunstanton, white sands,cliffs with frills.
We saw the seals pass, shimmying the Blues.

Only painters need to find new excuse
For watercolour blends into the cells
By the Wash, the estuary, the  Great Ouse.

My eye with radiant colour was imbued
Then it passed more deeply to my soul.
We saw the seals pass murmuring the Blues.

Nature can bring calmness,make us whole
And in its fierceness also make  us bold.
By the Wash, the estuary of the Ouse
We  heard the seals pass, stuttering the Blues

 

 

 

Cry clean only

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I have had a ludicrous day wondering if some wool trousers I bought could be washed despite the label saying not to.Then I learned you should only wear them 3 times before cleaning.I guess giving them away is the easy option.
Or I can

1.Put them on a hanger outside if  there’s a breeze as it will kill bacteria.
2 Steam them to kill germs
3 Buy a tumble dryer and a home cry clean kit
4.Buy some Febreze  to take away an odour
5.Steam them with a hot iron.
6.Brush them with  a hard clothes brush
7.Use them to send Morse code signals and hope the movement shakes   off the smell
8.Accept that we are too clean nowadays.
9.Never mix with other people
10.Give them to the Oxfam shop
11 Wear them as a shoulder wrap
12 Tie them round my head in winter
13.Cut them up and make a bed cover.
14.Let the cat wear them
15 Sell on E bay

OR

Wear six pairs of underpants underneath to be sure no evil female odour  gets on them

Could you love an insect?

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We were told when Robert the Bruce was in prison he survived by studying a spider creating its webs,It consoled him.So the spider helped him but was hardly a pet.First it was totally independent and more important,insects don’t have faces.They have eyes but no expression.And they are too small.A cat may feel like a baby…but a fly will not

Which makes me think we love  animals and even birds because we can detect a personality or imagine we do…….we can ascribe feelings and love to them.Perhaps we make them into mini human beings?

As insects are so different and smaller generally,as they are cold blooded,they seem too different to become pets.I have been known to address a spider as I help it out of the bath but I can’t distinguish that one from another.With cats,even when they are the same color,we can recognise their eyes,And they are very aware of our feelings…and wish to comfort.

But with insects we can get benefit by see how different they are and studying their lives .Ants are very kind to each other and carry a damaged ant back to the nest,for examplle.So they can provide food for thought..