So as London burns, here in Okinawa the burning is more restrained – essentially it is limited to big trees stuffed into the nobori-gama  – check previous post: https://quietripple.wordpress.com/2011/04/06/harry-potter/

Fortunes smiles as, now quite good buddy Yamada san, asks Ben to do er pottery and help with the firing.

I've seen Fire and I've seen Rain. Other way around actually

It is one of the three firings of the year and Ben has been there for the last 2 days.

O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention.

On a warm Okinawan night