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The Streets of Rome are Filled with Rubble

Posted on August 11, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

This is Bob Dylan’s description of the glorious relics of ancient Rome. What would he have said had he visited Kintyre? He might yet – Gigha has a flourishing music festival. Kintyre is loaded with rubble. http://www.stonesofwonder.com/balloch.htm http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/157/beacharr.html I always … Continue reading →

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I Remember, I Remember the House where I was Born

Posted on August 11, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So I get to Kintyre where the wedding is to be held. I get up early and go for a ramble around the haunts of my childhood. I climb Dun Skeig. The old fort is vitrified, which means that the … Continue reading →

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The Road to the Isles

Posted on August 9, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I drive from Glasgow to Clachan. This means I go North and West.   The further West I go the brighter is the sky. Westering home.       What a wonderful drive.      

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What is a Foot?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

As I wait for my flight I reflect on my feet. There they are odorless, fungus free, and on display to all in the lounge. I feel no shame being barefooted amongst elegant folks. It was no always so. From … Continue reading →

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Pastoral

Posted on August 6, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I leave Okinawa as the sun goes down. I go to Narita to spend the night in airport hotel from whence to Scotland. When I arrive it is black and I take it that the hotel is in the middle … Continue reading →

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Shikuwasa

Posted on August 4, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Summer in Okinawa is hot. It has been constantly 30 -35 degrees, day and night since the middle of June. Notice that the photo above was taken inside. I do not believe in AC. I am writing this with a … Continue reading →

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I met a traveller from an antique land

Posted on August 2, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

It is an ancient Mariner And he stoppeth one of three `By thy long grey beard and glittering eye Now wherefore stopp’st thou me? I am stumbling along my beaches to watch the sunset when a man with glittering eye jumps … Continue reading →

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I See Mull

Posted on July 27, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVTg1K9khEY There is a young persons’ theatre festival in Okinawa at the moment. Amongst the performers are Ailie, yep she spells it like that, and Alasdair. Ailie is a puppeteer and Alasdair does all kinds of stuff. http://www.alsatch.com/ Alasdair lives on … Continue reading →

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Dancing in the Dark

Posted on July 25, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I twist and turn as the afternoon wears on at work. Finally the bell rings and I rush home to go fishing. I throw off my clothes and embark for the reef. The motor does not fail. Why have I … Continue reading →

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Turn,Turn,Turn

Posted on July 22, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

A short night’s sleep following musical stuff in Naha. I am very curious about the Black-naped Tern. I feel great affinity with them. They like me live perched on the sea and seem happy to wheel around fishing. I feel … Continue reading →

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