There's the thought that these... what would be the word... specimens? probably look quite adorable to other... specimens?
Interesting colours in #2 & #4.
Doing one's best to suppress the knowledge there are cultures in which people actually eat this stuff.
I find more intelligible the uses to which it's put by Archie and Tina and their little playmate. A sort of a slimy javelin-volleying. The out of sight out of mind principle. Fling it as far as possible, then flee in the other direction.
Now that might be fun.
When we stayed in the same place With Archie and Tina At the seaside, We used
To paddle the samphire beds, fish Crabs from the sea-pool, poke The anemones, run, Trailing the ribbon seaweed across the sea's edge To throw it as far as we could.
I know they tuck in to seaweed around Antrim (as they do around the North Wales Coast where my old man comes from). I think it starts off looking like that ribbon stuff. Not good eating to my mind. You're right: Archie and Tim have better sense.
The wife has only looked at these once. To say she isn't taken would be an understatement. Alien body parts is how she has it.
love the stones!
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ReplyDeleteThere's the thought that these... what would be the word... specimens? probably look quite adorable to other... specimens?
Interesting colours in #2 & #4.
Doing one's best to suppress the knowledge there are cultures in which people actually eat this stuff.
I find more intelligible the uses to which it's put by Archie and Tina and their little playmate. A sort of a slimy javelin-volleying. The out of sight out of mind principle. Fling it as far as possible, then flee in the other direction.
Now that might be fun.
When we stayed in the same place
With Archie and Tina
At the seaside,
We used
To paddle the samphire beds, fish
Crabs from the sea-pool, poke
The anemones, run,
Trailing the ribbon seaweed across the sea's edge
To throw it as far as we could.
Stevie Smith, from "Archie and Tina"
I know they tuck in to seaweed around Antrim (as they do around the North Wales Coast where my old man comes from). I think it starts off looking like that ribbon stuff. Not good eating to my mind. You're right: Archie and Tim have better sense.
ReplyDeleteThe wife has only looked at these once. To say she isn't taken would be an understatement. Alien body parts is how she has it.
Understand the wife's POV. And that's a major understatement.
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