Today was quite a good day weather wise,
being sunny and dry most of the day. Although we did get a bit of a shock when
we went out to get milk at Tough Harry’s Store because lurking in the corner
appeared to be a group of dark skulking beasts which at first glance appeared
to be Zombies. Only as my eyes adjusted to the light in what was a slightly
gloomy area of tough Harry’s, it turned out to be even worse that Zombies,
because they were chocolate Santa’s . . . . . WHAT it cant be Christmas already
how did that happen, maybe they are Zombies in disguise that must be it, its
far more logical than Christmas in September who wants Christmas in September
that is confusing.
I had a bonfire today and finally burnt all
the odd bits of tree that the men with chainsaws had to remove from the power
lines rather a long time ago, it was a good bonfire and I suspect is still
alight. I will go and check on it a bit later when the owls stop dancing about
in the trees, I really don’t know why owls dance, I can see no evolutionary
reason for dancing, particularly by owls.
I also spotted a toad
being grumpy today, a butterfly eating a crab-apple and a wasp drinking
lemonade. And I have been informed by powers who will remain nameless to
protect them from folk going BOOOOOOO HUMBUG that the Bishops Castle
michaelmas fair was not so good this year, but then I was not there drumming
and that makes a big difference.
Finally our old friend Mr
Michael is in hospital and not well, but bearing in mind his quirky and
sometimes wild life it is not surprising
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The evolutionary advantage that I can see for owl dancing is that people and most likely non-people don't eXpect owls to dance and if your main enemy or food source is the owl then if you see a dancing object the owl would gain a slight advantage for flight or fight. Christmas in September? The first ember month? Outrageous. I think it would be easier if Christmas was celebrated for only 4.5 minutes. Perhaps its the Annual Running of the New iPhone that signaled the beginning in the minds of the masses.
ReplyDeleteI am sure you are right about the iphone it always surprises me just how popular these things are as Christmas presents.
DeleteI have pondered what might be the great new gizmo for this Christmas, but sadly the onset of technology has sort of ruined Christmas. You never see the old toys and stuff these days, and I keep thinking if only I could come up with something utterly brilliant and interesting but entirely without practical use..... Much like my blog.
I saw a Lego-type set of the lab from Breaking Bad.
DeleteYeah the mince pies and christmas puddings have all appeared around here too, the halloween stuff isn't even out yet. It is definitely a little too early!
ReplyDeleteI saw my first Halloween stuff today.
DeleteMaybe people like to have a practice Christmas dinner in October or November or both before doing the real thing
Mrs H went nuts in the supermarket yesterday after walking past the christmas puds on display.
ReplyDeleteI had to calm her down by letting her touch the wine bottles and picking a couple out for tonight..... very close shave! Oh yes, and somehow a big bag of M&M's fell into the trolley. "A Ghost" Mrs H claims but I have my suspicions...
Maybe this is a cunning ploy by supermarkets to sell more wine and M&M's.
DeleteGhosts are well known for there supermarket carry ons . . . .
You should get Mrs H a chocolate Santa as a little surprise to test her reactions.....