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in the deep dignified silence long before sunrise, a jaunty squirrel with an ebullient tail is silhouetted black against blue as he scampers along the bare curved bough of a gigantic cedar

moments later, a crow spreads her sawtooth-tipped wings and launches into a gentle glide from the end of the same bough, which bounces very slightly after she is gone

the grand old tree is keeping its dreams to itself

fresh fish is always best fish

driver's statutory rest period ... no towel, refreshed, but covered in little bits of seaweed

rites of passage ( number 999 )

hey presto !

the fatz, antoine smith ... died 20th october 2006, sadly missed by someone

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1543001/Its-little-kids-going-mad.-Its-relentless.-Whens-it-gonna-stop.html

the loved one took me out to sunday lunch on my sixtieth birthday

to the national film theatre to see catherine and francoise ... if you want tongue tied kids to learn french then here's a great starting point

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I_km8IkVsE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYssLIbm9s&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YJaCXsYjY8&feature=related

... etc etc

and later, much later, the source for this scene must have been this one ...

60 today ! hip hip hooray ! ( eternal gratitude to parents, siblings, offspring and multitude of loved ones who've helped me to survive ... )

... we're going out to dine and i can't decide what to wear ...

... whilst he just fancies a nice bright juicy eyeball

the found teddy must stay at home ...

... whilst we head for malmesbury abbey ...

... attend the memorial service for john bowen ...

... bump in to dozens of old acquaintances ...