Thursday, July 12, 2007

Father goose, sailor man and deer.

1. On most mornings I see a father on a bike taking a selection of kids on scooters to school.

2. A Popeye post on Classic Cartoons. Looking at the stills, I can almost hear Popeye's 'Ack ack ack' laughter and his 'ommnyum-nyum-nyum' as he eats the spinach; and Olive Oyl crying 'Aw Popeye, hayulp.'

3. By chance coming across a TV programme about Johnny Kingdom. He was filming stags with their antlers still covered in velvet -- the layer of skin that protects them while they grow. He got them on the skyline so that the light hit the velvet just so, and it looked magical.

Book treasure, worn and speaker.

1. Finding treasure in the Oxfam bookshop. I only popped in to look for a card. 2. Bettany doesn't wear makeup out and about, but noneth...