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To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else.


I like the patterns here formed by the various roofs (I think 'rooves' sounds better) of Lindisfarne North Primary School.

Here is a poem, for I have babies to wash and put to bed!

Barbera


Barbera had a

(She

looked

as

though

someone

had

hit

her

in

the face

with

a

shovel)


nice personality.

Comments

Sue said…
Hahahahahaha...love it! What a great poem!
Great photo too.
Give the babies a kiss from me!
Babzy.B said…
i like the roofs and the poem too ,is it one of yours ?
Anonymous said…
Gorgeous picture. I love the colours as well as the patterns.

As a bit of a late bloomer in the looks department, I winced at the poem. But laughed too - it's very true!
Unknown said…
Kris, I LOVE this shot of the rooves (you're right). The colors and the way they intersect...very lovely!
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, the poem is a little older than the photo though. From 1997 I think.

The photo was a few weeks back.
Kris McCracken said…
Babzy, the roofs are the schools, the poem is mine though.
Kris McCracken said…
Jackie, Barbara was also a very hairy girl, not just 'plain'.

She was very personable though, and very kind to animals too.

I will concede that after a year or two as a cute baby, I needed a good decade and a half to 'grow into' my head.
Kris McCracken said…
Thiên, maybe if we keep using 'rooves' it will eventually become correct!
Anonymous said…
My son, roofs is the new age way of saying 'ROOVES'. Bring back my original English, not this modern, new age rubbish.
Kris McCracken said…
Roddy, apparently it is correctly spelled “roofs”, but pronounced as “roves”.

Hooves or hoofs? Dwarves or dwarfs?
Megan said…
That's a killer photo.
Megan said…
Oh, but the poem is quite good as well! :)

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