Merry Christmas

The wonder of Christmas is you

You are a true light that shines
The first glimmer of the pole star
You light my footsteps always
Even when you are not here
If I made an essence of humanity
Its main constituent would be you
Filled with the grace of the Earth
And I wonder how you could grow
Adult without and a child within
Who still values the joy of this life
And is forever filled with its noble spirit
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Flora

Suffolk Flora

Fauna

Suffolk Fauna ( obviously most from a zoo called Africa Alive and not wandering in the wilds of the county)

Somalian Ass

 

Mongoose

 

 

Chimapnzee

 

Otter

 

Meerkats

 

 

Goat

 

Buffalo

 

Kingfisher in the garden

 

Duck

Flamingos

 

 

Giraffe

 

Goose

Suffolk Holiday

 

 

The Holiday

 

Soft dawns and green Suffolk expanse

Long golden beaches of corn stubble

Below the azure skies of August days

A Marabou Stork and rhino horn

Herons fly as a reminder of prehistory over...

Round, turreted church towers

Formed of flint from the Saxon land

While wine flowed and food followed

On the yielding lawns of Satis House

For half a century of perfect grace

Cromer crabs may dress for the tourists

But sartorially fine tourists dress for locals

A holiday is always over before it begins

But memories; well they may last a lifetime

 

 

 

 

Aegean Flowers of Mykonos

Gran Canaria Holiday photos