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Street Art, A Poem and A Face-Off

We spotted some new street art in Redruth today, brightening up a hidden corner.

I love this poem. Feel the rhythms of the sea as you read it aloud.

I put some oats out for the birds and the Magpies and Jackdaws had some tussles about who was going to get more!

 

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A Visit, Magpies and The Mystery Object

1   We had a lovely visit to friends today, meeting their lovely young dog, Kaja, whose first birthday it is today.

Kaja, a bottle and some sheep

Kaja, a bottle and some sheep

One of the chickens whose eggs we have weekly

One of the chickens whose eggs we have weekly

Just harvested potatoes

Just harvested potatoes – thank you!

2    We had the first visitors to our bird house today – magpies!

Magpie at the new bird house

Magpie at the new bird house

Magpie in the new bird house

Magpie in the new bird house

3   The mystery object that I showed you here turn out to be Bicycle clips as evidenced in the newspaper cutting of June 23rd 2001.  I can’t help thinking they would soon put holes in the fabric as they are very sharp. I can’t help feeling that Marilyn is more likely right and they are callipers used for measuring – must be tiny measurements indeed.  Click on the photo to see it more clearly. When we bought the little object, the man who sold them to us also gave us this newspaper cutting.

Bicycle clips!

Bicycle clips!

 

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