my mother sent me this e.e. cummings poem today, my thirtieth birthday…

maggie and milly and molly and may

went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang

so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles, and

milly befriended a stranded star

whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing

which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and

may came home with a smooth round stone

as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)

it’s always ourselves we find in the sea

songs of seeking: 30th january

when i cannot write, i wander.  when i cannot wander, i sing.

some of these songs i record onto mabel via dinky ipod headphone speakers…but then, who cares?  not buster, not the gorse, not the sea birds or the goats or the rain…

respectfully covered/only slightly altered from an original and perfect song by lily & madeleine

snippets…

united airlines wins big points for their bunnum-friendly policies.  AND their incredibly bunnum-friendly flight attendants...

united airlines wins big points for their bunnum-friendly policies. AND their incredibly bunnum-friendly flight attendants…

busty did great on the ferry, despite 40 hours of traveling and 18-foot swells in what was casually described as 'not the best galestorm in which to head out'

busty did great on the ferry, despite 40 hours of traveling and 18-foot swells in what was casually described as ‘not the best galestorm in which to head out’. melinda did… less well.

the view from our little corner of the island...

the view from our little corner of the island…

grumpy bun on ancient wall....

grumpy bun on ancient wall….

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irish signage.

moot irish signage.