I’ve got a feeling we aren’t in Oxford anymore

Strand of American flag lights? Fifty cents at your nearest flea-market.

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Penzance, Sans Pirates

Castle across from the town of Penzance

Hegel and I went to the sea
in a beautiful royal blue train.
We forgot to grab the PB&J
wrapped up in a paper towel.
I looked out at the landscape around
and read little Hegel
“O incomprehensible Hegel! O Hegel my nemesis,
what a thick writer you are,
You are,
You are!
what a thick writer you are!”

With apologies to Edward Lear.

Just outside Oxford

This was a pretty heavy week, and since I have a rail pass laying around needing used, I thought it would be the perfect time to take a trip to nowhere in particular just for the joy of riding the train and going to new places. So I picked the end of the line in Cornwall, Penzance. Its as far south west as one can go in England on the train. I left on the 10:00 train from Oxford, changed at Reading, and then it was a straight shot down. The sun came out as we pulled out from Oxford, highlighting the golden greens that make early autumn in England so beautiful. Continue reading

Fall Wallpaper

Hey everyone – I know it’s almost Winter, but I though you might enjoy some fall pictures. Feel free to use one (or a couple, if you’re using Windows 7) as your desktop wallpaper. Let me know in the comments if you do! (There are 3 altogether.)

Autumn Leaves on a Brick Sidewalk

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