Its a mad world....

Off to Brittany shortly but not happy with the state of the UK I will be leaving behind.

Found out today that only Spain has national debts rising as fast as the UK - so much for the fantasy cuts in Public Spending. How long will be before the markets wake up, see past the Iron Chancellor hype, and punish us? Badly...

We have an unsustainable Public Sector & welfare system, a population explosion, community breakdown, environmental degradation, unrest. It will not take much for a breakdown in law and order if the wheel comes off.

For a long time I avoided the rush into gold but, rather than a profit making move, it is a definite hedge at present.

And the Arab Spring ? - more like Islamic Winter ! Our politicians have really f*cked up that one. Now we have Iran on the brink of a nervous breakdown, Pakistan a pariah, Afghanistan a lost cause and North Africans pouring across the Med.

As for me I think a nice bit of shooting and fishing over Christmas as well as a trad Christmas with tree, wood-burner and food.

Lots of food.

As an aside - here's a heart-warming, yet heart-breaking, video of some Beagles rescued from a laboratory for testing that absolute necessity - womens make-up... !

Vanity - thy name is woman.

Autumn again - favourite time of year

Nothing much to say this time - just enjoying the autumn mists today, the smell of the earth and call of the wild.

Big news is that British, and world, population is soaring - perhaps a mass extinction isn't beyond the realms of possibility. Overproduction, environmental degradation, community unrest and a corrupt political "elite".

The coming years should be interesting.

Looking forward to Bonfire Night -

The video is V for Vendetta - set in a corrupt Right Wing fascist state where people are surveilled, politically incorrect views are criminalised, terror plots are hatched, wars are fought - just like under Socialist LABOUR actually! The author, Alan Moore accurately predicted the kind of nation we would become but was 180 degrees wrong in predicting what kind of politics would lead to it.

And, to be sure, it is only National, International and Soviet Socialists who wear jackboots! Remember Oswald Mosley and Hugh Macdiarmid. Socialists AND Fascists.

Man of the woods

Nice video called Man of the Woods. Get the message?

Back in Blighty

Just returned from a few weeks in Brittany.

Thank God for that place - its like breathing fresh air. Well, in fact, it IS breathing fresh air.

Knackered after the journey back on my flying steed but got myself back together with a nice walk in the Lickeys with Talbot....just to keep my hand in as an ancient Brythonic demi-god.

After all, who would haunt those woods if not me?

Visited a few of my old oaken friends in Broceliande Forest and my little Feys.

The year is turning once more and the suns gift has filled the roots in readiness for the long slumber and days of mist, fruitfulness and the peace of the frozen world....

Schuberts "Erlkonig"

I have my own symphony by Schubert. Sung by Bryn Terfel. I feel all warm and proud.

Harry ca Nab - Erlkonig - Elder king.

Isn't our culture wonderful - the links to the past.

The Lords Prayer in the Mercian dialect.

Isn't Youtube wonderful. You can hear the midlands accent coming through - a 1000 years or more ago.

And once again the cricket season is upon us.............

Ah for the crack of leather on Willow.....but its all Dutch to me!