London Calling

...and we have answered

The Sun Giveth...

Hot sunrise over a once verdant land.
No green grass for cows.

Wild Droid

Lookout Wilderness!  I've installed the Blogger Droid app. No more 'unplug and go hiking' excuses for not blogging...  cool, check out this redwood tree...

Johnny Walker - Thank you for the memories

On the eve of my departure from San Diego, I spent the evening last night with my friend Johnny Walker (right in photo) and his wife Almarine.  Over the twenty-five plus years I've known Johnny, and the late Sam Hinton, my life has been enriched by their vast treasure-trove of folk music.  Johnny -- 'The Yorkshire Tyke' -- always brightened the room with his unique smile and the twinkle in his blue eyes.  Johnny is now lost to this world -- a victim of the memory-robbing ravages of Alzheimer's Disease.  Last evening I sang a few bars of 'The Manchester Rambler' to him, and recalled his oft-recited poem, 'Albert and the Lion'.  I like to think he heard me, and that some distant memories surfaced for him.  I know they did for me.

Thank you Johnny -- for the memories.

(photo:Chris Stauch, http://members.cox.net/sdfss/samhinton.htm)

Milk

Wise matron speaks
Young boy wonders
Why Holsteins give the best milk.

Milk

The wise matron speaks
Young boy wonders why Holsteins Give the sweetest milk.

Brown

Brown hands pick fruit
White hands count cash
Fresh cut crops smell sweet
in Fresno.