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Friday, 23 November 2012

The Lunchtime Jungle Line


Rousseau walks on trumpet paths
Safaris to the heart of all that jazz...
 

With his hard-edged eye and his steady hand
He paints the cellar full of ferns and orchid vines
And he hangs a moon above a five-piece band...
 

And metal skin and ivory birds
Go steaming up to Rousseau's vines
They go steaming up to Brooklyn Bridge
Steaming, steaming, steaming up the jungle line

 ("The Jungle Line", by Joni Mitchell, from the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns)
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8 comments:

  1. Martin24 November 2012 at 08:16

    Super photographs, Mike. Presumably taken on campus?

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  2. Mike C.24 November 2012 at 10:01

    Martin,

    Thanks -- yes, it's "Gunnera Junction" in the Valley Garden. Not every corner has been sanitized, and those that haven't are running riot.

    Mike

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  3. Huw24 November 2012 at 13:19

    And did you see any tigers?

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  4. Mike C.24 November 2012 at 15:26

    Huw,

    None yet, though several local cats are clearly living out tiger fantasies.

    Mike

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  5. Dave Leeke25 November 2012 at 20:01

    Beautifully done, Mike. Excellent. True synthesis between your excellent photos and one of Ms Mitchell's greatest.

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  6. Mike C.25 November 2012 at 20:24

    Thanks, Dave. I did think of dragging a jazz combo along on the walk, but I didn't want it to turn into a Miles Davis album cover...

    Mike

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  7. Dave Leeke25 November 2012 at 22:19

    Or perhaps a few drummer chappies from Burundi?

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  8. Mike C.25 November 2012 at 22:30

    Dave,

    No need, the piledrivers and drills on the nearby building site provided suitable percussion...

    Mike

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