of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !
Friday, May 04, 2007
a small viper in ashdown forest
i'd like to have taken more pictures but she was blocking the traffic and i had to help "her" across to the other side with a twig
the best picture I've ever seen of an adder
ReplyDeleteBrave lad!
ReplyDeleteVi di the viper vipe er nose?
ReplyDeleteBecause the adder ad er ankerchief.
Sorry. I must have been six when that got stuck in my memory.
dave ... no need for bravery, the twig was longer than she
ReplyDeleteplutarch ... no apology is necessary for a verse i'd never heard
Looks like it could've fallen off some Victorian high gothic structure - gilded cast iron.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot and a revelation to me.